The Washington herald., 1920-02-21
new. YORK COP.
CENTERS FIRE
ON ARTICLE X
Convention Delegates Cheer
Consistently and Show
Optimistic Spirit.
tBy Herald Leased wire.)


New York. Feb. D.-Enthusiasm
over party policies, denoting great
optimism for Republican success in
1870. marked the close of the unofii-
cial convention Of the party at Car
negie Hall today.
Cheers for the delegates to the ma
tional convention next June and
another demonstration expressing
fun appreciation of the platform
adopted at this session provided all
surface indications of harmony.
The platform. rejecting the keynote
address OF Elihu Root last night.
came out for immediate ratification
of the peace treaty with Senate reser-
vations. and particularly assailed Ar
ticle X in its original form.
Program Goes Through.
Today's session of the unofficial
ssaw the program OF the
leaders carried through without u
hitch. DIR. Nicholas Murray Butler. as
chairman Of the platform committee.
received enthusiastic applause when
he presented the document.
United States Senator James W.
Wardsworth, jr., one OF the Big
Four" selected to attend the Chi
cago convention, likewise came In
for a demonstration as the slate was
read.
Mrs. Arthur L. Livermore, of
West Chester, chosen as one Of the
alternate deIegates az sarge. proved
asespniar schsfe< md sssta ths
Hundreds in the Carnegie Audi
torium broke into cheers as the
name of the only woman among the
big -Four" or alternates was for
mally announced.
The-four delegates at large which
the unofficial convention today rec
commended" TO voters at the spring
primaries are Senator wadsworth.
Senator William NJ. Calder. former
Judge Nathan L. Miller, of Syracuse
and Col. William Boyce Thompson,
of West Chester. The four alter
mates are John F. o'Brien. of Clin-
ton; Mrs. Arthur L. Liyermore.
Thomas B. Dunn of Monroe, and
Charles W. Anderson of New York.
Cencerning League Pact.
The platform provisions regard
ing the league OF nations held the
close attention of the delegates, and
frequent applause marked DR.. But
ler's reading. The Article X plank
said:
Article Y of the covenant for a
league of nations In its original
form cannot and should not be rati-
fled by the Senate or accepted by
the people of the United states. To
do SO would not only contract away
control by the American people of
their own policies and acts, but
would certainly embroil the coun-
try in an endless succession of
wars. great and small"
John Lord O'Brian. permanen
chairman of the convention. reused
his audience with his opening
speech. Mr.. o'Brian is an avowed
candidate for governor He attack
ed the Wilson administration for
substituting government by agent
and commission for government by
constitutional bodies.
Lansing Incident Suggested.
The attempt by the President TO
continue to use the great number
Of regulatory laws enacted as war
measures to control and curb busi-
ness was roundly condemned.
The speaker did not refer to the
ex-Secretary of State by name, but
there was no doubt in the minds
OF his hearers as to whom he had
in mind when he condemned the
President for falling to consult with
the advisers named by the consti-
tuition as his executive aids.
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