Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-21
CUMMINGS WILL
PRESIDE At THE
FRISCO MEET TING
Chosen to Act as Temporary
Chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Convention
at Bay City in July.


Chicago, April 20,--Homer s.
Cummings, chairman of the demo-
cratic national committee, was to-
day selected to act as temporary
chairman of the party's national
convention at San Francisco next
June. The selection was made by
the executive committee of the
democratic national committee.
Four other names were considered
for the honor.
f. j. Hoffman, of Indiana, was
selected temporary secretary; w,
II. Hollister of Missouri, first as
sistant temporary secretary, and J.
j. Hughes of oklahoma, first as
sistant sergeant at arms.
Norman Mack of Buffalo, pre-
sented Mr.. Cummings name, say
ing that he was candidate from
a strategic state and that he
thought it we'll to make the selec-
ton now as temporary chairman
of man known as a neutral and
not the friend of any particular
candidate.
Slate Framed at Luncheon.
lIlN NpiANNiAtiVll pl'At Nh6 ~ tiii'N
at luncheon at the Iroquois club
ard the democratic chieftains
there assembled then listened with
interest to a speech in which their
leader sounded what they said
probably would be the main point
of his keynote address"
The republican party has lost its
moral character he declared, IN
launching a vigorous attack on the
action of the majority in congress
In defeating the peace treaty and
league of nations and particularly
the methods by which control of
the foreign relations committee
was held by the republicans.
THE whole fight on the league
of nations dates back to a corrupt
election in Michigan" he said, and
q convicted criminal IS the thing
upon which republican supremacy
rests
He was convinced that the peo-
pie of the United States wanted the
league of nations. The republican
congress had debated the peace
treaty for eight months and had
failed "to pass one constructive
piece of legislation"
Brains Won the War.
Turning to the war, he declared
that mot chance. but brain" won
it, and for this leadership. he main
tanned, the democratic party was
entitled to credit. "It matters not
what they may say of President
Wilson," he added. His fame Is
immortal and future generations
will render tributes of praise and
obligation to this great democrat"
Relation of democratic women
to the party and their part In the
direction of its affairs would. be
decidedt tby the San Francisco con-
vention, the national executive
committee decided today.
Meeting with members of the
womens advisory board. the COM
mttee appointed Mr.. Cummings
chairman of a subcommittee to
draft the program under which the
enfranchised women will work
Their findings will be delivered to
the convention for adoption.
Women Represented.
Today's session was said to be
the first in which women have had
representation on the national ex
eCutive committee.
Plans for the convention were
Virtually completed today with the
selection of the temporary officers,
Objection to the San Francisco
convention committees arrange
ments and particularly to the size
of the hall. were removed following
the appearance before the commit
tee on arrangements of Postmaster
Charles Fay, chairman of the San
Francisco committee, and Isadore
b. Dockweiler, national commit
teemen from California, who ex-
planned the plans being made to-
handle the guests and the conven-
ton.