Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-26
PALMER ARRIVES
ACCOM- PANIED BY
MANY RIOTERS
Attorney General Reaches
San Francisco and Is Wei
coined BY a Brass Band
and Crowd of Admirers.

tBT MORNING Joushsi. ~rtcisl Lthsto WIZ
San Francisco, Calf. June 25.-
Attorney General Palmer arrived
here today, took personal charge or
his campaign for the presidency,
and at the same time plunged into
his duties as a member of the dem
ocratic national committee.
The latter task, he said. he re-
garded as sufficient reason for
his presence in the convention CITY,
He added that he considered ques-
tons of platform and policy faf
more important than the problem
of who should be the nominee anu
asserted that the party must stahu
for the ideals of historic Amerl-
canism, of constitutional democra-
CIV and Of impartial enforcement
of law"
Accompanied by two train
loads of Pennsylvanians, lncludlhs
the seventy-six Pennsylvania dele
gates pledged to his support the
attorney general was met at the
union ferry by crowd and brass
hand which serenaded him as ne
greeted his old-time democratic
friends and smiled into the camera.
He went to a downtown hotei anu
Immediately began conferences
with leaders from many states
-Four Hours Ahead of Time.
Mrs. Palmer, c. McCo"-
mick, of PENNSYLVANIA, former ma :
tional chairman, and Roiaho u
Norris. ambassador to Japaa'
we're among those aboard the Penn
sylvania specials which gained fiNe
hours on their schedule between
Chicago and San Francisco and ar.
rived here four hours ahead Oh
time.
The attorney general declined 70
,oke anv statement about prohl-
h,tion, the league of nations OF
other disputed platform issles.
an coming to the convention
myself" he said, II am only follow
ing the practice of lifetime
EVERY since l have been voter
7 have been member of precinct
ward county, state or national
committee and l expect to DC d
,rorLinp organization democrat as
long as ! am able to work So
firmly believe that the continued
success of the democratic parry 70
necessary to the welfare OF 'ne
country that / look upon particlpa
tion in active work of the party 10
paramount patriotic duty
~ am attending the convention
not so much for the purpose OF ao
varcing nv own candidacy Tor tre
nomination as to take part III 'ie
councils of the party in CONSIDER
mo the wise and proper cour Sc
which the democratic party shoui'
nnrsue this year. Who shall ne
nominated is a relatively unimpor'-
ant matter. 1t is, however, aii-ini
nortant that the ideals of hls'ori, !,
,,,or,canism. of constitutional
democracy and of impartial en-
forcement of law be uphelo 10 ''e
uppermost. ortv T.,
II am hopeful that our parry II
striking contrast to the repuolica'i
nartv's action at Chicago, Will oe-
clare TO the maintenance OF Aihei ,
teas courageous leadership IN ."e
world, which she filled during tn ,1
war and which she mus. ~
through all the peacetimes OF 'hs
,uture If our American Ideals anu
purposes shall be truly acmeVeo'
nropose to do what l can 10 see
that our party platform snali man
no surrender to any interest," "
class or clique or group put sha'.
axnass the common conviction ol
tho great mass of everyday Amer
leans" ,.oa
Ambassador Morris issued
statement advocating Mr.. faiiiie'
candidacy and praising the a'.or
new generals gift of leadership'
his progressive views, his courage
and his devotion to American
ideals