Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-04-21
Democratic National
Chairman Chosen From
Among Five to Launch
Party Convention.
Dissatisfaction With San
Francisco Gained and
There'll Be No Going
Over to Oakland.

mings, chairman Of the Democratic ma
tional committee. Tuesday was selected to
| preside as temporary chairman Of the
! national convention at San Francisco or
/ June % and deliver the keynote address
| which will enunciate the party policies
III the Forthcoming campaign.
| The selection was made by the exc
| cutive committee. Four other names
| were considered for the honor.
Norman Mack, of Buffalo. presented
Mr.. Cummings name, saying that he
was candidate from a strategic state
| and that he thought it we'll to make the
! selection now as temporary chairman
of man known as neutral. and not
| the friend Of any particular candidate.
Colby Among Rejected
E. ]. Hoffman. of Indiana. was Sc
lected temporary secretary: w. r. Hol-
lister. of Missouri. first assistant tenn
porary secretary; Colonel John Mar
tin, st. Louis, seargeant-at-a arms of the
national committee to be convention
sergeant-at-a arms: ]. J. Hughes, Okla
homa, assistant sergeant at arms.
Colonel Martin. who has been sergeant
Of the national committee for the last
Is years, hag officiated ut four previous
conventions.
Besides Mr.. Cummings. the names Of
cambridge Colby. secretary Of state
Martin Glynn. former governor Of
New York: Arthur Mullin, Of Nebraska
and Carter Glass. former secretary of
the treasury. were considered for tenn
porary chairman.
Iron Out Frisco Objections
Objection to the San Francisco con-
vention committee arrangements and
particularly to the size Of the hall. were
removed following the appearance before
the committee on arrangements of Post
master Charles Fay. chairman of the
San Francisco committee and lsadore
B. Dockwiiter, national committeeman
from California. who explained the plans
being made to handle the guests and
the convention. Suggestions that the
convention might be moved across the
bay to Oakland or to another city were
dropped.
The convention slate was framed at a
luncheon at the Iroquois club and the
Democratic chieftains there assembled
then listened with particular interest
to speech in which their leader sounded
what they said would probably be the
main points Of his keynote address,
Says G. o. p. Base Is Corrupt
"The Republican party has lost its
moral character he declared in launch
ing 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
mittee was held by tie Republicans.
The whole fight on the league of
nations dates back to a corrupt election
in Michigan he said. and convicted
criminal is the thing upon which Repub-
llcan supremacy rests
Tribute to Wilson.
He was convinced that the people of
United States wanted the league of
nations. The Republican congress had
debated the peace treaty for eight
months ard had failed ito pass one
constructive piece of legislation
Turning to the war. he declared that
mot chance, but brairs." won it. and
for this leadership he maintained. the
Democratic party was entitled to credit
1t matters not what they may say
Of President Wilson," he added. "His
fame is immortal and future generations
will render tribute of praise and obliga-
ton to this great Democrat"
Plan Program Of Women.
Relation Of Democratic women to the
party and their part in the direction Of
it's affairs would be determined by the
'sdn francisco convention. the national
executive committee decided
Meeting with members Of the women's
advisory board. the committee appointed
Mr.. Cummings chairman Of a sub-com
mittee to draft the program under
which the enfranchised women will
work. Their findings will be presented
to the convention for adoption.
This session was .said to be the first
in which women have had representa-
ton on the national executive COM
mittee,
A committee Of five. with Charles
Of Illinois. chairman.
was named by Mr. Cummings to draft
resolutions Of sympathy and respect to
he sent to the family Of Roger G. Sui
Ivan, former committeeman from IL
inois who died last week. The resolu-
lions will be presented to the conven-
ton for adoption.
Gen. Haldeman Retires.
General William Bruce Haldeman, Of
Louisville, announced his resignation as
national committeeman from Kentucky, |
because of i'll health.
The executive committee on cenven-
ion arrangements will meet at San
Francisco early in June, 1t was decided
Those present at the meeting. were:
John +. Barnett. Colorado; Charles |
Illinois; Isadore B.
California; Il. q. Hoffman, |
(Continusd On rage Two1 !