Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-27
REED LOSES SEAT,
SWEEPING VICTORY
FOR PALMER GROlIP
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President. was regarded by some com
mitteemen as reilectfng the views Of
the White House.
There was no discussion Of the
Georgia contest prior to the taking
OF the vote
Reeds Friends VIII Appeal.
| Friends OF Senator Reed announced
they would take his case to tho crcd-
entails committee. IN the meantime
his seat will be held by James r..
bradshaw. his alternate.
| The Georgia contest will also 20
to the credentials committee. II was
declared by w. J. Ncrcen. member
OF the dcposcd group OF delegates.
who was to have been the next ma
tional committeeman from Georsia if
the Hoke Smith-Tom Watson dele
gates had won their fight before the
committee.
! Delegate Shannon Defends Reed.
/ In speaking on the Reed case be-
fore the committee. Delegate shan
non, Senator Reeds colleague. said:
III I am entitled to my seat in the
convention. Reed is entitled to his
In fact. he is more entitled to his
seat than because l sought the
place and he did not"
IL the national committee d!sfran-
chscs the Fifth District, he declared.
democracy in the Fifth District would
be injured.
Senator Reeds claims for seat
was opposed by Edward T. Goltra.
national committeeman from Mis-
souri,. Delegate Shannon, in his
speech. said Goltra had been in the
Fifth District not more than three
times. Goltra. referring to this. said
he had been in the district many
times. and never saw Shannon, and
requested that the next time he went
there he hoped Shannon would be
there to see him.
Shannon Makes Rctort.
we don't need you there" was
Shannon's quick reply.
Mr.. Goltra agreed With tho prin-
cipal facts in this case. lie said
the Fifth District delegates were in
trusted with certain mission. They
performed that mission. the convcn-
ton rejected part of their recon-
mendation. and when the convention
adjourned. Mr.. Goltra said. the mis-
sion OF the Fifth District delegates
ended and Reeds subsequent selcc-
ton was irregular.
Colonel John CosErovc. a delegate
from the Eighth Missouri District.
declared that IL Senator Reed had
not opposed tho national administra-
ton in the ratification OF the league
Of nations. there would not have
been vote cas-, against him in the
state convention. lie said he did not
speak in the interest OF any presi-
Dental candidate. hut he did not
think the party should slap the pres
ent administration in the face by
seating Senator Reed. and cndanger
the chances Of victory in the COM
ing campaign.
Would stand by President.
The question. cosgrove said, Is
whether the committee shall stand
by the President, who will go down
in history as 4 great President, or
by his traducers. who will be for
gotten.
Mrs. w. W. Martin. n Missouri del
cgate. also opposed the seating of
Senator Reed
Tho hearing was about TO be de-
clared closed when District Attor-
ney Wilson asked for time TO reply
to attacks made upon Senator Reed
for his attitude on the league OF ma
tions. in view OF the fact that he
had confined himself TO the records
in the case.
Time was granted and Mr.. Wilson
reviewed Senator Reeds record as
Democrat, which. he said. was unim-
pcachablc.
After the hearing closed, motion
by Il. III. Moore. Ohio. to reconsider
the vote by which ii was decided to