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Evening star., 1920-03-14
SAYS WOOD WILL GET
TENNESSEE DELEGATION
REPRESENTATIVE Sells Now in State
Looking After Generals
Interests.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, March 13 (Spe-
ciaD-The first delegates to the Chi
caEo convent ton to be elected in Ten
nessee. will go there instructed for
Gen Leonard Wood. At the first dis
trict convention. republican,. held at
Greeneville Tuesday, the delegates
named W. T. FISHERMAN, Rogersville,
and Walter p. Shipley, Jonesboro,
who were instructed for Gen. Wood
The instructions were expected, as the
first district is Representative Sam
r. Sells district. and Sells is now in
Tennessee looking after the Wood
interest The district primaries held
some time ago demonstrated that Sells
friends would control the Greeneville
M. Sells has made the prediction
that unless something unforeseen
structed delegation from Tennessee.
twenty-four votes in all. while there
are some slight complications" he
says. sin two or three districts the
trouble seems to be over the person.
nel Of the delegates. as all of the can
didates express themselves as faVor-
able to Gen. Wood"
since coming here in the interest
Of Gen. Woods campaign. Mr.. Sells
has set about settling the contest be-
tween Jesse NJ Littleton, former
mayor of Chattanooga and former
Senator Newell Sanders of Chatta-
nooga for delegate from the state at
i, large. The program adopted at a
meeting this week was to have eight
delegates from the state at large. each
with half q vote. instead of four del
egates. and four alternates: and per
mitfinp both I.ittleton and Sanders to
60 as duly accredited delegates. Tn
der the program as outlined. the hrst
district is to be given one Of the
eelesates; the second is given one:
the third. two Littleon and Sanders) !:
middle Tennessee. two, and west
Tennessee. two.
Democratic interest centers in the
meeting of the democratic state COM
mittee, which will be held here
Tuesday. and which will call state
convention to name delegates to San
Francisco. At this state convention
congressional district delegates viii hold
meetings also and name their district
delegates. W. E. BEARD.
Evening star., 1920-03-14

Special Dispatch to. The Star.
SACRAMENTO, Calf, March 13.-
Definite decision to challenge the
leadership Of Senator Hiram johnson
as spokesman for the republican party
in California was reached at a state
wide conference of admirers of Her
bert Hoover, held at the Palace Hotel
in San Francisco Friday.
Prominent republicans from all sec
tions joined in the organization of
the club. the purpose of which will
be election at the May primary of
twenty-six delegates to the repub-
lican national convention in Chictso
pledged to support the candidacy of
the former food administrator.
Warren Gregory was elected presi-
dent Of the new organization. which
win be known as the Hoover Club of
California, and he was given power
to name as many committees and sub
committees as he needs. Two vice
presidents We're elected. Mrs. William
Palmer Lucas of San Francisco and
Frank James Of Eos Angeles. Francis
p Farquhar of San Francisco was
elected secretary.
Becomes "Pafent Organization"
The club win become the parent
organization of the many Hoover or
ganizations throughout the state.
which up, to. the present have been
units. Each one will be
Evening star., 1920-03-14
Challenge the Leadership !
of Johnson in California
Admirers of Herbert Hoover, at State Wide
Conference, Object to Senator Being Con-
tinued as Republican Spokesman.

asked to send delegates to an anil
ated organization. Announcement
was made at the conference that the
personnel of the Hoover delegation
will be made public soon. Many of
the persons to serve on the delega
tion have been selected. This work
has been going on quietly for more
than a week and the list when an
nounced will contain the names OF
some of Californias most prominent
citizens. some of whom have never
before participated in political
movement.
Club Establishes Headquarters.
Temporary offices for the club have
been opened at 901 American Bank
building, where the preliminary cam
paisn will be directed until full
fiedged organization is in the field.
The active campaign organization re
mains to be elected, but this is to
be whipped into shape as early as
possible. The club has only until
March 25 to get the required number
of signatures to insure the delegation
being on the ballot. which is a mini
mum of 2,405.
In the meantime the work Of or
ganiZing Hoover-for- President clubs
will be pushed throughout the state.
These will all be affiliated with the
parent organization and will concen-
trate in the campaign for the election
of the Hoover delegation on May 4.
ROY V. BAILEY.
Evening star., 1920-03-14
WYOMING REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION DATE MAY 10
Both Parties Will Open the 1920
Campaign at the Same

CHEYENNE. Wyo.. March IS tSpe-
cial) ).-The 1920 presidential campaign
in Wyoming will get under way seven
weeks from next Tuesday. On May 4
the republican county conventions
will be held, andsat that time dele
gates win be chosen for the republi-
can state convention to be held at
Sheridan. May 10. On the latter date
the democrats wilt hold their state
meeting At Lander. ,>&
Chairman r. Blake, Mepnedy Of the
republican state COMMITTEES this week
issued-the call for the Sheridan meet
Ing. His statement shows that there
are to be 1s4 delegates, and that the
main business Of the session will be
tho choosing Of delegates and alter
Mates to the republican national con-
presidential electors and to adopt
party platform for the campaign in
this state.
Among the speakers at the Sheridan
meet may be National Chairman Will
H. Hays National Committeeman
Patrick Sullivan Is making an effort
to get Mr.. Hays promise to come. and
is confident that he will, bring home
the bacon.
Odicers to man the 1890 convention
will not be named until after the pri-
maries, which are to be held August
II. At that election new state com
mittees will be chosen by both par
ties, and these committees will then
choose their own heads.
F. L. BABCOcK.
Evening star., 1920-03-14
HOOVER GAINS IN BOTH
PARTIES IN WISCONSIN
Leads in Straw Votes Among Those
Of Republican as Well as
Democratic Afiliations

MILWAUKEE,. Wis.,, March 1s fspe-
cia).-Presidentfal straw ballots an
pear to indicate that Herbert Hoover
stands well in the opinion OF wiscon-
sin voters. especially with thos. of
indepe ndent tendencies. In a polI of
1902 voters in Milwaukee and
throughout the state, taken bv the
Milwaukee, Journal. MI. Hoover is
shown to be the leader among both re-.
pubficans and democrats.
There were $50 republican vote.
taker. the arst choice resulting as fol-
lows: Butler. .; Coolidge. 81; Harding.
q: Hoover, 1f9: Johnson. 17:: Lowden
14i: Poindexter. 3: Wood. 200. Ta,t
49, La~Foilette. ST; Lenroot, i. The
second choice Of the same voters was
Harding. So; Hoover 1os: Johnson on'
131: Lowden. 16s: Poindexter, 81:
Wood. 1s7: McAdeo. So; Bryan, 20;
Gerard, Is.
On hrst choice, s72 democrats voted
as follows: Bryan. As: Gerard, 10:
Hoover. 17S: McAdoo, II; Palmer. IL:
Smith, 9: Wilson, 9: Edwards. IS. The
Gerard. 20: Hoover. so; McAdoo, 95;
Palmer, %: Smith. 9; Johnson, Fl:
Coolidge. TO- Lowden. H..
Various Ciasses Of Voters.
Republican educators in uniyersi-
ties and colleges gave Hoover 20 and
Wood % first choice votes. these two
receiving SO of 81 es cast. 4 total
Of 1853 republican editors gave Wood
40; Lcwden, ~: Hoover, "a, and John
SON, %. the remainder OF the votes
being scattered. Eixhty-one members
Of the republican state central com
mittee and county chairmen gave
Wood -; Lowden, II; La Toilette, s,
and Hoover, :, the rest scattering.
Nineteen democratic educators in
universities and colleges gave Hoov-
er. ls, and Johnson. !. on first choice.
Forty-one democratic editors gave
Hoover, %; McAdoo. 8, and Bryan, s.
with the rest scattering. .Fifty-three
members of the democratic state CEN
tral committee and. county chairmen
gave Hoover, %. and McAdoo. II, with
the rest scattering. The last result
is somewhat OF a surprise. as it in
dicates that Hoover is very strong
with the democratic organization,
which has been claimed by the Nc
Adoo men.
Among the independents. Hoover is
also q favorite. Independent educa-
tors gave Hoover t6 votes out of c..
Independent editors casting Co votes
gave Hoover % Johnson. Il, and
BRYAN, 8, with 16 scattering.
]. c. I,ALSTON.
Evening star., 1920-03-14
Special Dispa tch to The Star.


HARRISBURG. Pa. March 10
Leaders of the factions into which
the democrats in Pennsylvania are
divided once more have been busy
all this week perfecting organiza-
tions with which they will make their
fight in the primary campaign CLOS
ing on May 1s. Former Representa-
tive Bruce F.. Sterling of Uniontown.
chairman OF the Palmer campaign
committee. has been organizing eV-
cry congressional district to meet
the onslaught of the forces led by
Judge Eugene c. Bonniwel OF Phiia-
delphia. with whom are aligned
Judge Samuel I. Shull of Strouds-
burg and various other opponents OF
the United States attorney general.
Judge Shull is expected to name
the committee to conduct the state
wide fight against Palmer any day
The Sterling committee is already at
work The Bonniwell people have
been making numerous claims. out
there are stories af1oat which indl-
cate that all was not harmony WITHIN
their meeting at Philadelphia, and the
Judge is now out visiting various
counties to adjust his lines. Judge
Bonniwen will figure in the contest
as candidate for democratic ma
tional committeeman against Joseph
F. Gu1ey, whom he defeated for the
gubernatorial nomination in 1918.
While the Bonniwell people are in
sisting upon making liquor the big
Issue in their campaign and the At
torney General has suggested the
treaty, although he will fight on any
issue IL necessary. it is becoming
apparent that modification OF the
volstead act is going to be FACTOR
Of vast Importance in this years
eampaign In Pennsylvania The Pai,
mer delegate large slate is sala
to contain both vets and drys.
and so will the republican list. when
inally made up, after Senator Boles
Penrose returns from Florida.
OnIy Humorous Element.
Probably the only humorous ele-
ment entering into the democratic
campaign is the fact that opponents
of Palmer have not yet concentrated
upon any one. Their hope of a week
ago that w. G. McAdoo would per
init his name to be used has fallen
although some of the district leaders
who are for any one against Palmer
Evening star., 1920-03-14
VOLsteQd Act VIII Be Factor
In Pennsylvania Campaign
Palmer Managers Organizing Congressional
Districts to Meet Onslaught of Faction
Led BY Judge Bonni,veU.

persist in saying that they are going
| to be for McAdoo as their presidential
choice. The Bonniwell people are go
ing ahead organizing a fight against
Palmer and not very clear about any
thing else. On the other hand. ad-
, herentS of the judge are saying
activity of the Palmer people in get
ting federal officeholders into the
campaign approaches scandal.
Gov. William e. Sproul has counter
ed neatly upon the friends of Gen.
Leonard Wood by appointing Clifford
Pinchot. United States forester years
ago and close friend of Theodore
Roosevelt. as state forestry conlmis-
sloner almost before the INK was ut9
on the announcement of the appoint
ment of committee at Philadelphia
to conduct a campaign for the gen
eral. Mr.. Pinchot had already beeh
recognized by the governor by ap-
pointment member OF the state
forestry board and as member Oh
The staoe constitutional revision com
mi ission following which he mad
said that he would be candidate
for delegate at large. favorinS Sproui
first-if he was a candidate The gov
ernor has now brought the forester
closer into his official famlly ana az
the same time put him IN executive
authority over the fo 'es .ry depart
ment, of which MIR. Pinchot had been
a sharp critic.
Wants Unpledged Delegation.
The Wood people have let it be
known that they realize the strength
of the governor and the desire OF
many people to vote for delegates
who would be for him if opportunity
arose. The governor is not "a favor
ite son" and wants the delegation
from Pennsylvania to be unpledged.
The Wood people. however, are
against the unpledged proposition.
The general unquestionably has many
friends in this state. but whether
they could get very far with an as-
sressive campaign for delegates
against the republican organization.
which is behind Sproul. is extremely
doubtful. And very few look LOT
them to try it. The Harding people
have announced that they will MAKE
no contest here. but that they would
like to be considered as next frlends
senator Hiram johnson is scheduieo
to make an address in the anthracite
coal region. strong Roosevelt terri
tory for years, ten days hence. Inc
senator has not done anything in the
state thus far.
A. BOYD HAMILTON.
Evening star., 1920-03-14
NWO things stand out con-
spicuouSly in the political
news of the week just end

WV tuiHSS StanQ out cOH-
spicuouSly in the political
news of the week just end
ed. One is the increasing
bewilderment and lack of crystalli-
cation Of democratic sentiment as
to presidential candidates. and the
other the rapidly growing probabil-
ity. amounting now almost to
certainty. that majority of the
delegates in both the Chicago and
the San Francisco conventions will
be uninstructed and unpledged.
What amounts to disintegration,
as against crystallization Of demo-
cratic sentiment. is variously ex-
planned. One school of liagnostics
holds that it is case OF waiting
for Wilson," Another school in
clines to the belief that It is wait
ing for Hoover" that ails the demo-
cratic party. There is another
body of wise men who pronounce
it Il case of kismet. They believe
the great mass of democrats have
made up their minds that their
coming elections. and therefore that
they are unable to get up any enthu-
siasm over the selection OF lamb
to be led to the slaughter.
The attitude of many prominent
democratic party workers. difficult
to understand on any other hy-
pothesis. becomes more compre-
hendable If it is believed that they
have accepted defeat in November
as fore-ordained. It places them in
position of looking to the future of
the democratic party. rather than
figuring on party success in the
campaign now at hand.
These ideas are reflected. rather
than uttered. in dispatches to The
Star from it's political correspond
ents in various states. 1t isn't any
easy job. apparently. that RESPONSE
BILE party leade rs have In hand. There
are three elements threatening dis
ruption Of the democratic party.
dll Vi " pC IL
the party organization is to be
maintained in strength for the con-
tests OF future years. One of them
is "wettism,' second Organism
and the third Hooverism
That the aggressions of the wet"
element within the democratic
party are becoming formidable is
increasingly apparent from day to
day. Southern democrats. especial
ly, view these aggressions with
alarm. They declare that for the
San Francisco convention even to
advocate liberalization of the. pro-
hibition enforcement act would dis
rupt the democratic party in the
south. Already in a number OF
southern states the republicans
are showing an inclination to re-
organize into a real party and to
conduct an aggressive campaign,
and for. the democratic party to
go wet" it is declared. would give
them just the issue they need for
the breaking down of sectional
prejudices and the weaving of
voters away from their historical
political affiliation.
- ** 70 +
Bryanism figures as an issue In
any number Of states. though there
is a minimum Of talk Of Bryan
himself as a presidential possibil-
ity. 1t is fear that Bryan may i'm
press his radical views upon the
platform makers at San Francisco,
Evening star., 1920-03-14
ENTERS PRESIDENTIAL RACE.

MONTPELIER. Vt. March 13.-Wil.
liam Grant Webster Of New York
filed with the secretary of state to-
day petitions bearing 556 names of
Vermont voters in support OF his
candidacy for the republican ,presi-
Dental nomination.
Mr.. webster was here last Novem-
Der making arrangements for obtain
ing, the 500 names necessary to In
sure him pllce on the primary
ballot. r
Evening star., 1920-03-14
Drastic Ruling in LIQUOR.

Securing whisky for any purpose. in
Guiding influenza, by any person is
cid a violation Of the laws of Ten
nessee. under an opinion given Louis
f. Elkins. state prohibition director,
hv the Tennessee attorney generals
Office.
Evening star., 1920-03-14
NEBRASKA VOTERS FILE
HITCHCOCK PETITIONS

LINCOLN. Neb, March 13.-Voters'
r-titions to place the name of United
States Senator G. NJ. Hitchcock on
the democra tic presidential preference
ballot in the Nebraska primaries of
April 20 were filed with the secretary
Of state today.
Evening star., 1920-03-14
MISSOURI DEMOCRATS
QUIET ON PRESIDENCY
Interest Centers in Senatorial Race.
Vets and Drys Clash on
Governorship.

ST LOUIS. Mo-, March 13 Especially.
Entire absence Of crystallization Of
sentiment in Missouri for any of the
probable candidates for the demo-
cratic nomination for President is
limiting interest among democrats in
the state to the United States senator
ship and to a rather involved situation
over the race for the nomination for
governor.
Although so far the only announced
candidate for senator is Breckenridge
Long. third assistant secretary Of
state. there is general belief in
Missouri that Gov. Gardner will an
nounce for senator soon after the
state convention in Joplin April %.
The governor is to be temporary
chairman of the convention. and his
friends say he believes it would not
be in good taste to become an active
candidate until after the convention.
Long Headquarters Opened.
Long, who has very meager ac-
quaintance in Missouri outside of st.
Louis. has opened extensive quarters
,, In downtown Office building with
a press agent. who just row is en-
gagged in sending checks to pay for
subscriptions to every democratic
newspaper in the state. something
more than 200 in number, and in ask
ing for their advertising rates. A
representative of Long attends near
ly every democratic gathering in the
state. no matter how small.
While Long has to build a political
organization, the governor already
tr III
of it has slipped away from him be-
cause OF his delay in making def
mite announcement, but he can count
upon the active support of the state
! 1obholders, who number nearly 5000.
GovernorsAip CampaiEn.
On the governorship the wet and
/ dry issue is expected to have an i'm
portant bearing. So far the announc-
Frank H. Farris OF RolIa, John NJ.
Atkinson of st. Louis, former chair
man of the Missouri public service
commissions and Lieut. Gov. Wallace
| Crossley Of Warrensburg. II is eX-
pected that Charles H. Mayer Of st.
states internal revenue collector in
tSt. Louis, will be added to the list.
and there Is a possibility that Attor-
ney General Frank McAllister- and
Mayor James Cowgirl of Kansas City
will get in.
Status On "Wet" Issue.
Atkinson is an out-and-out dry.
| Crossley has dry public record and
| probably, If forced to the issue. would
| run as a dry. Farris is known as a
liberal. For years he was the OPP
ponent of prohibition in the legisla-
| ture. Mayer and Moore would run
as vets. as would also McAllister and
possibly Cowgirl.
On this showing the situation
seemingly would favor Atkinson be-
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CAN'T MAKE A DIE OF TT

DR.. Grossett, who for several years
a practicing physician at Blue, and
was well known generally over the
county attempted suicide at Muskogee
Sunday, where he is undergoing treat
ment for drug ADDICTION.
He was provided with razor with
which to shave and attempted to cut
his throat, but only succeeded in in
flicting slight wounds.
Previous to being taken to Musko-
gee and while confined in the county
Jail here, he made a similar attempt
with Duplex razor, but unfortunate
ly for the success of the attempt the
razor which he used consisted of the
guard, without the blade. When he
discovered the true state of affairs
he proceeded to make a meal off of a
small hand mirror which he had in
his possession, but was again unsuc-
cessful.
1t is suggested that in that last at
tempt of his "shuffle off this mortal
coil" he was not entirely sincere, at
any rate no great harm was done.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-12-24

night and day, the formal march to the
scaffold, the perfunctory inquiry
while standing on the trap, whether
you have anything you wish to say,
the adjusting Of the moose around
your neck, the pulling Of the black
cap over your head, the prayers of the
chaplain-then, the last terrible second
when you hear the click Of the lever
that drops the trap and feel the ropes
terrible jerk before everything turns
black? If you had your choice of dy-
ing speedily by violence or otherwise,
in several different ways, or of dying
in this way, which would you choose,
leaving out entirely the disgrace that
comes to the man and to the family
of the man who is legally hanged by
the neck until dead, dead, dead p
Capper's Weekly.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-12-24

When Col. Jim Tom Story answered
Nae call of the boatman pale" at
Iineral Wells, Texas, Thursday morn
Of last week there passed from the
sge of figure long known in the
ED Of Newspaperdom in the South.
Of venerable age-almost eighty
Iur years have come and gone since
life first began he had seen his
buntry grow from an infant in swad-
BIZ clothes to the giant among ma
pns: he had seen it torn by inter-
cine strife and had fearlessly fought
the cause he believed was just.
had seen the old wounds healed
d his beloved Southland recover
um the havoc war had wrought.
had lived in honor and when
rael called he was ready, and
owned with four-score we'll spent
hrs he answered the summons.
"As he entered life weeping while
around him smiled, he had SO lived
to depart smiling while all around
m wept."
Col. Jim Story was born at Tuske-
i. Ala, Sept. 10, 1910, therefore
ing eighty years and a little over
rec months old at the time Of his
ath.
Besides his wife he is survived by
children, as follows: r. F. Story
Durant, Miss Hattie Story of Box
Tito, Jim Tom Jr. Of Mineral Wells,
d three other sons, Will, Jasper and
lex.
For seventy-two years of his long
e he was connected with the news
per business, having probably seen
pre- years Of newspaper service than
" other man in Oklahoma. At the
Of eight years he commenced his
premiership and has been almost
ptinually in the business ever since,
ring papers in Hot Springs and
lie Rock, Arkansas, New Orleans,
Greenville and Mineral Wells,
kas. and Durant and Bokchito, Ok
pma.
Ne offered his life to the "Lost
ase" and was wounded during the
bygle. He was a member Of Durant
mp Of Confederate Veterans and
been Superintendent of the Con-
erate Home at Ardmore until fail
health compelled him to resign
position last June.
The "Old Guard" is passing away
Y to him who has been the last to
part, those who are left wish
peaceful sleep through the night of
nth and a glad good-morrow on the
nrise Shore.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-12-24
TWENTY LIE FLORE COUNTY
MOONSHINERS CAPTURED

Twenty alleged moonshiners have
been captured in lie Flore County in
the last thirty days, according to
Edgar Key, Deputy United States
Marshal, who with other Federal en-
forcement officers have been con-
Quoting the raids. I. C. Parnell who
was bound over to the grand jury with
four others in connection with q big
still in the mountains forty miles
from Poteau, is in Jail in default Of
bond.
They were pretty thick down that
way a month ago" said Key, "but
think we've cleaned out most of the
big ones"