The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-06-17
SECOND SESSION
WITHOUT FEATURE
Republican Convention Spends
Less Than Hour Transact
ing Routine Business.
Big FIGHT OVER LEAGUE PLANK
johnson Forces Hurt at Party Split
Unless Their Views Are Adop-
ted by Committee.

Chicago.-The Republican national
convention set out on the second stage
of its journey with little prospect that
it will reach a ballot on the presiden-
tia1 nomination within the next few
days.
Saturday noon, at the earliest is
the estimate of leaders when asked
when adjournment may come
There is a possibility Of earlier &C
ton, however, if the submission OF
the party platform by the resolutions
committee is delayed until after the
nominations are made, because of ex-
pected difficulties in framing the
League of Nations and other import
ant plaBks.
Can Suspend the Rules.
General rules of the convention pro
vide that nominations are not in order
until all the four major committees
have reported. but these rules may be
suspended by unanimous consent or
upon recommendation Of the rules COM
mittee. All the committees except the
one framing the platform have COM
pleted their work
In case the general rules are sus-
pended the nominating speeches might
begin soon. Several hours will be re
quired for these, and the attendant
demonstrations.
The convention was in session only
fifty-seven minutes, and devoted itself
entirely to routine preliminaries, adj
soID TIo 10
The platform committee was not ready
to report and only sent word that it
was making progress. The word has
gone out to give the radicals every
chance to present their views on the
platform and stop any possibility of a
charge of steam rolling or, as some
call it, an excuse for a bolt
The days business consisted OF
hearing a report OF progress from the
committee framing a platform and a
report from credentials committee
which makes up the permanent roll.
Would Cut south's Strength.
Paul Rowland of Cleveland pre-
scented the report of the committee on
rules and order Of business. The re-
port recommended seating delegate
representation in the national conYen-
tions at four delegates-atlaTg from
each state, one delegate from each
congressional and one additional dele
gate for each district in which not
less than 1000 votes have been cast
for Republican candidate at the last
election.
The only new material in the rules,
increase in the executive committee OF
the Republican national committee
from ten to fifteen members and a
new assistant secretary.
Without saying so in expressed
terms he said, this is to take care
of our re-enforcements to the Repub-
lican party-the ladies'"
The understanding is that the ad-
ditional places all will go to women.
The convention speedily adopted the
report.
IrreconciIabies Make Threat.
Republican differences over the
League of Nations has eliminated in
an open threat from ireconciIable SEN
ators to leave the party unless it de-
ciared fatty against the League of Ma
lions.
The ultimatum was delivered in
dramatic fashion at a conference Of
leaders. 1t put the league issue sud
denly to the fore of all other questions
before the national convention, not ex-
cepting even the nomination Of presi-
Dental candidate.
Senators Borah, Idaho; Brandegee,
Connecticut, and Mccormick, Illinois,
represented the irreconcilables, and
former Senator ". Murray Crane of
Massachusetts, in past conventions
national leader, spoke for the group de-
manding a plank for league with res
ervations. Senator Watson, Indiana,
chairman of the conventions resOlu-
tons committee, present to represent
the party organization, took the role of
peacemaker.
One change was made in the rules
This was to make unfinished business
the last order OF business, so as to
clean up any details that may be
pending after the nominations. 1t
opens the way for action on the plat
form after the nomination, in case
the resolutions committee gets into
a protracted deadlock.
Two Killed in Windstorm-
St. Paul, Minn.-At least two per
in