Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-01-09

NCOAG4AueG EIOIn rage
Coughlin, Massachusetts,; E. F. Col
ira, Missouri, and r. H. Elder
Idaho.
A request from the National AS
ISOLATION of Federal Employees for a
statement of the attitude of the
government workers demands for
increased wages was referred to the
committee on resolutions,
Three Requests Made
During the open session of the
committee today, A. F. Mullen, dele
gate from Nebraska, attempted to
introduce motion to change the rule
whereby two thirds vote is required
to nominate in a Democratic conven-
ton. He was sidetracked, however,
by other business, the motion prob
ably will be put in later.
When the roll of states was called,
San, Francisco, Chicago and Kansas
City made their requests for the
1920 convention. Mrs. Mary Foy ex-
tended the invitation for California.
In reading his annual report, Chair
man Homer F. Cummings. pleaded for
ga revival of militant spirit of Old
conduct Of the Democratic cam
paign."
Kansas City took the offensive this
morning in the drive to get the con-
vention and the hall was plastered
maps showing the central location
of that city.
Country Wants Treaty
The country wants the treaty and
it wants it mighty badly; it does not
care particularly whether there are
reservations to it or not, according
to Democratic politicians here for
the committee meeting and the Jack
son dinner.
The demand for ratification is par
ticularly strong in the middle west
and the south, Democrats said, as
those sections see in restoration of
peace officially a hope of the imme-
diate return of normal business con-
ditions.
Colonel Sam Amidon, Wichita,
Kan, and Colonel Charley Higgins,
st. Louis, who spoke for that Sec
ton of the country, said the treaty
is the uppermost thought among
business people and that if the Re
publicans let it get into the cam
paign the people will show in short
order what they think about the sen
ate's delay in ratifying.
Charles Morris, of Ohio, one of
Gov. James NJ. Cox's heutenants, re-
ported that. Ohio is full of treaty
psychology" Mr.. Morris said the
people there believe that when the
treaty controversy is over things
d.
treaty in itself may not have much
to do with putting conditions back
to normal, but the psychological eff
feet, Mr.. Morris said, will be ire
mendous.
These views were echoed and re-
echoed by virtually all the dele
gates. Every time DELEGATE was
asked what the folks at home had
on their minds he said "the peace
treaty. first, and then proceeded to
other things.
The. wet and dry question, it ar.
pears now, is only the subject of
jokes, and is dead so far as IT'S be-
ing Immediately revived as an issue
is concerned.
Viewing things from Demo
cratic viewpoint as they do, the dele
gates said they heard little COM
plants about taxes, over which, &C
cording to Republican politicians
who were here recently, the country
is much aroused.
There is a great deal more talk
throughout the country, delegates
said, about the Republican campaign
and candidate than about the Demo
cratic. The Republicans are MAX
ing plenty of noise everywhere, but
Democrats. winl<ing the other eye,
said confidentially that the cam
paign will disclose that the Democ-
racy is not such a 'broken-down
machine" as if appe3rS