Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-08

right of the group is Charles Renner, cll
and the :. 900 900 more who willingly
offered their lives for the cause that
called us there. have q right to ask
for what were they summoned to the
colors.'
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clark Howell, OF Georgia, was ap-
pointed chairman of the resolutions COM
mlttee, with a. K. Titlow. Washington
John Gary Evans. South Carolina: Sen
ator salisbury, Delaware, and Patrick
Ii. Quinn, Rhode Island, as committee
members.
There were number OF abseentees. both
IN the ranks or the committeeman and OF
the women associate committee. when
the gathering was called together by
chairman Homer y. Cummings,
A committee was appointed to hear
a request regarding the holding of pri-
mares In the District OF Columbia. 1t
was composed OF John ". Coughlin: of
MASSACHUSETTS, T.: F. Goltra. of Mis-
souri,. and IL. ii. Elder, OF Idaho.
ton OF federal employees for statement
of the attitude OF the party on the gov
ernment workers demands for increased
wages was referred to the committee on
resolutions.
Chicago First to Present Claims
The committee voted that until the
national convention made definite de-
cision. members of the associate won
ems national committee as now consti =
tuted should continue in Office during th. i,
tenure of Office of the present national
| committeeman.
Chicago was the first to present its
claims for the national convention. ad :.
dresses of invitation being made by for
mer Mayor Carter Harrison. former
| Senator James Hamilton Lewis. and
Roger Sullivan.
| Referring 70 the local differences in
| Democratic nolitics in Chicago, Mr..
Harrison said all of the factions there
were united in asking for the conven ,
tion.
The peace treaty came to the front
when. amid applause. Senator Lewis dc :
cIared the paramount issue in the cam :
paign would he foreign affairs and that
the Republicans by .malicious false .
hoods" were seeking to "array the for :
eign born citizens against America -
He pleaded that the convention go to
Chicago. so that the large foreign born
population there could see first hand
that the party really was not working
against them.
Calls Republicans Disloyai
THE Republicans, said Senator
Lewis, "have INDUCED in that form OF
disloyalty which has not been equaleG
by American citizens since l remember,
| by seeking to summon every foreign u.
born citizen to agitate his grievance
merely because the President happened
to be Democrat
Presenting the financial end of the
argument, MIR. Sullivan said Chicago
was ready to make guarantee of $50,
OoO for the convention.
The committee room roared with ap-
plause when he concluded by saying that
tor those or us VINO nave disagreed
about recent public question, Chicago
can take care OF both drys and vets.
lsadore b: DoGkweller, OF california,
nolilin"' 'fns oau ffuhcisco' ou'o'd thl-
cagoo's oifer win a proifer OF a guaran-
teed sui1 or SlZo'ooo Tor expenses, the
free use OF the municipal auditorium,
seating from io'ooV TO le'ooo' and OF
additional FUNDS Tor entertainment pur :
poses
san franclsco asked Tor the con
weller said, as a token of appreciation
OF What the racine coast oid IN the last
election
Woman Pleads for West
The claims Of San Francisco wnrr
seconded hv Miss NJ, r. Fov, California
associate ielerote and 7 Rruce Krs.
mer Montana vice chairman Of thc
nationaI committee Miss Fov soic
that tha women of tho comntrv ,u.nl,o
to the RESPONSIBILITIES of citizenship
and realizing the existing unrest in the
ration ..are searching both parties tc
600 %.'U What tbev stand for go :. p'' ''|' "
eva +ha won,en of tbe Pacific coost
,o wv, nnder tbe tnteiage of WooGrov
W;l.on - she said
NJ Kren1er nointad out the GROWING