Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-21
START CONTEST
To UNSEAT REED
AS A DELEGATE
FROM MISSOURI
Senator, Thrown Out By
State Convention, Is Re-
stored at Fifth District
Congressional Meeting,
CASE IS REGARDED AS
OF MUCH IMPORTANCE
Status of Women in the
Party Organization viii
Be Discussed By National
Committee Next Friday,

tsv MORNING Jou>sAL special LHAsso w'sGI
San Francisco, Calf, June 20
A contest over the seating of unit
ed States Senator James A. Reed
of Missouri as a delegate, and recon-.
mendations for a complete change
in party law so as to establish def.
nitely the status of women in the
party organization probably will
come before the democratic ma,
tienal committee at its meeting
next Friday, preparatory to the ma
tional convention, party executives
said today.
1t also announced that AttornCy y
General A. Mitchell Palmer would
leave Washington for San Francis.
co tomorrow and that United States
Senator Carter Glass, prospective
chairman of the convention reso-
lutions committee, will be here
Wednesday. Governor Edward |
Edwards of New Jersey is expected
to arrive Friday or Saturday.
The Reed contest possibility de-
veloped todays when it was learned
the senator had been restored as a
delegate at convention of Fifth
Missouri congressional district del
egates yesterday after his name had
been thrown out and his place de-
clared vacant by a state conven-
tion. The question is one of juris-
diction between the state and, dis
trict conventions.
Senator Reeds antagonism tc
certain policies of the administra-
tion will make any contest in his
case one of tremendous importance
according to leaders here. There
are thirty-six delegates from Mis-
souri,.
Until yesterday the only contest
in view was that involving the
twenty eight Georgia delegates
whose adherence is claimed both
by Attorney General A. Mitchell
Palmer and by the faction of the
party headed by United States Sen
ator Hoke Smith and Tom Watson
On the result of this contest will
also depend the right of Clark How
ell, Oldest member in point of serv,
ice on the national committee, tc
be renamed to that post. Howell
is for Palmer. The Smith Watson
faction is advancing w. G. Verenn
who was named on the committee
by a state convention which was
bolted by the Palmer adherents
who maintained that Howell
should continue.
1t was pointed out that Attorney
General Palmer, who is member
of the national committee, coult
act as his own counsel in this con
test if he cared to do so.
The recommendations to estab
lish definitely the status of WON
en- In the party still were in a for
native stage today.
The national chairman. Homer s
Cummings, Vice Chairman j. Bruce
Kremer, National Treasurer w. w
Marsh of Iowa, and National Com
mitteeman Norman f. Mack o.
New York, headed a party who
tried out the acoustics of the mu
nicipal auditorium yesterday. To
day they announced the test hat
been successful in every way anc
that annunciators similar to those
used at the recent Chicago conven
ton would be used only for rol
calls and other routine. In view OF
the improved acoustics since the
auditorium has been prepared fo'
the convention, they declared, tht
formal speeches could be hearc
without any amplifying device be
ing utilized.
Portland, Ore, June 20.-There
will be a contest in the Oregon del
egation to the democratic national
convention, it became known to-
day. John l.. Schuyleman of Port
land and r. Fl. Turner of Rose
burg will present rival claims for
the seat to which the late G. T.
Baldwin of Klamath Falls was
elected.
Schuleman bases his claim on
the fact that he received in the
primary the fifth highest vote for
delegate at large, with four to be
elected.
The death of Baldwin. he con-
tends. entities him to the place,
The democratic state central com
mittee declined to concede this
claim and has selected Turner as
the fourth delegate at large.
Mexico City, June 19.-Both
houses Of congress will begin an