Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-08
National Committee En-
dorses versail es Agree
ment in Whole.
DENOUNCES SENATE'S
FAILURE TO RATIFY
HArroeantr Republican Leadership
Condemned az Having Earned the
Contempt Of the World--Senats
Called Upon to Quit Playing Politics
and 60 Ratfy Treaty Without Res.
ervations--Contest for Convention.

Washington. Jan. s.-Resolutions en-
dorsinx the treaty Of Versailles and
denouncing az unpatriotic the attitude
of senator's who would defeat it direct
iy or by adoption of multiplying reser-
vations was unanimously adopted by
the national democratic COMMITTEES
hero today. The Arrogant repubi-
can leadership was denounced as hav-
ing earned "the contempt Of the world
by throtuing the treaty for seven
months" and the senate was called
upon to ouit-playlng politics with tho
question Of ratifications. m
Three Cities Bid For Convention. ~
Only Chicago. San Francisco and
Kansas City we're in the race for the
1920 convention Of the democratic
party when the national COMMITTEES
met here today. On the roll cali Ohio
and Indiana did not signify their IN
tention of competing for the conven-
ton.
Clark Howell was appointed chair
man of the resolutions committee, with
A. J.. TiEow, of Washington; John
Gary Evans, Of South Carolina; Sena-
tors Salisbury, of Delaware, and Pat
rick H. Quinn, Of Rhode Island, as
committee members.
There were a number Of absentees
wnen the gathering was called by
Chairman Homer Cummings. A COM
mittee was appointed to hear request
for the holding Of primaries In the Dis
trict of Columbia 1t was composed OF
John w. Coushlin, Of Massachusettsi
e. F., Goltra, Of Missouri, and a H.
Elder, OF Idaho.
A request from the national assccia-
ton Of federal employees, for state-
ment Of attitude Of the party on the
government workers demand for In
creased wages was referred to tho
committee on resolutions.
The delegation working for San
Francis-n as the 1880 convention city
for the democrats went into conven-
ton today declaring that they were
certain the Pacific city would win.
Reviewing the legislative record Of
the Wilson administration and the
manner In which the war was won. the
resolutions expressed qualification that
President Wilson was regsining health
from breakdown due to his work for
an international peace"
Bids For Convention.
The committee voted that until the
democratic national committee made q
definite decision members Of the as
sociate women's national committee as
now constituted should continue In Of
flee during the tenure Of the present
national committeeman.
Chicago was the first to present its
claims for the national convention. ad-
dresses Of invitation being made by
Senator J. Hamilton Lewis and Roger
Sullivan.
Mr. Harrison said all ChicaEo fac
tions were united in asking for the
convention. "i
The peace treaty came to tho front
when Senator Lswis declared the para
mount issue In the campaign would DO
foreign affairs and arraigned the re-
publicans for enlsting the foreign
born citizens against America by ma
Ncious falsehoodS." He pleaded that
the convention 80 to Chicago 80 that
the large forsign-born population there
should SEQ that the party was not going
to 20 against them. Mr.. Sullivan said
Chicago was ready to advance $4,000
for the convention. ::
Frisco outbids Chicago.
Isadore Dockweiler, of California,
nominating San Francisco, outbid Chi
caros offer with the sum Of III. 900
FOR expenses ana the FREQ use, Of the
municipal auditorium, and additional
sums IL needed. San Francisco asked
for the convention for the first time.
Mr.. Dockweiier said, token OF appre-
ciation Of what California did in the
last election.
The claims Of San Francisco were
seconded by Miss NJ. E. Foy. asso-
ciate member Of the committee, and
J. Bruce Kremer, Montana, Woe chair
man OF the national committee. Miss
Foy said the women Of the country are
searching ''both parties to SEQ what
they stand for.'
eve. the women Of the Pacific
coast, are under the tutelage Of WooG-
row Wilson" she said.
Mr.. Kremer asked that the national
committee help to keep "the solid west
for the democratic party"
Kansas Citys claims were presented
by Champ Clark, DR.. B. A. Jenkins,
publisher Of the Kansas City Post;
Breckenridge Long, Of st. Louis, and
s.. NJ. Ammidon, national committee
man from Kansas. The city offered
guarantee Of 10000 and free use Of
the convention hall.
Or. Jenkins pointed out that Kan
.sas City lay In the center OF a group
OF doubtful states and the eSard Of
the convention to Kansas City would
cheer up every democrat from the Mis-
sissippi to the Rocky mountains.
s1 Political Firsworks Probable.
With the president preparing IAN
important message" to the party chiefs
~ the Jackson dinners and William
Jennings Bryan scheduled to speak his
mind on party policies. the suspense
araonS tAedsnocrats has become fair
~ so0g1e61ya Al business, such ~
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