The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-09

didacy for president in the coroinx
campaign.
The early trend of Ohio toward nro.
gressive thought in government and
the enliyening of az avity along these
lines brought to the front in con.
gressional politics James M. Cox wbo
espoused those principles from bis
first appearance in public life.
Governor Cox recently purchaser
the farm near Jacksonburg mos
which he was born and Is transform.
ing 1t into a modern farm where T..
expects to spend his later DAYS, Hs
has a comfortable, modern Suburban
home at Dayton, which8 he designed
and where he resides when not in fin
state capitol attending to his official
duties.
William ]. Bryan was much in EVIL
dence at the convention. He made
vigorous fight for a bone-dry plank in
the platform, but lost, and took the
fight to the floor of the convention
where he was accorded an ovation,
but was unable to secure the votes to
carry his ideas to adoption. Five
times he was voted down Overwhelm,
| ingly, sometimes by record ballots Of
each state, and at other times by noisy
chorus of noes.
Homer S. Cummings, temporary
| chairman of the convention, aroused
the delegates to the highest pitch Of
enthusiasm in his keynote address,
flaying the Republican senators for
the defeat of the league of nations
| covenant, declaring that no blacker
crime against civilization has ever
soiled the pages of our history. I'VE
will not submit to the reputation Of
the peace treaty." declared Chairman
Cummings, cor to any process by
which it is whitfield down to the van
ishing point"
THE Republican platform contains
no message of hope for Ireland, no
word of mercy for Armenia, and con-
ceals sword for Mexico" said Mr.,
Cummings.
He declared that peace achieve
ments of the Democratic party freed
the farmer from the deadening effects
of usurious financial control; labor
was given the Magma Charter of lib
erty; business and finance were re-
leased from the thralldom of IN
certainty and hazard.
I'VE fought great war for great
cause, and we had leadership that
carried America to greater heights Of
honor and power and glory than she
has ever known before in her entire
history said Mr.. Cummings.
Senator Joseph t. Robinson OF
Arkansas was chosen permanent chair
man at the Tuesday session. he
awoke the delegates to uproarious ap
prevail when he thoroughly lam
basted the senate under Republican
leadership for procrastination in dear
ing with the treaty, and asserted Una.
he made mo apology for Article ~
of the league covenant. ut is TO uie
shame of the senate" he declared
''that it took a greater time to delea1
the treaty than the army took TO WIZ
the war. And they left the treaty
right where it was when the president
| brought it back from Paris
Failure of the president to tahe
with him to the peace conference menu
| beers of the senate had ranked ~
some senatorial hearts, Senator hov
inson continued, but he added ina. =
the president had done so ana Inv
senators had ''shown no more hhtein-
/ gence at the conference In GFailne
the treaty than they have shown =
it's consideration, then COD e'ess
Woodrow Wilson for leaving tnein !
home" and again the delegates oi'D
ored their agreement.
The fourteen candidates placep :
d nomination for the presidency WEI
o Senator Robert L. Owen, oKialiO ",
Senator Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock ~.
= braska; Senator Carter GLASS;
n ginia; Senator f. Me, Simmons W. ~
/ Carolina; Governor James M, yog
3 Ohio; Governor Alfred e. Smith, ~ ~
i York; Governor EDWARD /. Ea@m Nav
70 New Jersey william G. McAdoo, nsl
g York; A. Mitchell Palmer, fennss
vania james W. Gerard, New =.
he Edwin r. Meredith, Iowa; Home
e. Cummings, Connecticut; JOIN orror
o. Davis, West Virginia; oo .,,,nne
to Francis Burton Harrison, fhinpf
n Islands. La.
On the prohibition Issue INC ao,o
It, form subcommittee made ho and
Il mendation at all to the eommittes we're
Do many members of the eommietes ~ ID
a. for steering the same middle eo on Or
II. the final platform draft. a uo ancps
m so of proposed declarations, ia sers
ne from ultra-wet to ultra-ais ,oyel,