Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-28
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Election of Senator ]. o. Wolcott
Is national committeeman and
nember of the resolutions commit
ee from Delaware, was announced
Pg the state delegation today.
sBejamin A. Hazelt was elected
chairman of the delegation.
State leaders said most of the
Delaware votes would go to Nc
kdoo in nomination balloting, al
hough there was some sentiment in
Favor of Vice President Marshall
md Ambassador Davis.
The Mississippi delegation de-
Itided to cast its first vote for Sem
ltor John Sharp Williams for pres
dent. Most of the delegates Were
,aid to favor Governor Cox on sub
sequent ballots.
Representative Humphreys was
elected chairman, Senator Harrison
rs resolutions committee member
and former Governor Brewer to the
Il tutHtIdlS
Daniel j. McGillicuddy was re-
Elected member of the national
committee by the Maine delegation.
Bertrand G. Mcintyre was chosen
chairman of the delegation and
William r. Pattangall was ap-
pointed on the resolutions commit
tee. Mrs. Pattangall was elected
national committee woman in an
ticipation of formal creation of that
office. The caucus took no action
on either candidates or platform
Marshall NOisiIy Welcomed.
Vice President Marshall was
Elected Indiana member of the res
buttons committee and was given
rousing reception when he APP
peared at Indiana headquarters.
Edward G. Hoffman was reelected
national committeeman, and Thorn
as Taggart chosen chairman of the
delegation.
North Carolina also reelected It's
national committeeman, A. w. Me-
Lean. j. d. Norwood was chosen
chairman of the delegation and j.
O. Carr for the resolutions COM
mittee.
The Texas delegates ratified the
selection of T.. B. Love as member
of the national committee, elected
Cone Johnson as chairman of the
delegation and appointed M. M
Crane as member of the committee
on resolutions.
Former Governor w. c. Houston
was chosen chairman of the Ten
nessee delegation. The Tennessee
caucus also ratified the election oil
Cordell Hull as member of the l.
,tional committee, and named Sen
ator X. D. Mcclellan as the state
representative on the resolutions
| committee. Miss C. o. Williams, OF
Memphis. was elected natloha
committee woman.
No Action of Presidency.
No action was taken on the presi'
dency because the delegation i
| urging the candidacy of General l.
TYSON. of Knoxville, for vice presl'
dent.
The delegation sent a message Of
commentator to Governor RobeftS
for his action in calling an eXtr'
session of the legislature to act up
F en- the federal suffrage amend
ment.
North Dakota delegates, repre-
senting one of the first states II
the union to establish prohibition
enied today reports that they in
tended to support wet" proposal
before the democratic platform
committee. r. B. Murphy wa'
elected to the convention resolu
tions committee, on the under
standing that he would favor elm
ination of the whole subject from
present considerations, though In
dividual members of the delegation
personally were inclined to allevia
ton of present federal prohibitorN
statutes. G. S. Wolledge was namet
chairman, and Charles Simon mem
Der of the credentials committee
Indications were that McAdo'
would secure the bulk OF tn
states ten ballots on opening con
vention votes.
The caucus of the Oregon dele
CATION brought forth declaration
by VIII e. Purdy, of Salem. one D
the states "big four" that h
would vote for Mr.. McAdoo solel.
because he had been instructed
that. such a vote would be agains
his will. He also declared that i
the time came when he could d
so he would place in nomination
|. Senator George e. Chamberlain.
John H. Stevenson was electe'
chairman of the delegation am
Judge Thomas III. Crawford wa
chosen member of the resolution
committee.
A motion to instruct Judg
Crawford to work for the incorpor
kation of dry plank in the platform
was withdrawn after the resolution
committee member said he woul'
be uncompromisingly for DIR,
piankif any effort should be mad
to include one that was wet
National Committeeman Morrow