Evening star., 1920-01-06
THR0NGS PRESSING
FOR JACKSON DAY
DINNER TICKETS
Visiting Democrats Eagerly
Expect Keynote Ad-
dresses.
dresses.
BY n. o. MESSENGER.

Cummings and Secretary Hollister
and Publicity Director Cochran. who
are managing the Jackson day din
ner, wish that the faithful wouldn't
take the appeal so literally, for they
are coming in droves today after
tickets to the spread, and there aren't
enough seats to go round. The ma
uonal committee officers were well
nigh distracted today to find holes for
all the pegs bobbing up.
National committeeman dropping
INTO town in advance of the meeting
OF the committee were somewhat
surprised to find how many friends
tney had in Washington until they
discovered that being greeted as a
long lost brother was followed by an
urgent request for their influence in
obtaining seat at the dinner. Sew
eral scores of out-of- town visitors
Tor the occasion are on hand and
more coming, the hotels reported.
Expect Important Developments.
All the democrats seem to be keyed
up to a high pitch of expectation of
important developments at the din
ner. They think that both President
wilson and William J. Bryan may
start something" and they want to
near it. There is unusual interest in
the speeches to be made and attentive
ears will be bent toward the possible
sounding of keynote addresses.
Great interest and wide speculation
attach to the pre-announced COM
munication from President Wilson.
VIII it be a declaration on the third
term? the politicians are asking, or
VIII he take a last-ditch stand on
the league of nations? The sugges-
ton that he may come out for un-
qualified ratification of the treaty
and adoption of the league of ma
nh
has caused considerable perturbation
among some democrats.
AT time when democrats in the
Senate are divided on the subject
some outspoken in support of reser-
vations and others known to favor
them. although withholding opinion
in Difference to the President, the
idea of making adherence to the
original draft of the league a party
policy. through a declaration from
the titular head of the party. is re-
garded with dubiousness and leads to
double whether the President will
do so.
Would Crafty Republican,.
There is no question that republi-
cans would hail such a declaration
with delight. They are united to a
man now for reservations, and if the
President wants to go to the polls
on the issue of no reservations at al
they will not only meet him at Phil.
ippi, but will be there waiting fol
him. Republicans, it is declared
would receive such declaration from
the President as indication that tn.
gods Of political fortune are will
them.
AS heretofore pointed out in The
Star, Mr.. Bryan has come out for res
ervations. and politicians today are
wondering whether he, is to find him
self aligned at last on what many
democrats and republicans alike be-
lieve to be the popular side of a great
issue. with the man whom he made al
Baltimore taking the opposite. The
bent of opinion among democratic
laymen today was that the President
will not put his party "out on a limb
by demanding unqualified ratification
of the treaty Is party issue.
Planning for Committee Meeting.
Preparations for the meeting of the
national committee Thursday at 1890
at the Shoreham are being completed
Very few proxies are coming in, and
a large attendance of members is ex.
pected Chairman Cummings will
make report of the work of the
committee and then the claims of con-
testing cities for the convention will
be heard.
Kansas City was first on the field
with a delegation headed by Fred w
Fleming and f. NJ. Clendenning of the
chamber of commerce. Gavin McNat
of San Francisco is in town. ad-
vance courier of the coast delegation
land. Cincinnati and indianapolis
boomers also are on the way. The
selection is believed to lie between
Chicago and Kansas City.
National Committeeman Mullen OF
Nebraska is at the Shoreham. intent
IL fNr ha hD1
ton of the two-thirds rule. He was
busy today interesting members of
the committee in it. Among many
committeeman there is disinclinatior
to have the national committee make
any suggestion on this point. leaving
1t to the convention for decision.
Women Members to Attend BANQUET
The following members of the as
sociate womens democratic nationa
committee will attend the jackson
day banquet: Mrs. Pattie Ruffner ia
cobs of Alabama. Miss Mary E. Foy o.
California. Miss Carolina Ruutz Rec.
Of Connecticut, Mrs. John X. OttIey OF
Georgia. Mrs. Myra H. Wilson of Hi.
nois, Mrs. Julia E. Landers Of Indiana
Mrs. A. w. Harris of Kansas, Mrs
Frazier Bonnie of Kentucky. Mrs
William r. Pattangall of Maine. Mrs
Susan w. Fitzgerald of Massachu.
setts, DR.. Emma E. Bower of Michi.
gan, Mrs. Peter OleSen of Minnesota
Mrs. Dorothy Branch Jackson of New
Hampshire. Mrs. John Sherwin Cros
by of New York. Miss Mary over
Graham of North Carolina. Mrs Mauds
Murray Miller of Ohio, Mrs ID. A. Nc.
Dougal OF Oklahoma, Mrs. w. C. Cath.
cart of South Carolina, Mrs. William
Hickey of South Dakota, Miss c. o
Williams Of Tennessee and Mrs. Perc,
V. Pennybacker of Texas.
Prominent Speakers Scheduled.
Speakers at the Jackson day ban
quet as announced today by Homer
Cummings. chairman. include an even
dozen of the most prominent figures
in the democratic party. Most Of the
men mentioned for the presidential
nomination are included in the list
which also contains the name of one
woman.
A message from President Wilson
will be read first at the banquet and
speeches will be made by the follow
ingi William Jennings Bryan. Secre-
er, Gov. Cox of Ohio, James W. Gerard
former ambassador to Germany;
Champ Clark of Missouri, former
Speaker of the Housej Gov. Cornwell.
West Virginia; Senators Hitchcock, Ne
braska; Pomerene, Ohio; Underwood.
Alabama, and Owen. Oklahoma, and
Mrs Peter Olesen, associate membe r
of the national committee frem Min
nesota.
SINN FEINERS THROW
BOMBS AT BARRACKS
1oNn0N January 4-Three hun