Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-26


Yhave the full committee hear the case.
On the roll call, North Dakota, South
Dakota. and Wisconsin were among
those voting n favor. States opposed
included Minnesota, Montana, and Wyo-
ming.
The Georgia contest involves IS votes
while in Missouri the question is whether
Senator James A, Reed, opponent of
the national administration and the
league of nations. shall be seated in the
face of bis rejection by the Missouri
st.te convention. Reed was reelected b4
the Fifth Missouri district after his re-
lection by the state convention, but it is
claimed the action was illegal.
Turner Seated From Oregon
The committee decided to seat r. r.
Turner as q delegate at large from Ore-
gon. He had been named by the state
committee TO fill a vacancy caused by
death
John i. Schuyleman. who protested
against the seating of Turner. announ-
ced he would carry his case to the cree
Dental committee.
An important action By the COMMITTEES
was the unanimous adoption Of the rec
commendation to the national convention
that each state and territory be repre-
sented in the national committee by one
man and one woman.
The committee also decided TO give
the Panama canal zone representation
by two delegates and two alternates in
the convention.
Cummings Temporary Chairman.
The committee approved the execu.
tive committees report of temporary
officers of the convention. which rec
commended Homer s. Cummings TO be
the temporary chairman Of the conven-
ton.
There was buzz through the come
mittee room when Francis NJ Wilson,
United States district attorney for the
western district of Missouri, presented
the certified action of the democracy
of the Fifth Missouri district in elect
ing Senator James A. Reed a delegate
to the convention. He asked an oppor~
tunity to present the facts to the COM
mittee and was informed that he would
be heard at the proper time. 1t is un-
derstood the seating of Senator Reed
will be considered by a sub committee.
On the suggestion of National Com
mitteeman l. b. Bockweiler. California,
the convention will be asked that when
it adjourns on Monday that it be until
/ p. m. Tuesday. in order to permit the
visiting delegates TO take q steamer ex-
cursion Tuesday morning.
Dual Representation.
The committee adopted without dis
cussion a resolution to be submitted
to the national convention providing
that hereafter each state and terri-
tory be represented in the national COM
mittee by one man and one woman, TO
be selected according to state laws or
party rules where no state law covers
the election OF national committeeman.
The resolution also provided that the
woman committeeman to serve the
next four year she selected by thh
state delegation to the present conven-
tion.
Schuyman's Claims.
In the case of John Y. Schuyleman,
who protested against the seating Of
X. r. Turner as delegate at large
from Oregon, the committee decided TO
seat Turner. Turner was selected
delegate at large by the Oregon state
committee. to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of c. r. Baldwin. Schuy-
leman appeared before the committee
and argued that he should fill the va
cancy on the ground that he received
the fifth highest vote in the race for
the four places as delegates at large.