The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-27
By Associated Press


 Auditorium, San Francisco, June 26. - Administration leaders won a sweepiEe vic tory in the democratic national convention today when that body recognized the Palmer group of delegates in the Georgia contest and refused to give Senator James A. Reed of Missouri, bitter opponent of the League of Nations, seat in the convention. The vote to keep Reed out of the convention was 54 to 12 and came after long public hearing and an closed doors.
 The vote to senr the Georgia Palmer delegates was unanimous, 4o votes being recorded in their favor with four committeeman ab- sent. The action of the national |
 enrrfcd With 1t the re-ciectiou oy 1 Clark Howell a member of the l national committee. his delegates having selected him at the time
 they were named in Georgia. VOTE ON REEDS CLAIM | The vote by states on the rejection l of senator Reeds claim to a seat in the convention follows:
 1 For Reed-California. Delaware, 1ili- pois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Nebras- | ka, Nevada, New Jersey. New York, North Dakota, Ohio--12 l Against Reed--Alabama Arizona. 1 Colorado Connecticut, Florida Georgia, Idaho Kansas, Maine, Maryland. Massa- I chusetts Michigan Mississippi, Mis- souri, Montana, New Hampshire. New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon. Penn- 1 svlvania, Rhode Island. South Carolina, south Dakota, Tennessee, Texas ver- mont, Virginia. Washington, Wyoming, 1 Alaska, Hawaii. Philippines, Porto Rico i-34
 | Frank Quinn, who held the proxy of F. B. Lynch of Minnesota. refrained from voting because he expected to be 1 a member of the credentials committee. and would have to pass the sction oi the national committee. l Arkansas, Louisiana Oklahoma, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of I 1 Before the vote was taken. Commit l teemen Moore, Ohio: Salisbury, Dela- ware; Mullen Nebraska. and Dock- 1 weller, California, spoke In favor ot seating Reed.
 GLASS MAIN OPPONENT | Senator Glass. Virginia. made the principal speech against Reed, and was supported by Committeeman Quinn, Rhode Island; Jones, New Mex ico. and Titlow, Washington. N. E, Mack, New York, in voting for Reed, gave his reasons. and John W. Coughlin. Massachusetts, explained hiu vote against Reed. The majority of ths speakers on each side confined then- selves to records in the Reed case and l the, League of Nations did not enter much into the discussion. according to some of the committeeman. 1 Senator Glass showed much feeling in this speech against Senator Reed, and be- lcause of his close connection with the President was regarded by some conn mtteemen as reflecting the views of the White House There was no discussion of the Georgia contest prior to the taking l of the vote.
 | Friends of Senator Reed announced they would take his case to the credentials committee In the meantime his seat will be held by James T. Bradshaw, his alternate.
 | The Georgia contest will go to the cree dentials committed. 1t was declared by 1 W. J Vereen, a member of the deposed group of delegates. who was to be the Inext national committeeman from Geor- ! gia if tue Hoke Smith-Tom Watson dele gates had won their fight before the committee.
 PALMER CLAIMS 32O VOTES A Mitchell Palmer told the Georgia delegates he would not ask them to stand for him to the last if they, with the Pennsylvania delegates pledged to him, were the only ones voting for him. He predicted he would have 20 votesI l on the first ballot and additional votes | or succeeding ballots.
 | The smith Watson delegates from Georgia who lost their contest today. i will take their case to the credentials Ieommittee, according to a statement given out tonight by Charles $. Barrett, chairman of the delegation.
 "We are neither surprised nor dis mayed" said Mr.@Barrett, by the action os the national committed. The long l years of service on the committee of IClark Howell made it practically cer- tain that their decision would be adverse to our side of the case, In view of th0 l fact that his continuances on the commits tee is one of the matters involved. Likes wise the presence of A. Mitchell Palmer lon the committee was somewhat of & factor against us
 Our real fight will come before tho credentials committee en Monday af- ternoon We represent 10000 voters lagainst 1000 who voted for Mir Palmer. We were elected as delegates by two to one majority of our state convention. We represent more than two thirds e
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