The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-25
WILSON MEN
FIGHT REED
EXCLUDE MISSOURIAN
FROM CONVENTION
Georgia Contest Only Other
Battle Staged Before Dem
ocratic Committee

SAN FRANCISCO. June @t.-M"m-
hcIS Of the national committee. which
meets tomorrow afternoon IL comp" =
thu temporary roll of delegates j." tnc
Democratic convention. antIClpat, Il live
is time II Senator James \: Reed Of
Missouri appears and tries |" have him
self placed on the lust. The Missouri
senator. who is n bitter opponent OF
the League of Nations covenant. and
who has opposed many Of the admins.
tratiun measures in the senate. arrived
here Int" today 10 fight his own battle
for recognition as Il delegate.
Although the senator claims Ia nav
been elected as a dclcgat" from the flith
Missouri district. his name does not APP
pear on tn" list of delegates madp up
by tho secretary Of thu national commit
tee for submission to the committee To-
morrow.
The Missouri state convention some
time ag" rejected the selection OF Reed
as Il dele gate by the Fifth district Demo
Gratis. According to the records OF the
national committee here. the Fifth dis
trict did not select dclcgat" I" MI
his place during the life Of IN" state
convention. but reelected Reed at a
subsequent meeting.
nlegality Claimed.
According To Executive Secretary H"l-
lister nf the national committee. II IS
claimed Reeds reelection was illegal
and Spr that reason his nam" was not
placed on the temporary roll for ap-
prnNal by tho national commlttcc:
II was also said by Mr.. Hollist"r
that James r. bradshaw Of Kansas
city. an alternate. would I've recognized
as senator Reeds substitute. TIL" other
regular delegate from the FItih dIStrlCt
is Joseph II. shannon. Kansas city. 1t
was said that If senator Reeds ere
dcntials We're not recognized an effort
would hc made by the senator 10 oh
tain Il proxy i'll order To get the h""r
and fight tho administration plank on
the Leaeuc of Nations.
Supporters Of tn" Wilson adm!niStra-
ion made no secret uf their intention
To resist Reeds intention /" pariI'l-
pate in tho convention proceedings.
The Georgia Contest.
The Georgia contest, III" only on"
officially hlcd with tn" national "om-
mitlec probably Will be chnsIdcrcd by
subcommittee before hnal action is
taken by the full committee. This Is
a tight between on" SGT of delegates
ia, oring \. Mitchell Palmer for presi-
dent and another known aS the Hok"
Smi,h-Tom Watson group. The adjust
mcnt of this dispute is expected 10 set
It." the contest for national "oInmIt-
ICcm"n from Georgia. Clark Howell
Oldest committeeman in point uf ser
vice in the national body. ~ lined up
with the Palmer forces. and iS opposed
by ". t. Ncrcn.
Talk of contest from Oregon, where
a dclcEate-at-lar died and his y ace
was 'fillcd by the stat" central COM
mittcr. was not taken seriously by MEM
hcrS OF the Htpnal COMMITTEES. j. l..
Schuylsman, wR ran nflh IN Tho con-
test Tor the four places ns dclrgatc-at-
large. is said TO clhm that l.! reason "r
the vote he pOllcd hc should havr been
selected by the state committee. Mem
bcrs of the EnAtionaI committee here.
however. CNprrSSd IN" upini0n that the
selection Of the stat" committee would
stand unlcss It was shown that party
riil,S NlOlatCI