The Washington times., 1920-06-29
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GUST ALLFOES
Steam Roller in Credentials
Committee FIattens Admin
istration Critics. T.,
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES,
Interua tioaal News Service.


SAN FRANCISCO, June 29.-Ths
smoothly running machinery Of the
Wilson Administration functioned
perfectly in the committee on ere-
dentials early today, and three con-
sistent opponents Of the White
House-Senator "Jim" Reed Of Mis-
souri, and Senators Hoke Smith and
Tom Watson Of Georgia-again went
down to defeat at the hands Of the
Administration supporters.
After a lengthy session the COM
mittee succeeded In agreeing upon .
report which will be presented to ths
convention today. recommending The
denial Of a seat to Senator Reed and
dismissal of the claims Of the Hoks
Smith-Tom Watson delegates from
Georgia. The committee voted q -
4 in favor OF dismissing the Smith
Watson claims and the seating of the
twenty-eight Palmer-pledged dele
gates from Georgia
HAVE ONE APPEAL. -
In the case of Senator Reed. the
vote was 80 to 9 against allowing him
to participate in the convention
only one final appeal is now opsa
to the defeated leaders,, 4Q01t u ed-
mftted1y foriorn one, They can, ".
desired. bring their cases before the
convention itself today by. having
some friend on the credentials com
mittee submit q minority report
Instances where tho convention.
however, has overturned the action Of
the full national committee and the
convention committee itself are -
rare that they may decide to accept
the defeat and close the account
The unseating OF Reed and the
seating Of the Palmer delegates was
not accomplished without consider
able work. For nearly seven hours
the committee wrestled with the two
cases, taking ample testimony and
hearing much oratory from represen-
tatives of both sides. At the end the
opinion seemed to prevail that To
trio OF Wilson opponents had been
disciplined and the vote in each case
was convincing.
NINE BREAK AWAY.
In the Reed case nine members ef
the committee swung awhy frsa the
Administration's wishes and voted to
give the Missouri Senator his seat.
They were Florida, Massachusetts,
Nebrasba. n New Jersey, New Yssk,
Ohio, Utah, Alaska, and the District
Of Columbia.
Six members--Indiana, Iowa. New
Hampshire, Vermont, Hawaii, and
Porto Rico-were recorded as not vot-
ing.
The New Jersey member, Charles H.
Gallagher. OF Trenton. was emphatic
in his vote.
"As a delegate from Woodrow Will
sons home State, his own town. and
his own county, l voted for Jim
Reed" declared Gallagher, as he
strobe from the committee long after
midnight and made for his hotel with
out waiting to vote on the remaining
contests.
DELEGATES WEARY.
Only four States lined up with the
Smit h-Watson faction in the voting
on the Georgia cases. They were Col
orado, Massachusetts,, Oklahoma, and
Utah.
1t was a weary crowd OF delegates
that made up the committee early to-
day after a session lasting most OF
the night. There were two women on
the committee--Mrs. Guilford Dudley.
OF Nashville. Tenn, and Mrs. Florence
Gotham, Of Little Rock, Ark.
Although tired from the excitement
OF the flst days session and heavy
eyed at the long vigil, they gamely
stuck IL out in the tobacco-smoke at
mosphere of the stuffy room and lis
tened attentively to the presentation
Of evidence. In both cases they voted
with the Administration supporters.
One other woman sat through most
of the long session. She was Mrs
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