El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-09

gzvel in senator Lodges hands as
the permanent presiding officer and
set the convention on the second stage
OF its journey with little prospect that
Dental nomination before Friday or
Friday night
Wood Crowd Scores.
out OF other developments. how
ever. which placed senator watson
at the head Of the platform building
machinery and made Edward Duff
field, New Jersey, chairman OF the
credentials committee. Gen Woods
lieutenants drew much comfort Both
men are delegates instructed for
Wood. Frank Hitchcock, invested
yesterday with the authority OF Sc
prema commander over the Wood field
forces, saw a psychological acvan-
tage to his candidate in the victory"
Leader who in other days were the
mafnpring OF party action did not
share Mr.. Hitchcock's views They
continued TO talk much Of Gov Low
den's gaining strength; while from
camps OF senator Johnson and the
Illinois governor came assertions
from the candidates themselves tnat
they were satisfied" with the situa-
ton. coupled with expressions Of
optimism as TO the outcome OF the
balloting.
Election Of Wood men to the two
garded by the Wood supporters as
tending to aid in holding delegations
instructed for him in line during the
balloting. Admittedly, any develop
ment which would have that effect
would be valuable TO any candidate
Aside from guesses as TO what the
more than 500 uninstruCted delegates
viii do when the roll Is called for
their votes, the main topic Of CONVEX
sation, assertion, counter assertion
and conjecture, has been the number
OF ballots through which the big
three" can hold the lines Of their in
structed cohorts
Should their forces remain firm in
definitely. the search for a dark
horse will begin in earnest to break
the deadlock that would result
Kansas Law Denounced.
Vigorous opposition to federal leg
fslation similar to the Kansas indus
trial court measure. TO unrestricted
immigration and to the use Of injunc-
ton proceedings in strikes was con-
tanned in a set of demands" which
samuel Gompers and Matthew A Vol
Of the American Federation OF Labor
submitted to the resolutions com
mittee.
High Cost Of Living.
Other demands included:
Immediate relief from high cost Of
living burdens; extension Of the farm
loan act TO give credit to all properly
organized cooperative and individual
sarmerss issuance Of a monthly state
ment by the department OF labor on
the cost OF manufacture Of staple ar
ticles; prompt federal investigation OF
profits and prices and the making ac-
cessfble Of all income and other tax
returns; observance, enforcement and
extension of the federal maximum s.
hour law in all civil departments Of
the government revision Of the fed
eral compensation law to care for
those not reached by state laws as
well as sufferers from industrial ac-
cidents and occupational Diseases ex-
clusion from interstate commerce Of
products Of convict labor; repeal Of
the labor provisions Of the Esch-
Cummins law; direct election OF fed
eral judges by the people for terms
not exceeding six years and action TO
prevent federal legislation being held
unconstitutional
The statement also declared against
the use OF force by the United States
in Mexico TO compel Mexicans to meet
the demands OF persons who purpose
10 exploit" Mexico's resources.