The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-06-26
PALMER EXPECTED
TO WIN GEORG|A'S
CONTESTED SEATS
Reed Fights for Right to Place
on Convention Physical and
Conversational Congestion
Increases at Frisco.

Nt' NAN<AANAtSkO, June GO.--OOnlple-
tlon Of the temporary roll of the Dem
ocrauc national convention was in sight
TO-DAY when the national committee re-
sumed consideration of credentials, with
the Georgia contest before 1t and Sem
ator Reeds effort to gain seat on
the floor with the Missouri delegation
also to be passed on. Other business
occupied the first session of the COM
HMl.eee Yesterday, preventing prompt
disposition of these troublesome ques-
tions
Committeeman expressed confidence
that the Georgia case would be put
through, probably without vote
against seating the delegation lined up
lor Attorney-General Palmer for presi-
They were not quite SO sure of the
result on Senator Reed. Previously it
looked certain that he would be denied
~delegate-at- large by the state con-
Vention. There were intimations over
night, however, of a disposition among
some committee members not to oppose
the senator's plan for getting on the
The influx of delegations which be-
gan yesterday, continued and added
hourly to the physical and conversa-
tional congestion in hotel lobbies. Out
OF the din arose what some observers
professed to recognize as a spurt of
domination sentiment toward Gov.
Cox, of Ohio.
1t sent the army of news writer's on
the ground scurrying about in search Of
its source. The best they could make
Of 1t was that the coming Of several
delegations already in the Cox column
had added just that many to the Cox
takers, with nothing definite to indi-
"Mac'll Do" Is Slogan.
The elusive McAdoo boom also put
pearance. Bobbing serenely into sight
despite Mr.. McAdoo's personal efforts
to chloFoform 1t some days ago, the
movement for nomination of the form
cards appearing in hatbands of dele
"MacTl DO"
AS there is no McAdoc headquarters
nor agency authorized to stimulate SEN
timeRt for him, so far as known, the
source OF the new manifestation of po-
litical Immortality on the part Of his
boom was net clear:
M Apti1nsof the national committee yes-
x fefday In adopting a resolution urgiuE
the convention to grant equal commit.
tee suffrage and membership to women
Of the party gave the delegates another
subject to discuss. Women delegates,
of whom there are an unusual number
present, were elated. wives and fem
mime relatives of the men delegates
also participate in impromptu jubila-
tions The convention has almost the
look and manner Of tourist excursion
have grabbed at the chance to bring
the family West on sightseeing trip
while they were at It,
II the national committees plan Is
ratified by the convention, the com
mittee will hereafter be double its
present size and be composed OF man
and woman member from each state
with equal voting powers. Delegates
from nonsuffrage states greaned some
what at the prospect; but they reoog-
nzed there was no escape from maxi
ing the appointments for women unless
the state in such cases was ready to
forego half Of its voting power in COM
mittee.
Arrival of part of the Pacific fleet
added a touch of color to lobby in
terest.
Daniels on Flagship.
Admiral Rodman. fleet commander,
will arrive today with secretary DAN
iels as a passenger on his flagship, The
naval secretary Is an old political war
horse and Is expected. to take an ac-
tive part In party deliberations. He
will be the fourth member of the cabi-
net to reach the battlefield. Attorney
General Palmer, most active of presi-
dental nomination aspirants, to judge
and Secretary Meredith and Postmas-
tersGeneral Burleson already hav-
ing Joined the convention throng.
Mr. Meredith's coming was stgnaliZed
by a new manifestation OF the kinship
of his presidential boom with that Of
former Ambassador Gerard. Announce
ment already had been made that joint
headquarters had been opened for these
two, n thing unknown to the oldest
habtue Of political conventions, To-
day huge sign appeared far up on
the front OF a hotel declaring that
Meredith Gerard's" would be found in
side,
night at dinner to his committee col
leagues. Political speeches were In
order and such fixing up Of platform
or candidate sIatss as ., occurred was
Out OF gossip started by the enter,
tainment, however, came a new report
of an impending fight on the chair
manship Of the covention's resolution
committee, which will draw up the
N Senator Glass of Virginia has been
4 generally accepted as slated for the
post, although there has been strong
talk within the last day or two that
Senator Walsh Of Montana might get
the lob Glass arrived two days ago
while Senator Walsh came in yester-
day.
The Montana senator mas the backing
of w. ]. Bryan. who also arrived yes
terday armed and equipped, he inti-
mated, for a knock down and drag
out fight against any attempt to slip
a wet or even slightly moist plank
in the platform.
Senator Walsh has expressed opposi-
tion to a prohibition plank.
Mr. Bryan also is credited with ideas
of his own as to the league of nations
plank, not in accord with the Virginia
state platform declaration approved by
President Wilson. Owing to these
considerations the fight over the reso-
lutions committee Craftsmanship was
generally taken to be q struggle be-
tween administration and Bryan forces
for control.
Mr.. Burleson's coming revived inter
est in his recent public castigation OF
certain provisions OF the VOlstead en-
forcement act as absurd" The state
ment gave wet plank talk in platform
discussion a zest it had not previously
known. Even now, when many forces
appear to be combining to suppress this
issue completely and leave the platform
silent on the subject there is great
interest in watching the course Mr..
Burleson will take and argument as to
the extent to which he should be view
ed as administration spokesman on
the point