Evening star., 1920-06-27
REED DENIED SEAT
AT SAN FRANCISCO
Administration Leaders Win
Sweeping Double Victory.
Palmer Men Seated.

AUDITORIUM, San FRANCISCO, june
26 (by the Associated Press) Admin
istration leaders won sweeping victory
in the democratic national committee to-
day, when that body recognized the Pal
mer group of delegates in the Georgia
contest and refused to give Senator
James A. Reed of Missouri. bitter op-
ponent of the league Of nations seat
in the convention. The vote to keep
Reed out of the convention was thirty
four to twelve, and came after e long
public hearing and an hour and half
of discussion behind closed doors.
The vote to seat the Georgia Palmer
delegates was unanimous. forty-nine
votes being recorded in their favor with
four committeeman absent. The action
of the national committee in the Geor-
gia contest carries with it the re-elec-
ton Of Clark Howell as member OF
the national committee. his delegates
having selected him at the time they
were named in Georgia.
The Vote by States.
The vote by states on the rejection
of Senator Reeds claim to seat in the
convention was as follows:
For Reed-California, Delaware,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Me-
braska, Nevada, New Jersey, New
York, North Dakota. Ohio-12.
Against Reed-Alabama, Arizona,
Colorado, Connecticut. Flo -da, Geor-
gia, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts. Michigan, Mississippi,
Missouri. Montana, New Hampshire,
New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South
Carolina, South Dakota. Tennessee,
Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Wash
ington, Wyoming, Alaska, Hawaii.
Philippines, Porto Rico-34.
Frank Quinn. who held the proxy of
F. B. Lynch of Minnesota. refrained
from voting because he expected to
be a member of the credentials COM
mittee and would have to pass on the
action of the national committee.
Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma,
West Virginia, Wisconsin and the
District Of Columbia were not fe-
corded as voting.
Glass Leads Attack.
Before the vote was taken Commit
teemen Moore, Ohio; salisbury. Della
ware; Mullen, Nebraska. and Dock
weller, California, spoke in favor Of
seating Reed.
Senator Glass of Virginia made the
principal speech against Reed and
was supported by Committeeman
Quinn, Rhode Island; Jones, New
Mexico. and Titlow. Washington.
N. E. Mack, New York. in voting
for Reed, gave his reasons, and John
w. Coughlin. Massachusetts, ex-
planned his vote against Reed.
The majority of the speakers on
each side confined themselves to rec
ords in the Reed case. and the league
of nations did not enter much into
the discussion, according to some of
the committeeman. Senator Glass
showed much feeling in his speech
AGAINST Senator Reed, and because of
his close connection with the Presi-
dent was regarded by some commit
teemen as renectlnS tue SieWS VI eho
White House.
There was no discussion of the
Georgia contest prior to the taking
of the vote.
To Appeal Case.
Friends of Senator Reed announced
that they will take his case to the
credentials committee. In the mean
time his seat will be held by James
n bradshaw, his alternate.
The Georgia contest will also go
IN the credentials committee. it was
declared by w. ]. Vereen. a member
of the deposed group of delegates,
who was to be the next national COM
,,itteeman from Georgia if the Hoke
smith-Tom Watson delegates had
won their fight before the committee.
Reed Hits Buck Hard.
Senator Reed tonight gave out a
statement asserting that the action
of the committee in rejecting him can
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