South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-21
Marshall, Taggarl. Ralston
and Mrs. McCulIOch Com
pose Big Four.
PRECEDENTS BROKEN
Women Take Important Part
Throughout Deliberations
of Session.

BY Associated Press
INDtAEAPOLiS. rnd MAY -o-
Although sc,eraI political precedents
were broken. the business Of ne
democratic state convention moved
with clvck-liSe precision THURSDAY.
Keynote addresses Of Vice Prcst
Thomas Il. Marshall and Claude @
Bowers. o. Fort Wayne. had been
heard. delegates-at-larEe 20 the IA
tOnal convention had been named.
a platform adopted and "a comp ete
state ticket nominated when adj
curnment sine die was taken az 2.20
O'Clock.
Women Take Part
For the first time in the history
Of Indiana "a woman-Miss Adelaide
Steele Baylor Of Indianapolis-was
given a place on the state ticket
or either Of the two major parties
Women took an important part
throughout the deliberations OF the
one-day convention. Mrs. Adeibert
Flynn. Of LOgansport was a mem
Der OF the resolutions committee
which drafted the party platform.
She also, from the floor of the con
Nention. nominated Miss Baylor a.
the candidate for superintendent or
public instruction. Mrs Alice Foster
McCullOcb. Of Fort Wayne. was
named a member Of Indiana's big
four" TO san Francisco and three
other women were named alternate
elegates-at-large
One Contest
In the nomination Of the state
ticket only one contest developed
that between George A Dehority.
Of Elwood and Lawrence A. Hand
ley, OF Richmond. for treasurer OF
staJe-and that did not last through
one ballot as Handley's name was
withdrawn and Dehority's nomins-
tion was made unanimous
The name OF Woodrow Wilson was
cheered every time IL was mentioned
and his administration was strongly
endorsed. 4 demand was made for
the ratification OF the peace treaty
and the League OF Nations.
An attempt To stampede the con-
vention for an endorsement OF Vice
Pres't Marshall for the presidential
nomination at san Francisco was
checked by Marshall himself. who
reappeared on the speakers plat
form during the demonstration and.
obtaining quiet. said he was rem nd
ed OF the remark a farmer boy made
TO his mother. after Offering her a
taste OF his first glass OF soda water
Drink her down. Ma. It's nothin' but
sweet wind"
This is sweet wind 10 me-" sa ID
Mr. Marshall. "but I tell YOU again.
do not seek the nomination for
president"
Name Delegates.
The MISUNDERSTANDING 90 the ma
tional convention elected Thursday
are:
Mr. Marshall former L. s. Sen.
Thomas TagEart. former Gov. sam
vel NJ Ralston and Mrs McCul-
och. The alternates are. Mrs Bcs
sic Lauenstetn. Evansville. Mrs
Mary K. McNutt indianapolis. Mr.
Hortense Lapp Moore Rockville and
Mason J. Niblack. Vincenues
For United States senator. Thorn
as TagRart. French Lick.
For presidential electors t-laree:
Miss Julia +. Landers. indianapolis
Paul Z. McNutt, MartiusvIle. con-
tingent electors: Miss Mary Gala
han, Perry; Cornelius O-Brien. L.awr-
enceburB.
For Governor - Dr. Carleton B
McCulIoch. Indianapolis.
For Lieutenant G0VernOr-Samuci
n Foster. Fort Wayne.
For Secretary of -rate-CharlcS
II Wagner, Columbus
For Auditor Of State - Charles
r. Hughes, Peru.
For Attorney Genera George A
Dehority. Elwood-
For superintendent OF Public In
stru uction-Miss Adelaide Steele Bay
lor. indianapolis
For Reporter Of Supreme Court
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