Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-09
June 28 IS FIXED
SDATE OF SESSION
Decision for Pacific
Coast City.
FIRST WEST OF ROCKIES
Chicago and Kansas City Bid for
Mccting-Dcmand that Senate
Ratify Treaty.
nY JUSTIN McGRAIu.

III JUSTIN hc6HAIH
WASHINGTON. Jan. S-The Demo
cratic National Convention OF 1870 vii!
nc held in san Francisco. The con-
scn,ion will opcn at i. O'Clock noon.
june IS.
In selecting san Francisco as tho city
- entertain the next Democratic Ma
iional Convention tho Democratic Ma
t!ana' Committee set a new political
precedent. Tho National Democrat IL.
convention OF 1890 VIII DO the nrst
national convention o: either party held
"gS, Tn OF the Rock Mountains.
honos OF entertaining the convention
between Chicago, Kansas city and san
.ihneisco III On the first ballot 1t dc
-rltly greater strength than either CHI
ago or Kansas CITY. and a unanirnous
dectaion IN favor OF San Francisco va.
Soon reached.
Friscos Attractive Onrr.
San francisco made by FAR the most
oiesrs ise''rg o HsnanG;ai s1a 6on offer =, offered 3
National COMMITTEES, ana 4 farther
picoge TO raise $4,000 as an entertain
msnt fund, It's delegation demon
Scntion hotel accommodations colnu.r.
re WIN those OF san Francisco The
N inc finest aud rum on tho cont.
~, .a. Sii, OF the Panama Pacific
The ohjection against ,akin. INC
convention 10 san Francisco-that i,
order TO get therc-was cnec;ively mot
oF inc spreading OF information ,inor
".SiiattE mat the oases to bc found in
safe FOR any hardships that miyh,
'ave to DC endured on the journey. ~
Piens of Women Win.
,ri,,cc i,seording ing TO members OF the com
10 women which won Tor Sa, E-,n.
SEQ MISS Mar T. Foy, OF caI!fornia
S:otn,neniiiS pleaded that tho Dcmocraiic
na.lonai Comni;tce owed i; to tho
women OF tho West 10 send IN. con-
ien1,on TO san Francisco She said
!, was the women of tho Yves, who Nh
Won the victory for tho pc,on"-..j,. ~.
psrty in 1916. They were ,hc n;o,'cnre =, 80
~, .nr woman .saHrase movement, ana
states IN giving the franchise Ia wor,o-,
ss.'n sn hcen followed by so many Of ,nn
nent = ,, molid hr gracious corn0Ii-
democracy 10 rccG:nizc inc 60.
,,.n,' orh 'n", ihey had done In brinEinr
tooht woman suffrage In tho l:ni,aI
states ana in aiding Dcmocratic $40!
National Comm!ttecman 1staor, !,
nc Of the most eloquent srnncbn, o,,an :,
;hc day IN behalf OF San irancisnes Iis,'ss oi
Windy city Makes Plea.
ploGGed "f'ns fnHs os on ,1 hehalf ha OF Chicago
ncnses OF tho convention ~ ne tr, sH
Snyor HARRISON. or Chicago. r.fnrred
w6i,'b aoGi.,o"sly SId 10 the political differences
nimseIf and ex-senator James Iis rni,,on
,sasd ,"wis and Mr. sullivan. hut said they
for tho selection OF 6'i1c...oo' .o''oh'ousiy
~ yoni VII give tho convention 10
Tnf.s Tn,Gaso, ., said Mr sullivan in his plea
NC drys and tho vets - 90"
>tissanr1 Na,i@1al commit,eGman Go,t-a. OF
nan Of the Kansas City delega;ion. ;T'r
rhiSd 7ffEfd Up s1 by iormsr spcaker clark and
nrcckeneid rscb emi rs astani SScre,nry OF state
calims of Kansas City ~
!. ..HSSoiutio Ss IONS unanimously submitted TO
adopted without dissent by a ris;n..
Note were. In part, as follows:
Committee Reioices with Nation.
roinino nc pennocrat:c National Committee
r"}urn }u1Ies ,o WITH b The nation at, the rapid
ison. the leader of democracy. artrr
tua m,s nnSsical break down. due largely 10
world. .u,id IN MS effort in behalf Of
We indorse his coura cous ana IA
Of ,hc ,nr,a "muGavor to bring tho nations
,nd, im. world 10 peace by such nutual
ec,ifr acm,IiGfrstn,mdins as viii enable them To
neetto ,naihoatsh sheir differences hy amicablc
Hi".rnodS rather than by war
80 aHirm our approval Of tho treaty
wise am les ,,, ana We condemn as un-
those "s" s.nsiora minna'r,9.ic the attitude OF
,,,n'hh.Li,ch!loh. either directly or bv over
wnslnilng it with reservations thai arr
nmil;fwginn 10 and will have the effect OF
nc laiiure of tho senior Republ;c,n
,;an ~ 80, 10 oirr or to permit considcra
,y',i upi 4u nrap aanacrpretative reservations that
the treaty and 10 SO nerm;t pu, pose ot
cation. condemns them to Tho c,,rsa.. ~ -
the nation and TO he contnrnnt 20 m mol
world" contempt OIL the
-.ch'e'fments of Administration.
After reciting the ,chio,.
me Democratic administrator, iaS i OF
.ahiishins currency ana hanIsin,.i ~ .,s 60
tenn that freed the currency Of syh ihe
men and enabled tho nation ~ oi c q lew
itself through the Ernatcs, " amancc
isi.,;a Wnrin mas known" the passing of ,cnH &c
nIs,., ion IirTT. TTm,hE INC people the right to
ar vote; the enfranchiscment of roth ~
women: tho giving to labor the f.,;e .nc
Snowings TO which il was entitled and
adopted further state:
had tho peace treaty been raiiGod
with reasonable promptncss. as ali of
10 40 the world. once again at peace
would now be engaged in the fruitful
work of reconstruction. in which tho
vast vast resources of our country would
would have brought untold bcncfits TO
every section of tho country ana thai
would ~ nave put our flag, carrying our
country OF the world.
Repudintcs Suggestion.
We Join the dcman OF the pulpi,s
nf TINS country and OF It's agriculture
interests. OF labor and OF tho great
business. Industrial and commercial or
sanizations OF America that the Sen
ate quit playing politics with this
sacred question and give TO tho world
(Continued on Second Pacc1