South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-20
Choose Delegates.

at san Francisco We're chosen and
state convention committees named
by the delegates 20 the Indiana DEM
ocrauc convention here Wednesday
night. The delegates. meeting by
districts preparatory to the state
convention which convenes Thurs
day. transacted their business with
speed and without friction Mrs
Craigie Gum Mitchell. Of Bedford.
was named delegate 20 the ma
tioual convention from the Third
district. and six other women were
selected as alternates i'm the Second.
Eighth Tenth and Thirteenth dis
tricts. Mrs. Alice Foster McCuuOch,
Of Fort Wayne is slated 10 be a
member OF tho big four" which
will be chosen in the convention
Thursday.
Marshall Arrives.
Vice Pres't and Mrs Thomas r.
Marshall arrived from Washington
Tuesday TO attend the convention at
which the vice president viii deliver
the keynote address on national is
sues. Claude G.. Bowers. of Fort
Wayne, viii deliver the other main
address, dealing chiefly with state
issues.
With the two addresses complet-
ed. the convention is expected 10 get
down TO business shortly after noon,
elect the four delegates at large TO
the rational convention. adopt n
platform which will contain. IL is
said strong endorsement Of
Pres't Wilson and his League OF Ma
lions covenant and name a state
ticket
AT least one woman. Miss Adelaide
Steel Baylor, Of indianapolis, Will
be given a place on the tiCket-fOr
state superintendent OF public in
struction, all the other candidates
having Withdrawn following the
adoption Of a resolution by the
state committee Wednesday 20 rec
ommend the nomination of Miss
Baylor 70 the state convention.
Draft Platform.
The committee on resolutions,
after having been selected in the
district meetings Wednesday night,
went into session 20 draft the party
platform.
The district delegates to the ma
tionaI convention and their alter
mates are as follows:
First: Benjamin Il. Bosse. Evans
vile, and A. g. Thomas. New Al
strong. Owensville. and Robert Nc
Gray, dwell
Second: John ". Lindley. Suui-
van. and Alvin G. PadEett. Wash
ingtOn. Alternates. George Z. Pur-
cell Nincennes. and Mrs Webster
r Monctt Bloomfield.
Third: Mrs. Craigie Gum Mitch
ell. Bedford. and DIR. john T. Mitch
ell. salem Alternates: William Y.
Doogs. CanneltOn, and Frank Card
ner. Scottsburg.
Fourth District.
Fourth: William O'Brien. Law
renceburg. and Lincoln Dixon North
Vernon. Delegates TO select their
own alternates.
Fifth: William r. Cronin. Terre
Haute. and j. F. MCFaddeu Rock
VILE Alternates: Herman Fergu-
sor clinton. and John Duggan,
Pittsburg.
sixth: Robert E Tappan. Shelby
Vile. and George ". PiEman. Lib
crty. Alternates. William Habark-
ern. Richmond. and Michael r. Low
ctt. Carthage.
Seventh. Walter Myers and Bow
man Elder indianapolis Alter
mates. AdoIph c. Emhardt and
Thomas ID. McGce. indianapolis.
Eighth. John H. Heller. Decatur.
and Edward GayDor Muncie Alter
mates: Julia A. smith Winchester.
and Elsie Cox. Anderson.
Ninth: John G.. Snyder. Crawfords
VILE and John e Frederick, KOko-
mo. Alternates. Mari Horton. West
field, and John A. Flanagan, Leba-
non.
Tenth: Henry Dowuy. Hammond.
and Charles NJ. Murdoch. Lafayette.
Alternates: Miss Edna Stembel, OK
ford, and William Daily Valparaiso.
Eleventh District.
Eleventh. j. III. Walsh. Marion.
and e. = Eickenberry Wabash.
Delegates viii select their own alter
mates
Twelfth. Daniel NJ Link. Auburn.
and Lew Euingham. Fort Wayne.
AlternateS. DR. A IT, McBeth. Fort
Wayne. and r. X. Strong. Columbia
city.
thirteenth Roy Dennison. Roch-
ester and Samuel r.. Spohn. Goshen
AlternateS: Mrs Alta Boram. South
Bend and Mrs. John 3 Faulkner.
Michigan City.
The members of the committee on
resolutions. by districts. are:
First John w. Spencer. Evans
vile, SecohI. william II. Pigg. Mar
tinWille. Third. John W. Ewing.
New Albany. Fourth Curtis Mar
shall. Madison, Fifth. Richard
Werneke. Terre Haute. Sixth. 3. b.
Johnson. Richmond, Seventh. Jo-
seph T.. Bell. Indianapolis; Eighth.
J. L Smith. Winchester Ninth.
Henry Sapper NobIesviIle. Tenth.
Hume T. Sammous Keutlaud. Eley-
enth. Mrs. AdeIbert FLYNN. Logan
sport; Twelfth. A. q. Wood. Angola;
Thirteenth. Elijah c. Martindale.
Plymouth.
Honor Mrs. FLYNN.
The election OF Mrs Flynn fin the
Eleventh is a departure in politics
I'm Indiana and was in recognition
OF the women who viii vote i'm the
election this fall She is the first
woman 90 be given place on res
olucious committee. charged with
-he responsibility Of drafting a party
platform in this state
The presidential electors selected
Wednesday night follow.
First, Gains II. Hazeu. BoOnvil'e.
Second. Inman H. Fowler. Spencer.
Third. Evan =. Stotzenberg. New
Albany: Fourth. John Russell.
Greensburg. Fifth. John n. Rawley.
Terre Haute; Sixth. James A elf
ton. Connersviue. Seventh Cortez