Evening star., 1920-04-08
SENATOR OvERMAN
/ BITTER ON c. O.P.
Tells North Carolinians Re-
pubIicans Conspired Against
President Wilson.
BY the Associated Pros.

RALEIGH. y. c., April S-Assailing
The republican party of North Caro-
1ira and of the nation. Senator Lee :.
Overman, addressing the democratic
state convention today. declared the
republicans, hoping to win the next
election by discrediting the great head
OF the democratic party. have entered
into a conspiracy OF abuse and SANDER
of the vilest and most inhuman kind
against the President of the United
States" Senator Overman declared he
believed the American people would re-
sent at the ballot box this unjust
propaganda Of SANDER
'-TbA republicans indict the PresI-
Ger. .or StubbOrnnesS sad inc:ffer-
s.1r>. 10 their feelings. when it was
they and not he who made the treaty
Overman. They did it wilfully, and
deliberately. They determined more
than a year ago that. regardless of all
Ot the provisions of the treaty, they
would SO change il and modify il that
they could gain a partisan victory
program and no other purpose. They
care nothing for principle, national
honor or national good faith and ma
Jional pride: they dashed all away for
government was negotiating this
treaty-beforc its contents were
Euown-our republican friends. desir-
ing 10 make political capital our OF it
and injure the President. entered into
q conspiracy 20 fight il to the bitter
end
Blames Republicans for Delay.
For eight long months this treaty
fas been held up in the Senate. ombar-
RAISING the President and enbarrass-
ing us both AT home and abroad We
now have 10 appear before the nations
of the world as people who do not
regard treaties as = solemn interna-
tional obligation. but regard them
only as a campaign issue. America, in
my judgment, will finally ratify the
treaty with certain mild reservations
and Woodrow Wilson will be vim
Giicat ted
After summing the achievements of
the democratic party, Senator Over
man said:
I'VE hear no more of the empty din
per pail; we hear no more of the in
competency of the democratic party
TO run the gOvernm ent: we have made
n great record: we have kept the
faith; we have fulfilled our promises
and brought happiness and prosper
1ty 10 hundred million people. The
democratic party is worthy of en-
7husiastic confidence and support. Let
us have in November the greatest vic
Tory in our history
Advocates Passage of Woman Suffrage
Representative Clyde r. Hoey of the
tenth congressional district. as tenn
porary chairman. reviewed the work of
the party in the administration of the
states affairs. advocated passing at the
special session of the assembly OF the
constitutional amendment granting
full suffrage TO women. and declared
the democrats boldly accepted the
challenge of the republicans, predict
ing that in the November election.
''the republicans will be buried under
an avalanche of ballots from which
there will be no political resurrec-
Iion in North Carolina"
The North Carolina republican is
affiliated with a party which has for
feited the confidence of the people
which foster hatred of the south
and feeds upon sectional bitterness.
mistake the temper and fail to in
1erpret Alright the spirit of the de-
scendants of the gallant followers oi
Jhe immortal Lee and Jackson if they
are ready now TO kiss the hand thai
has been shifting their fathers fol
the last half century. and continue: