The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-06-30
CONVENTION APPROVES
COMMITTEES ACTION
In Refusing Seat to Reed-Palmer Delegates
From Georgia Win Places By "Unanimous
Vote" of Great Gathering ng-Permanent
Chairman Keeps Crowd in Uproar
With His Blows At The
C. o. P. "Failure''

San Francisco, June 29.-In its
second days session the Democratic
national convention perfected its Or
ganization and got ready for business
It will assemble again tomorrow
morning at II o'clock with the plans
laid for beginning the nominating
speeches for candidates.
The convention affirmed the action
of the credentials committee in deny
ing a seat to Senator Reed, of Mis-
\souri, and in seating the Palmer dele
gates from Georgia in the contest of
the Smith Watson faction.
Then it affirmed the plan to hear
nominating speeches delivered whie
the platform committee is working on
the party declaration of principles,
but providing that balloting. ror nom
inee can not begin until after the
platform has been presented and
adopted.
The convention, after some delay
because of a misunderstanding of
terms finally adopted the national
committees resolution to double the
membership of the committee and
give the additional places to women,
one from each State. The resolution
had gotten into the tortuous ways of
parliamentary practice which was
sending it back to committee when
National Chairman Cummings saved
it by an explanation of its terms.
= Cummings Calls for action.
IF the Democratic parry is in
earnest about this business OF taking
women into it's party councils" said
Cummings, ''let it adopt this resolu-
tion and adopt it now.'
The resolution then went through.
Senator Robinson's speech as per-
manent chairman was devoted almost
entirely to an arraignmen5 OF the Re-
publican platform and a defense Of
the administrations conducs Of gov
ernment affairs, particularly Presi-
dent Wilson's course In negotiating
the peace treaty and the league of
nations.
One of the surprises of the days
proceedings was the adoption Of a
resolution which permits the break
ing of the unit rule in New York
without any protest from the delega-
tion from that State. 1t passed with
out dissenting vote on recommends
tion of the rules committee.
Today's session, largely perfume
tory and one of the necessary steps in
getting national convention under
way, was the last of the "play days"
for the delegates.
Tomorrow they will begin hear
ing candidates placed in nomination
and may possibly have some night
sessions when the balloting starts.
Opposition from South.
With some opposition from the
Southern States and on motion of
Governor Smith, of New York, it
sent congratulatory telegram to
Governor Roberts, of Tennessee, for
his action in calling a special session
of the Legislature to act on the wom-
an suffrage amendment to the con-
:, stitution: It. recognized the. women
s"of the party by giving many places in
1.-The list of officials, including Mrs.
Martin H. Glynn, wife of the former
governor of New York. -.
The working committee which had
been in session all morning adjourn
ed in time to take part in the con-
vention session without having COM
pleted the platform.
Senator Robinson was escorted to
the platform by a committee headed
by Governor Brough, of arkansas,
and began his speech about half past
two.
Senator Robinson departed consid.
: crably'from his prepared address and
launched into an attack on Senate,
I!.rding, the Republican Presidential