The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-13
BIG FOUR OF
c. 0.P. NAMED
AS DELEGATES
Watson, New, Goodrich and
Beveridge Will Represent
Indiana Party at Chicago
Convention.
TO INSTRUCT FOR WOOD

INDIANAPOLIS. May Ex-senator
James E. Watson and Harry S. New.
Governor James P. Goodrich and form
er Senator Albert ]. Beveridge. were
elected big four" delegates-at-large
to the Republican convention in Chi
cago. The motion was made by Will
Wood. of Lafayette, and was adopted
without division. On the same motion
Z. NJ. Wasmuth, state chairman; Mrs
| Charles A. Carlisle, of South Bend.
and Mrs, Joseph B. Healing, of Indi-
annapolis, and w. A. Gains. of Evans
vile, were elected alternates. May
or Charles Jewett moved that the
rules be suspended and the convention
instruct the delegates to work for the
nomination of Major General Leonard
Wood for the presidency as long as
| General Wood has a fair and reas-
enable chance" for the nomination.
A roll call on the motion to suspend
was ordered
Motion To Suspend Carries
The motion to suspend the rules and
instruct state delegates at large for
! General Wood. was carried by 799 to
708. Action now recurs on the motion
to instruct the delegates.
The convention was called to order
- y,
Of Sullivan, read the report of the
committe rules and permanent order,
which was unanimously adopted.
Opening of the convention was de-
layed by a demand for a meeting of
the committee on resolutions. Chair
man Harry S. New announced that the
convention would not convene until
after the committees meeting.
In the meantime the hall and CALLER
les were packed and there appeared
to be much trading and swapping
among the delegates.
The committee on resolutions,
which had the t?sk of drafting the
platform TO be submitted to the con-
vention, was in session until after 8
o'clock this morning The planks
dealing with the Goodrich tax law and
the primary law seemed to give the
platform makers the most trouble.
The contest, according to reports
eminating from the committee room,
was between the factions favoring an
| out and out Endorsement of the two
Goodrich measures and the followers
of Warren T. McCray, who opposed
such action. A compromise was
agreed upon in both cases.
Resolutions Report.
ported no contest although changes
were made in the vote of one or two
counties. The report was adopted and
the report of the committee on resolu-
ts)ns was called for.
The report of the committee on
resolutions was adopted without de-
bate.
Charging responsibility to Presi-
Gent Wilson for delay in ratifying the
peace treaty anG ~yelcoming it as an
issue in the campaign. the resolutions
committee submitted its report
1t declared our absolute opposi-
ton to the covenant of the league of
nations as submitted by the president
and that I'VE fully approve the action
of the Republicans of the senate in
resisting its adoption
Favors World Court
The report further put the Repub-
lican party on record as in favor of a
world court" to administer interna-
tiOnal justice and for the judicial set
tlement of international disputes"
In case the peace of Europe is
threatened. the report stated that the
United States should rega rd such a
situation with grave concern as
menace to its own peace and freedom
and be prepared, as we did in 1917,
to render every service for the de-
fense of civilization"
The present policy in Mexico was
condemned as "insincere and preju-
dicial to the interests of this country
as we'll as those Of Mexico" and pledge
the Inauguration of fixed and force.
full policy in solving Mexican prob
lens"
"Wanton extravaganza during the
past eight years in squandering the
peoples money and wasting the coun-
.try's products" were condemned and
a pledge given TO reduce the federal
taxes and revise the tax laws.
Opposes Government Ownership
| 1t puts the party on record as op-
| posed to government ownership of
railroads, declaring the transportation
/ systems of the country should be pri-
vately owned and managed under
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