New-York tribune., 1920-06-28
State Delegates
Caucuses Avoid
Liquor Issues
North Dakota Conference
Refutes Story 1t Would
Instruct Its Committee
Member For Wet Plank
Is Groups Hold Meetings
Motion i'm Favor of a Dry
Declaration Is Withdrawn
at Oregon Conference

ton of Senator j. o. Wolcott as
national committeeman and member Of
the Resolutions Committee from Della
ware was announced by the state dele
cation to-day. Benjamin A. HAZEL was
elected chairman of the delegation.
State leaders said most of the Della
ware votes would go to McAdoo in
nomination balloting, although there
was some sentiment in favor of Vice
President Marshall and Ambassador
Davis.
The Mississippi delegation decided
to cast its first vote for Senator John
Sharp Williams for President. Most
of the delegates were said to favor
Governor Cox on subsequent ballots.
Representative Humphreys was elected
chairman, Senator Harrison as Resolu-
tions Committee member and former
Governor Brewer to the Credential
Committee.
Daniel ]. McGillicudy was reelected
member of the national committee by
the Maine delegation. Bertrand G..
Mcintyre was chosen chairman of the
delegation and William r Pattangall
was appointed on the resolutions COM
mittee. Mrs. Pattangall was elected
national committeewoman in anticipa-
tlon OF formal creation of that office.
The caucus took no action on either
candidates or platform.
Indiana Elects Marshall
! Vice-President Marshall was elected
Indiana member of the resolutions
committee and was given rousing
reception when he appeared at
Indiana headquarters. Edward c..
Hoffman was reelected national COM
mitteeman, and Thomas Taggart
chosen chairman of the delegation.
North Carolina also reelected its
national committeeman, A. w. Mclean.
j. D. Norwood was chosen chairman of
the delegation and j. O. Carr for the
resolutions committee.
The Texas delegates ratified the 60.
lection of T. B. Love as member of the
National committee, elected Cone
Johnson as chairman of the delegation
and appointed M. NJ Crane as member
of the committee on resolutions.
Former Governor W. C. Houston was
chosen chairman of the Tennessee dele
CATION. The Tennessee caucus also
ratified the election of Cordell Hull as
member of the National committee.
and named Senator K. D. McKellar as
the States representative on the reso-
lutions committee. Miss C. O. Will
lams, of Memphis, was elected National
committeewoman. No action was taken
on the Presidency because the dele
CATION is urging the candidacy of Gen
eral L. D. Tyson, of Knoxville, for
Vice e-President.
The delegation sent a message of
commendation to Governor Roberts for
his action in calling an extra session of
the Legislature to act upon the Federal
Suffrage Amendment.
Wet Proposal Turned Down
North Dakota delegates, representing
one OF the first states in the union to
establish prohibition, set at rest TODAY
reports that they intended to support
wet proposals before the Democratic
Platform Committee. r. B. Murphy
was elected to the convention resolu-
tlons committee on the understanding
that he would favor elimination of the
whole subject from present considera-
tons, though individual members O. Of
the delegation personally were in
clined to alleviation of present Federal
prohibition statutes. G. S. Woiledpe
was named chairman and Charles ST.
mon member of the credentials com
mittee. Indications were that McAdoo
would secure the bulk of the states
ten ballots on opening convention
votes
The caucus of the Oregon delegation
brought forth declaration by Will E.
1murdy, OF Salem, one of the states
McAdoo solely because he had been
so instructed, but that such a vote
would be against his will He also de-
ciared that if the time came when he
could do so he would place in nomina-
tlon Senator George E. Chamberlain.
> John h. Stevenson was elected chair
man Of the delegation, and Judge
lnomas II: Crawford will be chosen a
member of the Resolutions Committee.
motion to instruct Judge Crawford
TO work for the incorporation of dry
plank IN the platform was withdrawn
after the Resolutions Committee mem
Der said he would be uncompromis-
lngly for dry plank if any effort
should be made to include one that
| was wet
Former Governor W. A. McCorkle
was elected to membership on the
RESOLUTIONS Committee by the West
Virginia delegates, and C. w. Watson
was chosen delegation chairman.
Patrick II. Quinn, of the Rhode
Island delegation, in addition to hay-
ing been elected national committee
man by the state convention. was
chosen delegation chairman and mem
Der Of the resolutions committee at
to-day's caucus.
The New Mexico contingent elected
A. /. Hannett chairman of the delega-
tion and James l.. Lawton to the rcso-
!utions committee.
The Arkansas delegation met i'm
mediately upon its arrival to-day and
named Claude Fuller to represent it
On the resolutions committee. Gov
ernor Brough was selected as the dele
cations chairman. No action was
,aKen on national committeeman. Wal
lace Davis continuing to serve. Lend
ers SAID early balloting would show
'.e votes scattered at least four WAYS.
Louisiana for Clark
Champ Clark was given more than
complimentary mention by Louisiana
representatives after their caucus to-
gay and his son-in-law, James ".
thomson, was elected vice chairman Of
the delegration. A majority of the
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