The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-23
WILSON ATTACK
NOW RESENTED
.CUMMINS AND MOORE
DEFEND THE PRESIDENT
Platform Discussion Coming
To The Front at San
Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. June AHs
statement Of William Z. rrSnM MII'rmrs' nf ,bs he
democratic national committee. that
President wilson's assumption OF au
thority has been "autocratic' was telnleu
today by Homer Cummings, peTmsnent
chairman Of the national eItIrisms GUmei that al
are a negligible factor in our AFFAIRS.
Questions as IL the leadership OF the
President answer themselves" MT. Cum
mass SAID d. norSs Tss aon Gsa1adsef the vitality ia OF
tho man who is President Mr.. wilson
{s I. rofy vital leader and his greatness
viii be more universally recognized IN
rhe next decade than perhaps II ~
now 49,
ranization Of the Democratic Natonal
Convention continued today 10 concern
delegates here. apparently more than tne
prospects Of aspirants for the nom'na,
lion, II was said that II the proposal
IN make Senator Thomas J. Walsh or
MoTnapa permanent chairman Oh Vne
convention Is not realized. hs may hr
put forward for the chairmansnip OF
the resolutions committee which frames
The platform. Bainbridge Colby, sccre-
tary Of state. has been mentioned IRE
uuenlly for the permanent chairmanship
of the convention, ana senator HlaSs u
Virginia. heretofore has been vlrtuallT
,he onIv delegate adv ocatcd 10 head
the platform committee
The Virginia Platform.
There seemed 10 be some uncertainty
today as to whether the Virginia SUI" ..
Democratic platform, endorsed ps
President Wilson. would be urged IN IL
entirety as the basis or the natlonal
platform, or only acceptance OF tne
League Of Nations plank w"ulc be aH-
Both Democrats and Republicans had
apparcntly overlooked the Panama
Canal Zone in calls for the national con.
yentIon Mr. Cummings said today. IN"
application for the seating OF TWO dele
gates from the zonc will be passed upon
by the national COMMITTEES, lac added.
Resented by Moore.
SAN FRANCISCO. June IN" man
president TO either open attack or sneer-
ing reference" said +. !. Moore, man
agcr OF the campaign or Governor cox
Of Ohio for the DemocratC presidential
nomination. in a statement TO-DAY, reply
ing to the charge made by William +.
McCombs. of New York. that tho presi-
dent has been "autocratic" in assump-
tion OF authority.
Mr.. Moores statement follows:
MY attention has been called TO n
statement made by Mr.. McCombs attack
ing the League Of Nations and incident
ally tho president.
Mr.. McCombs. who is my friend. and
for whose ability | have always had
Of many men who have the fatal gift Of
sarcasm and who cannot resist the
temptation to say things which do ir-
rcparable damage 10 the cause tho
represent.
THE surcst method OF halinE the
Democratic platform make the League
nf' Nations the leading issue is for its
enemies to attack the president. Presi-
lion of the Democratic party. but its
entire sympathy in his efforts to ad-.
vance the cause OF humanity. Beside!
being the titular head of tho pcmocratiC
party. he is also president OF the United
States. and no man will got anywhcr"
h. subjecting him either to open at
tack or to snecring references"
Palmer Secs Harmony.
CHICAGO. June 22.-A. Mitchell Pal
mer: attorney general, was one of hos;
through Chicago today cnroute 20 In"
national convention at San Francisco
Palmer was on special train carrying
a delegation OF $50 Pennsylvania Demo
Gratis TO the convention.
There is no diSscnSiun IN the Demo-
cratic party and none is expected Mr.
Palmer said "All Is harmony"
The attorncygcneral refused to dis
Cusg his own candidacy, but Warren
Vandykn Of Harrisburg. secretary OF
tho Pennsylvania state committees. said
that Mr. Palmer would enter the conNrn-
tion the strongest of all the candidates,
with - OF the STATE 80 uclcEateS
nIcdced. He said Palmer would have
four hundred votes on the first roll cali.
The party included Roland 5. Morris
Of Phiiadclphia. ambassador to Japan.
,rbo is on n vacation: Vance &. McCor-
mick of harrisburg. national committee
chairman In 1916: Joseph F. Guffey.
pittsburgh, national committeeman
elect and Congressman Bruce f. Steri-
ing OF Cniontown. state chairman OF the
marty. Tho party will arrive in San
FRA nciScn on Friday.
Tom Taggart. national committeeman
from Indiana and chairman Of tho 1ndi-
ana delegation. also ws In chicago To-Day
On his wav west He expressed ths
opinion that the wet and dry question
is no longer a political issue. but is
simply q question OF law.