The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-25
OVER REEDIIkEL,
But NO 1RoOBLE seen IN ]
GEORGIA, OREGON BREAKS !
Question Of Seating Reed, Missouri, Promisss MoEe
Than Routine Interest -"Clear Case" for Pal &
mer in Georgia Oregon Ready to Omit
BULLKTTN.

~ O0OO4oesO RSeOS1 1'ssas
clafing for pEeseEvaflea Il ~. =
lie utilities whl ~ nade tennee. @
row before the reeelutlens ee1s
nlttee b San fFaAelseey -.
cordlnS to N -anAe1neonene q.
By Tie AmeF3ean Gas aDooen
ton. A cennlttee hsa1e1 ~
Judge .GeeFye A. Ceeke q Cnae
cags, win present arg1n6otg
IN favor es such . p1aak 0hegts
age Of materials anl greet ~
crcases a cest ef lahe9 anA nae
terials secessitate publlc regus i
lation, ~ ap1o1nceneat sal4 1
San Francisco. CAL, June q. -
First guns of the Democfatic. -
tional convention were 70 be flfp0
today when the national comnior
tee met to draw up the tsmpoea
roll OF delegates. Three ccatpoee
had been called to the comnittoolp
attention, but only one Of thsqh.
that involving efforts to give Sem
ator Reed Of Missouri . seat wiik
the delegation from that state.
promised more than routine lntes.
est. Only one contest. that fron
Georgia, has been officially with
the committee.
The Georgia contest results woeo
expected by party leaders to b.
settled In favor Of delegates frtend-
lly to the candidacy OF Attornsy-I
/ General Palmer for the presiden-
tial nomination. the decision car.
rying with It confirmation 0e
Clark Howell. ~ national comnit-
teeman from that state. There 40
peared to b no question 40 to the
result ~ In what was described -
clear case" where statutory prOvte-
ions In the state and party rules
dictated the course Of the commits
tee.
Reed Case PusSling.
The Reed case may prove more
difficult to deal with. An effort to
place the senator ON the floor ue
the convention. although the Mis-
souri, state convention rejected him
a. delegate-at-large. wes expect-
cd; and because Of his attitude to-
ward the administration during
senate battles over the peace trea-
ty, it was said to be possible thar
strong resistance would b met eeS
fore the committee.
The third contest, from Oregon
was not regarded a. serious caeo
and might not, It was said, matsr-'
ialize at all. National COMMITTEES!
officials did not know as they as
sembled to examine credent1ala(
what appearance was to be made
In any Of the state delegations.
Overnight Developments showed
two matters that have been In nso,
ulous stage since the first Dsma-
cratic leaders arrived hero to b
approaching more definite shapo.
McAdoo and Dry Plank -
These were the mysterious and|
persistent boom for nomination q
William G. McAdoo, even against
his flat declaration that be was uoc|
. candidate, and the conflict - to
prohibition enforcement plank II
the platform.
McAdoo adherents we're saaa
early today to be shaping their
plans to withhold his name froul
the balloting throughout the early
stages. They have learned that
the former secretary Of the frDaa-
ury has still . strong fo1loWing, ~
are said to feel that In xisw ok ~
attitude. II would not b expe4ioe1
to present his name until tie ~
pected deadlock between the leo&l
ing candidates. Palmer ard 00V1
nor Cox Of Ohio. should 6eyelo1 s.
| In that event there Appeared ~
be little doubt that McAdoo wouA
1 be put forward to break the bloch.
ade with the assurance % considark
able strength at the start. NJ
friends are said to have put "
heads together to formulate pla111
Of this nature and map out strAt1 =
lot the suhssquent negotiations 4
obtain for him the two-thirds -
| iority, on which Democratic npq
ination must rest.
Msye to IgnsFe DRY Crnxs A #
Il Az TO the prohibition e4eok9
ment hereafter. the moa pcoe
ent subject Of diecussioa Il ela4
tion circles, there devooool
day . sudden Movements ~
the question entirely q 49,
.. form, Suege0tiooe q III
came 70 Chairman CullHs4oGe
: natfnnal comwfftoo 601 r. q