The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-07
BUTLER REPORTS
 PROGRESS TOWARD
 FRAMING PLATFORM
Declares Americans Will Never Accept Policy of
 Isolation as Advocated By BOrah and Johnson
By Associated Press

by hssoctdtcu Frcss
 Chicago, June 6.-Dr Nicholas Murray Butler-of New York today joined the re- publican presidential aspirants who have taken personal charge of their conven- ton headquarters. In his announcement he said some progress was being made toward framing a platform declaration of principles adding that he was glad to find that his views as to the i'm. portance of that declaration were shared by many delegates with whom he had talked.'f
 "The people are in no mood to be trifled with said Dr. Butler. "They want to know with precision just what the republican party will undertake to do if it carries the election
 Dr. Butler predicted that Americans generally would never accept that narrow and selfish- international policy, which was. he said, embodied in the po- sition of Senators Johnson and Borah, ''as to isolation of the United States from the work of the world" nor any other merely negative policy.
 Senator Johnson had a stack of tele- graphic returns from the North Carolina primary election when he met newspaper correspondents for his regular interview today.
 CLAIMS CAROLINA VICTORY
 My reports which are very meager' said he, say that I have carried the metropolis of tine state ten to one, and that 1t is safe to say that l have car red the entire state. North Carolina IS the purest American state in the union with less than one per cent of its popu- lation of foreign birth. Yet. suppose that a certain section of the press will announce tomorrow that these Americans have been metaphorosed into Sim Fein- CTS, pacifists, pro-Germans, and req radicals by the act of voting for me
 How. logically, a candidate can be selected by the republican national con vention for presidential nomination. from among field of four who has never been better than third or 1ourtn' passes belief with me. I'm convinced that republican convention will need the will of republican voters.
 Tt will be very unfortunate if the con" yention forgets the wishes of the rank and file of the party who make the party and make the country as we'll
 Somebody asked him how much or a vote was Cast in the state
 1.-The vote was light he promptly re- torted q suppose that will destroy the indication of the primary for some op- servers If it had been the other way Of course, it would have showed TOT them the magnificent discrimination of the voters"
 IS NOT WEAKENING
 ouestioner asked the senator If he was weakening on the League of Ma tions"
 Rot" he declared Rot. I have said came here to make a fight in relation to the platform. I'll be represented ln the ultimate conference on the League of Nations wherever that will oe-any- where it comes up
 Senator Johnson intimated he was not heinz included in present conferences on the subject The senator remarked thaN 4'he had no ideas at present on permah- ent chairman or organization Of the con vention.
 I'm very anxious to see Senator Borah when he arrivess' he informed an other questioner. I'd like to see senator Borah chairman of anything he wants 10 be because of the kind a man he IS.
 Tn ouick succession, Senator Johnson put aside questions on other points but naused a moment when the fealty to ms cause of primary bound delegates was touched
 I'm satisfied that no honorable man or decent citizen will violate the law in the matter" he said, ''or trust that IS reposed in him.
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 Governor Sproul. Pennsylvania candl- date for President, was active today meeting party leaders from different states and consulting his own lieutenants. He met a number of state governors during the day. Senator Calder was also among the callers. State Senator Will liam E. Crow, chairman of the Pennsyi- vania state committee, issued state ment in which he said: There is "a marked and sincere drift of sentiment from every section of the country to Governor Sproul. This has so encouraged his friends that an aggressive contest is now on by the Sproul forces for dele gates"
 John T. King, national committeeman from Connecticut, was in communication during the day with Senator Penrose. who is i'll at his Philadelphia home. It was understood MT. King was endeavor- ing to carry out some of the wishes of