The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-09
LODGE NAMEDON 1ST BALLOT OVER
 TWO s9P0NENTS
  Watson Se,verwhelmingly Electel Sylairman of Res oluti Committee Fol- lo' Organization
sy Associated Pros,

Chicago, June 8.-Senator Lodge, temporary chairman of
 the republican national con-
 vention, was selected today by
 the committee on permanent
 organization as permanent
 chairman, and his name will be
 presented tomorrow to the convention for approval. | There were three nominations for the place and Senator Lodge was named on the first ballot. over former Senator Beveridge of | Indiana, and Senator McCormick of Illinois. The vote was. Lodge P. Beveridse 9. Mccormick 2. On i motion of the Illinois member the l recommendation was made unani- nous.
 | The remainder of the temporary or ganization was recommended for per. manent service. without opposition Senator Lodge was placed In nomina. I tion by William Barnes of New York Mir Beveridge by Governor Goodrich oi
 Indiana, and Senator Mccormick by l Lieutenant Governor Oglesby of Ill. nois. No speech making followed the | nominations and the vote resulted as follows:
 Lodge-Colorado, Connecticut. Kan.
 sas Louisiana. Massachusetts. Michi.
 gan. Mississippi. Minnesota. Nevada | New Hampshire. New York. North | Carolina. North Dakota. Ohio. Oregon Rhode Island. Tennessee, Utah, Yer,
 mont. Virginia. West Virginia. Wyom- ] ing--22.
 Beveridse-Arkansas Idaho. Indiana,
 Kentucky, Missouri, New Jersey, New
 Mexico, Oklahoma. Porto Rico--9. McCormick--Alabama. Delaware, Hi. nois. Iowa. Maine. Maryland. Nebras. ka--7.
 | WATSON ELECTED CHAIRMAN e The real job of framing the re- publican platform was entrusted tonight to . resolutions subcom- mittee of thirteen, while the full committee of fifty-three appointed by the conducting . public hear- | ing for all of those who had sug- 1 gestiOns to offer.
 Senator Watson of Indiana, over whelmingly elected chairman of thu 1 committee earlier in the day, followed 1 the usual custom and assumed also thu l chairmanship of the subcommittee Among the other members named by him were Senator Borah of Idaho, who l wants plank rejecting entirely the League of Nations; Governor Beckhan l of Rhode Island. who has publicly ob, jected to too much senate contro ! in the convention. and Ogden. l.. Mills l of New York, who headed Chairman Hays policies committee of I'll I Although the leanings of some of tho members has not been revealed, it wal said, an effort had been made to make i! the subcommittee representative of al l the extremes of republican opinion particularly on the still unsolved treat, l issue.
 i In addition to those named, the sub. committee members are William AIier 1 White of Kansas. William Hepburn O, Kentucky. D. Lawrence Groner of Vir- ginia. Louis A. Coolidge of Massa chusetts. Senator Shoot of Utah, Wal. lace McCamant of Oregon. Harris Gil. pin of Michigan. Senator Mccormick ot
 Illinois and John F. Neylan of Cali ] fornia.
 Although the hearings of the full committee will continue. through to, | morrow it was said the subcommittee might begin its work early in thu I morning in the hope of completing thu platform by Thursday.
 WILSON PRESENTS VIEWS Among those heard tonight wa,
 Henry Lane Wilson of Indiana, former ambassador to Mexico. who pleaded fol ] a plank for a platform declaration rec. ognizing "our direct responsibility" fol conditions in Mexico and pledginR tn, party to full protection" of American
 property in Mexican territory. He said
 however, he did not advocate actfor l (Continued on Page Ten)