Arizona republican., 1920-06-26
DEMOCRATS TO ACT TODAY LIN
 TWO CONTESTS
Committee Postpones Action On Missouri and Georgia Contests-Temporary Of ficers Named and Prelim- inaries Attended to
IRepubIican A. p. Leased wire]

IhGpuDiiCd1 "A. P GGdSCO fNiTC1
 AUDITORIUM, SAN FRANCISCO, June 25.-The Democratic national committee today decided to postpone consideration of the Georgia and Mis- souri contests until tomorrow morn inf after clearing away all the prelim- inaries for the opening of the national convention next Monday. It was the plan of some of the leaders to have the contests heard by sub-commItt ttees. Sentiment, however, was strong for consideration by the full committee and a roll was demanded on the question. The vote was 26 to 20 to have the full committee hear the case. The Srse, by states, was as follows:
 How the States Voted
 Yeas-Alabama, Arizona California. Colorado, Connecticut. Idaho. Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi. New Hampshire. New Jersey. New York, North Dakota. Ohio. Oklahoma, South Dakota, Yer ment, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Alas ka, District of Columbia. Hawaii, Porto Rico-26.
 Nays-Delaware Florida, Kansas. Massachusetts, Michigan. Minnesota, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Ne braska, Nevada, New Mexico. Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee. Texas. Utah, Vir- ginia. Washington. Wyoming-20.
 The Georgia contest involves 2S votes, while in Missouri the question is whether Senator James A. Reed, op- po1fent of the national administration on the league of nations, shall be seat ed in the face of his rejection by the Missouri state convention. Reed was reelected by the Fifth Missouri dis trict after his rejection by the state convention, but it is claimed the action was illegal.
 The committee decided to seat R. R. Turner as a delegate -at-large from Oregon, who had been named by the state committee to fill a vacancy caused by death.
 An Important action by the commit tee was the unanimous adoption of a recommendation to the convention that each state and territory be represented in the national committee by one man and one woman.
 The committee also decided to give the Panama canal zone representation in the convention.
 Name Temporary Officers The suggestion was unanimously adopted. Minutes on the death of Roe- CT Sullivan, Illinois; John T. McGraw, West Virginia. and William J. Stone. Missouri, were adopted by rising vote.
 The convention approved the ex- ecutive committees report of tempo rary officers of the convention. which recommended that Homer $. Cum Il1nES Dc litt itA14pOA VI the committee.
 A pleasant incident of the meeting was the presentation of a gold badge to John l. Martin of Missouri. honorary sergeant at-arms of the national com mittee.
 There was a buzz through the com 1 mittee room when Francis M. Wilson. United States district attorney for the western district of Missouri. presented 1 the certified action of the Democracy 1 of the Fifth Missouri district Tn elect l ing Senator James A. Reed a delegate 1 to the convention. He asked an oppof- ! tunity to present the facts to the com mittee and was informed he would be | heard at the proper time. It is under stood the seating of Senator Reed will 1 be considered by sub committee. On the suggestion of National Com mitteeman I. B. Doclweiler, California, | the convention will be asked when 1t adjourns on Monday that it be until o'clock Tuesday afternoon in order to ! permit the visiting delegates to take a steamer excursion Tuesday morning
 Provide Place for Women The committee adopted, without dis 1 cussion. a resolution to be submitted to national convention providing that 1 hereafter each state and territory be 1 represented in the national committee by one man and one woman to be se- | lected according to state laws or party rules where no state law covers the election of national committeeman The resolution also provided that the woman committeeman to serve the next four years be selected by the st>te delegation to the present convention il the resolution is adopted.
 Following is the telegram sent to the | governor of Tennessee:
 Governor Albert H. Roberts,
 "State Capitol.
 ] Nashville. Tenn.
 'The Democratic national committee at it's meeting held today, by unani- l nous vote directed me, as chairman o1 the committee, to send you the follow ing message:
 We most earnestly emphasize tho i extreme importance and urgency of an immediate meeting of your state legislature for the purpose of ratify- ing the proposed nineteenth amend ment to the federal constitution. The | eyes of millions of women through out the country are turned toward 1 Tennessee as the one state that can and will enfranchise them prior to the | November election by becoming the | thirty sixth state to ratify the suffragt ! amendment. We trust that for the
 Continued on page p