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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
CUMMINGS '0UST|NG"
IS cONNEcT|cUT TOPIC
Believe He Will Be Free to Run
Against Senator
Brandegee.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


HARTFORD. Conn.,, July 24.-Con-
necticut's chief political interest this
week is in the dethroning of Homer
S. Cummings. late it's "favorite SON."
at the democratic national convention.
who loses his place as chairman of
his party's national committee. The
change had been freely predicted by
Connecticut republicans. but demo-
Gratis were not as ready to believe
that he would be dropped. and even
some of the delegates who have re-
turned from San Francisco stuck to
the hope that he would keep the place
Those who have some knowledge
of Mr.. Cummings makeup. while
some relief in shifting the burdens
of the campaign to other shoulders
can hardly believe that he would not
like to be in the saddle for the 1920
campaign. He has been a member
of the national committee twenty
years. having displaced the late Alex.
ander Troup of New Haven in 1900
While it is understood that Mr.
Cummings. in view of the attention
he attracted by his keynote speech
at the national convention. will figure
prominently in the spellbinding end
committee Craftsmanship will leave
him free to be his party's candidate
for the United States Senate against
Senator Frank B. Brandegee, and his
nomination for that Office is now look
ed for Four years ago Cummings
was the unsuccessful democratic can
didate against Senator George P. Nc
Lean.
Assistant United States Attorney
General Thomas J. Spellacy. who re
turned to Hartford from San Fran,
cisco before going back to his Wash
ington duties. announces that he will
resign his federal post early in the
fall and come back to Connecticut t.
practice law and run his newspaper
the Hartford Post, which he recently
bought. He may again be his party:
candidate for the governorship, as he
was not badly beaten in 1918, but thi.
may mean contest for the nomina
ton with Mayor David E. FitzGeralc
of New Haven. chairman of the demo
crtica state central committee ant
chairman of the Connecticut deIega.
ton at San Francisco. Two years age
Mr.. FitzGerald had ambitions to b.
the candidate, but he gave way t.
Mr.. Spellacy, or had an attack OF
frigid feet, authorities differing a.
to the reason he did not make a figh,
Cor the nomination. -
I H. I. HORTON.
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PENNSYL WANNA READY
TO START cox FIGHT
Vigorous Campaign to Start as
Soon as Word Comes
From Chief.

HARRISBURG, Pa. July "a (Spe-
iaD-Pennsylvania's democratic state
organization will start in on a vigor-
Gus campaign for Gov. James M. Cox
just as soon as the word comes. State
Chairman Bruce F. Sterling. who rep
resented the Keystone state at the
meeting of the democratic national
committee in Ohio as proxy for Ma
tional Committeeman Joseph F. Cuff
fey, will be here to start things NOV
ing early next month, and folks
about the democratic headquarters
say the ticket will be supported to
the limit.
Most of the democratic state lead
ers followed the example of the at
torney general and sought secluslon
and quiet upon their return from san
Francisco, leaving to Guffey and
Sterling the working out of the plans.
Sterling will probably have some
meetings with the Cox managers and
then name the france and campaign
committees for the state.
Democratic state leaders. while
planning to make as good a showing
as possible against the huge republi-
can majority handicap, intend to-drlve
for congressman again. The cam
paign of 1918 will be repeated. with
special efforts in some of the eastern
PENNSYLVANIA districts. One of the
centers of democratic activity will be
the anthracite region, where most of
the democratic candidates will be
wet"
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special Dispatch to The Star.

Special DlSpatcn 10 he STAR.
ALBANY. July 24.-Having received
the approval of both Senator Warren
G.. Harding and Gov. Calvin Coolidge
who head the national ticket. Judge
Nathan l.. Miller of Syracuse will un-
doubleday be selected as the repub-
lican candidate for governor at the
state convention. which opens at
ference in New York city National
Chairman Will Hays, State Chairman
George Glynn and representatives of
both Senator Harding and Gov. Cool
idge selected Judge Miller as the
most desirable of the long list of
candidates for the gubernatorial
nomination With that understa nding
state leaders have worked during
the past week to put across Judge
Miller at Saratoga and at this time
there is but little doubt that they
will do it.
Just what the result will be is a
! matter of speculation, for Secretary of
State Francis NJ. Hugo is expected to
make a primary fight against who
ever receives the organization in
dorsement In many quarters it is
| believed that the state leaders will
convince Secretary Hugo that this is
not a good time for primary con-
test that is liable to develop bad
feeling. At least dozen men of this
state are in the race for the guber-
material nomination and previous to
the New York city conference it was
thought that three or four of this
group had about an even chance at
the nomination.
Theory of Strong Candidate.
This opinion was based on the belief
that Judge Miller would not be
strong candidate because of the fact
| that he nominated and supported Her.
bert Hoover at Chicago. At the time
of the incident it created considera-
! BILE feeling against the Syracuse man
throughout the state, but since the
national meeting his action has been
fully explained and whatever feeling
there was has been completely oblit-
Grated.
At the recent conference in New
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NAMES CAMPAIGN
SOON UNDER WAY
Republicans Start on August
20 and Democrats a
Day Later.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

| Special Dispatch to The Star.
; AUGUSTA, Me-, July 24.-As Maine
| is the only state in the Union which
has its election to- select governor
members of Congress. state and coun-
| ty officers and members Of the legis-
| lature in September, naturally the
speaking campaign will take place in
this state earlier than in the other
states. For many years the vote in
Maine in September was considered
as a barometer as to how the country
stood on national questions and the
slogan has been, LAS gees Maine. 80
goes the Union"
Campaign Begins August Il.
The speaking campaign from a re-
publican standpoint will begin August
%, and a mass meeting will be held
during the month of August at Island
Park near here. at which it is ex-
pected that Will H. Hays of Indian
apolis. the chairman of the republi-
can national committee, will be pres
ent.
Invitations to participate in the
speaking part of the campaign have
been extended to Senator Harding and
Gov. Coolidge, United States Senators
I1eHTy OdOOl LOOSe OIL MASSdCHuScAtS
and James A. Watson of Indiana, ex-
Gov. Willis of Ohio. Representative
Patrick H. Kelley of Michigan and
others.
Democrats Start August "A.
The speaking campaign from a
democratic standpoint will begin Au-
gust "a. The state committee will in
wife various orators of national repu-
tation to take the jump to Maine. In
vitations have been sent to Gov. Cox
and Franklin D. Roosevelt, and it is
expected that each will make at least
one, speech in the state. "---
Invitations have also been extended
to Secretary of the Navy Josephus
Daniels. Secretary of State cambridge
Colby. Homer S. Cummings of Con-
necticut, the former chairman of the
democratic national committee; Bruce
Kramer of Ohio. Senator David I.
Walsh of Massachusetts, Gov. Albert
E. Smith of New York, ex-Gov.
Brough of Arkansas and Mrs. An
toinette Funk of Chicago and Mrs.
Peter Olsen of Minneapolis.
Will Wage Aggressive War.
Ex-Attorney. General William r.
Pattanga1 of this city, one of the
sive campaign will be waged.
Mrs. William r. Pattahkan of this
city, the member from Maine Of the
woman's division of the democratic
national committee. will begin at once
the work of organizing the women in
the state with democratic tendencies
The republican women are fairly well
organized in Maine.
j. CLEMENT MURPHY.
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MARy[ANDERSGET
READY FOR BATTLE
Strong Interest Is Shown in
Fight Between Smith
and Weller.

BALTIMORE, Md, July "a Especially.
Plans for the republican campaign
In Maryland will begin to take shape
with the return of MARYLAND state
Chairman Galen n. TAFT, who was in
Ohio this week for the Columbus
meeting Of the national party leaders
and fer the notification of Senator
Harding.
Though a Wood man in the. Chicago
convention. Mr.. TAFT will go into the
fight for Harding with might and
main. Senator Harding's keynote ad-
dress in Marion the other day has
given the workers the cue they were
awaiting, a cue especially needed in
this state, because no state offices
are to be filed at this election.
Particular interest Just now centers
I'm the fight between the state repub-
lican leader, o. E. Weller. and John
Walter Smith for the latters seat in
the United States Senate.
Signs of discord are appearing in
the republican ranks. Dissatisfaction
among the colored office seekers with
the republican city administration in
Baltimore is taking shape in scat
tered threats to withdraw support
from the party in ele coming national
fight, and some people are inclined
to place the blame upon fractional foes
of the state chief.
wage a primary battle for the re-
publican nomination, there were many
occasions on which it seemed an in
Surgent candidate would contest with
him for the honor. In justice TO the
insurgents. however, it must be said
that no rumblings have been heard
since a few weeks before the lists
closed for a republican primary with
Weller unopposed.t
The democrats are leaving no stone
unturned in their efforts to take ad-
vantage of whatever dissatisfaction
may exist among the colored repub-
licans, even though the latters
grievance is against the republican
mayor of Baltimore and should have
no bearing upon the national fight.
Republicans of the sixth congress
sionaI district. who opened their cam
paign at a rally at Cumberland last
week. plan to hold another meeting
next Tuesday at Hagerstown. where
Representative Zihlman, candidate
for reelection, is to be one of the
speakers. JOHN A ELGERT.
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Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, July 24.-While
1t is true. as has already been pub
lished. that there was promise be-
tween Gov. Cox and Edmond H. Moore
at the beginning of the campaign to
secure the nomination of Gov Cox for
the presidency by which Mr.. Moore
was to be excused from the task of
directing the campaign for the gov
ernor's election in case he was sue
cessful in the pre-convSs tion work.
that would in all probability not have
prevented the governor from insisting
that Mr.. Moore take the position of
chairman of the democratic national
campaign committee had it not been
generally felt by the national COM
mittee that in view of Mr.. Moore'S
pronounced wet record and of the wet
reputation of the governor himself. it
would be decidedly unwise to place
him in supreme command of the party
organization in the campaign.
Probably Mr.. Moore could have been
prevailed upon to waive his right to
be excused if the governor and the
members of the national committee
had. Joined in asking him to do so.
Gov. Cox and his party leaders have
already said enough to indicate that
they expect to see the campaign won
or lost in the west. Bnt many of
the western states are dry, and re-
CARELESS of what is done as to the
ratification of the suffrage amendment
women will vote by state provisions
in many of the states in that section
of the country, and where they do
vote Gov. Cox's interests are expected
to suffer at the polls in November.
Marietta Reflects Temperance.
This will be true in special sense
10
In the Commoner. decides to oppose
Gov. Cox on account of his wet
record. as seems likely now. The Sc
lection of former Representative
George White instead for campaign
chairman evidently was suggested
nounced dry. In his district he has
made many dry addresses. and his
city. Marietta. first white settlement
in the state. reflects the New Eng
land temperance sentiment that has
come down to the present day from
those early settlers.
White has by no means the agrees
siveness of Moore, and has no record
as an organizer. 1t is believed here.
however. that Gov. Cox will be in fact
q close hand on the work of the
campaign from start to finish. 1t is
characteristic of him. He is a
phenomenal worker and perfect
dynamo of energy The governor ana
Representative White have been
close personal and POLITICAL friends
since the days when they were to-
gether members of the Ohio dele
CATION in Congress. and 1t has been
generally understood here that II the
governor could manage it. he would
like to have White succeed him in
the state executive Office No other
selection for chairman-not excepting
Mr.. Moore-would open the way
more completely for the domination
of the campaign by the candidate.
Republicans Face Battle.
In the opinion of unbiased politi-
clans here state political matters are
not shaping themselves up well for
the republicans. 1t is the opinion OF
those who place money on election re-
suits that the most likely thing to
happen in the republican state pri-
maries on August 10 is the nomination
of former Mayor H L. Davis OF
Cleveland for governor. He is re-
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...;.l n;.nafch fn ThA Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON, July 24.-The muddled
course Of democratic state politics is
causing the leaders certain: alarm
with respect to the presidential sit
uation. It now looks as If there
would be four or nve candidates fol
governor to succeed Gov. Coolidge
three Of them miilionaires and one a
state senator, who Is praotlcing
lawyer.
Everybody is looking to Senator
David 1. Walsh to straighten out the
tanele. Walsh naturally hesitates to
take Sides owing to his desire to
see party harmony. but he will come
from washington next week to take
part in conferences with the caadi.
candidate to announce himself was
state, Senator John J. Walsh and he
iaaued a statement to the press this
week deploring the present situation
in the democratic party whereby II
is generally assumed that the oemo-
of wealth, who is able and willing
literary to finance his own cam
paign."
Long Again In Field.
Richard H. Long of birmingham.
+he democratic candidate In 1913 ana
1a1e is again in the field. Nomina-
tinn napers are being circulated Tor
WIliam r.. Fitzgerald Of Brookline.
n.nLer and chairman OF what Is
Lnown as the prosperity committee OF
the democratic state committee, ana
for Col. william A. CASTOR OF Boston,
Tho has been q candidate BEFORE
Two other party leaders are Deing
urged to run-Joseph b: Ely OF Wet
field and Marcus A. Coohdge OF 1itch-
burg. %. III. state
nr;marv the democratic party has no
fair chance Of presenting q soma
front in the presidential campaign;
Ssn.tor Walsh is, Of course, interested
IN havine the strongest democratic
c.ndidate for governor, but at the
sanna time his friendship with Cox
n,aEes him anxious to have the state
nresent its best possible democratic
showinR. There are many DEMOCRATIC
leaders who actually believe that
Massa chusetts 10 democratic state
and that the prediction IL demon
strable with all democratic factions
pulling together.
Committee Only On PaDer.
The democratic state committee ex-
lists only on paper. 1t is not organ
lied and it does not work except I'M
der the strongest financial pressure
Tho republican Organizations, how
ever, is alive during the entire year
maintaining rather. expensive control
and making IT'S power And influence
felt even in small communities. Sena-
ter walsh il now. the democratic
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ARCHBISHOP TO 0FFICIATE
Apostolic Delegate, John Bonzano,
at Z. of C. Mass.

NEW YORK, July 24-Archbishop
John Bonzano. apostolic delegate to
the United States. will officiate at
the solemn high mass, with which the
supreme convention of the KniRhts
of Columbus will be opened here
August 3. it was announced today.
He will deliver to the knights a mes
sage of welcome from the Pope to
their pilgrimate, which will sail for
the Vatican August z.
Archbishop Patrick J.. Hayes has
directed that the mass be held in St
Patrick's Cathedral, it was stated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
MRS. BASS, CHIEF
OF DEMOCRATIC
+ WOMAN FORCES

CHICAGO. July 23.-Mrs. George
Bass of Chicago. chairman Of the
tional, committee. has been made
chairman Of the woman's division of
mittee, she announced today.
Mrs. Bass will open democratic ma
tional woman's Headquarters here In
q few days
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COOLIDGE GOES
INTO SECLUSION;
FINZSHESSPEECH

BOSTON, July 24.-Gov. Coolidge
was in seclusion today at a nearby
country club, putting the finishing
touches on his speech of acceptance
to be delivered at Northampton Tues
day, when he is formally notified of
his nomination as the republican can
didate for Vice President. The gov
ernor arrived here this morning from
his old home. at Plymouth. VT, and
planned to leave for Northampton
Monday. His secretary declined to say
Just where the governor was today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
THREE MILLIONAIRES IN RACE
TO SUCCEED GOV. COOLIDGE
Massachusetts, Democrats Alarmed Over
MIDDLE in State Politics-Walsh
In Mediator Role.

party leader in Massachusetts, and it
is reported that he has a strong de-
sire to effect an organization that
will meet the republican organization
on even terms.
Though the democrats have made no
plans to further the interests of Cox
and Roosevelt, the republicans have
the republican clubs of the state, with
a membership close to 10000, to be
held in Newton on August IS. 1t is
hoped to have several republican SEN
ators and representatives as speakers.
FORREST P. HULL.
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WILL CONTEST C. &P. RATES

RICHMOND, Va. July 24-Increased
rates granted the Chesa peake and Po-
tomac Telephone Company yesterday
by the state corporation commission will
be contested by the city of Richmond
City Attorney Pollard declared today,
on the ground that they are con-
trary to the rates as fixed in the tele-
phone company's franchise granted
by the city council.
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WATSON OPPOSES SMITH.
Former Georgia Congressman Out
for Senate.

ATLANTA, Ga. July 24.-Thomas
E. Watson, former representative
from Georgia and candidate for Pres
ident years ago on the populist ticket,
has paid his fee for entering the dem
ocrhtic primary for United States
senator Septembr 8, it was announced
here late today.
Mr.. Watson, it is understood. will
make formal announcement of his
entry and platform early next week.
He will oppose United States Senator
Hoke Smith, who has not formally
announced, but whom. his friends
generally assert, will be in the race.
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KILLED NEAR HOME PLATE.

WILLACOOTCHEE, Ga, July "a
During. the progress of a base ball game
here between Willacoochee and Nash
vile. lightning struck near the home
plate. killing Carl King and injuring
i've others
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HELPLESS SHIP IS SAFE.

SYDNEY. n. S. W., July 24-The
British steamer Mahana arrived here
today from Norfolk without a propeller
and with broken tail shaft.
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Whose Birthday Tomorrow
Or whose wedding anniversary? Send
Guides lowers. 1914 F.-Advertise-
ment
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u. S. SHOULD HAVE
GREATEST CAPITAL
CITY, SAYS HARDING

CONTINUED from First Page.)
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1920-05-06
GREAT BATTLESH|PS
RETURN FROM SOUTH
ATLANTIC FLEET sTEAMs PROUD.
LY INTO NEW YORK HAR5oR
AFTER DRILLS.
DANIELS ABOARD FLAGSHIP
Three Months Drilling in Cuban
Watsrs Wrought Wonders for
Crews Of Uncle Sans Fight
ing Ships.

New York.-Headed by the flagship
Pennsylvania. with the broad blue
flag of the secretary of the navy
flying at the mainmast head, nearly
three-score ships Of the Atlantic fleet
dropped anchor in the Hudson river,
home from three months of drills and
maneuvers in Cuban waters.
Eight great uperdreadnaughts and
a swarm of swift destroyers rode
sleepily at their moorings at night,
fairly filling the river anchorage for
miles, but more than half of the Of.
ficers and of the sunburned young
sters of the crews were ashore, enjoy
ing 4S hours of well earned liberty.
Afloat, their comrades gazed longing
ly toward the great city, picked out
with innumerable lights as darkness
fell, awaiting their turn to play the
role of Jack ashore. When the fleet
steamed in past Ambrose Light early
in the morning the Pennsylvania car
ried the three highest officials of the
naval service. Besides Secretary Dan
iels. who boarded the ship off the vir-
ginia capes for the last lap of the
homeward cruise. Admiral Coontz,
chief of naval operations, was guest
of Admiral Wilson, commanding the
Atlantic fleet and senior sea command
er of the navy. Mr.. Daniels and Ad-
miral Coontz stood with Admiral W.T.
son on the flag bridge as the great
sea force made its stately progress
through the crowded harbor and river
to its anchorage.
AS the Pennsylvania fell into her
place in line string of flags shot to
her signal yards. The admiral had
ordered a two-hour speed run north
ward The destroyers leaped in from
their stations on the TANKS, rushing
by the battleships at high speed to
spread a five-mile line across the sea
In front OF the main force. The bat
tleships forged into 'line-abeam" po-
sition. as the navy knows it, eight
great ships abreast, with all the ocean
before them, and another color burst
at the flagship's signal yard started
the race.
For two hours they surged north
ward, The North Dakota, leading the
four coal burners. forged slowly ahead.
She was to lee of some lesser oil
burners and the great banks of black
smoke that poured from the stacks
painted mimic storm clouds for miles
against the clear sky astern. The test
was of personnel rather than ships.
The fleet went south with green crews
that could not get them up to more
than cruising speed Three months
hter the same engine room forces
brought them back on three-fourths
boiler power at 10 knots. That is what
the winter drills had done for the
men.
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Oldest Work OF Fiction.

The Oldest work Of fiction extant Il
thought TO be ''The Tale of Two Broth
ers." written $500 years ago by the
Theban scribe Enana, librarian of the
palace OF King Menepthah. the sup
posed Pharaoh Of the Exodus The
tale, II appears, was written for the
entertainment Of the crown prince.
who subsequently reigned as Set II.
His name appears in two places in the
manuscript. probably the only surviv-
ing autograph signature OF an Egyp-
tan king. This piece OF antique fic-
ton, written on 10 sheets of papyrus
in a bold hieratic hand. was pur-
chased in italy by Nine. D'Orbiney,
who sold II in 1857 TO the authorities
of the British museum, where It Is now
known as the D'Orbiney papyrus.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1920-05-06

Savannah.-The town of Savannah
voted Saturday on the issue of bond
ing the town for $4,000 to buy and
improve the Savannah Institute, the
building which has been used for
school purposes for the 20 years, but
under private board managem emit.
The final count of the vote cast in the
election, after dozen ballots had been
thrown out on account of supposed ir.
regularities, was 1873 for the bonds
and 53 against. But the charter pro-
vides that the vote in order to carry
must be majority of all qualified
voters inside the corporate limits.
This number of legal voters is moot
ed question and the count is so close,
with SO many technicalities, that both
sides claim the decision. The women
voted for the first time, 1913 in NUMBER.
almost half the number cast, and add
ed the only interesting feature.