Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-05-21
MARSHALL N|PS
BOOM; H0PESF0
PACT PATCH-UP
Vice President Express
es Wish to Indiana Con-
vention Wilson and SEN
ate May Compromise.

Indianapolis. May 20.-The chances
for Vice President Thomas r. Marshall,
at the Democratic state convention here,
for the presidential nomination at San
Francisco were nipped in the bud by
the vice president. He said he did not
seek the presidential nomination.
The boom was started after the key
note speech by former Governor Samuel
NJ. Ralston, the permanent chairman,
who declared the vice president was
presidential timber"
Mrs. Alice Foster McCulloch. of Fort
Wayne, was named one of Indiana s
four delegates at large, and three other
women were named delegates.
The delegates were not instructed.
Those at-large. besides Mrs. McCulloch.
are Vice President Marshall. former
Senator Thomas Taggart and Mr.. Raj
ston.
John F. Joyce. of Terre Haute. tried
to offer resolution denouncing Admiral
Sims "as disgrace to the United States
navy" but the convention yelled it down
without having it read.
A motion was made to nominate Mr..
Taggart for United States senator by
acclamation and it was carried with a
shout.
Democrats met in state convention to
name a state ticket. adopt a platform
anu stieCt ueieBdtes 10 tne NATIONAL con-
vention at San Francisco.
Urges Jail for Goueers.
Equal and exact justice to all men"
as a remedy for unrest was prescribed
by Vice President Marshall in his key
note address before the convention. He
also urged Jail sentences for profiteers
and increased production to relieve the
high cost of living.
Tho vi praciIapf tbn hono
that President Wilson and the senate
would reconcile their differences over the
peace treaty and that it would be rati
fled: but said no man should be read
out of the Democratic party because of
his opinion on the League of Nations.
This was, as / understand it." the
vice president said, "an American war.
The peace should be an American peace.
The war could not have been fought
successfully as either a Democratic or
Republican war. The peace cannot
bring that real peace which the Ameri-
can people want if it be made either as
a Democratic or a Republican peace"
Tribute TO President
Vice President Marshall said his COM
ments on the treaty would be brief for
he had no hope of lighting the "crm-
merian darkness which now envelops it,
but added:
"A lifelong advocate of resort to
courts and not to force / gave my un-
qualified Endorsement to the altruistic
views of the president. in the defense of
which views he has broken his body
Any let up in the enforcement of
national prohibition until legal change
has been made in its provisions was
opposed by Mr.. Marshall.
Would Enforce Prohibition.
while the prohibition amendment
remains it must be enforced in accord
,nce with its provisions" he said II
'rystallized public sentiment does not,
rs the days go by, get back Of Ii. the
people will find way lawfully to les
sen what some deem 10 be it's rigors"
Restoration. now that the war is end
ID. of freedom of speech and of the
press. with punishment for those seek
ng to create disorder or overthrow the
government by any other than legal
means, was urged bv Mr.. Marshall, who
ilso advocated readjustment of taxation
lfter government expenditures have
,een reduced to a minima. to place the
burdens upon those most able to bear
hem.
Can Get Bonus, But
While omittng any direct reference
% soldier bonus legislation, the vice
president said he would say to the for
ner service men sound of body and
nind' that they can obtain almost any
hing they want from congress.
"It will be afraid to resist YOU" he
continued. "But looking back upon your
,lorious record I beg you to consider
whether you wsat to go down in history
Is of the tribe of Nathan Hale or of the
r,bn of O1tua- T'u,ict "