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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1920
Page
2
June 7 Chicago dispatch reports the Republican National Convention opening amid uncertainty with leaders untested and delegates divided. Dark horse prospects, including Hughes and Turding, dominate discussion as party veterans fear a repeat of 1880 deadlock while new leaders pledge reform and open diplomacy.
Gov Sproule predicts tough heats for the big fellows and notes Pennsylvanians have no comment on candidacy while the resolutions committee prepares to hear farm and labor voices. C S Barrett of Georgia supports the Farmers' union and Mr Hays responds that the committee welcomes him.
The speech rejects the League of Nations covenant and Versailles plan, urging Republicans to oppose the league. He denounces imperialism and calls for strict law against those who advocate overthrow, arguing the covenant traps humanity and preserves power rather than preventing war.
Montana alternate delegates are listed with cities Great Falls Billings Helena and Anaconda and are expected to fill in if regular delegates are absent. The unusual setup stems from a Montana law that does not provide for alternate selection or voting.
Col Bheritt eft Watson believes the Watson family can protect Mesa county residents and appoints his daughter Miss Esther Watson as deputy. She is believed to be Colorado's first woman deputy sheriff.
Chicago June 7 Republican platform builders reported substantial progress on tentative drafts with quick action by the resolutions committee after preliminary work. League of Nations and labor policy disputes linger but settlement expected. Prohibition plank debated with calls for strict enforcement or silent stance, world tribunal addition in Indiana plank discussed. Resolutions committee to hear groups tomorrow with Senator Watson of Indiana and Ogden Mills of New York as open chair candidates.
Judge Wallace McCamant of Portland, one of Oregon’s ten delegates, refuses to vote for Senator Johnson despite Oregon’s primary victory. He plans to support General Wood, arguing that his election did not bind him to Johnson, signaling a potential clash on the convention’s first ballot.
Report describes Kansas Governor Allen and New York's Charles B Hughes as central figures at the Chicago Republican convention. Allen plans to nominate General Wood and his own fate may hinge on delivering a pivotal speech. Observers note the potential for a strong compromise candidate and the appeal to Johnson and Lowdon delegates.
In Chicago analysis suggests two leaders dominate the GOP, Penrose and Hitchcock, with Hitchcock guiding the Wood campaign. Western Republicans including Davis of Idaho and Spry of Utah push for irrigation policy in the platform, shifting from specific bills to a general declaration of reclamation policy.
About 150 suffragists will picket the Coliseum during the convention carrying banners but speaking to no one. Alice Paul leads the effort to mirror White House tactics, with plans to continue picketing through sessions as governors attempt to coordinate telegraph and press outreach.
Samuel Gompers urged resisting any attempt to make strikes unlawful during the federation's fortieth annual convention. He vowed to defend workers' right to organize and strike, insisting he would stand for freedom for all toilers as long as life and mind endure.
Defiance Ohio June 7 If dark horses are trotted out at the national republican convention the fame of Samuel W Vauclain of New York and Philadelphia will be presented He is president of the Baldwin Locomotive works He will be nominated by Maj J Lincoln Tate of this city
Grand Duchess Olga, sister of the late czar, arrives at Belgrade from a crowded train with torn ermine cloak and empty purse. She accepts a steaming bowl from the American Red Cross kitchen and eats eagerly as refugees seek relief.
Nels Isaacson born in 1808 in Norway died at 112 in Everett Washington after a paralysis stroke six months prior. He kept his old country diet of sour milk fish and bread throughout life despite long residence in the United States.
District officials warn of heavy fall shipments from California. Grain livestock and coal start moving together, risking congestion in October. Waite notes planned summer equipment increases to maintain service. Union Pacific aims to expedite new equipment orders to meet anticipated demand.
The Big Timber chamber met in the Masonic dining room with Dr. A P O Leary presiding. J B Rees discussed water main leaks and bills, J J Gallager spoke on pipes, and L K R Peck on finances as farmers were urged to improve roads and land issues. The meeting included reports, a bridge luncheon, and notes on club leadership and upcoming events.
A historic Oregon study shows that 37 percent of male college students are wholly self supporting while only 20 percent rely on or welcome family support. The findings highlight varying degrees of financial independence among undergraduates.
A gasoline tank exploded at Hays Kansas injuring a young girl named Odan among others. Several people were killed or injured in the blast and a lawsuit seeks around $40,000 against Standard Oil.
Summary of court holdings on the adoption of the eighteenth amendment, two-thirds congressional votes, and the scope of concurrent enforcement power. It addresses referendum limits, validity of prohibiting manufacture and sale, and the reach of Volstead act provisions within US constitutional framework.
Seattle Public Library faces a quiet crisis as ten thousand books borrowed last year remain unreturned. Attendants patrol shelves to police loans, accepting many alibis while failing to make arrests.
Diamonds regain popularity as wives and daughters of profiteers flaunt ropes of pearls and emeralds fade, and the smartest women wear large diamond pendants and earrings at dinners and receptions, the first since the war.
Carl Wonner of Portland recovers after tumbling 50 feet from a precipice into a deep canyon pool. He sustained only a head abrasion after slipping at the top of the falls and landing between two large boulders.
Bluefields West Virginia transmission agents suspect a wireless system run by moonshiners. Raids recently conducted have failed to locate the outfit, which vanishes when officers arrive. A diagram of a modern radio station was found at one location.
A romance between Alfredo Alleghretti and 17 year old American born princess miss Marie Heed ended in tragedy when Alleghretti shot himself at the Hotel du Rhin in Paris after a note disclosed his hopeless love for the young daughter of Princess Respigites. The affair began at a Ritz dance two months earlier and was thwarted by the princess mother.
President B H Lindley of the University of Idaho accepted the position as chancellor of Kansas University tonight, succeeding Chancellor Frank Strong who has resigned. The announcement came from the Kansas board of education in Topeka.
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