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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1920
Page
9
The piece outlines speculation on Johnson securing a 1924 bid via a third party or Loyalist backing for Harding, California votes altering crucial totals, and Hearst or Clark looming as alternative nominees. It notes Democrats fear California swing risks, while McAdoo’s status and a Pershing boost mix into the shifting field.
San Francisco June 20 The Reed contest over a Missouri Senate seat as a national convention delegate looms large with a possible party rule change to define women’s status in the organization. Palmer and Carter Glass factor in Missouri and Georgia disputes while Edgars of New Jersey and Palmer aides plan travel ahead of Friday meetings.
CHICAGO June 20 Governor Smith of New York with 125 delegates and Senator Hiram Johnson left for the Democratic National Convention aboard a special train. The New York group offered no definite pledges while Johnson and Mrs Johnson avoided commitment. Illinois delegates followed, while talks of presidential positions stayed off the record as sleeping arrangements drew attention. Maine Primaries To Slay Augusta June 2 Three candidates will oppose Governor Milliken for Republican renomination in the state primary set for June 13.
The Anti-Saloon League official William S. Anderson accuses Dr Nicholas Murray Butler president of Columbia of being an Old Guard tool in backing General Leonard Wood. He denounces Butler as a staged candidate and links the beer nullification issue to favor the Old Guard and Wadsworth.
Governor Coolidge and army officials attended ceremonies at Williams College to place Colonel Ephraim Williams founder’s ashes in a vault beneath the college chapel. General Pershing and Rear Admiral Sims attended. Williams, killed by Indians at Lake George in 1753, was later commemorated by a grave, iron fence, and monument before exhumation and urn placement today.
Reported in January fighting near Anadyr, Siberia left seventeen dead, including the Kolchak chief. The clash pitted anti Bolshevik natives against alleged Soviet representatives and an American trading firm’s stock was looted. American prospectors and crew described the incident after stopping at a camp on Roald Amundsen’s ship Manda.
Prices for both soft and hard woods decline in this week’s issue of Lumber. Small buyers offer concessions while daily or weekly sales through wholesale channels shape actions. Large manufacturers hold off, not cutting prices due to weak demand, with expectations of further drops. The text also references luxury materials like gold and platters, though context remains unclear.
Harry M. Daugherty of Columbus Ohio, Harding's campaign manager before the Chicago convention, will resign once the executive committee takes charge tomorrow. He will remain a close personal adviser to Senator Harding during the campaign but is not a National Committee member. He had previously said he did not want the burden of carrying on the campaign if Harding were nominated.
The American Defense Society endorsed Warren G. Harding for President and prepared to aid his campaign. The letter highlights Harding as best matching the society’s aims to combat Bolshevism and urges a practical, peaceable approach over idealism. It notes his Senate record as vigorous and his stance against surrendering sovereignty to international bodies while criticizing the League of Nations.
The Tague June 20 report describes Elihu Root's proposal for an international court of justice. It envisions panel nominees from the League of Nations assembly and a separate league council, with judges drawn from both panels. Flexible provision for Germany and Russia as great powers is urged, ensuring small powers are represented while each of the five great powers holds a seat. The court could have fifteen judges, five from great powers and ten from smaller states.
A National Grange spokesman asserted farmers have not formed coalitions with any political group and reject joining or consulting with labor leaders for political cooperation. The statement counters claims of cross group alliances and emphasizes neutrality in politics.
Washington dispatch reports Wayne I Wheeler, Anti Saloon League counsel, accusing Governor Cox of Ohio of backing a beer and wine amendment. Wheeler claims Cox cannot escape the charge as he campaigns in the wet direction while the nation watches.
An opinion piece from San Francisco dated June 20 jokes that Democrats headed to the Chicago convention should avoid train accidents. The author playfully nominates A. Mitchell Palmer as an example of a public man who might fall from a train, contrasting U. S. railroad roughness with French efficiency.
Chicago hosts attention as Republicans reserve hotels for the 1924 national convention with several hundred bookings and reports of more than 200 at a single property. The piece blends travel etiquette, social observations, and humorous asides on gamblers and beach fashion seen during a Chicago visit.
A recent treaty between the free city of Danzig and Poland guarantees a liberal food supply for Danzig until the next harvest. In return Danzig commits to sending Poland about 01 tons of sugar marmalade and fruits.
Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes a true budget system and reorganization of executive departments in a letter to Representative Ireland. He calls for consolidating appropriations, broader executive authority with responsibility, and reclassification of department work to boost efficiency and reduce waste. He warns current Congress executive ties curb discretion and favors careful, non spoils-based reforms.
The text criticizes how Congress and various departments, including the Navy, conduct their business. It notes a need for accountability and mentions committees and financial waste. The speaker urges not to treat issues as individual problems but as systemic.
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