Show 1 I GEORGIANS REPUDIATE TE COVENANT I Unalterable Opposition to toP P Present r c s e n Ii t Administration L in ill Resolutions Adopted by hy Sla States Slates e s Convention Uy fly Associated t Pre A A Ga May 18 expressing unalterable opposition to the league of nations covenant as brought ht back from Paris Pads by President Vilson advocating free speech free press press' and local self gov lt and amI asking repeal of all es- es I sedition and conscription laws passed during luring the war Avar were adopted here late tonight by the state Democratic convention Tho rho convention con meeting to elect delegates to the Democratic national I t I Inn ln n t nn Inn nn nfl nfl- ls I posed to compulsory l military i training r n g gan an and l refused to adopt resolutions ap approving ap- ap proving President WIlsons WIlson's Wilsons adminis admInis These had been offered to today today to- to to-I to da day t and were presented ass ln by br a minority report of ot the committee commit commit- tee tco on resol resolutions tons Third Term Idea The resolutions as adopted recorded I 7 opposition to the third term terni idea re reaffirmed reaffirmed reaffirmed re- re I affirmed the faith of ot U the tho o convention I I In the ancient creed of ot tho the Demo- Demo Democratic I cratic party part and instructed its delegates delegates dele dele- gates to Lo San Francisco to vote as a a. aI I unit to support no candidate not In accord with the principles les adopted by bythe bythe bythe the convention The majority resolution also recommended recommended recommended mended that the resolution approving and Indor Indorsing the Democratic administration admin admin- under the leadership o of Pres Pros President I i ident ent Wilson the treat treaty of ot Versailles I and the league of ot nations covenant I with v reservations be not passe passed I B By agreement each side c was nas allowed thirty minutes to dc debate ato the question I I at conclusion of or which the convention i 1 II I 1 h I of f 2 6 to Announcement 0 I et of ll tho result brought a wild demonstration from flom the dele delegates ates supporting Thomas l. l K Watson one of the candidates ates In Inthe Inthe int t the h e G Georgia Ia corgi a p presidential re s i d e n t I a I p preference re fe re ii c e primary Palmer PaInter lel nh Silent Delegates representing Attorney General Pal Palmer ner and United States Senator Hoke Smith sat silent The Tho resolutions themselves then were adopted to 1 after arter which a recess recess re recess re- re cess was taken taleen preparatory to electing delegates to San Francisco Earlier in tho the session the Watson atson and Smith forces ad Joined in voting a against ga ins t th those os e sup supporting p o ti a g Attorney General Palmer who had a plurality In tho the convention con and nd had organized the convention After the vote voto to adopt tho the resolutions committees committee's re report report report re- re port tonight pandemonium reigned for tor fora tora a time as Watson Vatson supporters waved a huge American flag Jag beside a banner bearing bearing- Watsons Watson's picture Separate that American flag from Tom Torn Watsons Watson's picture someone shouted und antI Watson mOil men hurled offers offers of offers of- of fers of ot personal combat combet at nt the speaker Nebraskans Instruct Delegates for Hitchcock Omaha Neb Nob May ln 18 Democrats IS Democrats of Nebraska in state convention toda today in which the thc Bryan Dryan delegation from Lan Lan- castor county count was was seated seated unanimously indorsed President Wilsons Wilson's advocacy of or tho peace treat treaty and the le leago R of or nations They can called cd upon the tho Senate to raU the treat without ratify treaty nullifying reservations and condemned the senators sena- sena tois tors who ha have haC C opposed such action They commended tho the senators who have ul upheld President Wilson In his fight I ht for ratification The convention also 1150 adopted a resolution rose reso lution praising Senator Hitchcock for his able and lo loyal al support of oC our President on behalf of tho the covenant of 0 tho league of or nations The resolution calls cans upon tho the Nebraska Ne Ne- braska hraska delegation atlon to tie the national convention convention con con- to give o its loyal loral and undivided ed support to Senator Hitchcock for forthe forthe forthe the nominal nomination Ion for fOI President enl in ac accordance nc- nc with tie the primary mandate |