Show Lj L Bj LJ LJ L IB BJ COLBY CLY WILS ON I FLO l l WA WACHA AR CHA CHANCES lIN r rr y lb-y Chairmanship Chair Chair- har I r manship to t 0 Command nd Forces Upholding Pact as Wilson ot Wrote It By J. J Bart Dart Campbell International nal News S Service Staff Correspondent SAN AN FRANCISCO June 28 I- I Secretary of State Bainbridge Bainbridge Bainbridge Bain- Bain bridge Colby will d direct the administration forces against the league of nations offensive of William WlIIlam Jennings Bryan and S Senator David DavidI I. I Walsh of Massachusetts e s It was announced today The substitution of ot Senator Rob Robinson Inson of 0 Arkansas for t for iby as per iper- permanent manent chairman of the convention was agreed greed by Administration leac leaders ers after President Wilson had expressed a a. desire that th the former Progressive I whip be all allowed ed tp act as t the e adI administration administration ad ad- ministration floor loor leader in th the h pendIng pendIng pending pend pend- I ing league baUte it was as s seated sated I MATCH FOR BRYAN I Supporters of the president nt declare re they hey are re confident That whose I forensic skill has c carried him through i t many a hot political l conflict will prove the thaI match of of ot either r Bryan or I Walsh endowed though both pre re with unusual oratorical ant and fighting H The threatened verbal verb l clash I be between between be- be tween Colby the as-the presidents president's spokesman spokesman spokes- spokes I man and Bryan and Walsh who contend contend contend con- con tend it would be suicidal for tor the I Democratic party panty to indorse the administration admin I league plank drafted by S Sen Senator n- n ator Carter Glass jot pf bf Virginia and approved ap approved approved ap- ap ap- ap proved by bY the president promises to provide provide ope ope of the most mOISt dramatic and tense situations o pf of Ithe the convention PEOPLE DEMAND DEMArD LEAGUE I Colby who before he left Washington Washing Washing- ton torI as head of th the District of ot Columbia Columbia Columbia Colum Colum- bia de delegation had a long cont conf conference ren rence e with the president president- declares Not only is 5 the sentiment Pf of the country preponderantly In hi f of ot the league of na nations ns but Jt ft i I Is In favor of ot the league without reservations Through rough Colby the president will address the convention on the league of ot nations r Bryan and Walsh say The Th Massachusetts senator will wm tell the convention that the Republican party's highest hope of or victory Is that we will indorse the league policy of 0 the president BRYAN SEEKS CHANGES Bryan Brya like WalsH Walsh will argue that the treaty should be ratified only with those safeguarding resolutions for tor which not only a large proportion of ot Republican senators voted but which twenty one e Democratic senators sup- sup The administration administrate leaders predict Bryan Walsh and other opponents of ot the presidents president's league plank willbe will willbe willbe be overwhelmingly defeated in the resolutions resolutions res rca committee which is expected to organize today and also on the convention floor Supporters of Glass Confident of Victory ory SAN FRANCISCO June 28 Con Conn Confidence dence that Senator Glass of ot Virginia had more than enough votes to elect hi him chairman of of resolutions S cp committee e Continued o on page 12 2 J it fe 1 I y f LEAGUE WAR v vi r f r i Continued from page 1 1 15 I i wa was expressed today by his Ms ma managers agers following work l lasting sting until an early hour today We have several votes to to spare said Senator Senator Harrison o of oC f Mississippi who has be been n active In support of the he Virginia senator Friends of Senator Walsh of Montana brought out ut tn ln opposition to Senator Glass would not concede the Virginians Virginian's s lead however and still claimed a ma majority ma- ma Th r ons committee wa was was to meet af after el adjournment of toda today's 8 con con- nt lc u. u 11 w nr greed d df by f l' l both factions in the chairmanship chairmanship- contest contest con con- con I I test that the issue issue- would be be- settled quickly I |