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Show I II r BE UPSET Bk" Movement to Block Adminis-. Adminis-. tration Choices for Important Posts Takes Form SAN FRANCISCO. June 2G. A Hj movement to upset administration H choices for Important execution posl- H tlons in the national convention at- H traotod much attention among delc- H gates today but apparently did not get H beyond tho nebulous stage. B Tho chairmanship of the resolutions H committee which will frame the plat- H form, and the pormaucnt chalrman- H ship of the convention itself were tho H places for which it waa said the prln- H clpal contests might be waged. Sen- H ator Walsh of Montana -was urged va- H rlously for both of these places, and H those who were backing him seemed B -unable to get together on a plan to concentrate on either position. Bryan Endorses "Walsh William Jennings Bryan endorsed Senator Walsh several days ago for the permanent chairmanship, for which tho administration forces now are oxpocted to put forward Senator Br" Robinson of Arkansas. The Montana senator, it was said, might have sup-KSB sup-KSB ' port for that place from western dclc- BSV" gatlonaand from some from the cast KSV who are not particularly friendly to MB- administration. KSh A group of western dolegatos in co- BSSt operation with some western senators KSSj seemed to constitute Senator Walsh's KSn principal support for chalmanshlp of BSV the resolutions committee, a post for KSV which Senator Glass of Virginia is the KSSj cholpe of tho administration leaders. KSSn Home of those behind that movement KSSj Tero predicting its success tonight, KSmJ though tho Glass supporters said they KSB were not worried. SS Glass Wilson's Choice KSH Senator Glass commonly is regard- KSH ed among the delegates htere us the KSV personal choice of President Wilson , KSH with, whom ho conferred just before he left Washington, He also is the author of the Virginia platform, endorsed en-dorsed by the ' president as a model for the party. Senator Walsh was a consistent administration ad-ministration supporter during tho first league of nations fight In tho state, but on the second ratification voto he supported ratification with the ' Republican Re-publican reservations. |