The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-07-07
|E[EEPRE-'
|PLAIFORM
flican Party is Hit Hard
N @lany PIanks in Platform

@&eests0<Vs ebty A-Ine TetOl1-
rommlttee draft OF the plat
- Was laid before the convention
~ for adoption. A conflict In the
1v0t(ion n regarded as certain.
- eympathixers among the dele
~ eerpcd notice that they would
~ " have that plank rewritten to
uGe flat declaration for the Dip
AeiAo recogniticn OF the Irish re-
n uortnively defeated I'm his efforts to
I1poo = bone dry declaration into fhe
q n1etoe structure. Bryan announ-
\ - ho purpose OF renewing the bat
- qn, the floor Of the convention, he
49, hod several amendments to the
= onm41itteo planks to present to the
op1vnntion. M sai' but he did not
(no1ooo them
|, XAo eommittee platform was silent
- ene question OF prohibition en-
\ Do<Nunent. IL was q long document,
Gov1aG more than 1000 words Eff
CDrts to- produce few brief empha-
y - t1Atementr were killed at the out
~ aDd wide range OF subjects
o<oaRed incIrdtng the agriculture, Ia
- soldier relief. and score of
1o8oorsfc Qsfestiona Foremosr was
- pbAnk sndorsing the league OF ma
0o0a c<ndemninG the republican
4 Grnofo and expressions OF the demo
@(Q1De party's sympathy with the
1Fu0 eopiSAtions for self government.
3oe uexican plank urged that a
~ Mfxican government be reccg-
1noo whom II had proven Its ability
/, tnalntafn order. and signified Its
.umgne@ meet all national obliga-
UpoD and would protect foreigners.
= f4o claims OF republican public
>oOusmy were branded as false pre-
0c1ne. Another plank discussed the
J, 6uoqkinG disclosure OF the lavish use
- uno1sy" By the candidates for the
TvDub1iean nomination. The Senator
- MichIgan charged with violat-
~ tho campaign expenditure laws
nBsboD democrats draw the inference
U3ol ob,ro fs Indicated q "re-enti.y un-
G4r republican auspices Of money as
- m6lOentin1 factor In elections" and
o>oru. popular rebuke In In
voood On the republicans. as they
qn9o1 the senate only by vi4kue OF
NJ uehlossn election mentioned"
1Ae unexpected delay In tho prepa-
tQ<1on of the platform committees re-
~ oausod hundreds OF delegates to
I Uooome impatient, and mairy were
1oo1y - support q move TO shorten
|4o. ooosion on the report. They fear
q 40oAAD0ck hs the baiioting and don't
Yone tbs convention to run beyond
1tGDosrow.
Victims TOR nominees begins imme-
'G1nfo(v after the platform 10 adopted,
ou1eoe recsas lntervenes.
4here was talk OF taking one or two
DoSloes % - to set line up Of the
oeoooates. ana then take a recess In
eeGof 20 allow the various managers
- naks their plans for the final drive.
ool1 Francisco,. July. 2.--Already a
~ betnd the schedule and the hard
- md most important work still
FDea6 the convention resumed its
tonlpu today at ten o'colck to hear
- Soporc Of the platform committee
90 20 yfsce the inevitable floor fight
uveY the prohibition question as well
- the dgbt over the league Of ma
ceo1 and tho Irish question, The
0Iuf 20 compose the differences be-
xvoeU tho vets and drys In the meet
- - the platform committee failed
'n1tes b0urs argument and II anuoun-
80 finally that all proposals would
- osoueht to the open floor Of the
cpuventien-
u'n1sr the program agreed upon.
BryAn vii present his side In a
oDesch limited TO 80 miputes and
secre<sry OF state Colby will present
~ committee managers side In
anothsr thirty minutes speech. This
enangetnent. however does not con-
ope the discussion to one hour for
anx cne recognized by the Chairman
go speak thirty minutes.
1hs convention today faced the
p~uibility Of program that might
carry II far into q night session after
= hrfef recess for dinner Whether
the floor battles would be ended In
time % take up the balloting for the
noyninse before convention would
have to quit from sheer exhaustion
vas the question before the delegates
today.
Enulr PorsOns JniuroI