Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-06-29
Nominating Speeches WIN
Probably b: Made While
Platform COMMITTEES Is
Deliberating, But No Bal
loting Until After Adop-.
tion Of Planks; McAdoo, !,
Strength Appears To Have
Increased. 4.

name of william Gibbs McAdoo,
former secretary of the treasury,
will be placed in nomination at
the convention lat tho earliest Y
opportunity" his supporters de-
cided at an carly morning CON.
ference today. Presentation OF
McAdoo's name will be by Bwris 81
A. jenkins, Kansas Olky minister. :
San Francisco, June 29.-Adminis~
tration forces went into the second day
Of the democratic national convention
apparently in full control OF the sifssa-
ton. Senator Glass of Virginil ~
chairman of the resolutions commit
tee, William j. Bryan excluded from
the subcommittee Of nine chosen to
actually draft the platform while
cambridge Colby. secretary Of state.
sits as the representative Of President
Wilson, Senator Joseph T. Robinson Of
Arkansas. another staunch Adminiss
tration supporter. chosen for perma-
nent chairman Of the convention and
administration men at the head Of 9th
er committees was the lineup brought
out of what had promised to be :
contest ts515
The threatened anti-administration
night SO far as it related to the organ
ization Of the convention machinery,
collapsed without a showing.
At the same time the COMMITTEES
formulating the rules for the conyen.
ton has cleared the way for the nom
mating speeches to be delivered willis
the resolutions committee is WORKING
on the platform. By unanimous action
1T decided that the various candidates
may be placed in nomination while
the platform deliberations are going
M hal n~Ns -
De conducted until after the platform
has been brought in perfected ana
adopted. This action will Simplify I'D
hasten the work of the convention
very much. ! IA. s.--gSs
Opposition Seems Weak.
From the DRAMATIC moment yestee.5
DAY when a portrait Of President VII.
son was unveiled in the great casfv4n.
ton auditorium to let 5lposeS 4 .stufSuaHf
tribute and approbatic~ frons rs.stY
fellows on the floor. there seemed IL
themselves in opposition. ~ sss
The burst of feeling did not do
with adjournment. Long after th4fa
was stin a hint of it in the voices 81
the delegates. 1
Senator Robinson's selection sAbr
permanent chairman was morA a &
ioregone conclusion. No opposihs n-
Il.
The administration forces. now hava
strong grip on the machinery which
VIII write the confession Of faith for
the party's 1920 campaign. There win
be battles in committee over many
planks, but there was less prospect to-
DAY than at any time since the con.
vention leaders began to assemble in
ers schooled in the WAYS Of conven.
tlons of an open fight on the door..
Bryan's Plank.
Mr.. Bryan has put forward the
League Of NATIONS plank on which IA
would have the convention .tand r.
declares for such reservations as are
necessary to secure ratifications and is
IN sharp conflict with the position, II N
en- pe1ore the convention yesterday BY
national Chairman Homer. s.. Cum
mings in his keynote speech Mr.Cum-
mings mn lashed at the attitude Of repub-
llcan senator's in the treaty fight.
charging that they had sought nuiiin-
catlons not reservations. He declared
that no reservation not aimed at the
lie OF the covenant would have been
rejected by the administration ana
administration forces in tho conyen-s
tlon are expected to cling to that Hne.
Prohibition.
Other planks may cause committoe}
dlscord, but there was a word Of cheer.
Tor Irish sympathizers in Mr.. Cum =
mings' speech. The only issue he did
not deal with directly in his keynote
ADDRESS was that over party state.s
ment on prohibition enforcement. A. III
In that issue may be wrapped up the
fate of some aspirants for the preSi
Dental nomination. The battle has
| come to the surface in a caucus OF The
New York deiegation which voted
without roll call to urge mod1hcatiol
OF the, enforcement law: .3s,. Ms
The session left behind It echoes al
gag rule" charges and assertions thai
II a moor battle were insisted upon M
the New Workers., the partys chance
at the polls would be ruined.
McAdoo Gains .s
Events SO far have shown no rnarf.S
ed reaction over night on Discussion a.
nomination booms. There seemed 70 bts
general feeling that prospects o6 Mr.
| McAdoo's selection had increased. ber.ss
| there was no definite developmens 4
| upon which It could be based BY thoe.
| who took this view. , Z. - If
With a member Of the PRESIDENT
cabinet In the race in the person oss
Attorney General Palmer, and aaioth Il
er former cabinet members Mr.. Me-
Adoo being urged just rs vieorouslyg
| no candidate has yet been forfnaIi.s
characterized as the choice a q th.s
president. s nj = 5,s "a. rs &
The convening hour OF the convea 1
,ion today was o'clock. 5s. 5Ss
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