The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-06-01
NO WET OR DRY PLANK
FOR REPUBLICANS
Beer, Light Wines and Prohibition
VIII Not Be Mentioned in Con-
vention at Chicago if Present
Plans of Party are Carried Out
as to Platform.

Chicago, May 27.-Beer, light
wines and prohibition will not be
mentioned in the Republican nation
al convention if present planks OF
party leaders are carried out, it was
learned today.
Directors of the party's policies
have decided that the question has
been settled, and neither "wet' nor
a "dry" plank nor endorsement OF
any modification of the present !"bone
dry" rule will be Incorporated in the
platform, according to Samuel A.
Perkins, national . committeeman,
from Washington.
The prohibition question and its
possible effect on the forthcoming
presidential campaign have been
.nder consideration by party leaders
for several months, it is known. Inc
matter was discussed at national COM
mittee meetings here as far back as
last January.
One member of the national COM
naittee said that the committeeman
believed the "wets" to be in the
minority and that the country as
whole wanted prohibition.
National committeeman who are
gathering here for the opening OF the
hearings on contest Monday received
with interest today reports from Sen
ator Hiram Johnson in (which ne
stated at Concord, N. c., that ne
would not bolt the convention II de-
feated: The attitude Of the sena-
tor in the event Of defeat in the con.
vention has been the source OF
speculation for weeks along "presl-
dental row" and his procurement
on the subject was received with
visible relief.
81 am glad to, hear that" said A:
T. Hert, of Kentucky, chairman OF
the convention scommittee on ar
rangements. 81 have thought all
along that that would be Mr.. john
sons position"
Senator johnson will enter the con-
yention. with 109 instructed dele
gates. running second to Maj. Gen.
leonard Wood who has 1853 votes
pledged to him. Gov. Frank O:|
Lowden is third in the list with "a
votes. :,
With approval today by the city
building INSPECTOR Of the temporary
galleries. installed to add 1000 extra
seats to the normal capacity of the
Coliseum, Charles r. Hall, super1n-
tendent of the building notified the
convention committee that he would
have the hall ready to turn over to
the Republicans late next week.
Special correspondents OF many
newspapers were thrown
into CONSERVATION tonight when 1t !
was announced by the Western Union
Telegraph company that 1t "ouio
have no wires running into the con-
vention hall.
Superintendent Hall notified the |
company that the building trades
council had threatened to call out an
workmen employed at the coliseum II
non-union telegraph companies at
tempted to place wires in the build
ing. The Postal Telegraph company
said it had not heard of the trouble
and expected to install an office.
The union has been trying to or
oanize the elevator boys in the west
ern Union building here. The eleva-
tor boys. according to the company
already lelong to the Western Union
Employment association. =,
L. W. Henley, secretary OF the
convention committee, placed an Or
der for new gavel today and the
historic mallet used in 1912 and
1916 will be discarded. 1T has gone
through two defeats" Mr.. Henley
commented "and because OF the as
sociations connected with it, think
we would better lay it aside