New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-03
Bryan's Dry Plank Beaten
In Convention by 929 to l55

he did not want the saloon, was appar-
emily surprised at this answer.
We hope you will get the news
papers back in New York to print what
your positions are on this question, .
said Bryan.
1--WE will" chorused the Tammany-
ties.
Perhaps" said Bryan. "if we have
oeen able to convert you against the
saloon IN this length Of time, after we
have forced prohibition on you against
your will, we will be able to convert
you all the way in year or so longer
tremendous dry demonstration
which grew to such proportions that
many delegates tonight thought the
galleries were trying to stampede the
convention for Bryan-broke forth when
the Commoner completed his speech
demanding dry pink.
cambridge Colby, by liberal use of
humor, however. seemed to turn the
tide back toward the platform planks
agreed on by the Resolutions Commit
committee, completed the long debate
over the platform at 6 o'clock San
Francisco time.
Senator Glass, leading ,,he fight
against changing the platform, said
that he challenged the patriotism and
honesty of men who would 20 to- the
door of a sick room and knock and
disturb man who has given heart
blood for his country"
Senator Glass said he did not ques-
tion Bryan's sincerity, but that he
opposed his methods
he made an extended argument
against the Bryan planks.
II don't think the Democratic con-
is TO taL ho -
for writing the treaty and the cove
nant of the League of Nations from
President Wilson and give it to Henry
Cabot Lodge, Glass said
The Resolutions Committee, he said,
had heard all the arguments on the
Bryan planks and had considered them.
"Mr. Bryan says we are trying to re-
vive the liquor traffic." Glass contin-
ued. III deny that. What is happening
is that Mr.. Bryan is trying to revive
the corpse of a political issue"
Prohibition Held Fortified
Glass said if any Congress should
attempt to raise the alcoholic content
of beverages to the point where they
would be intoxicating the Supreme
Court would step in and declare the
act void as to conflict with the Eigh
, teenth Amendment
commenting on Bryan's statement that
he was SO anxious for peace that he
was willing to go to the nations of
Europe and offer them the $4,000 ,000,-
600 they owed in order to precipitate
peace. He said he was not willing to
remit one dollar of the debt
Glass concluded with an appeal for
the adoption of the platform as pre-
sented, so that the convention could
proceed with the nomination of the
next President of the United States
Easily the biggest demonstration
over any plank OF the platform read by
Chairman Glass. of the Resolutions
Committee was that on suffrage, which
called on Tennessee and other Demo
cratic Southern states by name to
ratify the suffrage amendment so that
women can vote in the approaching
election.
Enthusiasts seized the standards of
the suffrage states and began parading
around the aisles, as in a demonstra-
ton after a nominating speech for a
candidate. There were spirited con-
tests around the standards of some of
the Southern states opposed to suf-
frage. Mrs. Edward Reiner, of Phila-
delphia, one of the prominent figures
in the Palmer demonstration on
Wednesday, rushed dowp to the Mary
land standard and attempted to carry
short physical contest between Mrs.
Reiner. who weighs apparently not
more than 100 pounds, and State
Senator Cy Cummings, of Maryland
who weighs an even 800 and is 7 feet
tall She abandoned the battle and the
Maryland standard remained coldlv
aloof from the demonstration.