Arizona republican., 1920-06-23
Glass To Express Wilson Views

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 Glass To Express Wilson Views
 Senator Glass of Virginia, who is due here tomorrow, is understood to have been entrusted with formal ex- pression of President Wilson's views aa to the platform. On other occasionss however, the postmaster general has been the direct spokesman of the presi- dent on important issues and Demo- crats here were inclined to take his expression as to the prohibition plank as more than a statement of his own views.
 The preliminary convention discuss sion in progress here, while wholly in-4 formal in character. has shown striz- ing unanimity of opinion on two points thus far. The first of these is that the platform struggle will be the real fight of the convention; the second that the prohibition plank will be the chief issue in that fight, outrivaling interest among delegates.
 On the league issue, w. J. Bryan al- ready is standing directly opposed to President Wilson's views as to the party attitude. That dates back to the Jackson day dinner when MT. Will son urged that the Democrats enter tho camaign on the issue of the ratifica- tion of the league covenant without material reservation. The former sec retary of state stood just as strongly for acceptance of the Republican sen ate reservations as a basis for ratifica- ton and in order to keep the league covenant out of the campaign.
 If MT. Burleson's statement is to be accepted as representing the presi- dents views on prohibition, delegates said. it now was evident that Bryan and the administration forces were to clash also over that plank in the party platform
 Mir. Bryan's views have been known to be rigidly against any weakening of the prohibition laws.
 Bryan and Wilson Far Apart
 There is also. it was said. a third point on which the president and his former secretary of state might lock horns at the convention. It was re called that when the president asked congress for authority to accept a mandate over Armenia under the league of nations, Mr. Bryan prompt ly issued statement in flat opposi- ton to such program. It has been regarded as possible that the presi- dent might seek to have the conven- ton endorse his course as to Armenia and if so, it was said. the Nebraska leader could be expected to exert his influence against such action.
 Pending arrival of Senator Glass. Mir. Burleson and Mir Bryan, all of
 
 during the week, che few party lead CTS and delegates already on the ground have been exchanging only gosslppy comment and expressions of personal opinion on issues to come up. There have been no conferences as yet and there is little activity among workers for various candidates for the presidential nomination to distract at tention from the platform outlook
 Headquarters for John w. Davis of ~T.g..
 the first literature in behalf Of the claims of candidates was put out by his supporters. Some poster work for Governor Edwards of New Jersey also was done, supplementing that for At torney General Palmer. but presi- even shadow of what it will be or what 1t was during the Republican convention at Chicago.
 In any event, there is little possi- blllty that candidates headquarters will take as prominent a part in the San Francisco convention as was the case at Chicago. None of the candi- dates themselves are expected to be here. The Chicago convention was unique in that respect, with Senator ; Johnson, General Wood, Governor Lowden and others of the active con- tenders for the nomination in personal charge of their camps, while Senator the party nominee also was on the scene and shared in confer ences which led to his selection.
 Says Democrats In Harmony
 CHICAGO, June 22 A. Mitchell Palmer, attorney general. was one Of 2 host of Democratic leaders that passed through Chicago en route to the national convention at san Francisco. MT Palmer was on a special train car rylng a delegation of 250 Pennsylva- nians.
 "There is no dissersfon in fho Dem ocratic party and none is expected" Mr Palmer said. "All is harmony"
 The attorney general refused to dis cuss his own candidacy, but Warren Nandyke of Harrisburg, secretary of the Pennsylvania state committee. said that MT. Palmer would enter the con vention the strongest of the candidates. with 74 of the states 76 delegates pledged. He said Palmer would have 400 votes on tile first roll call
 The party included Roland $. Nor ris of Philadelphia, ambassador to Japan. who is on a vacation. Vance C. Mccormick of Harrisburg. national Democratic chairman in 1916: Joseph F. Guffel, Pittsburg. national commit -eeman- elect: and Congressman Bruce F. Sterling of Uuiontown, state chair man of the party. The party will ar rive in San Francisco Friday
 Tom Taggart, national committee man from Indiana, and chairman of the Indiana delegation. also was in Chicago today on his way west. He expressed the opinion that "the wet