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DEMOCRATS FOR CHANGE
IN VOLSTEAD ACT

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Wines And Beer To Be Sold In
Original Packages Only. Recog'
nize That Whiskey And saloons
Are Gone Forever.
After a warm and prOtracted tight
the Democratic State Convention yes
terday rejected a damp plank favor
ed by Senator Smith, the party S
nominee for reelection, and adopted
one regarded as damper and support t
ed by the forces of Governor Richie,
| COMPTROLLER Lee and John Mahon,
with Congressman Benson acting as
generalissimo on the floor and in the
resolutions committee. The plank
calls for beer, light wines and elder
and does not condemn saloons. as
Senator Smith insisted.
INDORSES ADMINISTRATION
The convention also adopted
strong plank indorsing the admins
| tration of President Wilson in toto.
| The last seven years, the platform
said emphatically, under the Presl-
dents leadership surpassed any ike
period in wealth of achievement
| for a better America. better world
and in the spirit of honor, peace and
| enlightenment of the universe.
| The domestic accomplishments OF
i the Wilson administration were set
forth in detail, and the plank closed
with a demand for the League of
! Nations without multiplying reserva-
| lions and with condemnation of the
partisan obstructionism of the Re-
publicanS.
ONLY FIGHT ON DAMP PLANK
There was no real lighting over
any of this, except the damp plank
although little furry occurred I'm
der the surface as TO the delegates
at-large. ]. Harry covington, it
was reported, was anxious 10 be one
of the eight, but was opposed on the
ground that it would be improper,
inasmuch as he is the treasurer of
the general campaign committee OF
Acknowledgement Palmer, one Of the
candidates for the Presidential noml
nation 1t was said that Mr.. Gov
ington regarded that reason rs
mere screen and was disposed 10
think that the Smith people wanted
to elbow him out of Maryland poll
tics. Mr.. COvington who had been
active about the Hotel Rennert on
the Night before the convention, did
not attend It's sessions.
The fighting over the damp plank
was 4 real tight, though conducted
without evidence of bad feeling in
any quarter. 1t started Wednesday
night, when conference lasting I'M
Ill midnight failed TO bring Senator
Smith into agreement with Cover
80 L,
and Mahon. 1t was resumed yester-
day morning in further conference,
at which 4 dozen or more drafts OF
a damp plank were considered, in an
effort 10 reach agreement. Senator
Smith was willing that 4 damp plank
be adopted, calling FOR modification
of the Volstead act but he insisted
that there be n declaration against
the return of saloons.
The Benson resolution, adopted
finally as a plank N the Democratic
State platform, is as follows:
The Eighteenth Amendment 10
the Constitution having been declar-
ed ratified, we believe that while
this provision remains in the Con-
Stitution it must be upheld.
We further believe that the law
abiding people of this country will
never be satisfied with the enforce
ment of the Eighteenth Amendment
under the terms and provisions of
the present enforcement law known
as the Volstead act, which was pass
ed by the Republican Congress over
the veto of The Democratic Presi-
dent.
We, therefore, favor inc enact
ment by Congress of such laws, I'M
der the Eighteenth Amendment, as
will permit the making and use of
homemade wines and CIDER and tho
manufacture and sale of beer in
original package for home consump-
ton only, and TO that end we urge
the repeal or modification of the
Volstead act.
Delegation To The Democratic Dis
trict Delegates
Delegates
Senator John Walter Smith, Gov.
Albert c. Richie. Joshua w. Miles,
State Chairman ]. Hubert Wade, J.
Walter Lord, Thomas H Robinson,
Ogle Marbury and Robert Grain.
District Delegates
First District-Frank M. Wilson,
of Worcester; w Irving Walker, of
Queen Anne's; Curtis E. Crane, Kent;
and Charles r. Disharoon, Wicomico
Second-Alonzo B. Sellman, Car
rol; Thomas V. Wedge, Baltimore
county, and Samuel Leibowitz and
Joseph P. Kennedy, Baltimore city.
Third-John j. Mahon, William l.
Norris, DR.. Frank j. Power and Will
liam F. Jacobs, all of Baltimore city.
Fourth-George Arnold Prick,
Edward J. Colgan, Jr., Daniel ].
Loden and Harry L. Rail-, all of Bal
timore city.
Fifth-Frank Kelly, of Baltimore
cit; w Meade Holiday and A Theo-
dore Brady, of Anne Arundle, and j.
Allen Coad, st. Mary's.
Sixth-John Heating, Allegany;
William J. Grove, Frederick; "Cy"
Cummings, Montgomery, and Will
liam Miller, Garrett.
Democratic Candidates For Presi-
Dental Electors
At-Large William Ingle and Joseph
NJ. Smith. both of Baltimore.
First District-Charles M. Simp-
son, of Talbot.
Second-James ]. Archer, Har-
cord.
Third-Frederick M. Kipp,, Balti-
more.
Fourth-James S, Armiger, Balti-
more.
Fifth-Clarence NJ. Roberts, Prince
Georges.
Sixth-Jacob Rohrback, Freder-
ick
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