Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-07-03
BRYAN LOSES IN
HIS ATTEMPT To
PUT DRY PLANK
INTO PLATFORM
Convention Shows His Pro-
poSaI UNDER 922 1-2 to.
1866 70, After Several.
Hours of Dramatic Debate.
DEMANDED A PLEDGE
OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
Clause By Ne0raSkan Would
Have Committed Party
To Strict Carrying Out Of
the V0IStead Act,

,sY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LGAstp wIHsl
Auditorium, San Francisco. July
2.-Declining to include In its plat
form any reference to the prohibit
tion issue. the democratic convep-
ton rejected today both the bone
dry plank fathered by W. J. Bryan
and the cider. wine and beer plank
presented bv the New York delega-
ton.
The official total which beat the
Cochran moist plank was 726 u
against it and $50 voting for 1t.
Eleven and a half votes were alb
sent.
without roll call the conven-
ton voted down also Mr.. Bryan's
plank for the publication of an
official newspaper by the federal
government.
The Bryan profiteering blank
also was rejected by exclamation.
In quick succession the conYen-
ton then voted down also tho
plank offered by Mr. Bryan de-
claring against compulsory mill
tary training in peace time.
The Bryan league of nations
plank shared the same fata, going
out in great chorus of noes"
The unseating of Senator Reed
left the Missouri delegation sh Jrt
one vote. Its total was recorded
as thirty-five instead Of the thirty
six provided In the convention hall.
a plank for commission to in
vestigate the feasibility e n sol
dier bonus also was rejected With
out roll call.
The substitute Irish plank was
next in order and a roll call on 1t
was ordered.
The sub Irish plank declaring 1t
is the purpose of the nation to roc
ognize the independence of the
Irish republic also was voted down
by the convention.
The total vote rejecting the sub
on the Irish plank was 675 " votes
against it with 402ha votes for It.
The Chairman Glass moved the
adoption of the platform and it
went through as framed with n
roar. with a cheer the convention
turned to the first ballot for ?resi-
dent.
San Francisco, Calf, July p
William j. Bryan lost his fight to-
day to write n bone dry plank into
the democratic platform. the CON-
Vention showing him under on "A
roll call which followed dramatic
debate,
The vote was 929iR no. l55 y yes,
s absent or not voting Unofficial.
The Bryan prohibition plank re-
jected by the convention was as
follows:
eve heartily congratulate the
democratic party on its splendid
leadership in the submission and
ratification of the prohibition
to the federal constitu-
tion and we pledge the party to the
effective enforcement of the pres
cnt enforcement law, honestly and
in good faith, without any increase
in the alcoholic content Of permit
ted beverages and without any
weakening of any other of its pro-
visions"
1 ilt blll'ldl ltoNlt Ni1 ~ HUI
dred and fifty-five and half ayes.
nine hundred and twenty-nine and
a half noes. That finished Bryan'S
bone dry plank and the convention
turned to the next amendment to
the platform. which was the plank
Offered by Representative Hobson.
of Alabama.
Vote on Bryan's bone dry plank.
Alabama, 24--yeas, s; nays, 16.
Arizona, 6--nays, 6,
Arkansas, 1S-nays, iS.
California, 26--yeas. Z nays, IS;
one absent.
Colorado, t2---nays, IL.
Connecticut, 14-nays. H.
Delaware, 6-nays, 6.
Florida, t2-nays. ~.
Georgia, 2S-navs. 2S.
Idaho, S--yeas, \.
Iowa, 26-nays, 5: yeas, 90: one
not voting.
Illinois, 5S--yeas, 5; nays, So,
Indiana, S0--nays, 30.
Kansas. 20--years. 20.
Kentucky, 26-yeas. 2: nays. "a
Louisiana. 20-nays. 90.
Maine, 12--nays, II.
Maryland 16-nays, 16.
Massachusetts, 36-yeas. 2; nays.
"a
Michigan, 30-yeas, 4 nays. 90.
Minnesota. 2i-one absent; yeas,
5; nays, IS.
Mississippi. 20---nays, 20.
Missouri, 36--yeas, 9h; nays.
25 u
Montana, s-yeas, 3: nays, 5.
Nebraska, 16-yeas, 10; nays, s.
Nevada 6-nays, 6.
New Hampshire. S-yeas, 1;
navs. 7.
New Jersey, 2S-nays. 2S.
Now Mexico, 6-nays. 6.
New York. 90-yeas, 8; nays. 81.
North Carolina, 24--nays. "a.
Ohio. 4S-yeas, 2; nays, as.
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