Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-06-30
WILSON IDEA
EMBODIED IN
LEAGUE PLANK (
Declaration on Liquor Cues,
ton Not Entirely Dry
It is Said.
BRYAN TO MAKE ..S
BITTER FIGHT
Leaders Declare He CannoS
Get His Dry Plank Into 4
the Platform. ~

San Francisco, June 3.-Accordin5
10 administration chiefs the subcoms
mlttce of nine drafting the Demo-
cratic platform has practically agree.
on prohibition plank which is de-
scribed 'as slightly moist and as be-
ing In support Of the constitutions
amendment" but with declaration
for personal liberty and asainS
"VeXatious intcrferences"
A League of Nations plank, tn.
same administration chiefs said, llat
been agreed upon Just as Woodro,<
wilson wants it, without the dottin
OF an i or the crossing of e."
AS forecast it was almost identica
~ the line of the Virginia platforis
fr;,vn', prnviously approved by Presidels
A careful count of the fun commi.
tee and survey of the conventio;.
these administration chiefs saiT
made them confident that Villa
j. Bryan could not get his prohibiticA
plank into the platform. The agresss
ment was in such form, they sal
that 1t was not improbable that the
work would be laid before the fuat
committee on resolutions late tn.
afternoon. i
May Report Tonight.
When the full platform commit
tee reassembled by pre-arrangeme b
at IL o'clock today. Senator Glass RI
ported that the subcommittee VS.
not ready TO report and a recess VIZ
taken until 1880 tonight. n
The subcommittee then aga
went into session with it's membeF Il
divided il. their opinions as
whether it would be possible to r.
port ssnat5 atet fRss he9l iixed !, !, |,
the MA ffor,7, fro, 4
lucky if they were able to compile
their tentative draft by 7:3O, b
Senator Glass expressed confiden.s
that a report would be ready. 3
At the suggestion of former Go8
ernor McCorkle of West Virgin
members of the full committee we
invited to file platform suggestio4
! with the subcommittee.
There were no echoes in toda.
meeting. however, Of the objectio
! made by Senator Walsh to the sus
committees plan of going aheS
without consulting at length with Il
other committee members.
The first suggested plank hand
IN to the subcommittee was one 81
Senator Pomerene of Ohio, regArdi8
! the League of Nations. 1t providS
for ratification without ''impairis
reservations" but added that difrS
cilSeS VI opinlOIl on 1hdt subj
should 80 harmonze that the tre.e
may be ratified without unnecesss
delay"
In handling the prohibition gu
ton. administration leaders were
ported to be manoeuvering to br:2
before the convention a plank VIII
could be championed as an adm
istration measure To this end
was planned to include a clause
dorsing President Wilson's veto b
the Nolstead act. If this could ID
accomplished it was believed the #
, ministration strength on the conv
, tion floor would be more than ST
cient to push it through.
That floor fight on prohibit
could be avoided was believed by
ministration leaders as we'll as ID
dicted by the drys. to be impossi
On straight wet or dry quests
it was generally conceded that
majority of the delegates would V.
dry, but the proposition ''sligfe
moist" plank. backed with a decls
tion upholding President Wilson y
believed to have better than y ga
chance. N
Little trouble over the adminisfs
ton treaty plank was expected in IS
subcommittee. Its handling III
said to be left entirely TO Secret-
Colby for advocacy in the full c,A
mittee tonight and also in the c8
vention. II