Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-26
WILSON FORCES
SEEM To Be IN
FULL CHARGE At
SAN FRANCISCO
Friends and Supporters of
the President Appear To
Be In Control of Situation
AT the Convention.
DOMINATION CAUSES
MUCH INDIGNATION
Bryan's Effort to Get An
Anti-League of Nations in
Platform Will Fail, Is the
Present Indication.

tsT MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wIssl
San Francisco, June 25.-So far
as surface indications We're con-
cerned, at least, the friends of
President Wilson and his admin
istration appeared in complete
control of the political machinery
of the democratic party today as
the actual preliminaries of the
national convention began.
Their domination was not with
out its complement of grumblings
and complaints among scattering
insurgent elements, but there was
every evidence that on a show
down the nti-administration forces
not only were far in the minority
but were lacking in organization
and leadership.
The ascendancy of the Wilson
supporters showed itself in strik-
ing fashion in the program for
the national committee, meeting
to decide between contesting del
egates. The committee met with
lated to keep out of the conven-
tion Senator Reed of Missouri and
former Senator Hardwick of Geor-
gia, two of the bitterest critics of
the Wilson policies.
Anti-G Glass Fight Collapscs.
Another development pointing
in the same direction was the APP
parent collapse of a fight against
Senator Glass of Virginia in his
candidacy for chairman of the
resolutions committee, post for
which he is commonly reported
to have been selected by the pres
ident himself.
In addition there was accumu-
lating evidence that William Jen-
Iin,Ss Brs.@.f 5aFIuld fHd th,. C,4iua
against him in his attempt to put
into the platform a league of ma
tions plank in disagreement with
the presidents views and pro
hibition enforcement plank framed
without the acquiescence of the
administration.
With regard to prohibition,
however. the situation remained
in a state of considerable uncer-
tainty, with the trend apparently
toward exclusion of the subject
from the platform entirely. Those
who want a liberalization plank
continued an active campaign and
some members of the New York
delegation declared they would
carry their fight to the floor of
the convention itself, but a feel
ing gained headway that in the
end both Mr.. Bryans bone dry
declaration and that of the anti
bone drys would be voted down.
Wilson's Position Unknown.
Just where President Wilson
stands on that subject has not
been made clear, but increasing
Significance was attached in the
days conferences to the absence
of any reference to prohibition in
the Virginia democratic platform,
unqualifiedly endorsed by the
| White House.
Neither has the administration
tipped it's hand in regard to pres
idential candidates, and tonight
the relative standing of aspirants
remained apparently unchanged.
| Attorney General Palmer arrived
during the day to take personal
charge of his campaign, and by
tomorrow the cunning of candi-
dates and their managers among
the uninstructed delegates is ex-
pected to be at its height.
Walsh as Permanent Chairman.
Those who had originally sug
gested fight against Senator Glass
for the platform committee chair
manship apparently had turned
their efforts tonight toward selec-
ton of Senator Walsh Of Montana
as permanent chairman Of the con-
yention. Senator Walsh, who quit
President Wilson's lead in the SEN
ate in March to vote for the treaty