Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-30
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SAN FRANCISCO. Juno 29.-OpanT
warfare over prohibition. the Irish
question. and other Troublesome is
sues OF the Democratic platform be-
gan today in storm-swept commit
tee nearing while in private the Lead.
, ers continued their negotiations for n @
settlement to keep the hostilities from
spreading later to the floor of the
fSehysplions ttRelf 4. 10 M; s
Tonight tho PLATFORM subcommlttee
mad not yet begun -ctual preparation
OF the party's declaration of prIncipless
ana there were no surface indications
mat their task had been made any
simpler by the days public arguments
or private consultations
~ monetary defeat was admins.
tered the Bryan dry legions in The
full platform committee, when mar.
iiamentary battle for position ON the
speakers list was decided in favor of
tho vets by vote OF twenty-,eyenA
TO twenty-five. The general inclina-s
ton, however. was to discount tbo%
significance of the vote. which waa
taken to decide which side should
speak first - 49,.
In the skirmish. both wcts and fjrvag
argued that their opponents were trv.s
ing 10 reopen the prohibition. issns
ana therefore should present their
case first. When the drys wera
iorced to so ahead. Mr. Bryan tookH
! charge tho time allotted to mat
siae' put divided all of 1t among oth,.r
speakers representing the Anti
Saioon League. church associations
ana other prohibition organizations!
Cochran SueaEs for wv q. ..st7ffis
FOR the vets. W. Bourke Cockran:S
OF New York. was the chief spokeg.
man during debs,e in which Az.
hryan was called upon to explain his
connections with the Anti-suloon
League He denied that he ever had
received compensation from the
league except for -four months sor
last year. for certain public speeches.i4
hut Tor nine years before I fought
TINS traffic without penny's remu.f
neration." f
On the first division In the plat
FORM committee on an angle of the
prohibition fight today. the BRYAN dry
forces were forced. over their pro-
test, by vote of 81 to 25 to present
their case first In tho committee hesr
ings. 4.
| me vote was taken after Mr. Bryan
argued that as the vets were irving
10 reopen the prohibition issue. thew
should speak first. ". Bourke Cock y
ran OF New York. answering for ths
vets. declared they proposed to re-
open no Issue which had been set-&
| tied ~
What bearing the procedure vic.
tory might have on the final outcome
OF the platform issue was not clear
out drys maintained 1t had no sig
nihcance at all as indicating the at
'itude or the committee on tho wet
and dry issue itself
WransIe for Half Hour,
The clash came as soon as the comI
mittee took UP tho prohibition issue.
Mr. bryan and Mr.. Cochran wrangled
! for half an hour on the point. Chair.
man Glass finally interrupted to say!
that 1t appeared that no ono wanted
to talk" so tho question would be
passed over.
This Is not n time for jokIne1
shouted Mr.. Bryan.
The chair is noe Joking" retorted I
Senator Glass. pounding tho table.
and resents the suggestion" S6
On motion by Borden Burr. Of
alabama. that the drys speak Hrat,
MT. Bryan demanded roll call. and
the motion was adopted. 81 to IS. sS
Bishop James Cannon, of Tonnes
see. opened for the dry forces, whose I
speakers were introduced by MIS-
Bryan. He said efforts were teing
made 10 put wet brand, on tho
Democratic party. jsa
II you oppose the eighteenth
amendment. do not nudity It, hSS
said. II you want to nrnsnd the VolS2'
stead law 60 70 Con sfess. Il rs;
airs. p, Yostl syrashington, y. csss
Scoas iaped oR sseoad 81 ii