Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-02
MORE DELAYS
At CONVENTION
Whole Day Behind Schedule
and Still Has Hardest Task
Yet to be Cleaned Up.
AWAIT FIGHT ON FLOOR
Midnight Efforts to compro-
mise Differences on Wet
and Dry Issue for Naught

SAN FRANCISCO. July "A day
behind schedule and with the hardest
and most important of it's work still
ahead the convention resumed this
morning at 10 o'clock to hear the
report of the platform committee
and face the inevitable floor fight
over the prohibition as well as prob
ably over the league of nations and
Irish questions.
Midnight efforts to compose the
differences over the wet and dry
issues in the platform committee
failed after prolonged hours of argu-
ment. acrimony and oratory. When
eleventh hour attempts at harmony
were given up, II was announced that
all proposals to include any kind of
a prohibition plank. had been beaten,
by the decisive votes and that the
open floor Of the convention.
Last nights disappointed crowds.
which have packed the great civic
auditorium from floor to rafters,
keen on hearing w. J. Bryan setting
on the fireworks and determined not
to be cheated out. of the show by post
ponements or delays.
Under the program agreed upon
Mr.. Bryan will present his side of
the question in a speech limited to
thirty minutes n Secretary Colby
will present the committee mana
gers side in another thirty minutes.
That arrangement does not confine
the discussion to one hour. Any
number Of persons desiring to speak
who may be recognized by Chair
man Robinson also may be heard
for thirty minutes each. In view Of
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spirit and his staying qualities no
one Is bold enough to predict the
fight viii be q short one Bryau's
repeatedly announced determination
for a platform mo wet can run on"
and his announcement of last~night
assured a prolonged struggle and
even predictions OF the adfninistfn-
ton forces that they would be able
to choke Bryan 81" were to be
fulfilled, there were no prospects
that they would be carried out
quickly.
Exactly what took place In meet
ings of the resolutions committee
has not been fully disclosed but 1t
is known that at the close of the
afternoon session all prohibition
planks were voted out OF the plat
FORM
Mr.. Bryan in a long ana fiery
speech told the committeeman that
while he realized that the admins
tration forces had the vote to put
over their program they would do
so at the peril of his opposition.
Whatever was the full Importance
of what he threatened it was SUM-
cient to aus the committe to re-
consider its decision and decided
to hear Mr.. Bryan at a further ses-
sion while the convention waited
At this session Mr.. Bryan contin-
ued his attacks on the administra-
ton forces who pleaded with him
not to pursue q course which
would make for party discord and
endanger party success in Novem-
Der.
Mr.. Bryan, however. reported
from inside the committee and
the majority finally gave up all
hopes OF conciliating him and de-
cided to face the proposition OF
an open fight on the floor.
With those prospects before 1t the
convention, when It resumed today
faced the possibility of a program
that might carry 1t far into q
night session after probably a brief
recess for dinner. Whether the floor
battles could be ended in time to
take up ba1loting for a nominee be-
fore the convention would have to
quit from sheer exhaustion was a
question.
The McAdoo boomers took ad-
vantage of the interruption 10 con-
tinue strengthening their lineup,
although they had opposed a sus-
pension of rules and a proposition
to proceed to baiioting ahead OF the
report of the platform COMMITTEES
yesterday, they were ready TO accept
that program last night but those
who had agreed to the idea earlier
would lot go on with II because the
McAdoo forces had been using the
interim to strengthen their posi-
ton.
There were limitations Of the
convention being packed at last
nights session with an eye to the
possibilities of a stampede Cox
forces while sure Of their delegates
standing firm, acknowledged they
had not been fortunate in making
~accessions and among the Palmer
delegates the McAdoo people were
counting on additions TO their can
didate as a second choice McAdoo
boomers were so confident as 10
predict nomination for him on the
fifth ballot II not before.
The smouldering ticket scandal in
the convention broke out in & INST
fight In which Chairman Robinson
had ar encounter with Paul NJ.
Schwartz. OF Indiana, . stenogra-
pher to Thomas Taggart of Indiana
When Senator Robinson. so the
story runs, called on Schwartz for his
allotment Of tickets he was Ques-
toned concerning his choice for the
presidential nominee and a sena-
tor replied with & demand o the
discharge Of Schwartz from the COM
as an employee COMMITTEES
officials explained. the mix-up as a
misunderstanding.
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