The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-27
PLATFORM IS
STORM CENTER
Prohibition, Profiteering, Indus
trial Relations, League and
Irish Question Headliners.
LEAGUE is IN BACKGROUND
With All Forces on Hand for
Opening, Party Nominee Is
Not Even Indicated.


lations, the League of Nations. and the
Irish question promises to be head
liners In the fight over planks in the
democratic platform.
Among these the prohibition question
is easily the foremost in the minds
of leaders as the bone drys and anti's
Shave a counting noses to see where
they stand. convention floor fight
seemed almost certain.
The Irish question is also coming
rapidly in the limelight. with the
League of Nations more or less in the
( background.
Bryan tonight seemed to be as usual.
the stormy petrol of the platform con-
test but nobody professed to know
who he favored for presidential nomi-
nee. Nobody claims to know what
candidate President Wilson and the
administration favor. The situation
regarding candidates seems 10 clearer,
although talk Of a deadlock and a
dark horse as compromise Is frequent,
while at every turn of the road the
elusive McAdoo movement continual
, ly bobs up.
Seven hundred and fifty-sx of the
thousand and ninety two delegates are
rninstructed
Plans for opposing the administra-
ton treaty and League Of Nations
plank were formulated at an hours
conference tonight between William
J. Bryan and Senators Walsh, of
Massachusetts,. and Reed, of Missouri.
Walsh said first effort will be made
In the resolutions committee by Of
rering substitutes for the administra-
tion plank If defeated in the reso-
lutions COMMITTEES, Walsh said plan
IS to resent a minority report to the
convention. Major concern of those
in the movement, he said. is to pre-
vent commitment of the party to un-
reserved ratification of the present /
league covenant.
The candidate situation is epitom-
lzed by Bryan as follows: There will
be more tickets put up and put down
in the next few days than ever be-
fore" Many seemed to agree with
him on this point.
The Palmer delegation from Geor-
gia was placed on the temporary roll
of the convention today by the demo-
cratic national COMMITTEES. The vote
was announced as 40 for, and not
recorded.
The committee then rejected the
for a seat in the convention by vote
OF 81 to IL.
The result regarded as sweeping
victory for administration forces. Both
Reed and the Smith Watson delega-
tion from Georgia announced they
would carry the case to the creden-
tials committee. Victory of the Pal
mer delegates from Georgia carries
with II the re election of Clark Howell.
as national committeeman.
Kansas City, June 26.--James T.
bradshaw. alternate to Senator Reed
as delegate from the fifth Missouri
district announced tonight he volun-
tarily turned over his proxy to Reed
and later empowered act for him at
the convention.
bradshaw said he gave his proxy
~ Reed just before the Senator ieIt
e.. San francisco and said he did so
because he Thought the highest IN
terests OF the party's harmony de-
nanded it." Bradshaw said business
interests prevented him from attend |
ing the convention.
washington. June 26.-Representa-
five Upshaw, democrat. of Georgia. |
wrote President Wilson today: Tt
would have a wholesome. compromis-
ing effect IL you would declare before
the gavel falls at the opening hour you
would not accept a third term" He
referred to washington's precedent
against third term.
San Francisco. June 26.-Pennsyl-l
vania drys won sweeping victory in
the state caucus today defeating eff
forts to instruct for wet plank so to
"a. The delegation was instructed
70 vote for Palmer to the bitter end.
washington. June 26.-William J.
Bryan was urged to let well enough
alone as to the prohibition question.
III a telegram sent him tonight by
representative Upshaw. democrat. OF
Georgia, former president of the
Anti Saloon League of American. Hel
said the life long drys feel the SUI
nreme court decision closed the prohi-
hilton question.