New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-23

to your support A hundred thousand
college students can be organized to
work for your election. The women
are praying for such an opportunity
as your candidacy affords. Millions of
the rank and file of the voters will
find in your candidacy the only oppor-
tunity TO expressing their convictions.
1t is the opportunity of a generation.
We pledge you our whole hearted and
unselfsh devotion and co-operation."
1t was signed by Marie C. Brehm,
chairman, and E. L. G. Hohenthal, sec
rotary of the convention
The Platform Committee, virtually
ready late last night with its tcnta-
tive draft, in executive session to-day
redraited the platform so that, as It's
members said, there could be nothing
in it which would not meet with Mr.
Bryan's olehearted approval"
The convention adopted a platform
favoring the League of Nations, but
expressing no opposition to reserva-
tons; advocating greater participation
by women In Federal agencies for bet
tering the condition of workers; prom
Using farmers aid in equalizing prices,
securing farm labor and cooperative
marketing, and demanding industrial
courts to end industrial warfare.
BOHEMIAN, Mont, July William
Jennings Bryan tonight reiterated his
refusal to accept the Prohibition party
nomination.
The first intimation of his nomina-
ton for the Presidency by the Prohibi-
ton Convention at Lincoln, Neb, was
received by him at ! o'clock this after
noon at Madison Lake, upon his return
from forenoon of fishing, when he
read an Associated Press dispatch Civ
ing the text of the telegram sent to
him by the convention at Lincoln He
was forty miles from any telegraph
office at the time, but as soon as he
reached Norris, Mont, he telegraphed
a reply declining the nomination.
Will Remain a Democrat
Mr.. Bryan's telegram, which was ad
dressed to his brother Charles, at Lin
coin, said.
please deliver the following mes
sage to the chairwoman of the Pro
hibition National Convention, now in
session at Lincoln
Having been away from the rail
roads and telegraph facilities for the
last twenty-four hours, | have not re-
ceived your telegram notifying me of
the nomination rendered me by the
Prohibition Party Convention, but
reading a copy Of it in The Bozeman
Chronicle hasten to reply. l pro-
foundry appreciate the honor done me
in rendering this nomination, and !
fully share in the conventions inter
est in prohibition as the permanent
policy Of our country and in the strict
enforcement of the Volstead act with
out any weakening of its provisions
also share the conventions disap-
pointment at the failure of the Demo
cratic and Republican parties to pledge
their candidates to such a policy, but
cannot, in justice to the Prohibition
party, nor to myself, accept the NOM
| ination.
my connection with other reforms
would make it impossible for me to
focus my attention upon the prohibi-
ton question alone, and, besides, am
not willing to sever my connection with
the Democratic party, which has so
signally honored me in years past
II have not decided yet how | shall
vote this fall, but, whatever l may feel
it my duty to do in this campaign, ]
expect to continue as member of the
Democratic party and to serve my
country through it,"