The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-06-25
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RUMBL|NGS OF D|SC0RD
DEMOCRATS TO BATTLE
OVER DRY PLANK
BRYAN WILL DON GLOVES
Prohibition Issue Has Over
hadowed All Other Cues
tions At Meet
Associated Press Dispatch.l


San Francisco, Calf, June 2S.-
Rumblings of democratic discord ov-
er the prohibition issue became hocr-
ly more .ominous today as delegates
and party chiefs arrived in increas-
ing numbers for the national con-
yention. '''
Hope that the gathering storm
might spend itself behind the closed
doors OF the platform committee VIZ
tually was abandoned by the leaders
and they proposed to face an out
break OF tempestuous debate on the
moor OF the convention itself.
Already the overshadowing issue
in pre-convention conferences the
question Of a platform declaration
against the present bone dry law
almost took the whole stage for It
self today, as the gathering dele,
gates heard of Postmaster General
Burleson's announcement for a mo-
Cal of he Volstead Act.
Closely intertwined with the prohi-
bitlon question is the problem of Sc
lectins a nominee in accord with the
platform as finally agreed on, n
among many of the practical politi-
clans there Is a feeling that the two
discussions must be settled virtually
at one stroke.
League mlnOT tSSuS.
The League of Nations disagree
ment' along with several other dis
puted platform issues, has followed
The question of candidates into tenn
porary eclipse. Among most OF he
leaders it is agreed that whatever
trouble develops over b treaty will
he only a drop in the bucket COM
pared to the prohibition fight.
Leaders OF the bone dry forces
were confident today that they would
command a good majority in the plat
has only, one member, and could
keep out of the. committee report
any declaration for a change in the
present law. With this view most Of
the opposition managers privately
agreed, but they declared that when
an appeal was taken to the conyen-
ton Hself the vote would tell more
definite story. The large states, 1t
was pointed out, while having only
one vote apiece in the committee,
will have a much greater voice in
the whole body of delegates, who
make I'D the final court OF appeals.
And most of the largest delegations
are counted on for support by the
advocates OF a beer plank.
A complioating feature OF a con-
vention floor fight would be the unit
Tul6 UnQ6r WHICH Iuduy SIdtc uSlC-
cations are in accord.
plan Fight Against Bryan. .
". Bourke Cochran. Of New York,
was mentioned as of those who
might be asked to match eloAuence
with the Nebraskan in the conven-
ton debate.
Although Mr.. Bryan is expected to
make a fight also against the admin
istration treaty. plank, the general
belief of his friends here is that he
will reserve his greatest effort for
the prohibition problem.
Senator Carter Glass is the leading
candidate for the chairman of the
platform committee and the general
projection today was that he would
be chosen to that position with little
opposition.
Order OF Events.
Chairman Cummings said today
that 1t was still an open question
whether the adoption of the platform
come first on the convention pro-
gram. The prospects Of a prolonged
fight In committee owe prohibition
and perhaps some other subjects has
led to a movement to go ahead with
balloting while the committee sits.
The usual order Is to dispose of the
platform first, however, and the gen.
eral feeling seemed to be that GUS
tom would be followed.
Such talk as there was today re-
garding candidates seemed to
strengthen the prospects of a dead
lock for several ballots.
In the generally accepted view,
the withdrawal of William G. Nc
Adoo will operate to make a dead
lock more likely by distributing more
or less widely the strength which
bad been lined up behind him: Some
following would vote for him despite
his public withdrawal, while the
most enthusiastic of the McAdoo
supporters were still predicting that
he would be the nominee.