Arizona republican., 1920-06-25
GATHER FORCES FOR WET FIGHT
 IN CONVENTION
Arrival of Bryan to Be Sig nal for Mobilization = Other Problems Appear Will Rush Proceedings as Much as Possible
Republican A. p. Leased wireI


 SAN FRANCISCO, June 24-AIobi- ization of Democratic national conven- ton forces for the expected clash over a prohibition enforcement plank in the party's 1920 platform will approach tomorrow when ". J. Bryan arrives on the scene.
 The NebrasBan is generally regarded as field marshal of the bone dry ele- ment. He also may function as su- preme commander of allied and assO- ciated interests opposed to President Wilson's platform views, and his arr rival is expected to see battle lines for the whole platform sharply drawn.
 While the enforcement question re- mained the outstanding issue with the factions as far apart as the poles, in terest in other platform questions Waa stimulated by the presence of Senator Glass of Virginia, who is known to be fully advised as to the presidents views on what the party should do on the league of nations issue and similar questions. Supporters of proposals to modify the Volstead enforcement act are claiming presidential favor for their proposition, but up to date Mir Glass has not indicated what views Mr. Will son may have expressed in this regard du9ng the conference which preceded SAAt SRA3eAACA Q ptl buit lIOil w dEAllfAE~ ton.
 Mir. Bryan Has a Plank
 MT. Bryan has already disclosed that he has plank of his own to present on the enforcement question. He is understood to favor putting the party on record for rigid enforcement of the prohibition amendment to the full limit of the Volstead measure. Between this suggested, which gained the support of Senator owen of Oklahoma, first of the presidential aspirants to reach the scene, and that of the enforcement modification advocated, the gulf is so wide that no possibility of compromise is visible, unless it should be based on an agreement to follow the platform of the Virginia Democrats and ignore prohibition entirely.
 The bone drys have a working ma jority on the committee. That is ad- mitted by the modifiers of whatever shade of opinion They also are cred- ited with a slight majority in the com vention itself; but the would-be rain- makers who also view with alarm the present drought are very hopeful this can be upset.
 Will Rush Proceedings
 There is pressure to expedite pro- ceedings as much as possible For that reason # was said today that if an en- forcement plank was framed by the committee. probably it woald be allowed to go to the convention with virtually no time devoted to committee debate by it's opponents; but accompanied by a flatly contradictory minority report that would bring the whole subject into the open forum of the convention itself Senator Glass was busy with confer ences today, the purport Of which was not disclosed. They appeared to have to do with platform matters rather than candidates and it seemed prob able that men of importance iu the party councils were quite fully advised l.today as to what the president thougi-- on questions to be solved and the eN- tent to which his personal influence or that of his office might be expected to be felt in next weeks proceedings. There was nothing to indicate that Mr. Wilson had gone beyond a simple statement of his attitude to the senator l for the information of leaders here.