Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-02
BRYAN LOSING
IN COMMITTEE
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tee all prohibition planks were voted out
of tho platform, Bryan In long and fiery
speech told the committeeman that while
he realized that the administration FORCES
had the votes to put over their program
they would do 30 at tho peril Of his OPP
position. Then the COMMITTEES, after being
nll ready TO make its report, feeonriderod
its decision and decided TO hear Bryan at a
further session while the convention wait
ed. At this session Bryan continued his
nttaok on the administration forces, who
pleaded with him not to pursue course
which would make for party discord and
endanRer party successes IN November.
Bryan, however, was adAmant, and the
majority finally gave up all hopes of
ooncilinting him and decided to face an
open fight on the floor.
No WET or DRY rfasK
Repeated efforts 10 insert wet or dry
planks we're all defeated by the same vote
80 to IL, except that there was aeote Of
80 tn IL against one suggestion of a
plank for light wines and beer, after the
committee voted against all plnnks III re-
gard 10 enforcement of the Volstend act
Bryan announced that he would carry his
fight for bone dry declaration TO the
convention floor.
planks dealing with n League Of Nations
and the Irish problem were shaped how
ever
Whether the convention floor battles
could be ended today in time TO take up
balloting for a nominee was question.
The MoAdoo boomers took advantage
of the interruption IN the program TO con-
tinue strengthening their lineup. Al
though they had opposed n suspension
of tho rules and n proposition 10 pfoceed
90 bnlloting ahead Of the report Of the
platform committee early yesterday they
we're ready 10 accept that program last
night, but those who hnd agreed 60 the
idea earlier would not go on with it
because the McAdoo forces had been
using the interim To strengthen their
position.
TICKET SCANDAL rAusBs vIaHr.
There were intimations of the oonven-
tion being packed ST laHt nights session
with an eve To possibilities of stampede.
Cox forces while sure Of their delegates
standing firm, acknowledged that they
had not been fortunate N making aroes-
sions, and among the Palmer delegates the
MoAdou people wern counting on additions
10 their candidate as second choice.
The MoAdoo boomers were 50 confident
Of their position as 10 predict Q nomina-
ton for him on the fifth ballot IL not
before.
The smouldering ticket scandal In the
convention broke out yesterday in n fist
fight in which Chairman Robinson had an
encounter with Paul NJ. Schwartz
OF Indianapolis, stenographer to
Thomas Tapgart of Indiana. When
Senator Robinson, SO the story runs,
called on Schwartz for his allotment ot
tickets, he was questioned concerning
his choice for the Presidential nominee
and the senator replied with his fista and q
demand for the discharge Of sohwartz by
the national committee from hir place as
an omploye in the convention organiza-
tion. Committee officials explained the
mix up as ~ Misunderstanding.
Stories Of whole blooka of tickets dis.
appearing have been current and Mt last
nights session more than 5000 people
with properly issued tickets could not
get in. How their paee came 10 be filled
by others WAS not explained.