The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-23
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gram. however, calls for Secretary
! Colby to have that position. COPY Is
not preparing his speech In advance
land will speak xtemporaneousiy
chosen, it was learned.
| There is much talk of the nominal
! ton being made before the platform
l. is adopted, but this is unsettled. Inc
outlook today was that the wet and
dry question would be debated on
the floor of the convention, before
the platform is adopted. III wei
plank is put into the platform by the
res olutons committee, dry MINOR
ity report probably will be made by
drys on the committees and wee
versa.
The question then will be on which
report is to be adopted by the con-
yention and open debate will follow.
Administration Controls So Far.
IBy Ed l. Keen, United Press Stan
Correspondent
SAN FRANCISCO, June 23.-Thls
is an administration conventional
far.
Not only have most Of the early ar
rivals been ardent administration sup
DOTIeTS. UNl al llS III WV
chinery and the greatest part OF the
pre- convention activities have been
directed by them
Such anti-administrahon rumplmss
as have served to disturb the serenity
O fthe Wilsonian camp at the palace
hotel have come from outside. ana
they have had little more effect than
Yesterdays earthquake at Los Angeles
even including the anti-Wilson at
tack made by VIM. F. Combs, wilson
former campaign manager at chicago.
Most of the leaders on the ground
agreed. or at least pretend to agree,
entirely with Homer Cummings char
acserization Of the McCombs utter
ances as "a negligible factor In
other words, the president is generally
regarded by the advance representa-
tiyes of the party now in San fran
cisco as their leader and Cummings
as his mouth piece.
But there are others on the way
cons idera BILE others, including VIM. J.
Bryan. Until the arrival Of the lat
ter it is not expected that admins
tration batting will assume the dig
nifty Of a popular sport Why Bryan
has delayed his appearance is the SUD-
ject of much speculation Granted he
is to play the part of chief OF the anti
administration forces, he is bound to
find pro-administration sentiment pref
ty well dug in, and certainly pro-ad-
publicity well organized.
Also he is apt to find fight on his
hands that may interfere with the
successful prosecution of any cam
paign he may have planned against
the enunciation of Wilsonian prin-
ciples in the platform. for it was re-
ported today that Senator G. M
Hitchcock. of Nebraska, had finally
framed up dead whereby Bryan
would not be named as the states
resolution committee
Among leaders here there is cor
dial support of Postmaster Genera,
Burleson's declaration at San Antonio
yesterday in favor an ian open" hon.
est stand on all the great issues no"
confronting the country. And among
delegates generally, regardless of their
Individual views about the league OF
nations, prohibition, labor, government
ownership, etc, sentiment is appre.
ciably crystalizing in the direction OF
such clear announcement OF party
principles as will obviate any possible
charge of "straddling-"
Even Senator Robert Owens, whose
views can scarcely be said to run
parallel with the presidents and who
is the first occupant of president
row" has declared in favor of plat
form without equivocation no matter
whether it meets his views in its en-
tireiy or not
Platform Comic renees.
[By l. c. Martin, United Press Stan
Correspondent
SAN FRANCISCO, June 23.-Pat'
form conferences are to begin here
among democratic leaders Immediate
ly after the arrival late today OF Sen
ator Glass, Of Virginia
Senator Glass, who is slated to
head the resolutions committee, is re-
ported bringing with him that draft
of a platform bearing the approval OF
President Wilson. Class conferred
with Wilson before leaving Washing
ton.
Glass arrival stimulates interest in
the three platform planks concerning
which there may be disputes before
the resolutions committee and per-
haps before the convention These
are the league Of nations, prohibition
and the Irish planks.
". j. Bryan has served notice he
will fight the administration forces on
both the league and prohibition is
sues He declared that the democrats
dare not go to the country on plank
,unqualifedly endorsing the league as
President Wilson submitted it to the
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