South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-28
SPECIAL VOTE ON VETOED
MEASURE WILL be TAKEN
BY CONCRESSMEN TODAY
G. 0. P. PLANS TO
ELIMINATE "WET''
PLATFORM PLANK
Leaders Say Prohibition Will
Not Be Mentioned in
Convention.
By Associated Press

By Associated Press:
CHICAGO, May 27.-Beer, light
wines and prohibition will not be
mentioned in the republican nation
al convention, IL present plans OF
party leaders are carried out, IL was
learned Thursday.
Directors of the partys policies
have decided that the question has
been settled and neither a wet or
dry plank nor endorsement OF any
modification OF the present bone
dry rule" will incorporated In the
platform, according 10 Samuel A.
Perkins. national committeeman
from Washington.
Consider Plank.
The prohibition question and its
possible effect on the forthcoming
presidential campaign has been un-
der consideration by party leaders
for several months, IL Is known. The
matter was discussed at national
committee meetings here as far back
as last January.
one member Of the national COM
mittee who is here said Thursday
that the committeeman believed the
"wets" to be IN the minority, and
that the country as a whole wanted
prohibition.
National committeeman who arc
gathering here for the opening OF
the hearing on contests Monday re-
ceived with interest Thursday the
reports of Sen. Hiram w. JohnScn's 8
speech at Concord, y e., in which
he denied he would bolt" the con-
vention If not nominated. The prob
able attitude Of the senator In the
event OF defeat in the convention
has been the source of speculation
for weeks along presidential RON i"
and his pronouncement on the sub
ject was received with visible relief.
Il anu glad 10 hear that" said a
T Hert, OF Kentucky, chairman OF
the convention committee on ar
rangement "I have thought oil
along that that would be Mr.. John
sons position"
100 Delegates.
Sen Johnson Will enter the con-
vention with 109 instructed dele
gates. running second TO Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood. who has 153 votes
pledged TO him Gov. Frank O
Lowden IS third in the list with "a
votes.
With approval THURSDAY by the
city building inspector Of the tempo
r.arv galleries. installed 10 add 1000
Of the coliseum, Charles r. Hall,
superintendent Of the building, nOt-
fed the convention committee that
he would have the hall ready 10
turn over 10 the republicans late
next week
Special reports OF many metropol-
itan newspapers were thrown into
conservation Thursday when Il was
announced by the Western Union
Telegraph company that II would
have no wires running into the con
vention hall
Superintendent Hall notified the
company that the building trades
council had threatened 70 call OUT
all worlQmen employed az the coll
scum If non-union telegraph com
panies attempted 20 place wires IN
the building The Postal Telegraph
oompany said il had not heard OF
the trouble and expected 10 insJa' j
an ONCE
Try TO Organize.
The ,1uion men have been trying
TO organize the elevator bows in the
Western Union building her The
elevator bows. according 20 the COM
pany already are uGionized as tneF
belong TO the Western Mon I'm
ployes' association
/ w. HenIy. secretary of the con
vention committee. placed an order
for a new gayel Thursday and the
historic rQalIet Hsed il 1912 and
1916 VIII BE- discarded. 1T nas gone
through two defeats" Mr.. Henl5
commented. and because OF the as
sociations connected with it think
we had better lay IL aside and buy
a less dangerous weapon.
There will be plenty OF rooms ln
Chicago. ~ reasonable prices 20 care
for 1ne 4, 600 convention visitors.
according 20 the information bureau
OF the Association Of COmWercn
First class hotels in the loop haze
Il. 900 rooms available. and outly-uS
hotels 2I COO Scores OF apartments
whose owners have listed them ~
fancy figures are going begging. one
owner Of nine room house asked
$4,000 for elk DAYS. There We're no
takers The average price 81 -9p
apartments listed was S4zo Ger the
week. but not more than "a dozen
have been rented
Rooms are available in hotels and
homes al an average price II s. per
d