The state herald., 1920-07-09
Finish Nominations.

sented the supposed wet policies of
Edwards.
Finish Nominations.
This closed the nominating speeches
for the day, but Thursday morning the
grind was resumed, Senator Simmons
of North Carolina, Senator Carter
Glass of virginia, Ambassador John w.
Davis of West Virginia and Francis Il.
Harrison, governor general of the Phil-
ippines, being offered for the votes ol
the delegates.
The platform committee was not yet
ready to report, so recess until even
ing was taken. Again word came that
Gluss and his associates had not com.
pleted their task, and after music to
appease the audience the gathering ad
journed until Friday morning. AT that
time the platform was submitted to the
convention and the great battle be
tween William Jennings Bryan on the
one hand and those who opposed his
ideas on the other was staged. Mr.
Glass read the platform entirely
through and moved its adoption, and
at once Mr.. Bryan took the platform tu
present minority report. This includ'
ed dry planks drafted by himself and
Richmond Pearson Hobson; and Bry.
ans planks on the peace treaty, on
official government bulletin. military
training and profiteerng. He spoke
on all these topics. devoting himself
mainly to the treaty and dry plankS,
and from the start he showed he was
In fine debating form and thoroughly
In earnest. His prohibition plank call
ed for Il pledge 10 enforce the amend
ment and Nolstead law in good faith.
without any increase in the alcoholic
content of beverages or any weakening
Of Its other provisions. In another
minority report Bourke Cochran nf
fered n plank for cider. light wines and
beer for home consumption. The com
mittee report was silent on the sub
Ject of prohibition. So 1t wus a three
sided battle, and the committee won
Bryan's plank got only lj5Ia votes
md CockrTn's got 1856.
The debate between Bryan and
Cochran was hugely enjoyed by the nu
dience and was well worth the pgic,
of admission. The Nchraskan played
on the emotions Of his hearers mus
skillfully and brought them to ihri'
feet time after time. and when Il,
closed there was tremendous demon
stratlon IN which most of the delegate
Joined They were rendering n trlbut'
to the sincerity and elnqilcnec Of Il
Comnoner rather than Ia his plan
as their subsequent votes showed
Cochran. too. received their plnudlts |
and incidentally more of their voies
but not enough. Other debaters there |
We're, on the dry side. among then
Mrs Peter Oleson OF Minnesota, n Mt |
tie bit of woman who was all fir, |
and earnestness and who spoke with u
rapidlty that charmed Mr. Bryan, foI
the time for his side was limited.
In closing the debate Mr.. Bryan |
turned again to the League of Nations
plank, pleading for his plan OF accept
why lI
which peace can he concluded and urg
ing against making this main issu,
of the campaign. When IL came 10 u
vote his league plank was dcfcatc'
without roll call.
4 plank pledging recognition OF III,
Irish republic. offered 10y T.. l.. DO
heny. was rejected by IA vote of 6T5l.
to l02k Brynn's profiteering and na
tionnl bulletin plnnks and one in fnyoi
of compensation for soldiers We're los
by vlyn voce vote. Then Mr.. GLASS aut
Secretary Of State Colby spoke ni
length for the committee report and II
was ndopted with only one opposing
vote.
This brought the convention up {,
the hulloiing and two ballots wcr,
taken Friday evening. There were n
teen candidates. and ON the first bal
lot thcy stood as follows: McAdon
266; Palmer, 80; Cox. l3i; Smith
100; Edwards, " Owen, Is; Marshall
81 Meredith. ~; Glass, 2Gis Cum
mings, ~; Davis, 81; simmons. -
Gerard. 81 Hitchcock, is; Harrison. q
Before many ballots had been taken
Saturday the contest had narrowed
down to Cox. McAdoo aud Palmer
with about n hundred scattering votes
hut NO one OF the leaders was able To
command anywhere near n two-,hlrds
vote. Al times efforts were made ir
start "a switch TO some dark horse, hui
these were futile. All day mud unit
within a few minutes Of midnight III,
voting continued, interrupted now and
then hy demonstrations that give va
rlrig to the proceedings but meant
nothing. So Il wns necessary to nd
ioum until Monday nnd In The Interim
The ynrIous managers put IN ever,
moment trying to come Ia nm agrrp
ment ihpi would bring the contest To %
conclusion.
The Platform.
Because there were several great ls.
6uc7 on which the party leaders and
the party generally were sharply
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