Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-01
DELAY IN FIGHT
OVER PLATFORM
No BaIIoting Until Platform Is
Adopted by Convention, II
IS Said by Chiefs Today.

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SAN FRANCISCO. July 1.-nhs
prospects for ballotinx to6.y 10
presidential candidate went sI<nnmsr-
Ing as delegates to the couven<icu
assembled for the fourth dny.
long bitter fight over the les<ue y
nations declaration in which pre-
dent Wilson's supporters were {orc<4
10 accept an amendmenf TO III a.
ministraaion's plank before II 49,
adopted, 50 delayed the work of -
committee that there n little ffIr1
hood that baIlo<ing WI begin bsf1Ea
tomorrow 4z.+
The platform commi<1ee woz1
until nearly daylight and <hen 6o1{1
few hours rest before re5Ir1<nx ~
liiberations at 10. ST.
| Members Of the commiffoo -
pressed the hope they would IS = -
to make . report late today. but =
a fight Is in prospects Ii commI11o1
on the prohibition and Irieh ouz1e
tions with a hattie over these p1a1
and the league Of nationA 1eo1U
had stopped figuring a. 10 when
frst ballot win be taken. ~;
| Voting for President win not ~
gin until the platform ~ -
| adopted. ,.7'ss,
| Battles and spirited clathee mar
ed the debate on the platform eo1Hr
| mttfee IN which Senator 4In11
! chairman; w. H. Bryan. 6enntoSS
| Walsh. Massachusetts,, Walsh Mox-
tana; Pomerene, Ohio. ana Vice
President Marshall took part. xEs
action was not officially anuoun15<.
but according 10 arthor1t1<lxo
sources the plank adopted recc<>x
mends ratification Of the treaty 1E1
the league covenant without r6rS<-
walton which win impair IT. enx1o.
| tial integrity To this Was a6611
the amendment By Wa1eh o< N5t.
sachusetts.
Substitute planks by n111 =
Montana. Pomerene and wen
defeated. The convent
ings called for nnal
! speeches. Ten can3
placed before de1ega
in an eight hour sess
tory and demonstrz1
The one speech
was that Of Governor
West Virginia, placing fn Q
Whether the narne Of arr
candidates would be plzced ~ 1e1
known as they assembled but kheFS
were reports that one or tHo o<h1r
names might be presented. nmonx
them Champ Clark former sp=><<<
OF the House OF Representatives
mentioned as a dark horse CAM
date In the event Of deadlock
/ McAdoo. Palmer. Gerard. HIte4
cock. Cummings. Edwards. SMITH
Meredith and Owen have been far
| mally placed before the convention
before ii recessed last night
Frankly admitting that McAdo3
seemed TO have the inside track ia
the race. the inner circle OF old EfH
Democratic leaders worked fhrou1A
the night devising means fo stop
his nomination and dnd candidate
who could command the necessary
two-thirds vote
The irreconcilib1e opponents of
McAdoo claimed a block q at leasu
400 bitter enders who would stand
to the last and prevent his nomina-
tion.
McAdoo leaders claimed to have
within nifty votes OF the necessary
| two-thirds.
In contrast to this the opposition
to McAdoo claimed his vote would
never exceed $50 to Palme<,1 zD3
votes which they predicted would
stick throughout the opposition te|
McAdoo. New York was counted
on to cast seventy-f1ve Of her ninety
against McAdoo from beginning f4|
| end and with most Of New Jorno1
Indiana. the New Enkland 81
and some. others. the McAdo6 b
siton counts up about ATS aEa<1
the former secretary. exclusive !
the vote in the Cox block Il rez
quires zzS to nominate
II 1an -. - <<r<-. -
McAdoo epitomized the situation ~
saying there was an effort to Hard
ingize the convention but up to this
time no Harding could be found
Some OF them foresaw proIonxed
balioting and negotiations before a.
agreement.
In spite OF growing oppositson <o
McAdoo his supporters expressed
confidence that he would via befofc
the tenth ballot. basing their asser~
tion on the ground that the oppoz
sition was unable TO agree On an1
one strong candidate. -.
Champ Clark talk was discourted
ed by MeAdoo forces because tI7<4
could Bryan be attacked to hfz6
Rather than oppose NcAdoc ~
friends say eventually Bryan W1l
come to his support. at least fhex n y
Isist he viii not oppose them openly. =
break to McAdoo win begin after th1
second or third ballot when the T1+
xorite sons are eliminated. Hc&111
friends want to force continuous b11-
ioting once II started. but they ex<
meet the Cox adherents win opuez<
this. Talk on the presidential nominee
WAS mixed with vice ore<idenee.
Platform Developments Win infnsere