Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-03
BRYAN, BEATEN
STILL POPULAR
HIS; DRY PLANK VOTED DOWN
WITH WET PLANK AND
SUBSTITUTES.
GREATEST OVATION
GIVEN TO coMMoNER
Remarkable Demonstration For Bry-
an in Defeat--WiIson Forces Rule
Convention and Platform Stands
Without Reference to Liquor Issues
--Tumuituous Scenes.

San Francisco. July s.-The demo.
cratic platform as framed in the
resolutions committee, declaring for
the peace treaty, expressing sym
pathy for Ireland and saying nothing
at all about prohibition, came UNI,
scathed thru furious floor fight to-
day and was adopted without amend.
ment in a great avalanche of ap.
plauss.
w. ]. Bryan led the fight FOL.
amendment. but his bone-dry plank
was buried after dramatic day OF
debate by majority SO overwhelm..
Inc; that he did not even ask for roll
calls on the four other minority pro-
posals he had prepared
Wet Plank Beaten.
A cider, wine ana beer plank,
championed in an emotional speech
by w. Bourke Cochran Of New York,
& alao was thrown out by the conven-
ton along with a plank for recogni-
ton OF the Irish republic backed by
several organizations of irish sym
pathixers.
'rhe vote on the Bryan dry plank
wsts sash to 1861. while the total
that beat the Cochran moist plank
WIS 726M against and S5s for.
The official vote on the light wine
and beer plank was $50 for and 1861
against.
Recognition OF the Irish republic
rejected, 4o2h for to e7s against.
The Bryan plank proposing an Of
ftcial government newspaper and his
plank regarding profiteering were
svored down without roll call His
plank against universal military
training then was voted down.
Wilson In Control.
J The Wilson froces apparently wers
in complete control Of the situation.
The complete defeat OF Bryan fol-
lowed = demonstration for the COM
4 moner that was declared the great.
i est Of the convention.
For twenty-six minutes after the
sNebraskAn had concluded an impas
stoned speech calling for adoption OF
his dry plank the dramatic and spon-
/. .tilneous uproar continued.
5 commoner In Tears.
The great 0ommonsrr stood on the
platform with tears. streaming down
his checks while the Wild mob
I s,irgsd about the floor.
Women lost their. hats. hair was
torn and male delegates were tossed
Il shout as the great crowd. unurged
-eby. bands or music. gave vent to Its
( feelings.
h Without the hsip Of the band or
organ the demonstration seemed I'LL
( The more remarkable.
States Surge TO Platform.
Again and again the NebrasksIn
came TO the front Of the platform ard
bowed a. the bedlam kept up. A
rlarade soon was organized on the
convention floor, the Texas standard
Z being the dr1t to get into motion.
Washington, Oklahoma, South Car
s,lina, Virginia, Nebraska, West vir-
l,inia. Kentucky and Arizona and
others followed, and then moro than
Is score were punched in front OF
! tho speaker. while the enthusiasts tore
\ out their vocal cords with cheering.
Is The old I'VE want Bryan" which
siAas been heard In every democratic
st,onvention since 1899, was about the
only distinSuishable yell In the great
ssea OF sound.
Fight ovsr standard.
There was = real fight over the
California standard, and In the end
/. II was torn to pieces.
A woman borne on the shoulders of
men made of with part Of the stats
] nan1e and was carried along to the
bpeakaru' stand, whore she waved
the remnant triumphantly before all
the delexates.
Tho Alabama standard also vras
smashed to tattcrs In an effort to get
into the parade and there were lesser
scraps over the emblems of other
states. At tho height OF the exotic
mont q woman dressed In = Grecian
/ costume Of white to symbolic purity
got to the top OF the speakers stand
I and set the demonstrators wild again.
Cry For Commoner.
d The turmoil had been on for ten
minutes and still was going loud and
{ strong when Senator Robinson tried
ITO get order. The cries OF BRYAN,
Bryan" would not be quieted, how,
ssBryan. altho most Of the state
standards were back In their places,
hundreds OF delegates remained on
their feet and the galleries refused
to be In order.
speech with the challenges:
If any member Of the New York
,sor New Jersey delegation or any
\ otner delegation that Is wet, really is
glad that the saloon IL gone, I want
f him to stand up so that I can see
[ him"
A woman in the New York del.ga-
ton was the first to arise, In re-
/ Spouse. and. in a minute large sec
fions OF the delegates were on their
feet cheering and haunting the
speaker.
And I voted for you. too" yelled
one OF those standing.
Yes. and II you're sorry that you
voted for me and are going to leave
me because I stand for the home
against the saloon then Til get two
, In your place" replied Mr.. Bryan.
In his first address Bryan got the
convention to cheering soon after he
began his argument.
The subject upon which I speak III
ono In which there is manifest In.
terestS he said. For ten yes.rs it
has been tho subject discussed In all
parts Of the country.
This amendment was ratified by
forty-five OF the forty-eight states.
The resolution submitting tho
amendment allowed seven years to
ratify. 1t required only one yeal. and
one month to secure thirty-six states.
Every democratic state in the union
ratified and all but three Of the re-
publican states ratified It,"