New-York tribune., 1920-06-29
Glass Named Resolutions
Chairman, Omits Bryan
and Walsh From Those
to Frame a Platform
Subcommittee Is
Packed for Wilson
Treaty, Irish and Dry
Planks Expected to
Cause the Chief Battles

SAN FRANCISCO, June 2S-Admin-
istration forces tonight took control
of the building of the Democratic plat
form when Senator Carter Glass, of
Virginia, was elected chairman of the
Resolutions Committee.
The election of Senator Glass in
sured the adoption of platform die
tated from the White House. The
platform, it was conceded when the
Resolutions Committee began its de-
liberations, will follow the Virginia
State platform, which President Will
son has approved.
At the same time the selection of
Senator Joseph T. Robinson, of Arkan-
sas, as permanent chairman of the
convention assured the Administration
control should any anti Wilson ideas
get before the convention in the form
of minority reports.
The following sub Committee was
appointed tonight by Senator Glass
to draft the platforms:
Senator Glass, chairman; Senator
Walsh. Montana; Vance Mccormick,
Pennsylvania; Secretary Colby, District
of Columbia; M. M. Crane, Texas; Sen
ator Mcclellan, Tennessee; Horace
Hawkins, Colorado; William R. Patten-
gall, Maine; George H. Hodges, Kansas.
Main Fights on Floor
Bryan, leading the fight for day
plank; Senator Walsh, of Massachu-
setts, who has plank of his own
which does not advocate ratification of
the treaty, and w. Bourke Cochran, of
New York. who is spokesman for ad-
vocates of an Irish recognition plank,
all are members of the full commit
tee, but none Of them was chosen by
Senator Glass to membership on the
committee.
In some quarters the makeup of the
committee was interpreted as fore
casting that the principal fight over
these, the leading issues, would come,
not III the subcommittee, but in the
deliberations Of the full committee
and of the convention itself when it
comes to review the sub committee s
work.
Before the Subcommittee began
work the full committee opened it's
doors to host of individuals and or
ganizations waiting to suggest plat
form planks.
Speaking for the National Education
Association, delegation headed by
Miss Charles Williams, of Tennessee.
pleaded for Federal Department of
Education headed by cabinet officer.
Women Ask for Planks
The platform Of the National League
of Women Voters was presented by a
series Of speakers, including Mrs. Percy
Pennybacker of Texas, and Mrs. Solon
Jacobs, of Alabama 1t called for
planks Of child welfare education, high
prices of household commodities, pub
lie health and morals, independent
citizenship for women and Federal aid
for maternity.
A plan indorsing voluntary associa-
tlons of government employees and
declaring for increases in postal en-
ployecs' pay to pre-war standards was
sought by A. j. Gaynor, Washington,
D. c., of the Postal Employees organ
zation.
Enfranchisement of District of Co.
lumbla citizens was urged by John B.
Colpoys of Washington.
Lucy Branham, Of Baltimore, and
Sarah Bard Field, of San Francisco
asked for plank raising the Russian
embargo in the interest of American
commerce and also to give food tot
Russian women and children
The committee was long way from
the end Of its list of hearings when
it quit late tonight, and it will meet
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