The Washington times., 1920-06-29
DECIDE ORDER !
0FPROCEDURE
Compromise Is Agreed Upon.
BaIIoting Will Follow SeIec-
ton of Planks.
BY DAVID M. CHURCH,
international News Service.


After q prolonged and bitter fight
TO determine whether the platform
Or the nomination of a candidate
was the most important business Of
The Democratic national committee,
he rules committee early today re-
ported q compromise.
The committee voted to recon-
mend to the convention that it pro-
ceed with nominating speeches at
p. M, Wednesday afternoon, but
that balloting should not begin until
after a platform has been adopted
by the convention.
Congressman James r. Byrnes OF
South Carolina led q strong night to
have. the convention proceed with
nominations and complete Its plat
form after the candidate had been
selected. Lets name the man and
let him help frame the platform" de-
clared Byrnes.
CRUCE LEADS OPPOSITION.
"A bitter opposition to such q plan
was carried on under the leadership
OF Lee Cruce, OF Oklahoma.
The Democratic convention yielded
to its candidate once when IL made its
Platform conform to the Wishes Of Al
ton 3. Parker, and the Democratic
party lost the respect Of the people
when 1t did So" Cruce declared. Il
insist that we shall first frame our
platform. and II we nominate q man
who cannot stand on that platform.
then shall have to give up my al
legiance to my party"
Former CONGRESSMAN John Fitx-
gerald, of New York, finally offered
the compromise plan, which was
adopted.
The order of business for the con-
vention. as recommended by the rules
committee follows:
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Report Of credentials committee
Report of committee on perma-
nent organization.
3-Report OF rules committee.
4-Nominating speeches 20 begin
at D. m. Wednesday.
5-Adoption of report Of resolutions
committee.
e-Balloting for nominees for Pres
ident.
T-Balloting for Vice President.
S-Presentation OF resolutions.
The row in the rules committee
broke when Ray G.. Harrington, OF
Minnesota, and Congressman Byrnes
made motions that the procedure OF
1912 be followed.
Cruce objected. declaring the nom-
nation OF a Presidential candidate
and permitting him to dictate the
platform would be fatal to the 1920
chances of the Democratic party"
"This procedure was frst opposed
by William J. Bryan" interjected
Byrnes.
II admire Mr.. Bryan, but 1 am not
chained to his wheel and I don't be-
lieve that he or any other man should
dominate this convention" replied
Cruoe, and there was loud applause.
any one man."
MUST BREAK ONE-MAN RULE.
"Yes, they call us bourbons now
and we have got to break the theory
of one-man rule over this party" de-
cIared A. Y. Milan, of Florida
This attempt to delay the naming
Of a candidate is simply a move to
wait until the vets find out whether
they have a wet platform in order
that they can nominate a wet cRndi-
date If we get a wet PLATFORM" charg-
ed c. w. Ostenton, of West Virginia.
at is not" shouted Congressman
Barkley OF Kentucky. mo man is
drier than I am. but I want this
convention to show that the prin-
ciples of our party are bigger than
any candidate"
III you have a platform first, then
you will have a joint debate be
tween the platform and the candi-
date" said Congressman Byrnes.
ANY candidate that won't stand
by a platform adopted by this con-
vention doesn't deserve the nomina-
tion," Cruce shouted.
MURCHIB VOTED, DOWN.
Robert c. Murchie offered a propo-
sition that the convention proceed
with nominations at l p. m. We'd
nesday. Irrespective OF whether the
platform was complete. This was
voted down, 25 to Is. Congressman
Fitzgerald then offered hfs com.
promise, which was really a victory
for those insisting upon a platform
bafore the candidate In named. Flt1-
rerald's proposal was adopted with
only two dissenting votes.
Under the rules adopted the con-
yention will operate under the rules
Of the Sixty-nfth Congress, debate
will be limited to 30 minutes per
delegate. except by unanimous con.
cent. and secondinR speeches will be
limited to 8 minutes.