Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-29
PLATFORM FIGHT
BEING CARRIED
OUT PRIVATELY
At CONVENTION
Controversies Over Various
PIankS Which Have Trou-
bIed Leaders Being Dis
CuSSed in Committees.
TREMENDOUS TASK IS
FACING THE WORKERS
Many Different Ideas Pre-
Scntod Will Make It I'M
possible to Render Report
Before About Next Friday

Isy MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LGastp wisst
San Francisco, June 2S.-The
fight over prohibition, the league
of nations, the Irish question and
other subjects which have troubled
democratic leaders in preconven''
tion discussions was centered to.
night in the conference room OF
the committee on plrt.orm and
resolutions.
As the committee sessions began
some of the most experienced In
the ways of p 'atform building pre-
dicted it might be three days be-
fore the finished product would be
ready for submission to the con-
vention, and that even then there
probably would he minority reports
bringing the prohibition issue. at
least, into a fight on the conven-
ton floor.
All elemeuts We're represented
on the com mittee, which had one
member from each state. There
were ultra vets and ultra drys,
league advocates and league op-
IpCnents, and representatives Of
nearly every other, shade of opin-
tihn on Vany othsi-p -puhlic qnesttons.,
/ Bryan Is oh Hand.
w. j. Bryan was there to lead
the fight for bone dry plank and
james r. Nugent, of New Jersey.
was the field marshal of the vets,
In the treaty fight the administra
lt;on representatives Included Sena-
tor Glass. of Virginia, and Secre-
tary Colby of the state department.
while in opposition TO the admin
listration stand was Senator Walsh.
of Massachusetts. with several
others who voted In the senate to
take the republican reservations.
w. Bourke Cochran Of New York
was the leading advocate on the
committee of an Irish indepen-
dence plank.
Besides these there were many
other distinguished democrats. on
the committee roster, including
Vice President Marshall and form
or National Chairman Vance Me-
COrmiCk One complete platform,
many partial platforms and enough
loose planks to last the party for
many years TO come were on file
as SUGGESTIONS when the committee
met. The platform submitted In
, Its entirety was the one adopted by
the Virginia democrats, endorsed
hy President Wilson and brought
to san Francisco by Senator Glass.
Ideas from Many Sources
The other suggestions came from
many sources within and without
the party.
There was so much material de-
, manding use In some form that the
: platform fashioners soon abandon
ed hope of following the advice OF
Vice President Marshall and writ
, ing the platform on postal card
, It was regarded as likely that be-
, fore final decisions were reached
, on any issue the committee would
, give interested individuals and or
, |Eanizations an opportunity to pre-
= sent their cases in public hearings
Rryan's League Plank.
Mr. Bryans league plank Is re-
e1rded by administration demo
Gratis at the convention as embody'
ing much the same proposals as NJ
brought out at the Jackson-d day
= dinner in Washington and which
signalized a rift between the prest-
dent and Mr.. Bryan over the issue
:, His proposal that the treaty ot
:, ratified with such reservations as
u ma iority of the senate might agret
!, upon was rejected then by all adj
;, mInistration leaders in the treat.
. fight