Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-07-09
GOV. COX NAMED BY DEMOCRATS
AS Their CHOICE FOR PRESIDENCY
Selection Is Made After Eight Days of Most
Strenuous Political Battling Second Place
Goes TO Franklin D. Roosevelt

ously change the intent Of the docu-
ment.
A roll call followed for the appoint
| ment of the usual convention commit
tees and the first session was over
! For the next two days the real actiyi-
ties Of the great gathering were trans
| ferred TO the meeting rooms of the
committees The committee on Gre
dentials confirmed the action Of the
national committee in seating the Pal
mer delegation from Georgia and in
unseaiing Senator Reed Of Missouri.
Ii bad been anticipated that both of
these contests would be taken to the
floor of the convention, bat with the
exception OF entering a protest on the
action on Senator Reed the contests
provided no entertainment for the au-
dience
McAdoo Nominated
The event Of the nominating SEES
sions was the presentation or the name
Of Mr. McAdoo 1t was known that
Mr.. McAdoo had insisted that his name
be not presented to, the convention
and bad repeated This wish by tele-
graph on Tuesday TO Rev. Barris len
kins of Kansas City MeAdoo dele
gates were insistent that the name Of
their favorite be presented regardless
Of his instructions, but Frank X. VIII
son. a former Iowa newspaper man.
the leader Of the McAdoo forces. was
equally inslstent that the wishes OF Nc.
| Adoo be complied with. In the end Will.
son consented TO an Informal presenta.
ton in which II should be stated il
was without the consent of the former
secretary. and without any elahora
| ton of his qualifications for the Of.
hce MIR jenkins, said that while Mr.
McAdoo was not seeking the nomina
tion, he proposed that democracy draft
him for the good Of the nation.
Fight on Platform,
The platform committee had a long.
stubborn fight on IT'S hands in an ef.
fort TO satisfy many opposing ele-
ments. Senator Glass, as chairman
Of the resolutions committee. repre-
scented the administration viewpoint
Of the League of Nations especially,
and proposed to pun through the Vir-
ginia plank This was acceptable TO
practically all delegates except Mr..
Bryan and some Of his followers who
could not see the possibility Of ratif-
cation without radical reservations.
Other planks that caused hours OF dis.
cusSion referred to the liquor quess
ton, to Ireland, 10 labor and two or
three other things. In the end the
committee had 10 take several ques.
tions to the floor Of the convention.
much to the qualification of The audi.
ence, and this resulted in another ora.
torical display throughout an Of the
long Friday session,
Senator Glass presented the major
ity report Of the platform committee
Mr. Bryan presented a minority re
port containing strong dry plans
with declaration for strict en-
forcement az the volstead act; {
plank calling for an amendment Il
the Constitution giving senate ma
iorlty power 10 ratlfy a treaty anf
hNpfSihE FabNfNt&Oh OF tue league
covenant with whatever reservation,
might be necessary to secure its an,
prevail: plank on proGteering that
the cost and sale price be shown on
all articles OF merchandise, ana plank
providing for the establishment az a
national bulletin for the dlsSemlna.
tion Of Information on All important
national questions Of the day. open
10 an political parties and through
which all candidates for office on a
national ticket would be privileged to
announce their candidacy ana their
qualifications Mr. BRYAN by request
offered another minority report on
She liquor question prepared by Rich.
mond Pearson Hobsou
Bouree Cochran Of New York pre-.
sentea "a minority report Cor the wet,
Proceeding for tlte epaetmeut 81 more
Iberal enforcement legislation for the
eighteen1b opendment and leevinr il
10 each locality 10 determine the de
street. percentage m alcohol
cryan AroUses Delegates.
: Il Was Characteristic of a Demo