Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-06-10
Many important Euents
Expected by Republicans
At Meeting Late Today

Chicago, June 1O.-The tnlfd day
of the republican convention opened
with the party machinery, for the mo-
ment at least, doubly deadlocked.
There had emerged from endless
negotiation behind the scenes no
agreement either as to a presidential
candidate or on even a tentative draft
OF vital planks in the platform on
which the party will stand.
Overnight, the League of Nations is
sue had been swept suddenly upward
to a position of overshadowing i'm
portance, almost a menace, in party
councils 1t was the rock on which the
special harmonizing subcommittee on
platform split after hours Of fruitless
labor toward a compromise.
Unable to agree on any declaration
proposed to be incorporated in the
platform, the subcommittee adjourn
ed long after midnight. A disagree
ment report from the subcommittee
faced the full committee on resolu-
tions when it. assembled at 9 a. m. to
take up the task.
Marks Time.
Meanwhile the convention itself
must mark time. No real progress
could be made with it's work and an
other early adjournment seemed like
ly today.
The first sharp turn to the treaty
question negotiations by the select
subcommittee Of the resolutions COM
mittee came yesterday, when former
Senator W.. Murray Crane Of Massa
chusetts, Joining. the ranks of those
favoring qualified acceptance of the
league covenant, served notice on the
conferees that SUCH a course must be
followed or backed by senator's who
took that position in Washington, the
fight would be carried to the floor Of
the convention.
Reports Spread Fast.
Reports of contest spread swiftly
to even the most outlying post en-
campment. Toward the end. before the
committee gave up the task and de-
cided to carry the league issue with
several other important points back
to the full committee on resolutions.
the struggle OverfioWed the bedroom
battlefield. A hasty conference in the
corridor outside was held after mid
night with Senator Smoot of Utah, a
committee member, laying before his
| colleagues, Senators Borah and Nc
Cormick, a draft plank he had pre-
pared. Its nature was not disclosed,
but Senator Mccormick repudiated
with evidences of excitement. His
through the hallway as the conference
es was broken off by his return to the
committee room.
| Senator Borah said he saw at that
time no prospect of an early agree
ment. He and Senator Mccormick left
the meeting expecting to return and
| Senator Borah said he had been op-
| posing a proposal that the struggle
continue all night. His prediction was
confirmed and his view sustained q
moment later when the committee :ad-
! jourfled -
: What course the resolutions COM
mittee would follow remained undis.
! closed when it met. Whether further
4 deliberations by the subcommittee
would be urged or a solution attempt
ed with the full committee member
ship of more than fifty sharing in the
! debate was not clear. In any case, il
was evident that further attempts to
patch up the impending break would
he made with more delay in reporting
to the convention involved.
| Program Not Public.
The convention program also wa.
not known in advance. Under rules il
has adopted, it has been suggested
that the naming of candidate might
be proceeded with. leaving platform
issues to be settled as unfinished
business" later. In any case, the con.
vention is to listen to many speeches
" nomination ana IL appeared posi-
bic these would be delivered during
the day to get them out of the way
and clear the stage for balloting OF
for the treaty issue fight if there mus
be one in the convention forum
Chicago, June 10.-Former Presi.
dent Taft will arrive here tomorrow
morning from the west and will STOP
over few hours before leaving for
New York. 1t was said today he
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