Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-17
PLANK HEWERS
ORDEMOCRATS
HUSTLING WEST
No Dearth of Material for
Platform of Staggering
Size Even Now.
WOMEN WORKERS BUSY

SAN FRANCISCO, June IL
There will be no dearth of material
for the construction of the demo
CRATIC platform.
Tith only fraction of the dele
gates and national committeeman on
hand enough material already has
been offered to erect one Of stagger-
ing size.
OF course the main timbers and prin-
ctpal parts OF the platform will come
from Washington in charge of Senator
Carter Glass.
This does not prevent those already
on the ground assembling a little Of the
nlzterial they wish to see In the COM
pleted platform.
Labor, suffrage and Irish leaders do
rot intend to pass up any opportunity
for their cause before the democratic
convention.
The wet and dry issue may come up
Labor will arrive here the day before
the formal opening Of the convention.
LABOR PLANK
NOTICE SERVED.
They have served notice on the party
leaders that they viii urge adoption Of
a plank much more favorable to labor
than that adopted In Chicago.
Arrangements are being made to give
them a hearing before the resolutions
committee.
Eamonn DeValera, president Of the
Irish republic" supported by score
OF prominent sympathizers with the Irish
cause, will arrive several days before the
convention.
1t is apparent strong efforts will be
made to get the so-called Irish plank
calling for recognition Of the Irish re
public" into the platform.
TIVE field marshals Of the suffrage
1 forces are on their way and score OF
4 suffrage workers already are busy here.
Alice Paul and Abby Baker, who led
the picketlng in Washington and d.
rected the demonstration during the re-
publican convention In Chicago. are ex-
pected to arrive early next week
SuffragIsts here said decision as to
picketing the convention viii await their
arrival.
with the first "get together" meeting
or the national committeeman. tentatively
N.set for noon Friday, members OF that
SS1Aswere arriving today from all parts
Of the country.
The national committee is made up OF
10e members, ffty-three being women
One Of the party veterans to arrive to-
! day was Norman z. Mack Of Buffalo.
Mack began attending conventions In
1902 and has been member OF the ma
fionaI committe for twenty years.
He represents the advance guard Of the
New York delegation
Announcement In Washington that At
torney General Palmer expects to attend
the convention came as surprise to
leaders here.
his mana gers here had indicated be
would remain away from the convention.
National Treasurer Wilbur Marsh de-
elared upon his arrival that Secretary OF
Agriculture Meredith viii have the solid
eupport of the Iowa delegation for the
presidential nomination.
He declined to say who would get the
Iowa vote as a second choice.
EIGHT STATES PLAN
PRE-CONVENTION.
Considerable significance attached to
the announcement today Of Gavin MeNab,
leader Of the California democratic dele
cation. that n majority OF the delegates
from California, New Mexico, Arizona,
Idaho Nevada. Utah. Washington ana
CakSn have responded favOrably TO an
sp1fifation to hold a pre-cOnvention con-
ference to determine on concerted action
on matters affecting the Pacific coast.
While the call for the meeting sent out
BY McNab was guarded, it was reported
today that a general discussion OF the
western political situation and the politi-
cal and legislative needs OF the states az
fected viii be held at the first meeting.