Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-09
Indiana Man Is l0verwheIrn-
ingIy Elected; Busy Time
Ahead to Complete Work
By Thursday Noon.
HUNDREDS ASK FOR A
CHANCE TO BE HEARD
It Has Been Found NeceS-
Sary to Limit the Time of
Those Who Appear in Be-
half of Platform PIankS,

Chicago, June S.-The ropubli.
can conventions resolution commit
tee formally organized today, over
whelmingly elected Senator Wat
SON of Indiana its chairman and
plunged into the grind of hearings
and conferences out of which will
come the party platform,
Immediately deluge Of apph-
cations and petitions descended on
the committee table and Chairman
Watson declared almost continuous
sessions would be necessary night
and day to give hearings to all of
those desiring 1t and to work out a
program of party declarations in
time for submission to the conven-
ton Thursday
Those clamoring for an audience
included vets and drys. suffragists
and anti-suffragists, economists,
Irish sympathizers, labor leaders
and many others who thought they
could give the committee winning
ideas for the platform. Some were
heard today and tonight but the
majority, including the labor repre-
sentatives and delegation which
wants freedom for ireland, had to
be put over until tomorrow
Meantime arrangements were
made for a subcommittee to go q
work on disputed questions of pol
isy including the party's stand on
the league of nations and other o lt
standing issues which still are in
contests.
Watson Won I'm n Walk
Senator watson, who for weeks
has been in charge Of a series of
conferences on platform declara-
tons, was chosen chairman by a
vote of Al to 3. only the committee
members from Kansas, Maryland
and Georgia voting for his oppo-
nent, Ogden Mills OF New York.
Mr.. Mills was head of an execu
tiv mmit'ee which compiled
platform suggestions of the com
lnltee Of ~. and in lobby gossip
he was credited with having the
support of Will II. Hays, the ma
tional chairman, to head also the
resolutions committee.
Immediately after effecting its
organization the committee threw
open its doors, but before the hear
ings had gone far they were sus-
pended while by unanimous vote It
was decided to put a time limit on
all who desired to be heard. on
questions where two sides were
TO be presented the allotment was
fifteen minutes in all, equally di-
vided and on all other subjects it
was five minutes. Among those
who appeared today and tonight
were Professor Irving Fisher of
Yale, who advocated an investiga-
ton of currency; former Represen-
tative Charles N. Fowler OF New
Jersey, advocating revision of the
bank and currency laws, and $. =,
Bond of Missouri, who wanted
price fixing in war time declared in
violation of the constitution.
viii Hear Gompers Today.
Tomorrow Samuel Gompers,
president OF the American Fedora
ton of Labor. is to present his pro-
gram. Henry Lane Wilson, former
ambassador to Mexico, is to recon-
mend a Mexican plank, and dele
CATION headed by Frank p, Walsh
is to argue for plank advocating
Irish freedom. There are also
scores of others on the days pro-
gram and the list tonight is grow
ing.
Despite six months of work by
the committee of III and several
weeks of conferences among the
leaders in Washington and else
where. several troublesome plat
form questions remain to be an
swered.
Foremost in the minds of most
of the committeeman tonight was
the league of nations p'ank, but
other ticklsh issues remaining m
eluded anti strike legislation. the
soldier bonus and a long string of
proposals by farming interests.
determined effort would be
made. it was said. to have the
platform include a plank at least
endorsing in general terms the ac-
ton of the republican senate in
writing an anti-strike provision in
TO the railroad bill. In many quar-
ters that proposal met with fiery
opposition, however, and the labor
leaders on hand were expected to
help in the fight against it.
PrO-fight Is Probable.
A declaration for enforcement of
prohibition will be asked of the
though many OF the
party chiefs are said to be in
agreement that the liquor issue
should be considered settled. 1t was
that as compromise a
plank might be framed declaring
generally for strict law enforce
ment.
Many leaders also want to let the
suffrage question alone, but there
are some who think the platform
should urge that ratification of the
suffrage amendment be completed.
II was predicted generally that
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