Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-09
Action On Platform Main
Business Today Before
G. o. P. Convention
CLAIMS ARE CONFLICTING
| BIZ The Associated Press

BU The Associated Press
CHICAGO, June 9.-The league OF
nations plank still was underlined to-
day twentyfour hours before the Re-
publican platform was to be presented
to the convention
Members of the sub COMMITTEES of
thirteen when they went into session
TO talk over the remaining platform
trouble expressed confidence that
they could agree but all of them were
little haZy as to how it would be
done.
Senator Watson of Indiana head OF
the subcommittee maintains that in
the end the Indiana plank with some
notifications would get the support
of all the Republicans. Senators Bor-
ah of Idaho, and Mccormick of Ill.,
nois, thought there would have to be
material modification to passify to
make 1t irreconcible. The Miles reso-
luton committee also wanted changes
made.
Bolstering the prediction of an
agreement was feeling that the
league would not be permitted to
reach the convention floor where
everyone realized it might set off fire.
works of destructive nature,
Aside from the treaty issue most
| or the platform material was In such
| shape that only the finishing touches
| had to be fixed by the sub commit
tee. There still remains to be finish
ed some details of the Mexican dec
laration and some question of polk
tics regarding Industrial relations
While the thirteen were in delib-
Grafton the remainder of the resolu.
tions committee of fifty-three were
engaged in hearing the advice of la
Dor leaders and others on q wide
diversity of subjects.
Demands that the Republican party
fn lra
forcement of the fourteenth amend
ment and continuation of the reign of
the Lynch law, were heard by q dele
cation headed by William H. Lewis,
a negro. former assistant u. 8. attor-
ney general. He urged congresson-
| al investigation looking to a reduc-
tion in the national representation in
Congress from states where full en-
| franchiseme has not been allowed
the negroes
Final Sitting of issues for the Re-
publican national platform began to-
DAY In special subcommittee of
thirteen, while the remainder of the
full resolutions committee of fifty
three continued to hold open house to
near last minute suggestions and ad-
/ vice.
The league of nations question, con-
ceded to be the hardest nut still un-
cracked was the center of specula-
ton everywhere as the subcommittee
began deliberations and delegates
| scanned carefully but without final
| conclusions the makeup of the bakers
dozen entrusted with the real lob os
writing the late planks.
/ IL included two senator's irrecon-
| cilably opposed to the treaty two sem
| ators who voted for it with reserva-
! tions and nine other men whose atti-
tudes have been left clearly defined
On the program of the hearings
before the subcommittee were sew
eral events regarded to hold the in
| terest of the members and perhaps
start some new rows among them.
Included In those who were to ap-
| pear during the day was Samuel
| Gompers, who brought some suggest
| ed labor planks and a delegation
headed by Frank b. Wash asking
| that the party declare for recogni-
| tion of the Irish committee.
| The committees chairman was
| Senator Watson, who also Is chair
| man of the resolutions committee.
He is understood to have framed a
| plank fashioned in part after that
adopted by Indiana Republicans but
Senator Borah Of Idaho, aided by
Senator Mccormick, of Illinois, is
| expected to offer an mendment de-
signed to make the declaration mere
! ly coincide with the views of the
| treaty's irreconcilibles.
| The fourth senator of the subs
| committee table is Smoot, of Utah.
who with Senator Watson voted for
ratification of the treaty with reser-
| Vatious