Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-27
NEW YORK STATE
DEMOCRATS wet"
Women Delegates Join With Men
in Demanding Speedy Repeal
Of the 18th Amendment.
WILSON CHEERED TO ECHO
Governor Smith Heads big
Four" Which Includes Misses
Marbury and Mills.
WILSON CHEERED TO ECHO

ALBANY. y. 2. Feb. Ca plat
form declaring unalterable opposition
TO Federal prohibition and urging the
speedy repeal of the eighteenth amend
men was adopted by unanimous vote
Of the Democratic State Convention
this evening. Immediate ratification Of
the peace treaty and league of nations
covenant also was urged in the plat
form: The prohibition plank reads:
I'VE are unalterably opposed to pro-
hioitfon by Federal amendment. We
believe it IL unreasonable interference
WITH the rights i,d 81 the States as guar;
that the recent enactment was the inn
position Of the ideas Of an active min.
0r,ty against In the wishes of the great
I'VE. therefore, declare for its
speedy repeal and. TO the end that the
state may be thoroughly safeguarded
until such tune as this repeal may bo
brought about we declare the right OF
our State in the exercise of it's sover-
eign power to. SO construe tho concur
rent clause Of tho eighteenth amend
ment as to be in accord with the lib
people"
Text of Treniy Plank.
The, The treaty plank reads:
ncation OF the peace treaty and the
league OF nations without destructive
reservations. TO the end that normal
I'm the world may be resumed"
amid an outburst of enthusiasm. There
was prolonged cheering following the
vote on the, prohibition plank.
lively debate preceded the adop-
tion Of the platform. but there was
the prohibition, question. The dry
amendment had no friends. even the
wsmsa Mavor v9tinG IanG aSanSt of a
Socialist leader proposed plank
favoring the submission of all Fed
ee ss s
in favor of repeal, bur It was defeated
by an overwhelming vote. It was later
arate plank by unanimous vote on the
suggestion of William. l.. Thompson.
OF Kings, that It would safeguard per-
sonal iiberty In the future.
Completc List of Delegates.
The complete slate OF delegates Mt
nnants laTgs t9 tho s.. San francisco convention
pesbecker. Erie County; Miss Eliza
oeth MarSury. author and war worker
Mills. Syracfse.
Kings; Winfield A H9ppuch. Wasting.
and Mrs. Maurice Connolly. Kings.
The vote taken Yesterday by the
Woman's vIo n, committee Of 1000 in, which
led all contestants more than two TO
one. did not receive we'ghty consid-
Grafton at tho hands of the slate
makers. Before tho convention was
convened there was caucus oe the
women delegates at which the wo-
men selected Is delegates at large and
nlternateS were chosen.
Complete enfranchisement of women
snd their full and equal representation
In party affairs. and strong campaign
or education AS means of curbinG radi-
calism are also urged in the platform.
Thnnders of annlausa greeted Fran
els F: Cullen. chairman. when he said
cratic party has successfully guided
the nation in the greatest war the
world has ever known"
Reference to Woodrow Wilson tho
greatest statesman of the Y world. !"
started a great demonstrations the
band playing and the $50 delegates
INN mpinE to their feet and cheering to