Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-06-30
Democrats Begin
Nominations; MAdoo
Not Before Convention
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which was threatening to bring Nc
Adoo to the front at once and make
the nomination a three cornered con
test from the beginning.
Palmer headquarters, in a formal
statement that the attorney generals
position was stronger than 1t ever
has been before" announced that his
forces were intact and claimed votes
in the convention which would not be
shown on the first ballot because they
would be cast for favorite sons and
come to the Palmer column later.
Cox Satisfied.
Cox forces professedly undisturbcd
by the wet and dry argument which
has ranged around it's candidate and
the outside issues which have been
injected into the campaign, were
Tightening up their lines and were
ready to start the balloting. Despite
the promise that the convention would
have a big three at the outset, dark
horse talk was never more persistent
than it is at the moment the candi-
dates are o to be placed In nomi-
nation. The names of Vice President
Marshall, John w. Davis, ambassador
to Great Britain. and Homer S. Cum
mings, chairman Of the Democratic
national committee, were always
heard when dark horses were being
discussed.
Cummings Boom.
The Cummings boom grew from a
mere demonstration of enthusiasm to
formidable proportions in the twenty
four hours which followed the chair
mans opening address and today it
had taken full form.
Twice yesterday Mr.. Cummings
drew a new demonstration from the
convention, first, when he announced
| thot hn had tokon thu Initiative in
proposing that the convention con
graduate Governor Roberts OF Ten
nessee for his action in calling a spe-
cial session of the legislature to act
on the suffrage amendment and again
when he rescued the resolution to
double the number Of seats of the
national committee and give the new
however, brought with it a forecast OF
opposition from Bryan. who some
time e. denounced the national
chairman for making a speech al a
banquet, given for Governor Edwards
an ave ed wet candidate.
Beer And Wine?
The decision of the platform sub.
committee last night in disregardins
a straight out wet plank calling fol
the repeal of the eighteenth amend.
ment or the annulment of the VolsteaC
~ uuAS AS AoouC W "hClllc
there should be a beer and wine planl
or a bone dry declaration, as is hoped
by William j.. Bryan, or ignore tn,
subject entirely.
Whether Bryan hopes to win O.
not, he intends to fight in the old tim,
fashion which has furnished frework,
for many a Democratic convention
He stands by his determination t,
force every delegate to record his o
her vote individually on the issue i
a plank which he considers wet i
TO be taken into the platform. Their
has been an informal counting O
1 noses on the prohibition question an,
: even the most ardent vets agree tina
=, on a test vote a majority of the con
vontion would be recorded for a dr.,
! plank. The more optimistic of tn
( dry leaders say their defeat would b
Z by a majority of fifty votes and som
of them estimate the majority as higl
e as two hundred.
\ Platform Committee Busy.
The Subcommittee Of nine actual
framing the platform worked through
the night, although without promis
of bringing out the document today
e but with hope of beil,g able to sc
into position to pursue its work t
finality with the full membership O
: the resolutions committee.
The first snag was struck whe
: Senator Walsh of Montana. who wa
e generally regarded as Bryan's choic
for the committee Craftsmanship. bu
who withdrew without a contest i
favor of Senator Glass. the admins
~tration selection. opposed the plan O
having the drafting committee z
. ahead before obtaining the views 9
the full committee.
e Before the work of the draftin
committee nae progressed far. Georg
It Creel, who was chairman of Presi
dent Wilson'S committee on public in
formation during the war. Joined tn
conferences. Mr.. Creel,. who came I
San Francisco with Secretary Daniel!
IS is acting. it was said, as a literar
n adviser to the drafting committee, {
polish up the phrases of the plat
form as Col. George Harvey did TO
y the Republicans at Chicago.
~ Mr.. Bryan, who had declined {
= present his planks to the suh-commit
. tee. held aloof from the ~deliheration
and worked alone preparing for hi
< fight before the full committee mem
= bership n later the conventio
itself.
Arkansas yielded to South Dakot
g and U. S. G. Cherry of Sioux Fall.
0 S. D.. presented the name Of Jane
w. Gerard, former ambassador t.
Germany.
Cherry proposed that the conven