The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-07-11
CHICAGO AND FRISCO SESSIONS COMPARED

his prayer. on one point there was
never the slightest disagreement
the party must make the Constitu-
tion its first plank. And 1t did.
No individual or group Of individu-
ais had a right to ask more than
was theirs by right of the constitu-
ton; none would be promised more
than an honest and faithful execu-
ton OF the constitution.
That was the first unanimous
agreement OF the resolutions COM
mittee at Chicago. Because the
preservation of the government in its
ancient form was the convention s
first objective.
The first words OF the Frisco plat
form were praise of the boss who
dictated them through a throng OF
his own appointees who enjoyed
their meal tickets because of his
favor. And that too was because sue
was the first objective of the con-
vention, or at least the subCommit-
tee was to do Just that. The con-
stitution was not mentioned at Fris-
CO the covenant was.
The contest in the subcommittee
at Chicago is destined TO become
historic. There this nation. so far as
its ancient torn and peculiar GUS
toms are concerned, was given a
new birth. There Is no question at
all about 1t. There the policies of
Washington and all of his successors
down to Woodrow Wilson were re-
affirmed by unanimous vote OF COM
mittee and convention. And that was
made possible without splitting the
party assunder only because C: tho
fairness in making up the subcom-
mittee.
When the subcommittee at Chi
cago reported to the committee OF
the whole its work was over. There
was no contest OF moment in the
committee OF the whole. And the
convention accepted without qucs-
tion, because 1t was fully understood
that the ablest statesmen OF the
party had drafted the document, the
most conspicuous champions of all
shades OF thought had participated
| and been heard in full The unanim
ity OF the committee was followed
by convention acceptance without a
dissenting voice.
The Hand Picked Committee a,
Frisco.
In the democratic convention the
picked subcommittee had nc
difficulty in reaching an~agreement
But its report to the fun commit
tee was signal for battle. The Of
flee holders union triumphed there
and appeal was made to the floor
OF the convention where the fed
eral commissionalres again were
victorious. Bryan was heard in his
best form. The convention applaud.
D u l.a.. A.
| to follow its wishes, then voted him
! down.
II has been said that the Frisco
| convention was no more boss ridden
than the convention which nominal.
ed Taft at the dictation Of Roose.
welt, or the convention which re.
nominated Harrison. Both OF these
were very largely controlled by the
administration In power. That is ad.
mitted
But there has never been ma.
tional convention Of either party
| where the entire cabinet was or
hand participating and debating,
and where the chairman of the con,
| Nention was himself "A cabinet Of.
| ficer, but by the grace OF a few
| days, and left the white house with
sealed orders and the platform IN
his pocket. All that occurred at
! Frisco.
To the moment Of making the
! nominating speeches no freer AND
| more open convention was ever held
I than that which was held In chi,
cago in June, 1920. And 10 the
same moment, no more repugnant
and unfairly boss-ridden convention
was ever held than that held in Sar
Francisco in June, 1920.
Let us compare the two after tha;
moment
The charge that the Chicago
| nomination Was dictated hinges on
! tho theory that there was an old
guard that was working. The one
conspicuous member OF the old guard
'lay on his deathbed in Pennsylvania
OF the other two az the convention
| Crane had been defeated and dis,
credited before the resolution com.
mittee, while Watson. the chairman
of that conn f,tee, was a Wood dele.
gate in the convention: mildly, II IL
true, but Wood nevertheless Kins
the self-styled spokesman for Pen.