Evening journal., 1920-06-29
WILSON men
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Chairman. in accordance with the re-
commendations Of the permanent or
Eanization committee. hear his key
|3n0te speech and adopt a speed up
pruRram agreed 10 during The night by
the rules codmittee. Under the pro
slTram nominating speeches Will begin
at p. m. tomorrow but actual bal
.1oting will not start until the platform
has been adopted.
Robinson is a etaunch administra-
fion supporter There was no fight
+aRolnst him in the committee. Mrs.
M A. AI,Dugal. member OF oklahoma
Edclte3tion put-him In nomination and
nearly all the delegates jumped up TO
Second
Robinson went over unanimously.
ffThe other temporary officers OF the
convention were made permanent
The question OF whether The nom
ination should be made before the
platform Is adopted caused a hot de-
Ibatc In The rules committee. or which
tTh0mas ]. Spellacy Hartford. Conn,
rs chairman. Finally the rules Of the
.toth Congress were adopted with a
lproviso that the order OF business
shall be as follows beginning Today
n T. Report OF credentials committee.
= 2 Report OF committee on perma-
tnent organization.
B. Report OF rules committee
A. Nominating speeches for Presi-
fdential candidates ,to start al p. IN.
4omOrrOW).
5. Report OF the platform commit
-tee and adoption OF same.
g. BallOtlng On the nOminati0nsfor
Presidential candidates.
T. Nominating speeches for Vice
presidential candidates.
s. Ballotlng on the nomination for
IaII
o. Routine resolutions and hnal
adjournment.
An EFFORT 10 go ahead and nominate
fhe candidate at once without wait
1ng for the platform was defeated,
25 10 IS.
There had been some talk ~ a
tt'gag rule" that would limit debate
from the floor SO that William J.
BRYAN and other speakers would have
10 cu short their remarks.
Three New Workers were at the
rcommiiiee meeting ready to start a
driVe against the unit rule as II ap-
tplies TO their State.
Administration in Control.
- Administration forces were FIRMLY
an control today when the resolutions
trommiiiee resumed hearings on the
Fplaiform and began the actual
drafting OF The party,s declarations
ron current issues.
Every indication pointed to the utter
frouting OF the administration critics
in the resolutions committee on we
1cague OF nations. liquor and irish
.uuesiions. subcommittee Of nine
named 10 do the actual writing Of the
platform Is composed OF almost en-
rtirely strong Wilson Democrats.
The subcommittee Is headed by
Senator Carter Glass chairman OF the
full resolutions committee and out
>and-out Wilson man. Its other mem
.bers are Secretary OF state Colby,
Senator Mckeller. Tennessee, Vance
Mccormick, Pennsylvania, NJ. Nj.
Crane. Texas. Horace Hawkins, Col
.nrado; William r. patiangall, Maine
-George IT, Hodges, Kansas and Sem
ntor Walsh Montana.
q OF these only Walsh can be classed
s. an insurgent against Wilson and
WRlsh's insurgency Is extremely
mild. This was shown when he de-
flined TO even enter the race against
Glass for Craftsmanship OF the reso-
buttons committee although ne was
candidate Of The anli-admlnistra-
k0n forces for that place. Instead
OF confendlng With Glass. Walsh sec
0nded his nomination and Glass was
Unanimously elected chairman. That
n Itself seemed 90 presage complete
victory In the platform for the VIII
son forces I'M the Lcaouc or Nations
issue and anything else Later de-
velopmenls strengthened the belief
Lhat onponents on Wilson's wishes
will be rutiflessly 'sieamrollered' II
they persist In their opposition.
one Of thfse developments was the
4oavinc OF William j. Bryan OF the sub
committce TO draft the platform. An
nfher was the failure Of the steering
commitlee' named 20 arrange hearings
before The resolutions committee 20 Ia
clude any time FOR the league OF ma
] rnlnraa auIH This nVOn-
ably viii not be discussed at any
lengih
Another development was the limit
lrrg OF debate In public hearings on
nlatform planks Bryan had hoped TO
have the committee devote consider
able time to the wet and dry mailer
hnt the committee adopted a resolution
limiting the debate TO an hour. Bryan
and his dry forces viii have 30 minutes
while the vets viii have an equal
Bryan said that ne probably will
NOT discuss the prohibition plank per
eonally before the committee. lie an
~4icipaies defeat and Is saving himself
1or The loor 1ght later. The sub COM
miice on drafting is dry but Il Is pro
administration FIRST and viii be IN
cllned TO leave an mention Of the
Mnu0r question out OF the platform
according To Bryan's friends
When the resolutions committee
mel today Samuel Gompers was
scheduled TO present iabor's demands
Following him the wet and dry ar
eulments were 20 be held with perly
a. Baker and Wayne b. Wheeler, o.
the Anti-Sal0On League, presenting
arguments in favor OF Bryan's Cry
blank, and Congressman Sahath. W
Bourkc Cochran, Of New York ant
others arguing for a wet plank
Claims Of organized farmers weri
10 be presented following the liquor
hreument and the Irish question wa.
khen TO be taken up. Following it
organization last night the cOmmittel
plunged into public hearings ID an
kffor TO get the platform ready q
report TO the convention not late
than Wednesday.
Mrs George Bass, Chicago; MIS-
E0lon Jacobs Mrs. Maud Wood Par
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