Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-28

De SeItled quickly.
Service Men Want Plank.
Service men among convention del
egates today perfected plans for OBJ
tanning the endorsement Of the dem
ocratic party for bonus legislation. 1t
was decided to adopt the American
Legion -four way" plan Of regard
ing veterans of the late war, by ex-
tending paid up insurance. rural or
urban home aid. vocational education
or flat cash compensation.
Cummings Speech Feature.
Delegates and leaders were pre-
pared for a fight over both platform
and candidates as the democratic ma
tional convention assembled today
for it's opening session.
The actual convention work was
preliminary and perfunctory. but the
arrival Of convention day brought
further into the open the question
which had been dividing delegates
and perplexing the elder politicians
IN their pre-convention conferences.
The keynote speech of Homer S.
Cummings as temporary chairman
was the principal feature of the days
program. Later the convention COM
mittees were to furnish the first real
developments as they, began their
tasks of writing the platform, hearing
appeals from contests, over delegates
seats, and making up the convention
rolls and slate of permanent con-
vention officers.
The Hveliest subjects in the minds
OF the delegates manifestly was the
impending prohibition fight, but talk
or candidates was gaining more and
more attention as the rival managers
got down to cases with the big BODY
or uninstructed delegates.
McAdoo Talk Strong.
Today, for the first time. the en-
tire convention personnel was here
and the opposing elements were talk
ing definite bearings.
The latest turn In the McAdoo
Doom furnished a new angle to the
convention preliminaries, but its pre-
else effect on the relative situation
OF the candidates was not yet clear.
Announcement that the former sec
retary of the treasury. despite his
declaration that he did not want the
nomination. would be willing to ac-
ccpt 1t. was variously accepted by
the several elements In the fight.
BY some. it was> declared the de-
Yeiopment that McAdoo. whose sup
ports hitherto had planned to keep in
the background for several ballots.
now would be an active contender
from the start, and that In conse-
quence the convention, like that OF
the republicans at Chicago would
have q big three" running close to-
gether on the opening roll call. The
possibility Of such a development
brought renewed claims of consistent
gains from the supporters Of Palmer
and Cox and set the dark horse
champing impatiently as they re-
called what happened to the big three
at Chicago.
In the preconvention scramble for
delegates many of those who had
been McAdoo supporters promised to
vote for other men, but the McAdoo
men declared today that practically
every one Of these could be brought
back to the fold.
There was frequent mention of
SECRETARY Meredith, Of the agricul-
ture department, as "a possible
running mate for McAdoo. Mr..
tMeredith's presidential campaign
quarters closed Saturday when he
announced he was not q candidate.
Discussion OF candidates, manifest
ly still was subordinate in the minds
Of many Of the delegates to the pro-
hibition issue. and they regarded the
inevitable preliminaries Of the open
ing session with impatience as they
waited for the time when the diff
ferences Of the vets and drys could
be threshed out. It seemed certain
that the question would be settled
only after a fight on the door, bring
ing in to play the best oratorical and
strategical fireworks Of q tropical
democratic convention. The leagle
Of nations and the Irish question also
threatened to get out of the coutrol
OF the resolutions committee and
shower the convention floor with
pyrotechnics. There were many ex-
pressions Of hope, however, that both
might be threshed out to salts
factory conclusion behind the COM
mittee doors.
In the organization Of the resolu-
tion committee itself a fight was
brewing, tho it was not apparent
how serious 1t became.
Robinson For Chairman.
Apparent election Of Senator
Robinson as permanent chairman
was indicated today when William J.
Bryan met him at breakfast and ex-
tended congratulations, saying she
was glad the Arkansas senator's
choice was ''to be unanimous"