New-York tribune., 1920-06-09

as shall determine whether by special
determinations the elective franchise
in any state has been unconstitution-
ally limited; and if such is the case,
we demand that representation in Con-
gress and in the Electoral College
shall be proportionately reduced, as
directed by the Constitution Of the
United States"
Thomas N. McCerter, of New Jersey,
asked for plank promising to give to
public utilities corporations assurance
OF such fair treatment as will insure
their efficient operation and restore
their crtdit. His proposal was sec
onded by. George Wharton Pepper. of
Philadelphia.
N. C. Richards, Of Yakima, Wash,
and Governor Thomas E. Campbell, Of
Arizona, pleaded for reclamation
plank, asking that the credit of the
government be extended to the arid
and semi-arid states, at such time as
the government can afford it, to ir-
rigate the dry lands.
A little before midnight the commit
tee adjourned until tomorrow morning
at 8 o'clock, after listening to an
appeal from Chairman Watson that all
the members, especially those on the
sub committee on Platform, put on full
that should not be done, the convention
would not adjourn before next Monday
Samuel Campers arrived here late
tonight to appear before the Resolu-
lutions Committee to present labor's
demands. He will be heard by the
committee tomorrow.
1t was said the Platform Committee e
will report the treaty plank that was
tentatively agreed upon by the Lodge
reservationists.
Seven of the twelve members of tho
sub committee favor the tentative
plank, and if the friends of the treaty
in the convention want to fight adop-
tion Of that plank they must do it in
the convention itself, member of the
sub committee said tonight
The treaty plank that will be re-
ported by the subcommittee follows
the lines of the Indiana plank. 1t op-
poses the league of nations covenant as
President WILSON presented it, indorses
the action of Che Republicans in re-
fusing to ratify the treaty as it was
presented, urged an international court
to codify international law and adjudi-
cate justiciable questions, and aftirms
adherence to the foreign policies of
Washington and Monroe.
CHICAGO, June (By The Associ-
ated Press). The committee on reso-
lutons was deluged with applications
and petitions almost as soon as it was
organized Chairman Watson declared
almost continuous sessions would be
necessary night and day to give hear
ings to all Of those desiring it and to
work out program Of party declara-
tions in time for submi ssion to the con-
vention Thursday.
Many Clamor for Hearings
Those clamoring for an audience in
cluded vets and drys, suffragists and
antl-suffragi economists, Irish sym-
pathizers, labor leaders and many
others who thought they could give the
committee winning ideas for the plat
form.
Among those who appeared TODAY
and tonight we're Professor Irving
Fisher, of Yale, who advocated an in
vcstigation of currency imitation; for
mer Representative Charles NJ Fowler,
of New Jersey, advocating revision of
the banking and currency laws, and
S. P. Bond, of Missouri, who wanted
price fixing in wartime declared in
violation of the Constitution.
Despite six months of work bv the
committee of III, and several weeks of
conferences among the leaders in