The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-02
FURIOUS FIGHT
FOR PROHIBITION
Agreement on League OF
Nations Plank-AppcaI
For Stuff Action

SAN FRANCISCO. July SPURIOUS
! warfare over TN" prohibition plank
; began late. today IN the platform com
, mirtce Of tn" Democratic national con.
! vrntion. with every prospect mat II
would b. carried later t" the convention
; floor. no matter what the committee
, finally should decide.
! Whilr the convention waited for IN"
! committees work /" b. completed. WIS
/ and irys were locked IN struggle c
! which some members thought Il might
/ take hours 10 terminate.
Leaving the subject until last because
| II was the most troublesome Of all. the
: committee had made IT'S decisions on inc
, Irish question and tho IEaGu" or Ma
tiuns. and had cleared away all Of the
/ lesser controversies delaying its report.
/ But SO long aS prohibition remained IN
! dispute committee members agreed that
! thcr troubles were far from over
! The Irish Plank
Aside from the wet and dry issue. the
biggest fight of tho day was centcr'd IN
! tho Irish plank. OvCr-rulinS It's sub
! committee. the commttc" threw out the
| administration plank proposing I" leave
! the Irish problem |" The l.cngu" OF Ma
| tionS. and adopted in its stead dcClarh-
| lion OF sympathy and pledge TO take
whatever diplomatic. acton would be IN
/ consonancc with international comfy.
In making tho decision the platform
makers also rejected by n tw" 10 one
/ vote the plank proposed by "r%aniz"d
! Irish sympathiscrs. and backed by
gates for diplomatic recognition OF the
| Irish republic
At the same time in an adjoining room,
, tho caucus laid plans for carrying its
: night TO the convention floor
! No League Fight
But while prospects for floor fights
on prohibition and tho Irish problem
were increasing. all lklihood that the
League of Nations also would y" SUP
j"Ci Of open huStilltics virtually d!Sap-
pcared The word was passed around
that most OF the administration chiefs
here were content 10 let the lcaGu" plank
. stand a. IL was when Il emerged from
last nights stormy committee meeting.
The reference 10 reservations, addtu
a. The instance of Anti-adminlstration ION
leaders was not inconsistent with the
stand taken by President Wilson. his
managers here believed. nor in conflict
with the party's record.
Appeal FOR Suffrage
/ Among the other planks completed
| during the day was that relating 70
women suffrage. The committee, after q
; long argument following the advice OF
J tbs subcommittee. approved an appeal
, North Carolina and Florida Cor quick
action on the suffrage amendment.
! The Prohibition Struggle
: ON tho prohibition issue The su3-com-
.
. any many members Uf the CNmltt'" were
for steering tho same middle course IN
the Iinal platform draft \ dozen or 81
of proposed declarations ranging from
ultra wat Ia ultra dry were brought into
the controversy. however. and the whole
= scale Of wet and dry arguments WAS
rCh"i"Sed as the debate progressed.
| William J. bryan was the supreme
chief Of the dryS. He told the commit
toe hluntly that unless there was a pos
itiNc declaration for preservation and
: enforcement of lhc present prohibition
! laws he would not hesitate 10 appeal his
case TO the convention itself The vets,
, who suggested everything from wine
and beer plan to a blanket personal lib
etrty declaration. showed an equal de-
! termination 10 hcht II OUT before the
| party'S final court OF resort.
| To make certain that the committee 5
| disaRreements should be kept in absolute
I confidence. Senator Glass OF Virginia
! the chairman, haniShcd ncwSpapcrm"n
and spectators to further and further
bounds rs the day progressed. throwing a
| Gordon Of police across Railways and
other approaches To the committee room
| He also cnjoircd all the members "a
J triCt secrecy regarding ;he subjects
discussed and action taken.