South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-28
LEADERS PREDICT STORMY
FIGHT OVER PROHIBITION
AND LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Administration and BRYAN
Forces Unable TO Agree
on Planks.
CANDIDATES ARE BUSY
COx-Palmer Forces Confident.
McAdOO Men Loom in
Background.
By Associated Press


SAN FRANCISCO. June e7.-
Issues. rather than men. furnish the
battle ground for the democratic
national convention which opens
here Monday.
Candidates cannot be considered
until prohibition. the league OF na-
tions and the Irish question have
been fought out on the foor. Con-
tests over these planks in the party
platform seem inevitable and the
convention is an set for a stormy
time.
The big fight is over William Jen-
nings Bryan's determination 20 have
a platform no wet can run on" on
this the administration forces ap-
lear so far 10 be pursuing a hands
off policy AS yet no one knows
what 10 expect from the white
house.
Administration Lineup
ON the -Cague Of nations issue the
administration forces are lined up
for a covenant without destructive
reservations
Mr. Bryan and his associates want
a declaration for the league with
reservations Ito safeguard every in
terest"
The lines Of the night over tho
Irish question are not SO clearly de-
fined
While the question OF issues is
boiling, little change is apparent in
the lineup Of strength OF the va
rious candidates Cox and Palmer
are expected 10 go IN for a test Of
strength on the first ballots much
after the fashion OF the Wood and
Lowden race at the republican con
vention. IN the background. wait
ing To appear at what they consid-
er the psychological moment. are
the invisible and intangible, but ad-
mittedly formidable forces working
for McAdoo
Cox Confident.
The Cox people TrOfess ro have
sufficient strength TO eliminate
Palmer on the preliminary ballots.
and then plan 10 pit their c3ndi-
date gainst the field. which Icy ma
ture OF McAdoos position. includes
him. The Palmer forces. pointing
20 the Anti-saloon league declara-
tions OF war on Cox and Brvan's eX-
pressed views on the same subject.
predict that any accessions TO an
other Candidate viii nor Doe made
from their strength
Meanwhile both the Cox and Pal
mer managers are borrowing dele
gates from the field 10 make % show
ing on the opening ballots. Tu line
with their policy Offering the nOmi-
nation 10 call their candidate the
McAdOo people are laying back in
the open but are very busy among
the undercurreuts corraling dele
g. q.
peCt 10 viii be made clear fo the
convention that neither Cox nor
Palmer can be nominated They be-
lieve they have succe eeded in pre-
vailing uTon those who want 20
place Mr.. McAdOO iu formal nomi-
nation 10 fOrgO such action aud let
him be presented as candidate
when Alabama casts her first ballot
for him.
Three Leading Candidates.
IF the CoX-Palmer forces can have
their way they viii prevent McAdoO
from occupylng q strategic position
in the rear They contend that the
elements make for his cause can
didacy which the convention must
consider at the outset This condi-
tion presents three leading candi-
dates as was the case in the repub-
lican convention The cox forces IN
particular are determined that Nc
AdOo shall not Doe the Harding of
the convention
Although the administration
forces claim complete control OF the
convention this IS charged and by
men who dlsclaim any an"-adminis-
tratiOn attitude. There was decided
evidence Sunday OF an attempt -
displace the administration OF
Sen. Glass Of Virginia as chairman
OF the resolutions committee. Those
who oppose him were claiming az
high as "a votes for Sen. Walsh OF
Montana VINO is said 20 have the
backing of BRYAN.