The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-22
Assume Role of Peacemakers
Between Wet and Dry
Democrats at National
Convention.
URGE COMMON SENSE
Liquor Question Has Been Settled for
Good, Therefore There is No
Issue to be
Argued.
IBy L. c. Martin, United Press Staff
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IBy L. C. Martin, United Press Staff
Correspondent
! SAN FRANCISCO, June "a
Women will try to assume the role
of peacemakers between the contend
ing wet and dry factions of the demo-
cratic party at the national conven-
ton here.
The women will urge common
sense" treatment of the wet and dry
question, Mrs. George Bass, Chicago.
chairman OF the women's democratic
national committee, said today. The
women, Mrs. Bass said, see no reason
why either a wet or dry plank should
appear in the democratic PLATFORM
They regard the issue as settled.
Their view was echoed by men dele
gates arriving today for the conven-
ttion.
There is prospect that what
threatened to be one OF the most
troublesome questions of the conven-
| ton will be ironed out. Women
leaders intend to lay their views
frankly before William j. Bryan, dry
leader and the wet forces, headed by
Governor Edward l. Edwards, OF New
Jersey.
/ Il am unable to understand either
Mr. Bryan or Governor Edwards
said Mrs. Bass today. What more
docs Mr. Bryan want? The el2h-
Iteepth amendment is the law OF the
Land and the Volstead act has been
upheld by the supreme court AT the
same time there are many men III
this convention and some women Who
wish the eighteenth amendment had
not been adopted. Does Mr.. bryan
want them to say, Yes we are Slau
the eighteenth amendment became
law What does Governor EDWARDS
want? He says he is for personal
liberty. But does he want this corr
iyention to go on record. against ob-
servarce and enforcement of the law?
The whole liquor question has
been settled; there is no issue. 1t IS
mot a case Of sidestepplng 1t because
there is nothing to sidestep."
| Men delegates expressing about the
same views, pointed that the pla
! form of the Virginia democrats, which
lis 10 serve as model for the ma
tional platform. is silent on the pro
hibition question.
! Party leaders here are so intent on
keeping the convention ~ rmonious
that they will bring great pressure to
bear on both vets and drys not 20
make fuss. Bryan, leaders said,
presents the only difficulty. Some
tprofessed to believe he would not be
hard to appease.
/ Conferences on the platform are
] scheduled TO begin Thursday follow
ing the arrival of Senator Garter
Glass, who comes fresh from talk
with President Wilson about platform
planks and other matters relating 70
the convention.
viii Name McAdoo.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, June O.
William G. McAdoo's name will be
placed in nomination before the demo
cratic national convention in San
Francisco despite his personal wishes,
Dr. Burris jenkins, declared today.
Jenkins, who first intended to pre-
sent Thomas B. Love. national COM
mitteeman from Texas, at Pueblo,
Colo, today urging Jenkins to offer
McAdoo's name.
Love, according to jenkins, declared
he had Travelled from Kansas City to
Pueblo with the Alabama delegation
and that eighteen out OF, Cwenty-four
delegates from that state wanted Nc
Adoo's name offered before the con.
| vention.
Love said he intended presenting
| the name, unless Jenkins acted.
Jenkins said Love declared some
one" would offer the former secre-
! tary's name if Jenkins did not act.
! Jenkins said he believed Love meant
it." b.
McAdoo Insists.
! NEW YORK June 22-WilIiam G.
McAdoo today sent a telegram to Dr.
! Burris jenkins, at Kansas City, insist
ing that he Hot be placed in nomina-
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