Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-06-29
WILSON men
rule SESSION
Glass Heads Resolutions
Committee With Bryan
Forced to Back Ground.
'R06MSeM WILSON MAN
Threatened Anti-Administra-
ton Drive Seems to Have
Collapsed.
~ IA. Asossstsa Press.

~ rss Associated p-sss
SAN FRANCISCO. June ss:-Ad-
ninistratior forces went into the
second day os the convention ap-
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Senate. csass, - c.a..=aa os tie
resolutions COMMITTED; W..!.a@ J.
B-yac,- excluded from the subcon-
rn.ttee o. rarnes chosen to actually
DRAFT the platform. while Ba.c-
bridge Colby, secretary Of state, sits
as the representative OF President
Wilson; Senator Joseph T. Robinson
Of Arkansas, another staunch ad-
ministration supporter, chosen for
Permanent chairman Of the conven-
ton, and administration men at the
head Of other committees, was the
lineup brought out of what was
promised to be a contest.
The threatened anti-administra-
tion fight SO far as 1t related to the
organization of the convention ma
chinery collapsed without a show
ing. At the same time the commit
tee formulating rules for convention
cleared the way for the nominating
speeches, to be delivered, while the
resolutions committee Is working on
the platform. By unanimous action
1t decided that various candidates
may be placed in nomination while
platform deliberations are going on
but no balloting may be conducted
until after the platform has beer
brought in perfected and adopted.
William ]. Bryan. omitted by the
administration leaders from mem
bership on the subcommittee, said
he probably would not present his
plank on prohibition or the league
OF nations Tor subcommittee obser.
vation at all.
Selected by Senator Glass after
he had been chosen chairman OF
the platform committee. the SUBJ
committee was expected to show q
majority OF administration support
plank in the platform
Senator Glass, understood to be
President Wilson's choice to head
the committee. made his selection
ate. : !orS conference with Sec.e-
tS.y Colby. = member OF the com
mittee from the District OF Coluus-
bta and the ADMINISTRATION manager
on the flocr OF the convention.
This action would simplify and
hasten the work Of the convention
very much.
From the dramatic moment yes
terday when q portrait of President
Wilson was unveiled to let loose q
storm of tribute. and appreciation
from party followers on the floor.
there seemed little chance for those
who had set themselves In opposi-
ton. The demonst ration for the
president fairly lefted the conven-
tion to its feet and set ~ march,
Ing through the hall roaring and
shouting.
with adjournment. long after there
was still a hint of 1t in the voices OF
the delegates.
The same subsiding undercurrent
ran through the deliberations OF
the collapse of the move to prevent
the election of Senator Glass. a
movement having the backing OF
w. ]. Bryan.
Senator Robinson's selection for
permanent chairman was more Of q
foregone conclusion. No Opposing
candidate had been selected.
The administration forces now
have a strong grip on the machinery
which will write the concession o1
faith for the party's 1920 campaign
There will be battles in committees
over many planks, but there was
less conflict today than at any time
since the convention began to as
semble in the opinion of most poll
tical observers schooled in the ways
of convention or in an open fight on
the floor.
Administration leaders expressed
condolences that differences could
be ironed out in committee. MI
Bryan has put forward the league
of nations plank on which he would
have the convention stand. II ne
cares for such reservations as are
necessary to secure ratification he Il
in sharp conflict with the position
taken before the convention yester-
day by National Chairman Homer
S. Cummings in his keynote speech
Mr.. Cummings laughed at the atti-
tude of Republican senator's on tne
treaty. charging they sought nulii'
fication, not reservations. He de-
clared no reservation not aimed al
the life of the covenant would have
been rejected by the administration
Whether Mr.. Bryan, like a good
trader, had asked more than he
expected to- get and Is willing to
take less, Is not clear. The admin
istration leaders stimulated by yes
terday's victories reiterated their
confidence that no minority report
of the treaty plank could carry.
Other planks may cause commit
tee discord, but there was word
of cheer for Irish sympathizers in
Mr.. Cummings speech. The only
issue he did not deal with directly
in his keynote speech was that over
a party statement on prohibition
enforcement. In that issue may be
wrapped up the fate of some aspi-
rants for the Presidential nomina-
tion- The battle has come to the
surface in the caucus of the New
York delegation. which voted with
out roll call to urge modification of
the enforcement law.
The session left behind echoes of
gag rule dodgers and assertion that
il a floor battle were insisted upon
by New Yorkers the party's chances
at the polls would be ruined.
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