The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-07-22
BRYAN SAYS NO,
DRYS NAME HIM
Convention Nominated Him De-
spite His Refusal.
mo" FROM SUNDAY ALSO
Keynote Speaker Urged a powerful
Ticket Be Placed in the Field"
Prohibition Question Not Settled.


Prohibition Question Not Settled.
Lincoln, Neb., July 22-The Prohi-
bition national convention adopted Il
resolution rendering the party'S presi-
Dental nomination To w. Jennings
Bryan, despite the fact that a com
munication from Mr. Bryan declaring
he was decline was read.
Only six of the more than 200 del
egates opposed the resolution.
Miss Marie Brehm, the chairman.
then relinquiShed the chair and Dlac-
ed Bryan in actual nomination. tie
claring he must not be- merely ten
dered the nomination, but actually
given it,
A parade led by the Missouri dele
cation was started Immediately.
Billy Sundays statement from
Hood River, Ore, to the effect
he was satisfied with Harding" was
considered as eliminating him.
Virgil Hinshaw, national committee
chairman, opened the convention with
a speech which was nOn-committal
on the party's future presidential
plans. Aaron S. Watkins, keynoter,
urged powerful ticket be placed in
the field"
Mr.. Watkins ran on the Prohibition
ticket in 1908 and 1912 as its candi-
date for the vice presidency. He is
professor of English in school at
Germantown, Ohio. He said the pro
hibition question was not settled and
would not be until the machinery of
government is attached aud the law
breakers surrender unconditiOnally."
"The experiment of even partially
enforced prohibition he added, "has
been so eminently satisfactory, and
the demonstrations Of moral and in
dustrial improvements so convincing,
millions of halters between two opin-
ions have been convinced beyond
shadow of q doubt
"We have still great reforms wait
ing for adoption and great twentieth
century problems yet to be solved
"We do not face bold, defiant and
despotic liquor power as in years gone
by, but so long as leading statesmen
sidestep the question of law enforce
ment and governors and legislatures
plan for the notification of the ma
tiOnal constitution, so long as temper
ance men sleep in their tents and wet
forces plan midnight attacks, so long
will the great dominant issue of our
party be a living question.
when we inquire of the leaders of
the two major parties why an iron
clad prohibition plank was omitted
from each of the party platforms, we
are blandly informed the question is
settled. This is subterfuge, of
course"
The keystone speaker emphasized
the interest of the Prohibition party
In other questions confronting the
country. He said ''the whole country
desires the league of nations,s but he
characterized President Wilson's
course in handling it as having too
much the flavor of autocracy," and
said his plan could not be adopted
without radical reviSeion.''
Besides the usual dry planks, the
platform committee will have before
It proposed planks advocating public
ownership of railroads and public
utilities, a world tribunal to settle
international disputes, friendly CO.
operation" with Mexico rather than
hostile interference" federal anti
lynching laws and one dealing with
labor problems.
An anti-tobacco plank to be pro-
according to national committeeman
posed by Colorado delegate is not
likely TO receive serious consideration.