The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-22
PR ROHIBS. NAME
BRYAN DESPITE
HIS PROTESTS
California Woman Con.
sidered A. Running
Mate for Presidency.

AiucolH, NeD., July zZ.-Wlth the
presidential nomination completed.
the prohibition national convention
today turned attention to the Sc
lection of a vice presidential can
didate. the adoption OF a platform
and election OF new national COM
.mittee. Adjournment tonight was
considered possible.
The convention nominated Will
liam Jennings Bryan, presidential
candidate over protest made by
Charles Bryan, lis brother, through
New York delegates. Early today
NO word had been received from
Mr.. Bryan concerning his attitude
on the nomination. Scores of mes
sages were handled by a telegraph
company last night directed to Mr..
Bryan at Pony and Boseman, Mont
where his brother said he was
scheduled to deliver chautauqua
addresses. Reports from Crook
ston, Mimi, however, insisted that
he was there taking a brief rest
after a lecture engagement.
As his running mate the name Of
Marie Breham, Los Angeles, CAL,
stood out in discussions among the
delegates.
Those chosen for membership on
the new national committee, In
clude:
Illinois: Robert H. Patton, Mrs.
Marie N. Wilson.
Indiana: Sumner N. Haynes, ].
Raymond Schmitt.
Iowa: Mrs. Ida B. Wise Smith, A.
Maceachron.
Missouri: Mrs. Marie Hughes, H.
p. Farris.
Wisconsin: Henry'H. Tubbs, Will
liam C. Dean.
Telegrams Pour In.
Several hundred teiegrams and
a. many more letters, many special
delivery. poured into William Jen-
nings Bryan's Office here today urg.
ing him to accept the Prohibition
party nomination for president
They came from all parts of the
country, and the dominant keynote
in all was that this was "Mr
Bryan's opportunity to sweep the
country" because people every
where were disguised with both
the Democratic and Republican
parties"
Assume Bryan VIII Accept.
The Prohibition party today re-
arranged its convention schedule
pending word from William Jen-
nings Bryan. saying whether he
would accept the party's nomina-
tion. All plans were being made
|, on the assumption that Mr.. Bryan
would accept.
The platform committee went
back into executive session to re-
draft the platform SO that, as its
members said, there could be
nothing In 1t which would not meet
with Mr.. Bryan's whole-hearted ap-
|proval."
Chief among the planks being re-
drafted were those dealing with
the League Of Nations, Agriculture.
Profiteering and Commerce.
Not on Record on League
A plank calling for q world
tribunal, but not specifically the
Versailles league. was adopted by
the committee. Members reserved
the right to offer amendments on
the convention floor, however, and
Indications are there will be fight.
The agricultural plank pledged
the strongest possible support to
farmers and that covering prof
iteering was a vigorous denuncia-
ton Of speculation.
"a Eludes All Searchers.
Mr.. Bryan for the last - hours
has successfully eluded efforts by
telegraph companies. press associ-
atious. individual newspapers and
hundreds of individuals to reach
him.
He has been variously reported
In Boseman. Mont: Pony, Mont; !;
Doyil's Lake. Minn.; Crookston.
Mimi. and Cass Lake, MINI.