The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-17
Gov, COX NAMED BY DEMOCRATS
AS THEIR CHOICE FOR PRESIDENCY
Selection Is Made After Eight Days Of Most
Strenuous Political Battling Second Place
Goes to Franklin D. Roosevelt

ously change the intent of the docu-
ment.
roll call followed for the appoint
ment of the usual convention commit
tees and the first session was over.
For the next two days the real activi-
ties of the great gathering were trans
ferred to the meeting rooms of the
committees The committee on Gre
dentials confirmed the action of the
national committee In seating the Pal
mer delegation from Georgia and In
unSeating Senator Reed of Missouri.
1t had been anticipated that both OF
these contests would be taken to the
floor of the convention. but with the
exception of entering protest on the
action on Senator Reed the contests
provided oyentertainment for the au-
dience.
McAdoo Nominated
The event of the nominating ses-
sions was the presentation of the name
of Mr.. McAdoo. 1t was known that
Mr.. McAdoo had insisted that his name
be not presented to the convention,
and had repeated this wish by tele-
graph on Tuesday to Rev. Burris ,Jen-
kins of Kansas City. McAdoo dele
gates were insistent that the name of
their favorite be presented regardless
of his instructions, but Frank r. VIII
son, former Iowa newspaper man,
the leader of the McAdoo forces, was
equally insistent that the wishes Of Nc
Adoo be complied with. In the end Will
son consented to an informal preSenta-
ton in which it should be stated it
was without the consent of the former
secretary and without any elabora-
ton of his qualifications for tile Of
flee Mr. Jenkins said that while Mr..
McAd6o was not seeking the nomna-
ton. he proposed that democracy draft
him for the good Of the nation.
Fight on Platform.
The platform committee had long,
fort to satisfy many opposing ele-
ments. Senator Glass, as chairman
of the resolutions committee, repre-
sented the administration viewpoint
of the League of Nations especially,
and proposed to put through the Vir-
ginia plank. This was acceptable to
practically all delegates except Mr..
Bryan and some of his followers who
could not see the possibility of ratifi-
cation without radical reservations.
Il nj Iot hnt Of
cussion referred to the liquor ques-
tion, to Ireland, to labor and two or
three other things. In the end the
committee had to take several queS-
lions to the floor of the convention,
much to the qualification of the audi
ence. and this resulted in another ora
torical display throughout all of the
long Friday session.
Senator Glass presented the major
ity report of the platform committee.
Mr. Bryan presented a minority re-
port containing a strong dry plank
with declaration for a strict en-
forcement of the Volstead act; a
plank calling for an amendment to
the Constitution giving senate ma
iority power to ratify a treaty and
indorsing ratification of the league
covenant with whatever reservations
might be necessary to secure its APP
prevail: plank on profiteering that
the cost and sale price be shown on
all articles of merchandise, and plank
providing for the establishment of a
national bulletin for the dissemina-
ton of information on all important
national questions of the day. open
TO all political parties and through
which all candidates for Office on a
national ticket would be privileged TO
announce their candidacy and their
qualifications. Mr.. Bryan. by request
offered another minority report on
the liquor question prepared by Rich
mond Pearson Hobs0n.
Bourke Cochran of New York pre-
scented minority report for the vets
providing for the enactment of more
liberal enforcement legislation for the
eighteenth amendment and leaving II
to each locality to determine the de
sired percentage Of alcohol.
Bryan Arouses Delegates.
II was characteristic of Demo