Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-06-25
PROHIBITION MAY NOT
Be PLATFORM PLANK
Possible That No Mention Of
"Dry" Legislation win be
Made in Platform Makeup
BY The Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, June z5:-
First guns of the Democratic ma
tioaal convention were to be fired
when the national committee met
to draw up the temporary roll of
delegates. Three contests have been
called to the committees attention,
but only one of that involving ef-
forts to give Senator Reed, of Miss
ouri. seat with the delegates from
that state promised more than rou-
tine interest. Only one contest, that
from Georgia, has been ofifcia1iy
filed with the committee.
The Georgia contest results wero
expected by party leaders to be set-
tied in favor of delegates friendly
to the candidacy of Attorney Gem
eral Palmer for the presidential
nomination, the decision carrying
Howell as national committeeman
from that state.
There appears to b. no question
as the result of what was described
"a clear case" where statutory pro-
vision In the state and party ride
disturbed the course of tho com.
mittee.
The Reed case may prove more
difficult to deal with. An effort 10
place the senator on the floor Of the
convention. although the Missouri
state convention rejected him a.
delegate-at-large, was expected and
because of this attitude toward the
administration during senate battles
over the peace treaty 1t was said
to be possible that strong resistance
would be met before the committee.
The third contest from Oregon
was not regarded as a serious cass
and might not materialize at all. In
fact national committee offlcials did
not know before they assembled
what appearance was to be made
in any OF the contest cases.
Overnight developments showed
two matters that have been IN =
negligious state since the first Dem
ocratic leaders arrived to be ap-
preaching more definite shape.
There was the mysterious and per-
sistent booming for the nomination
of William G.. McAdoo even against
fiat declaration that he was not =
candidate and the conflict of pro-
hibition enforcement plank In the
platform.
McAdoo adherents were said to b
shaping their plans to withhold hts.
name from the ballot.Hs throughoue
early stages. They havN learned
that the former secretary OF treasury
still has a strong following but wer0
said to feel in view of HIN attitude
II would not be expedient to present
his name unless the expected dead
lock. between the leading candsdstfs
Palmer and Cox should develop. II
that event there appear little d3ubt
that McAdoo would he put fc. ward
to break the blockade with the 90
surance of considerable strA.ssth.
His friends are said to ply theje
heads together to -formuiato>pEI
and map out strategy of the subs6-
quent campaign to obtain for him
the two-thirds majority on which
Democratic nominations must rest.
On the prohibition enforcemcnt
question, heretofore. the most prom.
inent subject there developed yen
terday a sudden movement to ignofa
the question entirely in the platform
Suggestions of this nature came "a
Chairman Cummings of the national
from camps representing
various shades Of opinion. ranging
from bone dry to almost AS SOM
pletely wet.
These feelers toward a harmony
program were not clearing up today
among workers for presidential
candidates. The first of the large
delegates will arrive within a few
days and preparations for missioli-
ary work were In progress. Various
combinations were being talked over
with a view to arranging to secure
for this or that aspirant votes to be
brought to his standard through Z
pre-arranged agreement as to the
vice presidency. None of these ten
tative tickets appeared to have
more behind 1t than the speculation
of campaign managers.