Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-28
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PROHIBITION ISSUE
G.. 0. P. Leaders Will Dodge
Mention of Light Wines
and Beer.
WOOD LEADS CANDIDATES
Johnson Is Close Second With
100 to Generals l53 Pledged
Delegates.
WOOD LEADS CANDIDATES
tpy Associated pr..sI

CHICAGO. May 21.-Bcer. light
wines and prohibition Will not be
mentioned in the Republican Ma
tional Convention. If present plans
of party leaders are Carried out. IL
was learned today.
Directors of the party's policies
have decided that the question has
been settled, and neither "a wet
nor dry" plank, nor Endorsement
of any modification of the present
'bonc-dry" rule. viii he incorporated
., the platform, according TO Samuel
A. Perkins. national committeeman
from Washington.
The prohibition question and its
possible effect on the coming prcsi-
dential campaign have been under
consideration by party leaders for
several months. IL is known. The
matter was discussed at national
committee meetings here as far back
as last January.
Thinks Question Settled.
One member Of the national com
mittcc who is here said today that
the committeeman believed the
'we,s" to be in the minority. and
that the country as whole wanted
prohibition.
National committeeman who arc
gathering here for the opening OF
the hearing on contests Monday re-
ccived with interest today the re-
ports OF Senator Hiram Johnson's
speech at Concord. y. c.. in which
he denied he would bolt" the con-
vention II not nominated. The prob
able attitude of the Senator in the
~ Il
been the source OF speculation for
weeks along presidential row." and
lis pronouncemcnt on the subject
was received with visible relief
II am glad TO hear that" said a. r.
icrt, of Kentucky, chairman of the
convention committee on arrange
nents. ~ have thought all along
that that would be MS. Johnson's
POSITION"
Wood Has l53 Pledged.
Senator Johnson will enter the
convention with 109 instructed dele
gates. running second to Major-Gen.
erai Wood. who has l53 votes pledged
TO him. Governor Lowden Is third
n the list, with scventy-four votes.
With approval today by the city
building inspector OF the temporary
galleries. installed to add 1000 extra
seats to the normal capacity Of the
Coliseum. Charles n. Hall. superin-
tendent of tho building. notified tho
convention committee that he would
have the hall ready to turn over to
the Republicans late next week.
Special correspondents of many
metropolitan newspapers were
thrown into CONSERVATION today
when II was announced by the West
crn Union Telegraph Company that
I would have no wires running into
the convention hall.
Superintendent Hall notified the
company that the Building Trades
Council had threatened to cali out
all workmen employed At the
Coliseum IL nonunion telegraph COM
ranies attempted to place wires in
the building. The Postal Telegraph
Company said 1t had not heard of
the trouble and expected to install
an office.
l.. W. Henley. secretary OF the con-
vcntion committee, placed an order
for new gavel today and the his
toric mallet used in 1912 and 1916
will be discarded. "It has gone
through two defeats" M- Henley
commented. "and because of the as
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