Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-07-03
BRYAN CAUSED Big
DEMONSTRATION
With His Speech Advocating Dry
Plank, But It Was Over
whelTningly Beaten
(Bv Associated Press)

10y <ASSONldltu lItSSy
San Francisco. july 2-AGter William
Jennings Bryan had started one of the
greatest and noisest demonstrations OF
the convention with one OF his old time
speeches in support OF a bone dry
plank 70 the Democratic platform.
his platform was defeated by the con-
vention. \ substitute 10y Pearson Hob
son termed extra dry was also de-
feated. y substitute plank advocating
! light wines and beer was also defeat
ed, the convention declining 10 advo-
cate any mention Of prohibition in the
platform.
When Bryan had concluded his reply
10 the advocates of a wet plank. the
demonstration cat loose on the floor
and wholly unaided by the band or the
organ of any of the other instrument
taIities which ha1 been effectively used
TO keep other demonstrations going. it
proceeded spontaneously and resisted
to order.
After Senator Glass had concluded
his reading of the platform. and moved
it's adoption Bryan bounced out Of his
chair upon the platform to begin his
/ fight for his mi~ority planlss. He was
/ greeted with a minute Of cheering in
which very fe" delegates took part.
} opening his speech diploma tiCaIIy. with
praise for tho platform. he declared it
one % the stroa Sest ever adopted by
= political party. He added that what
eyer difference of opinion there had
been in the platform committee had
been over the means and not the end.
hut it was one OF the perosatives of
Democrat to speak his own views
I am glad to come to you and say
that am ready II endorse almost all
that is written there he continued,
and an uproar Of approval and disap-
pIoval stopped him
Make it all. make 4 all yelled sew
eTal If tSs delegates Under the rules
Air Bryan vas required to read all of
his proposed plsEks before the discus
sion of any Of them could begin. The
bone dry proposition he presented first
and then followed the declarations he
had drafted for publication of gov
ernment bulletin for dealig with profit
GERS and TO put the party on record as
opposing compulsory military training
in times of peace.
When he came to the last Of his FIVE
planks. which dealt with the League of
Nations. Al Bryan preGaCed its reading
BY saying that nothing contained in it
vas intended to conflict with the ma
ioritv's platforms words of praise for
the President. The peace treaty. he
added. was better than any one had a
right to expect" considering the cir
.cumstances with which the president
rad to deal. Some noes interrupted
the reading of tire Bryan league plank
nut its provision also got some ap-
p:ause. It demanded an amendment to
the constitution for ratification of
treaties by q majority vote of the SEN
ate.
When Bryan finished reading his
pIanks he sat down and W RourlIe
Cochran, of Kew York. another veteran
of many Democratic conventions. was
~eCoenized also - present a minoity
report.
Edward /. Doheny. or California. was
the next to bring in minority plank
1t was i'm part the Irish plank for
which an unsuccessful fGht had been
wagcd by organized Irish sympathizers
i'm the committee. hut as read by AIR.
Dohn,.y it did not contain a declaration
Cor recognition Of the Irish republic.
Tresnntirc the minority plank of sol
der relief. Thomas Lyons. of Oklaho-
ma. decIarcd the division an its adop-
tion in the committee had been so
close that it took three roll calls he
fore it was certain that it had been de-
feated.
While the minority propositions .,'re
being read. the leaders conferred and
agreed on plan to inn; debate to
three and one-haIr hours hairI'>-;u
Robinson presentei @he lruu-ssrsi~hts
to the convention.
Mr. Cochran's minority report vas
4 wet plank lie told the convention
that had Mr.. Bryan consented tn 1t
the committees report stalI. he siouJt-
Cd he Z hay 2iSe1 1
the question. but Bryan and evasion
are irreconciliabIe within the sarr
hall" he added. and nrw 'he issue
has been raised. thank [-Od The con-
vention. can no longer 'dse it
\ roar of cheerin< greeted the Ian
Suage of the plank v'n',h decl;,,.a for
manufacture and kome ,.,ns-'mpti, ,n of
cider. light wines lni hce-
Beginning his speech viii, an a eu-
mcnt in favor af t,.e Eighteenth
Amendment Mr.. ',ys1 so11 ., tie
convention to cheering l:verv lpemD-
cratic state. he sat "T,,i Iat,:'r1 tie
amendment and +v>fv ore t">rc;snizet
that the liquor traffic is dead never to
be resurrected.
THE only question Is whether we
shall recognize it as dead he said.
"or allow it to lie out on the ground
uncovered. Decency requires that e
corpse be put out of sight
The liquor interests. said Mr.. Bryan,
were not trying to reopen the question.
hut now had come down to advocating
VINE and beer for home consumption
only Tie argued that to remain silent
on the subject would leave open the
possibility of change in the law to in
crease the alcoholic contents.
.T want to leave no opening for mis-
understanding or quibble." he said so
l have put into my plank the provision
That there shat he no weakening of the
law. What we hate is alcohol. and we
hate it whether We find it in whisky.
in wine or in beer. They tell Won that
wine is harmless drink but Won viii
Ind that through the ages it has been
vine f>at has cursed nsnI.ind "
Frefiy he presented the mcrits OF
the profteering plank. which he said he
could not get intosthe Republiesn plat