Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-22
HOT FIGHT OVER
| WET PLANK LOOMS
AT SAN FRANCISCO
Leaders Believe It Will
Overshadow League of
Nations Issue.
lEa,
WILL BE FOUGHT OUT
ON FLOOR OF CONVENTION
Moist Democrats Busily En-
gagged in Deprecating the
Influence of Bryan.
BUzzING OF MANY BooMs
Followers Of Glass, Palmer, Cox,
Edwards and Others Urging
Their Claims.
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BUzzING OF MANY BooMs
Followers Of Glass, Palmer, Cox,
Edwards and Others Urging
Their Claims.
tRy Assoelntcd prssa1

SAN FRANCISCO, June 2t.-With
the opening OF the Democratic Ma
,ionai Convention a week away. a
SUR OF activity was noticeable about
MOTEL Headquarters today in addition
TO Inc preliminary work at the audi
torium where tho delegates will
gather.
1t took the form OF informal dis
cussion between the national COM
mittee members and State leaders al
ready on the ground, devoted chiefly
TO anticipated struggles with plat
form building. There was virtually
no talk as to presidential candidates.
plain intimation ran through all
current of platform talk here that
proposals to modify the Federal pro-
hioition enforcement act were ex-
pected by some OF tho Democratic
war horses to share honors with, IL
not 10 eclipse, the league of nations
issue. Men who will have n hand in
shaping the party's declaration of
principles. talked much privately OF
popular demand that the doctrine
OF States rights should apply to
beer restrictions.
Fierce Battle Foreshndowed.
nounced purpose Of w. j. Bryan TO
resist any weakening OF prohibition
enforcement measures, talk brought
10 the surface the feeling of promi-
nent Democrats already here that a
herce battle on the point in the res
olutions was not to be avoided. Thoy
believed also that ultimately the
question would bekfought out on the
convention floor.
|. Discussions of the league plank np-
parentiy awaited the arrival of Sem
ator Glass, OF Virginia, slated to
mead the resolutions committee, and
coming here direct from conference
with President Wilson. The contest
over the league issue already has
been sharply defined in the conflict
Ing views OF the President and Mr..
Bryan.
The name OF Senator walsh. OF
| Montana. was injected into the dis
cussion today OF the probable permu
nent chairman Of the convention. but
Secretary Colby. or the State 'Depart-
ment, will be theNman urged by ad-
ministration forces, despite his state-
ment that he is Eot candidate for
the pUst.
-. State Leaders Arrive.
NO complete delegations have put
In an appearance yet, but scores OF
State leaders are here arranging ac-
commodations for associates. looking
over the ground and picking UP ideas
from men from other sections of the
| country.
The wires were busy during the
day with reports OF delesates get
ting under way from tn. Eastern
seabonrd and every arriving train
added to the group OF figures in
Democratic circles slowly assembling
about Headquarters of the national
! committee.
Thirty girl students and 100 men
| students divided equally between the
University Of California and Stanford
University. were notified today OF
their selection as ushers at the first
national convention ever held here.
The girl ushers will show the wom-
en- delegates to their seats. M