El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-25
CONVENTION
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convention members and also further
I to discuss plans for a drive against
the Nolstead prohibition enforcement
act. Whatever other delegations may
l do, national committeeman Mack OF
New York said, the New Workers pro-
I pose TO put all OF their weight behind
an effort to pledge the party to amend
the act so as to permit the states to
! determine alcoholic content of bev-
erages for themselves, within maxi
mum limitation TO be substituted for
the one-half Of one percent restriction
Of the present federal act
". BOurke Cochran is slated to be
New Fork's member on the convention
resolution committee There viii be
no fight in the delegation on any
committee selections. 1t was said. and
Mr. Cochran's appointment viii be
taken generally as indicating the pur-
pose Of the New Workers to urge an
Irish plank in the party platform. The
form Of declaration probably will be
settled at the caucus tomorrow
Decide on Votes
A decision also viii be reached then
as to where the 90 New York votes
viii go in balloting on candidates for
the presidential nomination after a
complimentary favorite son express
sion for Gov. Smith, delegation chair
man, has been recorded The delega-
ton has no instructions There was a
strong intimation, however, that its
strength would be thrown to Gov. Cox
OF Ohio after a ballot or two
MeAdOO To Be Ozark Horse.s
Overnight developments showed
two matters that have been in a
nebulOus stage since the first Demo-
cratic leaders arrived here 10 be ap-
preaching more definite shape. These
were the mysterious and persistent
boom for nomination OF William G..
McAdoo, even against his fiat declara-
ton that he vas not candidate. and
the conflict as TO prohibition en-
forcement plank in the platform. Ne
AdOo adherents were said early today
TO be shaping their plans TO withhold
his name from the balloting through
out the early stages They have
learned that the former secretary Of
the treasury still has a strong fol-
lowing but are said 10 feel that in
view OF his attitude IL would not be
expedient to present his name unless
the expected deadlock between the
leading candidates, Palmer and Gov.
Cox OF Ohio, should develop. In that
event there appeared to be little doubt
that 1IcAdoo would be put forward TO
break the blockade with the assur-
ance Of considerable strength at the
start His friends are said to have
put their heads together to formu-
late plans OF this nature and map out
strategy Of the subsequent campaign
TO obtain for him the necessary two
thirds majority on which Democratic
nominations must rest.
May Ignore Dry Issue.
On the prohibition issue heretofore
the most prominent subject in discus
sion in convention circles, there de-
Yeloped yesterday a sudden move
ment 10 disregard the question en-
tirely in the platform Suggestions OF
this nature came to chairman Cum
mings OF the national committee from
camps representing various shades OF
opinion ranging from bone dry TO al
most completely wet These feelers
toward a harmony program we're not
clear enough, however, 10 show that
all parties to the contest had arrived I
at the conclusion that such a course
would be wise
While it was pointed out that the
Virginia Democrats had followed the I
course Of silence on the Volstead en-
forcement act In framing the plant
form which president Wilson had ap-
proved, which might indicate the ad- !
attitude. it was suggest Z
ed much depends on the course W. ]. I
Bryan plans to follow on his arri ~ I
today. He is credited with having de- I
LGEmAAeu 10 carry the war IN 10 the /
snemy's country in meeting the wet /
drive at the platform which began ]
more than a week ago, and offer an 4
emphatic bone dry declaration on his /
own account.
Vets Change Tactics.
The movement for platform silence !
IN the enforcement measure is said 70 4
nave sprung in part from considera-
ion OF this report as 10 the Ne
1raskan's plans. Some at least OF its
advocates are said to desire now to
head off a vote on such a bone dry
program as a matter OF expedfency.
II the issue were forced 70 a cOnclu-
sion on the platform struggle, these
strategists argued, II might be more
lreJudicial TO their hopes for modifi-
alton Of the Volstead act than hene-
.icial. while complete silence would i
cave party representatives in con-
5ress free to act
There was increasing activity on all
sides today among workers for vari-
Jus presidential candidates. The first
II the large delegations will arrive
within the next two days and prepara-
ions for missionary work among the
members were in progress. Various
for the ticket were be-
talked over with view to arranging
10 secure for this or that aspirant I
rotes to be brought TO his standard |
through a prearranged arrangement I
IS to the vice presidency. None OF
hese tentative tickets appeared, how
,ver, TO have more behind il than the
peculation Of campaign managers