Evening journal., 1920-06-25
PROHIBITION
WON'T down AS
PARTY ISSUE
OF DEMOCRATS
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pected TO eliminate Senator Robert I
J.. owen, William J. Bryan. James {
w. Gerard Secretary OF Agriculture +
+. T. Meredith, Homer 5. Cummings,
Secretary OF the Treasury Carter
Glass and Senator F. w. Simmons.
The candidates in the winning fac
tom then would fight it out among
themselves. Ambassador John w.
Davis and William g. McAdOO are
not reckoned In this hope the for
mcr never having officially declares
himself on the prohibition question
and the latter being classed as a
compromise candidate" who would
DE expected TO be called up in the
event of a deadlock over any Of the
numerous factonal squabbles.
The greatest fault TO be found with
the foregoing prognOsticatiOn is the
probability that the platform Will not
be adopted before the nomination is
taken up. thus removing the 'wetN
and dry question from the realm
of live issues.
The headquarters OF the New York
delegation though occupied at present
only by Governor Smith. Charles F.
Murphy and Lewis Nixon, already is
a political mecca for Teprcse natives
OF an the Democrats presidential as
pirants Il is reported that practically
every candidate has offered TO support
Smith for the vice president nomina-
ton in return for the support of New
Nork's 20 delegatesa
b. The New Workers. will vote along
! with Smith as their "favorite son"
choice for the presidential nomina-
] ton until it becomes apparent which
81 OF The "wet" candidates has the best
chance. it was learned from an auth
oritive source to-day A recent in
= formal canvas OF the New York dele :
j cation indicated a majority OF the
. members We're personally in favor OF
] Cox. though there was some Edwards
I sentiment and a few scattering Palm ,
er votes.
Y Since Murrhy's arrival there has .
j been a distinct trend toward Cox
though its source could not be defin-
! itly traced to the Tammany chief 4,
In fact on the surface The strongest
= ticket today appeared TO be Cox for
president and Smith for vice presi-
= dent
: The Palmer people revised their
I earlier estimates Of 500 votes on the
. first ballot 10 about $50 with 500 on
: the later ballots until the break
comes"
= Under the leadership OF Thomas B.
= Love. national committeeman from
T. -lIRAnN. Illf AIaAuNU UNWlA llun NNhNil
ON new life and accepting the claims
: OF the friends OF the former secretary
OF the treasury, il is as strong as
( ever
So FAR as optimism is concerned the
McAdOO camp apparently has more
> than all the other bailwicks com
- bined
+ The Gerard organization expects
j. "miliiarism" 10 take precedence over
s both foreign relations and prohibit
D. lions as a party issue and Is confident
: its candidate will ride into nomina-
ton on a "non-militarism plank"
= TOday's meeting OF the National
y Committee helps to lift The pre-con-
! Iventlon news situation from the
D. plane Of speculation, rumor and fore
r. cast 10 that or actually. Ditto. the
2 arrival OF various earnest outside
- folk seeking TO assist the party in the
coRRsirGedion Radord69 Of Rl2lfqrRf Rsidif nformation
). Bryan has already achieved his first
pre-cOnventiOn victory in the decision
= of the Nebraska delegation after
. much argument TO let him he its rep
s. reseniative on the resolutions com
l.. mitlee though nearly all his members
'e are opposed 20 his league OF nations
O. policy and they are evenly divided on
= the wet" and dry" issue.
The national committee in making
ii mp the temporary role or the cOnven-
r. tion was scheduled 10 settle two
y fights between administration and
d. Ianti-adm 'nsirations factions
One Of the disputes centered on the
=. contest over GeOrgia's % seats while
the other involved one Of the two
seals from the nth Missouri district.
= Senator James Reed, one Of Presi-
\ dent Wilson's most bitter opponents
x chosen by his district as a national
v delegate. was rejected by the Missouri
] anrfrnnt Inn and his anaN dnrf arnH
= vacant. As the matter stood the al
i tcrnate. James r. Beardshaw. Of Kan
Il sas City. a Reed adherent was slated
= TO occupy the Senator's place in the
{. convention.
e A few days ago the persons who
y constituted the district convention at
N | which Reed was elected, unanimously
reelected him. The national commit
20 tee has taken the attitude that the dis
- trict convention, after discharging him
n originally, had no legal status and
that Reed would have TO. file a formal
w protest with the committee.
s Bryan arriving today faces one Of
a the HARDEST fights in his career to
4. wrest from the administration control
Of The convention
b. The convention as at present orra-
IN nized is practically solid in charge Of
The friends of President Wilson and
the program is to put IL on record as
endorsing tne executive policies partl-
cularly The leagua Of nations and TO
IT, go into the campaign on that issue.
r. Bryan is believed 10 he determined
n' 10 break mp This control. prevent the
Is convention from flaily endorsing the
n. league and making the race on Will
4. sons record and 10 inject a number
Of new issues into the situation.
When he stens from the train in
San Francisco this afternoon, however
be will find his opponents who have
been on On ground for two weeks. ap-
pareatly sitting pretty" and conf
dent Chat the cOmmOners eleventh
'e hour arrival will not seriously annoy
them.
= The convention situation today is
~ this:
The temporary chairman will be
Homer $. Cummings, chairman Of the
national committee whose resignation
BRYAN demanded several months ago.
Cummings has prepared a keynote
speech, applauding the record Of the
administration il is understood. and
lputting forth the league issue.
The permanent chairmanship is
'eete scheduled TO go TO Bainbridge Colby,
~ secretary Of State, who was appoint
ed by President Wilson after he prac-
80 iically removed Robert Lansing be-
cause he disagreed with the eXecu-
IN. tive Colby is now on his way here
uu from Washington and III elected he