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PROHIBITION WILL
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tee, will have a much greater voice in the
whole body of delegates who make up
the final court OF appeals. And most OF
the larger delegations are counted on ior
support by the advocates OF beer plank.
A compicating feature Of a convention
floor fight would be the rule, under which
many State delegations are instructed to
vote as unit IL WAS suggested today,
however, that there might be general
agreement to let each delegate be counted
according to his own convictions when the
prohibition issue came to Its hnal snow
| down. On that basis both sides were
| predicting victory, and many of those IN
position TO know were declaring the out
come would be close.
| Some of the oldest leaders declare, IN
| fact, that the divioion might be close
enough to make argument and oratory
| on the convention floor the deciding lac,
| tor In any case such an open hight wouio
be likely, il is predicted, to furnish many
| thrilling turns.
William Jennings BRYAN would be ex-
pected to head the bone-drys and probably
would find pitted against him strat' gists
and orators OF the first rank.
W. Bourke Cochran of New York was
mentioned as one Of those who might be
asked to match wits and eloquence with
the Nebraskan in the convention depate'
Although Bryan is expected to make
fight also against the administration
treaty plank, the general belief OF ms
friends here is that he will reserve his
greatest effort for the prohibition problem.
| He is expected to reach San Francisco
late in the week. though the treaty hre-
works NAV start with the arriv al late today
of Senator Carter Glass Of Virginia, who IS
credited with holding President wilson
commission to write the administration
League of Natio plank.
Senator Glass is the leading candidate
or chairman of the plati orm committee,
and the general prediction today WAS ina
he would be chosen to that position with
little opposition Some of the anti-ad.
ministration leaders had not abandoned
hope, however, that they might combine
their forces to elect someone else. :.
Chairman Cummings said today that II
still was an open question whether tnei
adoption of the platform or the choice
n nominee would come first on the con
vention program. The prospect OF pro
; longed fight in committee eoverprohioition
and perhaps some other subject, has leo
to suggestions that there be balloting
while the committee sits. The usual order
is to dispose of the platform, first, however
and the general feeling seemed to be tna'
custom would be followed
DEADLOCK ExpECrFD.
) Such talk as there was today reEardint
candidates seemed TO strengthen thcpro'
, spects Of deadlock for several ballots
Some OF these in the inner circle said =
was hard to conceiue how the two-third
! necessary TO nominate could he got ipt.
one column for two or three roll calls az
, least And they pointed out that II tn
two or three candidates divided the nuis
of voting strength among them, favorifS
sons and dark horses would he encourage
= 10 prolong the deadlock by holding Z
their balance OF power.
, In the generally accepted view, IN
: withdrawal of VIM. G.. McAddo WI
operate 10 make 3 deadlock more likei
: by distributing more or less widely, th
strength which had been lined up benin
: him. Some thought, however. that cor
I siderable following would vote for hn
e despite his public withdrawal, while tn
most enthusiastic of the McAdoo SUI
porters still were predicting that he "oul
be the nominee.