The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-07-02
Platform Building Chief Undertaking.
Many Candidates Loom Up And
Good Supply of Dark Horses

San Francisco, June 30th-As ex-
pected long and bitter platform
fight confronted the resolutions COM
mittee when it assembled at 1880 p. m.
| Wednesday to take up the tentative
platform draft of the subcommittee
of nine headed by Senator Glass of
| Virginia chairman. The full commit
tee was prepared to sitwell into the
night in hope of reporting the plat
form to the convention Thursday and
have final action.
The platform battle was confined
to three prohibition, the
league of nations and the Irish ques-
tion. On the other numerous planks
little difficulty was in prospects.
7 The subcommittee while the full
committee was in recess, worked at
top speed all of Wednesday to finish
its tentative draft for the entire COM
nittees consideration. Finally in
order to save time and realizing that
the ssues would have to be fought out
by the committee, the subcommittee
decided to pass along the three prin-
cipal problems with ouly a tentative
agreement on the proposed planks.
In the liquor fight, indications
were for exclusion of any pronounced
wet declaration and incorporation of
some pronouncement sustaining the
18th amendment. Administration
forces were reported endeavoring to
build situation where an admins
tration plank would rally a majority
Administration leaders declared the
plank would be regarded as Slightly
moist through a clause criticising
vexatious and unnecessary restric-
tions of personal liberty in prohibit
tien Enforcement, ce2p2ed with ap-
proval OF president Wilson'S veto OF
the Volstead law
William j. Bryan and other drys
went into the meeting girded for a
battle to wedge in square-toed pro-
hibition mandate.
A movement to keep all mention
of the liquor question from the plat
form also was on foot.
Another pitched battle impended on
the League of Nations. The sub-com-
mittee except Senator Walsh of Mon
tanawas reported solid for the admin
istration plank presented by Senator
Glass.
Lifted out of itself by hours of ora
tory, old songs that tugged at the
heart strings and the throbbing appeal
of a mighty pipe organ, the Democra-
tic national convention brought nom-
ination day to a tremendous emotional
crisis that had nothing to do with
the candidates Or platform issues.
fractional fights were forgotten; po-
Iitical jealousies we're swept aside
and from the seething tumult on the
floor to the singing, cheering thou
sands in the packed CALLERS the vast
assemblage gave itself up at inter
vals without stint to a great brotherly
reunion as unexpected as it was over
The scene was unparalleled in the
memory of the oldest convention OBJ
server. Even before the convention
vas called to order before roon tn ball
ouched with a hint of what was to
ome. Rooters for Palmer and Cox
lad come armed for great demon
tration.
John w. Davis, ambassador to Great
'ritan was the only man on the list
those for whom nominating speech
S were to be made who was not reach
on the days program. The ten can
idates placed in nomination we're:
enator Owen of Oklahoma; Attorney
neral Palmer; Senator Hitchcock of
ebraska: Homer Cummings, chair
an of the Democratic national COM
ittee: William G McAdoo; Governor
NTH of New York; Governor Ed
ards of New Jersey; Secretary
eredith; Governor Cox of Ohio and
lmes w Gerard fromer ambassador
Germany.
Champ Clark has been picked by
g old guard to beat McAdoo.
The big demonstrations of the day
me with the presentation of Pal
er. Cox and McAdoo
A. A Frantzke of Billings and r. p.
eming of Glendive were in Circle
" hours Wednesday. While hare
r Franfxko dcIivnvcd an nd6raa9 &t