The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-06-29
GOmpers Presents Labor
Planlxs - Hearings of
Committee Probably
will Not Be Completed
Until Late Today and
Work May Not Be Fin
ished Before Tomor.
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BAN FRANCIScO, June e9.-On
the first division IN the platform
committee on an angle Of the prohibi-
tion fight today the Bryan dry forces
were forced. over their protest. by
vote OF ~ to % TO present their case
first In the committee hearings
The clash came aH soon as the
committee took up the prohibition
issue Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Cochran
wrangled for half an hour on the
point Chairman Glass finally in
terrupted to say that u appeared that
no one wanted 10 talk" as the ques-
tion would be passed over.
This is not time for Joking"
The chair is not joking" retorted
Senator Glasf, pounding the table,
and resentH the suggestion"
ON a motion by Gordon Burr OF
Alabama. that the drys speak first.
Mr.. Bryan demanded a roll call and
the motion was adopted. "a to 2b.
Cochran Replies.
The vote was taken after Mr..
Bryan argued that ~ the vets were
trying to reopen the prohibition issue.
they should speak first. w. Bourke
Cochran Of New York. answering for
the vets, declared they proposed 90
reopen no issue which had been
settled.
What bearing the procedure rie-
tory might have on the final outcome
OF the platform issue was not clear
but drys maintained Il mad no sig
Dificnnge at all az Indicating the atti-
tude OF the committee on the wet and
dry issue itHelf.
Bliss Il. James Cannon, OF Tennes-
see oIuened for the dry forces. whose
speakers were introduced by Mr.
bryan. lie said efforts were being
made to put a wet brand on the
democrtuc party.
N YOU oppose tho eighteenth
amendment do nd nulllfy IT, he
s.tid III you want 10 amend the
Nolsteltd ktw go % congress "
Woman sIsaks
Mrs. T.. A. NoHt, Wanhington, ID.
! @. representing the women's chris
/ tian temperance Union, said s.rict
/ enforcement was moral duty
ana asked "a plank pledgIng honest
I enforcement
/ prank NJ. silsby. representing the
Z Presbyterian national general aAseIn-
! bly,, aso asked FOR AN enforcement
I plank and protested against any
I weakening OF the Nolstead act.
Former Representative Richard
/ Pearson Hobson. Of Alabama sub
| mitted "a pmnk expressing party pride
/ In the national prohibition amend
mcnt. Charles J. Hall, representing
temperance organizations said pro-
hibitionislA had been handed a guiu
brick at Chicago"
Henry clay Needhnm. of the ma
tional prohibition party asked il the
democrats wanted ''thsse millions of
votes referring to the dry scnti-
ment IN the country.
Introducing Wayne y. wheeler
representing 22 prohibition organiza
"A Al. a Na
Bryan said that many other organ
izations would file petitions and
briefs A. % member of the commit
tee. Mr.. Bryan said he would defer
his own remarks.
The 18th amendment. Mr. Wheelei
said, "hnd come to stay"
The square tocd issue you mel
have to face" he said us whether
beer and wine modi'i aation will
nulhfy Il. VIZ think We can prov,
that II will"
'Not only popular sentiment bu
the opinion of all the courts Nlr
wheeler said upheld the opinion
for effective enforcement OF prOhibi
ton.
30 open tho way for wine an,
beer 20 bo manufactured and sold .
nullificluon pure and simple" Mr
NheclsT continued. and besides. !
. ~ utd ifHitlcS hrcstuse u would allen
ais 10 great prohibition majoritie
tha' have been returned An 80 man,
81 .tcs
In those days of unrest you cnnno
= 20 before the people ON platform
advocating "a nullifICaaun or lax on
Z forvcnuent Of law"
Opcns For Wcts
Former Representative Theodor
; A. Bell, of California 0pcrued the cas-
, for the wets. a deny the right I
! assume he said that the America
people viii submit for all time 20 n
( Intolerance uf the iSth amendment.
I lie asHailed the pusig on uf Al
( llirytin reading from various plat
Towns on which the Ncnraskan hu
r been candidate Ia 1850, he sal,
4 the platform on which Mr. brya
o. made a clnnpaisn FOR congress a,
/ eed Hor firIteOtion Of persons
o rights against federal encrcachmen
4 A similar declaration. he said, was .
q the national democratic platforms
. ls96 ana 1900.
L And " the democratic party n
longer stands for the right OF N
- citizen To decids what he shah r,
r. or what he shall drink, or what
Il shall wrar" he continued. "thch
- No longer ls democratic party
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