The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-02
PLAY BY PLAY
ACCOUNT Of
THE SESSION
Two Hours Taken to
Read Platform to the
Convention


Irish symprthlzers among the dele
gates and In the galleries.
'I1l have to @ II In my "
brogue." said Chairman Glass to the
accompaniment OF a roar Of applause
and cheers.
When the applause had died down
he added.
THAT'S the American brogue.''
There was another wave OF applause
to that.
The pIank merely expressing sym
patty for the aspirations OF Ireland
for self government, made no men
ton OF recognition Of he lriah rcpub-
lie and was read and passed without
any great demonstration OF approval
or disapproval.
Shouts OF "okeh'' aud good ans
wercd the reading OF tho plank on
Armenia.
Then. when Chairman Glass struck
some OF the routine planks he hur-
ried over them like a congressional
reading clerk dispOsing OF "A presi-
dents message three lines at u time.
The audience caught the umo OF
the burst OF speed and returned with
shouts OF go to IL and more speed
as the chairman tumbled the SEN
fences over one another.
The reading OF the platform was
concluded ut i2:47. two hours and
seven minutes after II began. At the
concluding words the band started up
again and the delegates stood and cut
loose with another crash OF applause.
Thon there were some more cries for
Bryan and clamorlng Tor the fight
over adoption to begin.
Bryan Opens Fight.
senator Glass moved hat the plat
form be adopted rs read and w, j.
Bryan .bou. iced out of his chair on The
platform TO begin his night for his
araaWaaalNA salasaLn In naau aWeaANAA
with "a minute Of cheering In which
very few delegates took prominent
part Opening his speech diplomat
ically with praise for the platform. he
declared II one OF the strongest Yer
adopted by n political party. He
added hat whatever differences OF
opinion there had been In the plat
form committee had been over the
means and not the end to be accom-
piished. hut Il. was one OF the prerog-
atives OF a democrat to speak his own
views.
Il am glad to come to you and say
that ! am ready to endorse almost all
that Is written there" he continued,
and an uprOar Of approval and dts
approval interrupted.
Make Il all. make il all" yelled
several OF the delegates.
Under the rules Mr.. Bryan was re-
quired to read all OF his proposed
planks before the discussion OF any
OF them could begin. The bone dry
proposition he presented first and then
followed the declarations he had
drafted for publication OF a govern
mcnt bulletin, for dealing with profit
ters. and Ia put the party on record
~ opposing compulsory military
training In times OF peace.
When he came to the last OF his five
pianks which dealt with h league Ui
nations. Mr.. Bryan p~refaced it's read
inR by saying that nothing contained
IN II was intended to conflict with the
majority platforms words OF praise
for the president. The peace treaty
he added. was better than any one
had n right to expect" considering
h circumstances with VIII kh the
president had TO deal.
Some noes" Interrupted the read
ing OF the Bryan league plank but Ia
proviEions also got some applause. II
demanded an amendment to the con
stitution for the ratification OF treatiei
by a majority vote of the senate
Cockran's Plank.
When Mr.. Bryan finished reading
his planks he sat down and w
Bourke Cochran OF New York. an.
other veteran OF many Democrat,
conventions. was recognized to alst
present "A minority report. He salc
Mr.. Bryan had been inadequate In hli
description OF the efforts Of the plat
form committee to write a great plat.
form.
Mr.. Cockran's minority report WA
n wet plank. He told the convention
that had Mr.. Bryan consented to lei
the committees report stand. h,
doubted whether the vets would haV,
raised tho question.
But bryan aud evasion are ire.
concilable within the same hall" h,
added, and now that the issue ha,
been raised. thank God the conven.
lion ran no longer stop IT,"
A roar OF cheering greeted the Ian.
Euage OF the plank which declared