The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-07-02
CONVENTION TO
OPPOSE WILSON
Effort Made to Defeat League
of Nations as Proposed by
Chief Executive.
VARIOUS NAMES OFFERED
Prohibition Plank to Be Inserted
Said to Be "Slightly Moist
Bryan Storm Center of
Gathering.

Plans for opposing the policies of
President Wilson, among the demo-
cratic leaders are afoot at San Fran
cisco, by the national democratic con-
vention. A strenuous effort will be
made to defeat the league of nations
as proposed by the chief executive.
Walsh, Reed and Bryan form tri-
umvirate to fight the present form
of the league. All seemed determin-
ed to see, at. least, that the document
shall be revised to meet the demand
for protection to American interests.
This attitude Of the leaders will give
added zest to the claim of the repub-
lican regime for revision Of the Will
sonian draft of the league of ma
tions.
The list of names to be placed in
nomination are varied in personality
and mixed as to ability and public
life The men thus far before the
convention are: McAdoo, Palmer,
Cox, Cummings, Owen, Meredith, Ed
wards, Gerard, Smith and Davis.
Much scintillating oratory has been
in evidence in presenting these names,
while the convention waits for the
committee of nine to report on the
platform upon which these men shall
run.
1t is quite certain that a Slightly
moist" plank will go into the plat
form and that Bryan will succeed only
in part in his purpose for prohibi-
tion as an issue. Bryan is the storm
center of the gathering.
According to administration chiefs,
the subcommittee of nine drafting the
democratic platform has practically
agreed on a prohibition plank which
is described as Slightly moist" and
as being in Support of the constitu-
tional amendment" but with declara-
tions for personal liberty and against
"vexatious interferences."
A league Of nations plank, the same
administration chiefs said, has been
agreed upon "just as Woodrow VII
son wants it, without the dotting o.
an 'i' or the crossing of 't". as
forecast, it follows almost identically
the lines of the Virginia platform
previously approved by President Will
son.
a careful count Of the full commit
tee and a survey of the convention,
these administration chiefs said made
them confident that William j. Bryan
could not get his prohibition plank into
the platform. The agreement was in
such form, they said, that it was not
improbable that their work would be
laid before the full committee on reso-
buttons late this afternoon.
When the full platform committee
re-assembled by Encouragement, Sen
ator Glass reported that the subcom-
mittee was not ready to report, and
a recess was taken until 1880 in the
evening. The subconomi.taa then went
) into session with its members divided
in their opinions as to whether it
would be possible to report at the hour
fixed.
At TIE suggestion Of former Gov
elnor McCorcl,le of West Virginia
members of the full committee were
invited to file platform suggestions
with the subcommittee. There. was
an echo in today's meeting, however
of the objections made by Senator
Walsh to the subcommittee plan OF
going ahead without consulting at
length with the other committee men,
bers.
The first suggested plank handed
Senator Pomerene Of Ohio, regarding
the league of nations. 1t provided
for ratification without 'impairine
reservations" but added that differ.
ences of opinion on that subject shouli
be $50 harmonized that the treaty may
be ratified without unnecessary de
lay"
In handling the prohibition ques
tion, administration leaders We're re
ported to be maneuvering to bring
before the convention plank which
could be championed as an "adminis
tration measure" To this end it wa
planned to include clause endorsin.
President Wilson's veto of the Vol
stead act.
If this could be accomplished it wa
believed the administration strengtl
on the convention floor would be NOR
than sufficient to push it through.
That a floor fight on prohibition
could be avoided was believed by ad
ministration leaders, as we'll as pre-
dicted by the drys to be impossible
On straight wet or dry vote it wa
generally conceded that the majorit
of the delegates would vote dry, br
the proposed Slightly moist" planl
hacked with declaration upholdin
President Wilson, was believed t