Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-30
Convention Leaders Refuse tC
Make Commoner Member OF
Resolutions Subcommittee
Regarded as Slap in Face.
MILITANTS ON IRISH
QUESTION START fight
Sympathizers Stage Scene
Before Committee Chiefs
Hopeful Of Drafting Plank
Carrying Real Meaning. ,
BY GRAFTON S. WILCOX.
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire

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Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
San Francisco, June 29.-Leaders
of the Wilson administration, who
are dominating this democratic con-
vention, are inclining listening car
20 the friends of Irish freedom who
are here demanding stronger
declaration for the Irish republic
than the republican party gave them
in its declaration of principles adopt
ed at Chicago.
After turbulent demonstration
by the militant Irish sympathizers
before the convention committee on
resolutions during which one indo-
mitable auburn haired woman had to
be elected from the room because of
her persistent heckling of representa-
tives of the Loyal Coalition Opposing
the Irish Cause, it became known that
administration leaders were seeking
to evolve a plank on the issue which
might lure the Irish vote next No,
vcmber.
Although Frank P. Walsh and
Senator Phelan of California in pre-
senting the demand from the cham
pions of Ireland that the democratic
patty recommend American recogni-
tion Of the Irish republic, stated that
nothing short of such a declaration
would be acceptable, the administra-
ton platform builders are hopeful OF
drafting a plank which will mean
something to the Irish people with
out directly challenging the author
ity of Great Britain in her own do
minions.
See Connection With League.
Some of the party leaders in the
confidence of the administration ad-
n1itted tonight that the political ex-
pediency OF the situation demanded
4 revision of the plank on the Irish
question already prepared, which
would link the issue to the league OF
nations and offer the league as the
instrument of solution for Irelands
woes.
They intimated that in this issue
and this alone, was there a sign OF
yielding ground Just how far they
would yield. the platform builders
were undertaking to determine to-
night in a protracted session Of the
Wilsonian subcommittee appointed
by Chairman Glass of Virginia Mon
day night.
On no other issue, it was. declared,
would the administration subcommit
tee or the full committee on resolu-
tions submit to pressure of opposing
forces in the convention. 1t was EN-
phatically declared by men who are
steering this we'll oiled White House
machine that the platform to be sub
mitted to the convention would con-
tain no plank on prohibition, either
pro-wet or pro-dry, and that the Viii
son league of nations plank pledging
the party to ratification of the peace
treaty and covenant without reserva-
tons would come through the con
vention unscathed from the attacks
of "cahalistic" senator's. The per.
sistent Mr.. Bryan with his demand
for immediate peace'to make Wood
row Wilson the moral leader of the
world" will have no effect.
Militants Begin Fireworks.
Determination to give the Irish
something more than the administra-
ton leaders had first contemplated
came before the meeting of tie res
olutions committee this afternoon.
The mi1itants of the Irish convention
lobby broke loose with all their fire
works and turned the meeting into
an uproar. 1t became known that
conferences had been held early in
the day between Secretary of State
cambridge Colby, presidential ad-
wiser to the resolutions committee.
and leaders of various big delega-
tions.
Mr.. Colby is known to have talk
ed over the Irish situation with
Charles F. Murphy OF Tammany
hail. Without the Irish vote. the
New York leaders told Mr.. Colby.
the Empire state cannot be held by
the democracy in the coming cleo
ton.
Leaders in other states say that
d Soou lllSil plank VIII 20 lpUE
way toward assuring victory in No
vember.
The door is closed. however, to
Mr.. Bryan on the modification of the
league of nations plank or to a
dry enforcement plank. How the
convention leaders feel toward Mr..
Bryan was demonstrated effectively
in the refusal of the Wills On men to
make him a member of the reso-
lutions subcommittee. This was a
direct slap in Bryan's face from the
White House hand.
Bryan Relent.
Mr.. Bryan recognizes the slight
but is saying oth'ng. He will take
his defeat i the committee to the
flor of the CONVICTION in all prob
ability on both the league and pro-,
hibition issues. He is, certain to have
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