Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-02


nftcr II o'clock the platform commit
tee voted, 30 to IL, to reject n light
wine md beer plank. wilIinn, y.
brynn Ind not talked on his hone.
dry plank UP to that time.
Tie notion narrowed the fight down
10 Two points. whether the platform
"ouiu contain n provision for rigid
enforcement or remain silent entirely
on the prohibition question.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 1.-Furious
warfare ove rthe prohibition plank to
oe inserted in the Democratic ma
tional platform which ragged all aft
ernoon at the day session of the reso-
iutions committee continued far into
the night session OF that body. with
every prospect that the "Donny-s
brook" would be resumed later ON
the floor OF the convention. no mat
ter what the committee finally should [
decide. q
Midnight in the East found the
Democratic National Convention
gathered for night session, mark
ing time still waiting for the Dresen-
tation OF the platform.
The resolutions committee, unable
TO settle the prohibition issue, had
hnally decided to let il come TO they
floor and agreed on program which
provided for one speaker on each
side. William J. Bryan. of course.
was TO speak for prohibition plank
and Bainbridge Colby. Secretary or
State. and ap administration leader
was TO take the other side OF the
argument.
The convention. after hearing that
Colby and Bryan would debate The
issue. adjourned until 10 o'clock to-
morrow. &4H
While the convention waited fos
the committees work to be completed,
"wets" and "drys" were locked in
struggle which some members
thought 1t might take many hours
to terminate. 6
Leaving the subject until last be-
cause it was the most troublesome OF
all. the committee had made its de-
cisions on the Irish question and the
league of nations and had cleared
away all of the lesser controversies
delaying its report.
But so long as prohibition re-
maincd in dispute. committee mem
bcrs agreed that their troubles were
far from over. y
Irish Plnuk Hot Fight.
Aside from the wet" and dry"
issue the biggest fight Of tho day
was conferred in the Irish plank.
Overruling ics subcommittee. the
committee throw out the administers
ton plank proposing to leave the
Irish problem to the league of ma
tions and adopted in its stead
declaration OF sympathy and n pledge
TO take whatever diplomatic action
would be in conSonance with inter.
national comfy.
In making their decision. the piat.a
form makers also rejected by a two
to-one vote the plank proposed by
organized Irish sympathizers and
backed by caucus OF about zoo
convention delegates for dipolmatio
recognition of the Irish republic.
al tho same time. in an adjoining
room the pro-Irish caucus LAID plans
for carrying It's fight 10 the conyen-
tion floor.
but while prospects for floor fights
on prohibition and the Irish problem
were increasing. all likelihood that
the league of nations also would be
subject of open hostilities virtually
disappeared. The word was passed
around that most OF the admiuIstra-
ton chiefs here were content TO let
the league plank stand as 1t was
when 1t emerged from last nigh,'s
stormy committee meeting.
League Reservations Consistent. IL
me reference TO reservations.
added at the instance OF antiadminis-
tration leaders. was not inconsistent
with the stand taken by President
Wilson. his managers here believed,
nor In conflict with the partyss
record.
Among the other pianks complets.
during the day was ;hat relating TO :
woman suffrage, the committee alters
long argument. following ths ads
vice OF the subcommittee by approve
Ing an appeal TO Democratic ofTieiaisH
In Tennessee, North Carolina anft8,
Florida for quick action on The sufys
frage amendment. & Il ssss{ ssS,
J On the prohibition issue the suss;