Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-29
WILSON ADHERENTS
/. WRITING PLATFORM
Work Delayed by Hearings on
Labor, Liquor and Irish {
Questions
BRyAN's PRESTIGE WANING
BY the Associated Press

Can Francisco, June 20.--Actual
,ramorotion of the Democratic platform,
doleoated last night to subcommittee
" nine under administration leadership,
wo;ted today while the platform com
r,;ttee of fifty three kept open house
% hear final suggestions and arguments
from many sources.
Labor, liquor and the Irish question.
Al, subjects Of disagreement among party
leaders. were up for debate at the com
,nittec's public hearings. There. also
we're many speakers on issues of lesser
controversy, and there seemed little
nrospect that the long list could be
finished until late in the day..
Meantime, as observers studied the
make M of the subcommittee, 1t be-
came more apparent that the real con-
test over the platform would come after
The subcommittee report had been laid
before the full committee for review.
william J. Bryan, omitted by the ad-
ministraton leaders from membership
on the subcommittee, said he probably
would not present his planks on prohi-
hit;on. the League of Nations and other
subjects for subcommittee consideration
at all.
Committee Selected by Glass
Selected DIV SENATOR NrldSS. Oh v 1T =
ginia, after he had been unanimously,
chosen chairman of the platform com.
mittee. the subcommittee was expected
10 show a majority Of administration
supporters and majority also against
Inclusion Of any wet plank in the plat
form. Senator Glass. understood to be
President Wilson's own choice to head
tbe committee, made his selections after
n long conference with Secretary Colby !!
Of the State Department, member of
the committee from the District of Col
umba and the administration manager
on the floor of the convention. .
Secretary Colby was one of those
given memberships on the subcommittee.
Besides Mr.. Bryan, Senator Walsh. of
Massachusetts,, who advocates a treaty
plank out of accord with administra-
tion views. w. Bourkc Cochran. of
New York. leader in the fight for Irish
recognition. and James II. Nugent, of
New Jersey, who wants wet plank,
were left off the list of nine.
In the public session today n delega-
tion headed by Frank p. Walsh was
granted hearing on the Irish recogni-
tion proposal and representatives of the
to appear on the prohibition issue.
pohpNiS' OI IHp
American Federation of Labor, was
granted hearing on the requests of or
sanized labor.
The subcommittee appointed by
Chairman Glass to draft the platform
follows:
Senator Glass. chairman: Senator
Walsh. Montana; Vance Mccormick,
Pennsylvania; Secretary Colby. Dis
trict Of Columbia /; NJ. NJ. Crane, Texas
Senator McKcllar. Tennessee Horace
Hawkins. Colorado; William r. Pat
tengal, Maine; George II. Hodges,
Kansas.
BY action of the rules COMMITTEES,
taken while the platform committee was
organizing. the convention can 60 ahead
hearing the speeches placing various
candidates in nomination, while the
platform Is being built, but no balloting
for a nominee can go on until after
the platform has been accepted by the
convention.
The committee on rules of the Dem
ocratic National Convention tackled
again today the 'knotty question of
bound by the unit rule. The New York
delegation came to the convention with
It's ninety votes bound by such a rule
passed at state convention over the
protest of several of its members, who
are renewing their fight here against
the rule.
The question came up on a motion to
adopt the rules under which the con.
vention of 1912 operated, placing all
states under the unit rule. except those
In which there is mandatory statute
providing for the nomination and cleo
ton Of delegates in congressional dis
trlcts. There is such n law in New
York and the delegates from several
OF the districts are contending for the
right to act independently of the dele
CATION as a body.
Both sides of the controversy were
heard and the intention Is to fight the
question out before presenting a report
10 the convention.
Women's Demands Outlined
what women suffragists of the party
want in the platform was outlined to
tne committee by Mrs. George Bass, of
New York, who submitted report of
me women's association committe of
the national committee recommending
The, following party declarations:
>. Adequate child labor law and a re-
Iteration of the party's stand against
the employment of children in indus
try.
Continuation of the Federal Chill
dren's Bureau and Of the Women's Bu-
fean organized during the war.
Independent citizenship for women
90 that an American woman would not
lose her citizenship by marrying an
alien.
Proper protection and aid for ma
ternty.
Woman's representation on impor.
tant government missions.
More attention to education, with
better salaries for teachers"
speaking for the National Education
association, delegation headed by
Mrs. Charles Williams, of Tennessee,
pleaded for federal Department of Ed
ucation, headed by cabinet officer.
The platform Of the National League
OF Women Voters was presented by
series series of speakers, including Mrs. Maud
wood Park, Of Washington; Mrs.
SSercy rennypacker, of Texas, and Mrs.
ssolon Jacobs, of Alabama. 1t called
h hiGr planks on child welfare, education,
nlgh prices Of household commodities,
public health and morals, independent
Eftlzehship for women and federal aid
Tor maternity.
1, plan indorsing voluntary associa
IONS OF government employees and de-
Siarlhg for increases in postal EN-
ploves pay to prewar standards was
sought by A. j. Gaynor, Washington,
81 -, w. OF the postal employees organiza-
Enfranchisement of District of Co.
betting FaporS McAdoo
New York, June 20.-The curb |
prtting on the Democratic presiden-