The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-29
PLATFORM FIGHT MAY CAUSE DELAY OF DAYS, PREDICT
 THE EXPERIENCED
All Elements Represented in Committee, Which Has Enough, Planks to Last
 the Party for Years
 Already on File
By Associated Press

San Francisco, June 28. The fight over prohibition, the League of Nations, the Irish question and other sub- jects which have troubled democratic leaders in pre- convention discussions was centered tonight in the con- ference room of the commit tee on platform and resolu- tions
 As the committee sessions began some of the most experienced in the ways of platform building predicted it might be three days before the fin- ished product would be ready for sub mission to the convention and that even then there probably would be minority reports bringing the prohibit tion issue, at least, into a fight on the convention floor.
 All elements were represented in
 committee, which had one mem-
 her from each state. There were
 uitra-wcts and uItra-drys. league
 advocates and league opponents.
 and representatives of nearly
 every other shade of opinion on
 many other public questions.
 w. J. Bryan was there to lead the fight for q bone-dry plank, and James R. Nugent of New Jersey was the field marshal of the vets. In the treaty fight. the administration representa- tiyes included Senator Glass of Vlr- pri ini department while in opposition to the adniinstratiop staFd was Senator Walsh of Massachrs sats. with several others who voted inatne Senate to take the republican reservations.
 w. Rouke Cochran of New York was the leading advocate on the committee of an Irish independence plank.
 BIG SUPPLY OF PLANKS
 Besides these there were many other mittee's roster. including Vice Presi- dent Marshall and former National Chairman Vance Mccormick. one com plete platform. many partial platforms and enough loose blanks to last the party for many years to come were on file as suggestions when the commit tee met.
 The platform submitted in it's en- tirety was the one adopted by the vir- lHld QtuOCFdlS. lHuOTSSu Dy 1TtSl . dent Wilson and brought to San Fran cisco by Senator Glass. The other sug- gestions came from many sources within and without the party.
 There was so much material de- manding use in some form that the platform fashioners soon abandoned hope of following the advice of Vice Pres ident Marshall and writing the plat form on postal card. It was regarded l cts-to were reached on any issue the com mittee would give interested individu'. als and organizations an opportunity to present their cases in public hearings
 BRYAN'S TREATY PLANK
 Ratification of the treaty of Yer sailles with such reservations as q Senate majority approves is proposed in the plank of William J. Bryan, dealing with the treaty and the League of Nations.
 The Nebraskan tonight made public his plank. which is to go before the resolutions committee. It follows:
 The democratic party demands an amendment to the federal constitution providing for ratification of treaties by a majority vote, so that it will be as easy to end war as it is to declare war Planting ourselves upon the most Fundamental principle of popular gov crnment. namely, the right of the peo- pie to rule-a doctrine in support of which we have recently spent over s25. .o00. 900, GOO, and for which we have sacrificed 100000 precious Iives-we favor an immediate reconvening of the Senate. that this principle may be ap- piled to treaty controversy and ratifi- cation secured with such reservations as majority of the senators may agree upon, reserying for the future the making of such changes as we may dee m necessary.
 We favor appointment by the Presi- dent. with consent of the Senate, of delegates to represent this nation in the league until regularly chosen dele gates are elected and qualified.
 We favor the selection of the na- tion's delegates in the League of Ma tions by popular vote in districts. in
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