The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-10
UItimatum Delivered In Dra-
matte Fashion Overshad0ws
Convention Nomination.
PLATFORM is DELAYED ID
Leaders Only Half Heartedly
Attempting to Conceal Appre-
hensiOn Over Situation.

1lCkAokVkk ONCl o4t0o
Chicago. June 9.-Republican diff
fcrences over the League of Nations
eliminated today in open threats
from irreconcilable senators to leave
the party unless it declares flatly
against the League of Nations. The
ultimatum was delivered in dramatic
fashion at q conference of leaders. 1t
put The league issue suddenly to the
fore of all other questions before the
convention, not excepting the nomina-
ton Of a presidential candidate.
Senators Borah. Brandegee and Nc
Cormick represented the irreconcil-
ables at the conference; former Sena-
tor Crane, who in the past conven-
ton was a national leader, spoke for
the group demanding plan for a
league with reservations.
Senator Watson, chairman OF the
conventions resolutions committee,
took the role OF peace maker. but he
announced after several hours work
tonight he did not believe platform
will be finished in time for presenta-
ton to the convention before O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon. On convening at
IL o'clock he said the convention
would have to take recess or take
up other business.
The irreconcilable group soiemniy
assured the leaders there is not q sin
Gle element OF bluff in their program.
what connection Johnson might
have with the move was not revealed
hut talk OF a possible Johnson Doil
had been discountenanced by men VINO
were closest to him. Tonight leaders
are only heartedly attempting 10 con-
oaa, annrehensions over the situation
The republican row over tno Le"su0
~ Nations suddenly took on sucn iu
ions aspect that for the momen. y AZ
,ost overshadowed the nomina'lo''
..aa a,oc,< and threatened to capsize tne
hole tenor Of the nationai conven
ton. ..4.rcA hv
49, Mid reservation group wnicn
hrougbt the issue once more Sharply
- +,a fore inst as the resolutions SUD
corou,ittee thought it had almost
brourht all elements into harmony.
w Murray Crane. of Massachusetts
fo,.r,ar senator. and old line leader,
was the central figure in the deveiop-
ment. Emerging from obscurity which
hitherto surrounded him here, ne
gathered a group of mild reservation
lists ana informed the platform build
ers thew will make a mistake unless
they declare for a League OF Nations
principle as against the principal OF
no league at all.
Because OF positions Crane has oc-
cupied in party parleys. younger Lead
ers hesitated to antagonize him. re-
considered their plan to adopt plank
not containing such affirmative declar-
alton and decided to postpone discus
sion OF the league by the sub-commit-
tee until other subjects are out OF the
way. One immediate result was fore
cast for prolonged delay and the hatch
ing of a movement for nominations
before a platform is completed. which
threatened still more complications
over candidates.
Senator Borah, leading the fight In
the subcommittee for a flat declara-
tion against the Versailles League of
Nations. claimed to have a majority
N the subcommittee with him, but
mild reservationists disputed this.
While feverish conferences outside
the committee room were wrestling
with the problem the subcommittee it
self sat all day and far into the night
Nearing aside other and less contro-
versal issues. Twenty-eight subjects
ranging from enforcement of the pro-
hibition act to free food for hapless in
ventors We're discussed before the full
resolutions committee by sixty per-
sons who were kept busy as was the
subcommittee. 1t remained uncer-
tain whether the subcommittee could
make report before Friday. as 1t has
to take up the matter put before the
whole committee which closed it's
hearings this afternoon. That included
q vigorous attack on the Esch- Cum
Minis railroad bill and the Kansas in
dustrial courts law by Samuel Com
pers, and strong pleas by Senator
Capper of Kansas and others for en-
forcement OF prohibition.
A clash came between members of
the committee when Ben C. Marsh,
representating farmers organization
made what one committeeman called
socialistic speech. and demonstra-
ton when Frank p. Walsh spoke in
behalf OF Irish freedom.