Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-25
DEMOCRATS At
FRISCO SEEK
COMPROMISE
Effort Being Made to Ap-
ply Shock AbsOrbers to
Platform.
SILENCE ON BOOZE
HARMONIZERS' AIM

What Bryan Will Do and Say Up
on, His sArrival--McAdoo Supporters
Adopt Plan to Withhold His Name
Until Deadlock Ensues and Then
Urge Him as Compromise.
BY Associated Press.
San Francisco. June 25.--First guns
Of the democratic national convention
were to be fired today when the ma
tlonal committee met to draw up the
temporary roll OF delegates. Three
contests had been called to the COM
nittee's attention. but only one Of
them. that involving efforts to give
Senator OF Missouri,a seat with
the delegation from that state. prom
Used more than routine interest. Only
ono contest, that from Georgia, has
been officially filed with the COM
mittee.
The Georgia contest results were
expected by party leaders to be set
tied In favor Of delegates friendly to
ihe candidacy OF Attorney General
Palmer for the presidential nomina-
tion, the decision carrying with 1t
confirmation Of Clark Howell as ma
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no Vteeo case nay prove Ino1e 's,' u,1
1icnis 20 deai vain. '4l An elloIl WnA. Wy w
mad0 to place the senator on tne
floor OF the convention. Aitno tho
.Missourtd state convention re1ecte
snYY6 Al delegate 1T large bocauseso1
his attitude towards the administra-
fion during the senate battle over
the peace treaty, It was said to be
possfi5le that strong resistance would
be met before the cimmittee.
The third contest, from Oregon.
was not regarded as a serious case
and might Il was said. materialize at
oil X
MeAdoo :. comproniss.
Overnight Developments showed
two matters that have been in
narvon. stage since the nnst demo-
cro+,o leaders arrived hero to be ap-
MOO chinp more definite shape. There
& -,,,,,. +ha roysterio,. and persistent
hoo,, ' For nonfnation Of william q.
M.Adon aven against his nat
dac,a ration that he was not candi-
date ana the conflict as to prohibition
enforcement plank in the platform.
McAdoo adherents were said early
today to be shaping their plans to
withhold his name from the ballot
ing thruout the early stages. They
have learned that the former secre-
tary Of the treasury has still a strong
following, but are said to feel that
in view of his attitude, It would not
be expedient 10 presen. I. MS name un-
less the e1pecteo oeaoiock .Dee"esn
the ieaolhg canu,ua.es a n sLn,'1. u
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ara ..;d - hava mt the,r heads
+npathar to forr,niata nIans Of this
na4,,ra ana MAJ, o,,t strategy of the
a,1bseauent campairn to obtain for
him the two-thirds majority on
which democratic nominations must
rest.
May sIdestep Booze.
On the prohibition enforcement
question, heretofore the most promi-
nent subject OF discussion In con-
vention circles, there developed yes
terday q sudden movement to ignore
the question entirely in the platform.
Suggestions Of this nature came to
Chairman Cummings Of the nation .
committee, from camps representing
the various shades Of opinion. rang
Ing from bone dry to almost COM
pletely wet. These feelers toward q
harmony program were not clear
enough, however, to show that all
parties to the contest had arrived
at the conclusion that such course
would be wise.
Depends on Bryan.
While It was pointed out that the
Virginia democrats had followed the
course Of silence on the Volstead en-