The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-29
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TO DECLARE
CASE FIRST
Bryan Loses First Plat
form Tilt Over Inser-
ton Of Wet Plank.

San Francisco. June 2s.-On the
first division in the platform COM
mittee on an angle Of the prohihi-
ton fight today, the Bryan dry
forces wore forced, over their pro-
test, by q vote of q to IS, to pre-
sent their case first in the commit
tee hearings.
The vote was taken after Mr..
Bryan argued that rs the "wets'
were trying to reopen the prohibi-
tion issue, they should speak first.
w. Bourke Cochran of New York.
answering for the vets, declared
they proposed to reopen no issue
which had been settled.
Significance CIouded.
What bearing the procedure vic
tory might have on the flnal out
come OF the platform issue was not
clear. but drys maintained 1t had
no significance at all ~ indicating
the attitude of the committee ON the
wet and dry issue itself.
The clash came as soon as the
committee took up the prohibition
issue. Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Cochran
wrangled for half an hour on the
point. Chairman Glass finally In
terrupted to say that It appeared
that no one wanted to talk" 80
the question would be passed over.
Bryan Peeved.
This is not = time for joking
shouted Mr.. Bryan. e. -
The chair is not joking" retort-
ed Senator Glass, pounding the Ia
Bile "and resents the suggestion"
On motion by Borden Burr Of
Alabama. that the ''drysr speak
first, Mr.. Bryan demanded . roll
call and the motion was adopted,
n to Is. -.
Bishop Opens for Drys.
Bishop James Cannon Of Ten
nessee opened for the dry" forces
whose speakers were introduced by
Mr.. Bryan. He said efforts were
being made to put q wet brand
on the Democratic party.
IF you oppose the Eighteenth
amendment, do not nullify it," he
said. IF you want to amend the
volstead law. 90 to congress-"
Mrs. e. A. Yost, Washington, d
c.. representing the Woman's
Christian Temperance union. said
strict enforcement was . moral
duty. and asked q plank pledginl
honest" enforcement.
Frank n. Silsby, representing the
Presbyterian National General as.
sembly, also asked for an enforce
ment plank and protested against
any weakening of the Volstead act
H0bson Offers Plank.
Former Representative Richard
Pearson Hobson Of Alabama sub.
mitted . plank expressing party
pride in the national prohibition
amendment. Charles J. Hales, rep.
resenting temperance organizations
said prohibitionists had been
handed q gold brick" at Chicago.
Henry Clay Needham Of the m.
tional prohibition party asked II
the Democrats wanted these mil.
lions Of votes" referring to dry
sentiment. in the country.
Introducing Wayne B. Wheeler
representing 20 prohibition organ.
izstions and the Anti-Saloor
League Of America. Mr.. Bryan said
that many other organization.
would file petitions and briefs. Al
q member Of the committee, Mr.
Bryan said he would defer his owr
remarks.
sC0me to Starr
The Eighteenth amendment, Mr.
Wheeler said. had come to stay"
THE square toed issue you mer
have to face" he said, ..is whether
q beer and wine modification viii
nullify Il. We think We can prove
that It Will"
mot only popular sentiment. bu,
the opinion Of all the courts" Mr.
Wheeler said, upheld the opinion
Continued On pnRa Tvol