El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-28
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By G. A. MARTIN.
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By G. A. MARTIN.
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is. If he is prominent. for he does not
know what the platform is going to
be like. and a Democrat always sup
ports his party, no matter what il
does. Even postmaster general Al
bert Burleson. who has pronounced
in favor Of a wet plank, viii not
say il viii be there. and admits that
I viii abide by the action Of the
majority, although I am in favor Of
modifying the Volstead act
Bryan Would Dictate Platform.
It is because they do not know
what sort of platform they are GO
ing to put out that some of the lead
ers are trying to nominate candt-
date ahead of the platform. but Bryan
is preparing to block that, too Once
a candidate gets the nomination the
platform would just have TO be some
thing 10 his liking. Bryan wants
the platform fixed up TO his liking,
first and he knows IL would be neces-
sary then to select a candidate TO
If he can win on platform, then he
n defeat for nomination any man
" no Is recognized now as a liberal
on the liquor question. He has not
said who he wanted for president. but
no doubt Nebraska could support the
ideal man.
Liquor Question Big One.
The liquor question is the one big
one before the convention The
league Of nations matter viii be
fixed up. everybody says, as it was
at Chicago, by compromise, but the
liquor question is expected to go to
the floor Of the convention and then
the fur will fly. for il means a de-
abts between Bryan and governor
Edwards surely, with many other
notable orators championing one side
or the other
That there is no expectation Of the
platform committee getting together
very early. was demonstrated when
the national committee recommended
today that when the convention ad-
o'clock to give the platform commit
tee time for its labOrs. The commit
tee is said to be favorable TO
Bryan's drouth and will probably
bring in plank TO the liking OF she
Commoner. Then the battle viii be-
gin from the Edwards forces in New
Jersey. There is a majority senti-
meut for the administration on the
same committee so far as the league
OF nations is concerned il is said, and
Mr. Bryan viii bring in a minority
report if the platform pronounces for
the league without reservations. as
the president wishes So another
battle is promised there, with the
Commoner leading the forces against
the administration It looks like lots
Of oratory ahead
Wilson Has Hold on Party.
While the sentiment is against the
league Of nations undoubtedly IN the
convention president Wilson. some
how or other. has got such a hold
upon the men and women Of his party
that they are going TO be inclined
to endorse almost anything he wants
=.H=z gHaH ct
man It is a peculiar situation ana
the outcome is hard TO guess
That the president is in the saddle
very safely. was demonstrated by the
splendid manner in which the steam
roller flattened the senator from Mis-
souri,. Mr.. Reed, on Saturday after
noon. when 1t denied him the right
to sit in the convention, 81 10 -,
Notwithstanding his election twice
by his home district The ground for
refusing to seat him was that the
Missouri state convention failed 10
ratify him and that it has been the
custom always for a state cOnven-
ton 10 ratify all district selections [
However. the plain fact is that the
presidents friends said
This man must not sit In the con /
vention because he has disagreed I
with the president on the league OF 1
nations"
Reed will take his fight to the I.
the convention. but he has already /
got all the satisfaction he is going 10 I
get. He brings the proxy OF his own I
alternate and will sit in the conven- l
ton and vote there. but the record /
viii not recognize him upon his own |
standing~
The teeafment of Reed Is caus-
ing n great deal OF criticism OF
the national committee from
delegates, hut there Is an admin
istrative majority in the eOnven-
tiOn sufficiently strong TO ratify
what the committee hns done
In the vote to deny Reed seat I
the Arizona. New Mexico and Texas I
national committeeman. Fred COul- I
ter, A. A. Jones and Thomas Love, I
voted with the machine
There is some difference OF opinion .
among administration spokesman on /
some points TO be brought up Sena- !
tor Carter Glass, who is supposed 70 /
reflect the white house sentiment, IS Z
reportei as speeved." 10 say the least I
at postmaster general BurlesOn. who !
wants the league OF nations plank /
made more specific than the virginia
platform makes IL. and who IS also I
in favor Of a wet plank Class came /
the Virginia platform unaltered and /
keeping liquor out entirely
Burleson Would Swat H. c l.
BurIeson also wants a plank swat I
ting the high cost Of living, another
openly opposing the soldier bonus, I
and another providing for law
against strikes. The latter he VIII
not get That is certain.
As to who the nominee viii be, /
everybody has forgotten that in the
row over the platform, but you can
hear anywhere here, just as you
heard at Chicago. that whoever Pen !
rose wanted to be nominated would
be, that whoever president Wilson /
wants TO have he viii get Undoubt-
edIy McAdoo has more delegates for
him than any other man in the race, I
with Palmer next. and Cox next I
Even a lot of the men pledged TO
Cox want lIcAdoo.
There is a report that president
Wilson at the proper time viii
be let known that he wishes at
tOrney general Palmer nominated
and II was because Of this that
McAdOO got out Of the race
The thing sounds plausible, for Il I
is recalled that Palmer. as the head I
of the Pennsylvania delegation at 1
Baltimore in 1919. stood like q Gibral- !
tar against all opportunities to de- ]
sert Wilson, even deaf TO offers from /
Underwood and Clark men TO sup /
port him for the nomination II he 1
would desert Wilson. For this reason. i
they say Wilson is grateful and will .
give the word at the proper time, as /
Penrose did in the case Of Harding, /
that "Palmer's the man." If this is /
done Palmer will be nominated
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