El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-25

man In family council. Edwards
g. here and says Il must have a
~Wef' plank Bryan is coming
today. All he has said is that II
shall not contain n ayEetD plank.
Cox is still the one best bet for the
presidential nomination The Bulletin
yesterday afternoon issued an extra
stating that Cox managers and friends
Of senator Hitchcock Of Nebraska,
had agreed on q ticket with Cox at
its head with Hitchcock for vice
president Such a ticket ought 70
prove red flag enough to make Bryan
below
McAdoo Is still strong with a lot Of
delegates and would be a dangerous
contender for the other candidates II
the delegates believed he would take
the nomination The federal office
holding crowd is strong for him and
there is no inconsiderable number Of
these men here
Platform Talk OTer1hadOIEs.
Platform discussion is occupying
more time than a discussion of candi-
dates. One plan being. advanced is TO
nominate the candidates first and the
platform afterwards, assisted by the
nominee The Hearst paper, the Ex-
aniner, asserts that the party de-
1eated itself the time II nominated
Alton B. Parker By permitting him TO
dictate changes in the platform be-
fore he would accept the nomination
and says the party can carry itself TO
certain defeat again BY allowing any
candidates to dictate the platform
The same paper calls upon the con-
vention this morning editorially TO re-
pudiate the president in its platform
A part OF this editorial is herewith
printed as a sample Of what Mr..
Hearst thinks Of his party and its self
appointed head
VIII the Democrats IN convention
assembled in this city. repudiate re-
sponsibility, SO far as they may. for
the constant violations. not only Of
American. but especially Of Demo-
cratic principles, by the present ma
ttonal administration Or will they
assume the responsibility for It and
attempt to carry its destructive bur-
den through the coming campaign
What could possibly be the moving
cause for determination to accept
the responsibility and abide the con-
sequences OF the national administra-
ton during the last two years?
How is IL possible TO conceive OF
the political mind as willing to &C
cept this responsibility when IL so
plainly IS accepting q political bur-
den and accepting party dishonor
the party or 10 any individual politi-
clan IN the conventionZ|
Vice president Marshall, whose
declinatiOn to take his office or
nAmselL aerlUunAgs mas muue rim
m Amposaibflity among the num-
erouH men considered for the
nomination.
After asserting again today that he
was not a candidate, and only God
knows what 1 would do" in reply TO
nomination II drafted, he cautioned
his fellow delegates TO make the plat
form brief Let the party announce
principles and let the orators Of the
party particularizes was the sug-
gestion made.
The Republican platform is so long
that It requires g cross referenced in
dex," said the vice president. And
hope II our party adopts long
amendment it viii be suitably in
Special interest today hinged upon
the meeting OF the national COM
mittee this afternoon IN the Civic
auditorium, when the temporary roll
OF delegates will be made A lively
time Is expected II senator James A
Reed, OF Missouri, appears and tries
to have himself placed on the list.
The Missouri senator, who was bit
ter opponent Of the league OF nations
covenant and who opposed many Of
the administration measures in the
senate, is present to fight his own
battle for recognition as a delegate.
He has announced his intention Of
taking the fight TO the committee on
credentials, II turned down by the
national committee, and 10 the floor
Of the convention II necessary.
A feature OF gathering Is Jim Ham
Lewis the Beau Brummell" OF the
party, who halls from Chicago and
comes here seeking the vice presi-
dency. He came in with waistcoat
resembling a rainbow chamois gloves
and ali sartorial appurtenances fitting
in the color scheme Of pink whiskers.
mingled with gray. We Travelled
west on the same train and little
Chris said II he didn't look so much
like a chrysanthemum. he would look
like Santa Claus
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