The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-02
p.soIutions Committee Was Un-
oble to Settle Prohibition Is
sue Which Goes, to Floor.
ursH PLANK AGREED ON
plank Appealing to Florida and
other States Action on Suf-
frage Adopted by Committee

San Francisco, July 1.-Midnight
e. the East found the convention still
marking time waiting for the platform.
rbe resolutions committee was unable
n settle the prohibition issue and fin-
ally agreed to let it come to the floor
of the convention.
Furious warfare over the prohibi-
linn plank began this afternoon in the
Dlatform committee with every pros
rsct of it reaching the convention
floor Before tackling prohibition the
committee decided the Irish plank
would be declaration of sympathy and
nledge to take whatever diplomatic
action would be in consonance of in
ternational comfy.
While the prospect of floor fights on
prohibition and the Irish question are
increasing all likelihood that the
league will be subject of open hostil-
ities virtually disappeared Word
was passed around that most of the
administration chiefs here are con-
lent with the provisio written by SEN
ator Walsh of Massachusetts, declar-
ing the party will not oppose reser-
vatons which may be deemed neces-
sary to clarity the United States OBJ
legations to her associates in the
league 1t follows the declaration
that ratification is favored without
reservations fnpairing the essential
integrity of the covenant.
Among other planks completed to-
day was one containing an appeal to
Democratic officials of Florida, Ten
nessee and North Carolina for quick
action on the suffrage amendment.
In making decision on the Irish
question the committee overruled it's
subcommittee and threw out the ad-
ministration plank proposing to leave
he Irish question to the League of
Nations, and also rejected by a two
10 one vote a proposal by organized
irish sympathizers, backed by a eau
Gus of about two hundred convention
delegates, for diplomatic recognition
Of the Irish republic, The caucus in
The Meantime laid plans for carrying
Its fight to the floor.
The subcommittee plank on Ar
menia was also rejected by the full
committee. The plank is understood
to have declared the United States
should consider it a duty to see that
complete independence and order are
guaranteed to the new Armenian re-
public.
Although the big auditorium was
packed to it's doors and the roof fully
live thousand persons with tickets of
admission were on the outside, unable
to set in. Chairman Robinson wanted
10 make an announcement but the
band and organ prevented by breaking
into "The Sidewalks of New York"
At 740 tonight the platform COM
mittee which was to have made it's re-
port to the convention at s, recessed
Tor an hour just as it was starting
On the prohibition plank. This action
precluded any report to the conven-
uon at the hour expected.
The committee has virtually closed
It's work without including any prohi-
oition plank in the platform and re-,
eess for an hour was to give Bryan
another opportunity to present his pro-
hibition plank.
Whether Bryan sticks to his original
oone dry plank or may offer another
vas not disclosed.
At o'clock, the hour set for re-
assembling of the democratic national
convention, the platform committee
not ready to report and prospects
were that the convention would not
get under way for some time.
IN anticipation of prohibition fight
On the floor, the auditorium was packed
~ the appointed hour. Delegates were
geaoy and the galleries were crowded.
Inc band and organ and singers en-
'eralned the crowd. Friends of Bryan
.ecaillng threats Of bodily harm made
asalnst him in Baltimore in 1912, pre-
pared to defend him if necessary. Il
Duflng the heat OF battle of vets
au anu aIys, they had favorable pointss
apout speakers stand and the floor
waiting for possible developments they
hoped would not come.
AT $40 the chairman finally got
cleared.