The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-22
Prohibitionists Convention
Stampede for Him Despite
Word That He Would
Refuse.
WAS BY ACCI,AMATI0N
Delegates Hope to Complete Work
Today by Adopting Platform
and Cutting Out Long
Speeches.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LINCOLN, Neb., July 22.-National
prohibition delegates were today
anxiously awaiting a message from
wv. j. Bryan signifying whether or
not he viii accept the nomination
rendered him last night
Bryan's nomination by acclamation
followed stampede of the conven
tion last night, despite the fact word
had been received earlier from the
lcommoner that acceptance was i'm.
possible.
Lincoln friends today express the
belize that Bryan wiU not accept ia.
nomination.
The man most frequently mentioned
before the Bryan fireworks was
Daniel Polling, New York, interna.
tional president of the Christian En-.
deayor society.
Miss Marie c. Brehm, of California,
permanent chairman, is another pos
sibility.
Delegates hope to complete their
work today Many favor a plan or
speeding up business and cutting out
a sufficient number Of addresses to
shorten the sessions.
The platform committee was II
conference and expected to report at
the afternoon session.
The main fight in the resolutions
committee centered over the league
oil, nations plank which declared ''the
prohibition party favors the :Biancc
Of the United States into the league
of nations by ratification of the peace
treaty with some reservations"
1t seemed evident that the wording
would be changed.
No word had been received from
Bryan up to eleven o'clock indicating
whether he would accept or reject
the nomination. His brother C. w.
Bryan, of Lincoln, declared today that
although he had no direct message,
his belief was that the conlmoner
would stand by his statement Of yes
terday that he could not consider the
honor
Oliver w. Stewart, chairman Of
the resolutions committee, started
reading of the platform draft at
11:19 The principal planks We're:
Thanking God for victory over the
liquor traffic, which covered fifty
years of concentrated effort.
Efforts to nullify the eighteenth
amendment and Volstead law con-
demned.
Approved entrance of the United
States into league of nations by i'm
mediate ratification of the treaty
not objecting to reasonable reserva-
tions."
Compulsory education, with state
supervision over courses of study.
Pledges aid to the farmer in Sc
curing adequate returns so that pro-
duction may be increased.
Against child labor.
Favors increased teachers sala-
ries.
Urge economy in national admins
tration.
Favor budget system.
Time for government to protect
public from industrial warfare.
Party pledges to rid nation of
profiteers and bar their return
Party promises impartial enforce
ment of all laws.
Anti-SaIoon League.
WASHINGTON, July 22.-The exc
cutive committee of the Anti-Saloon
league meets here today to decide the
leagues course in the coming presf
Dental and congressional campaigns.
Authoritative forecasts of the COM
mittee's action were:
The league will adopt a hands off"
policy in the presidential campaign.
The league will decide to throw all
its resources into the effort to pre-
vent the election of wet congress men
and senators.
A bitter struggle was anticipated
over the policy to be adopted in the
presidential campaign.
James White, of Ohio, and others
were expected to make a determined