Arizona republican., 1920-07-01
PLATFORM READY FOR REV|E W BY FULL COMM| TEE
Subcommittee Completes Tentative Draft Say Every Issue Met Unflinch- ingly-Dry Plank Issue Is Left to Committee of Whole
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 SAN FRANCISCO. June S0.-Re- ports came from the sub committee at o'clock that it had finished work drafting the tentative platform ana would be ready to submit the draft to the full committee at 7:30.
 As the subcommittee left the room in which 1t had worked for nearly 24 hours Senator McKellar remarked that that platform meant" Former Gov ernor Hodges of Kansas added that ir was "epigrammatic."
 We have met every issue without flinching," said Secretary Colby.
 Chairman Glass imposed on the SUD- committee members pledge of se- crecy. He said no blanks would be made public until after action by the full committee. All members expressed general satisfaction with the results of the committees labors. There were several clashes during the discussion of the tentative draft. For the most part. however, members said their de- Alterations had been marked with the most cordial relationship and earnest and sincere debate"
 In letting the full committee handle the liquor question. the sub-c committee platform draft was reported to be without any plank whatever on pro- hibition. Members let it be known that, by vote of five to four. the sub committee laid all such blanks on the table.
 By the small margin of one. the sub committee was said to have excluded the Anti Saloon leagues law enforce ment plank, those proposed by Post master General Burleson for modified ton of the Yolstead law and others.
 The sentiment of the sub committee majority was said to be for silence in the platform on the question. because of the intense feeling on the wet and dry sides, and also because of the con- troversy over whether the liquor ques- ton is political
 Anti Saloon league enforcement plank to the subcommittee and following its defeat. five to four. he said he would present it to the full committee.
 Fix "Dead Line" at 50 Feet
 Tn the efforts to have the full com mittee's deliberations secret. all out siders were shooed from the room when it convened and spectators re- ouired to remain 20 feet from the out side doors. Later Chairman Glass sent out orders extending the dead line to 50 feet
 that no membe should discuss or give out any information concerning the platforrn nor any of the committee S deliberations until it's work is com pleted.
 The platform battle was confined to three subjects the league of nations, and the Irish question NIg- orous warfare on this trinity, Tn the committee and probably in the conVen- l. ton. faced the Democratic leaders. Oh the other numerous blanks. little dit1l- emit was in prospect. The sub-com- Yv1ittee while the full committee was in recess, worked at top speed all day to finish its tentative draft Tor the entire committees consideration to- night Finally. in order to save tlnlt and realizing that the issues woulc have to be fought out by the whole -,ornn,ittee. the sub committee decided to mass along the three principal prop Iens with only a tentative agreement on the proposed blanks
 Favor "SlishtIy Moist" Plank
 Tn the liauor fight. indications to night. as the fighting forces assembled were for the exclusion of any pro bounced wet declaration and incor ,,oratfon of some pronouncement sus' tafninp the eighteenth amendment Administration forces were reported ondeayoring to build a situation wher' an administration plank Woulu r@SAll. @ . majority. Administration leader daclared the plank would be regardeE ae eslightly moist through a claus T-riticizi1g vexatious and unnecesSar restrictfons of personal liberty in pro bibition enforcement coupled with ap DrovaI of President Wilson's veto or th Volstead law.
 Bryan Enters Fight
 ru;u;aro T Bryan and other dry
 .,+ into tonight's meeting. however rt-ded for a battle to Wedge III sanare-toed prohibition mandate strong movement to keep all Illen lIn4 nIlo of the liquor question run form was also on foot. uzoz o
 A1otber pitched battle 1mpehoeu U .h[a 1eague of nations. me sup eas e-;++ee except Senator Walsh ,Sor+ana was reported sofia TOT Cun u .dvninistration plank. presence ~ San+or Class ernbodying virtuaIy tEll E Ir.--riria nIatforr's declaration IL a+t@ication without destructive IeSSi .ra+ions. Secretary Colby was plGEo p.se = carrv the administration S-e Slo ir +he committee fight with MT I2Io1a 1l 7 e a1d senator walsh Of MontaIla' W a''- Of Massachusetts and e,-1 ,vl-1osf 0hio the shock troops Of the oppOSi ton. o,nosition
 .orS +bis morning after the plel'
 ~ ia-o1,1r9ittees had been in seSsiu ,re +T7an four hours, if stlll was Ii I et
 .tds+ of a debate on the lests uS E 'i 'i I@iil'. @ tbe first subject taken uP. 1-:o,o1ous opposition to the aoii.ii4tr .t
 .7., 1eart1e plank endorsed pS el 'oeli,,,r1ittee was led by W J. Ini ,.. tr Su,+o- walsh Of Montana ana o'Iic I-te,t ..tto,, of the subject Was ilO. --.eti i., ior
 5 y,-ith the other diSputsu ,5+ V tl,. ,,et to be taken up. It Na9 Na9dtIi z, ,C3z-arcr No1 ,orni1g would be Wed H ae' li[,, the moIll1-,s morn -,csornrnittee's work was con plcte.