Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-05-28
Question Has Been Set
tied and No Change in
Present Bone Dry Rule
Will Be Tried.
Directors of arty's Poll
icies Believe the Coun-
try Wants Prohibition,
1t Is Reported.

Chicago, May 27. - Beer,
light wines and prohibition will
not be mentioned in the Repub-
lican national convention, if
plans of party leaders are car
ried out, it was learned Thurs
day.
Directors of the party's pol
icies have decided that the
question has been settled. and
neither a "wet'' nor "dry"
plank, nor Endorsement of any
modification of the present
"bone dry" rule, will be incorpo-
rated in the platform, according
to Samuel A. Perkins, national
committeeman from Washing
ton.
The prohibition question and its pos
sible effect on the presidential campaign
has been under consideration by party
leaders several months. it is known The
matter was discussed at national com
mittee meeting here as early as last
Jaunary
One member of the national commit
tee said the committeeman believed tne
vets TO be in the minority and that
the country wanted prohibition.
Relieves Their Minds.
National committeeman gathering fnr
the opening Of the hearing on contesAs
Monday received with interest the re-
port of Senator Hiram w. Johnson's
speech al Concord. H, in which he
denied he would bolt the convention
if not nominated. His probable attitude
IN the event of defeat in the convention
has been the source of speculation for
weeks along presidential row" and his
pronouncement on the subject was re-
ceived with visible relief
Il am glad to hear that" said A. #.
Hert of Kentucky. chairman of the
convention committee on arrangements.
Il have thought ali along that that
would be Mr. Johnson's position
Senator johnson viii enter the con-
vention with 100 instructed delegates,
rnnning second to Major General Beou-
ard Wood. who has 153 votes pledged.
Governor Frank O.. Lowden is third
with - votes.
No Western Union Wires
Special correspondents of many
metropolitan newspapers were thrown
into CONSERVATION today when it was
auUoUNCeU DN the western tUlUH Iei"-
graph company it would have no wires
running into the convention hall
Superintendent c. X. Hall of the Coli
scum notified the company that the
Building Trades council had threatened
to can out all workmen employed at the
Coliseum if non-union telegraph com
panieS attempted TO place wires in the
building The Postal Telegraph company
said it had not heard of the trouble and
pypected to install an office.
The union men have been trying to
organize the elevator boys in the West
ern Union building here. The elevator
boys. according to the company, already
are unionized as they belong to tho
Western Union Employees association.
I. w Henley, secretary of the con-
vention committee. placed an order for
a new gavel today and the historic mailee
used in 1912 and 1916 viii be discarded.
One Less Dangerous.
1T has gone through two defeats.
Mr.. Henley commented. ''and because OF
the associations connected with it, 1
think we would better lay it aside and
buy less dangerous weapon"
There will be plenty of rooms in
Chicago. at reasonable prices. to care
for the 10000 convention visitors, ac-
cording to the information bureau of the
of Commerce. First class
hotels in the loop have 1900 rooms
available. and outlying hotels 21-0O0.
Scores of apartments whose owners have
listed them at fancy figures are going
begging. One owner of a nine-room house
asked $4,000 for six days. There were
no takers. The average price of go
apartments listed was $3.50 for the week,
but not more than a dozen have been
rented.