The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-06-25
XII KLUX AND
W0RLDLEAGUE
FOUGHT OVER
Demands Made at Democratic
Convention For Action
Against Both of Them
BRYAN ON COMMITTEE
COmmoner Is Helping Write
the Democratic Platform
at New York
FIGHT OVER KHAN


Madison Square Garden,
June %. - (By the A. P.) =
Amid scenes almost without
parallel in party history the
Democratic convention today
began its grapple with the
two great issues before it -
the nomination of a presiden-
tial candidate and determina-
ton of the party's attitude to-
ward the ku kluX Khan.
Scarcely had the nominal
ing speeches began when the
vast hall was thrown into
chaos by a prolonged demon
stration provoked by a refer
cnce to the positive stand
against the ku kluX Khan by
Senator Underwood of Ala
hama.
Mention of the name of the
order fell into the convention
like a fire-brand. One after
another state standards were
lifted up and carried in a pa
rade around the hall, together
with American flags snatched
from the wall decorations,
while the roof of the historic
old garden ratified with roar
of cheering and the singing Of
america" and "The Star
Spangled Banner"
In two or three of the
states, where sentiment is di-
vided on the Khan, there were
fist fights as delegates who
wanted to take the state
standards in the parade were
opposed by others who fought
to keep them out. A number
of delegations sat silent, ap-
parently unanimous in their
disapproval of the whole anti
klan demonstration.
The clerk called the roll OF
states for presidential nomi-
nations and F0rney Johnson
took the platform to nominate
Senator Oscar w. Underwood.
The convention displayed
no more interest in the first
nomination speech than it US
ually does to any until Mr..
Johnson got along to the point
where he began to make ref
drence to the Ku Klux Klan
issue.
Once during his address
when Mr. Johnson brought
the convention into demon
stration by the most direct
reference to the Klan he had
yet m a d e a bout h a ! f
he delegates stood
up and 'cheered and the
other half remained silently
in their seats. The anti-Klan
element in the convention
openly regarded the demon
stration as an anti-Klan dem
onstration and pointed out the
delegations not participating.
There was Il lively scramble
around the Missouri standard.
John Keegan of st. Louis, a
Smith delegate, against the
protest of nearly all the dele
cation raised the state stand
ard and several women rushed
to take it away from him. 1t
finally was forced back into
position.
New York, June 25.--Actual draft
| ing of the party's declaration of
| principles today was in the hands
of subcommittee. appointed early
! this morning after the platform COM
mttee of the Democratic national
convention had completed hearing
on numerous proposals.
Declarations on foreign relations,
farm relief, prohibition and the Ku
klux Khan formed the most diff
cult problems confronting the sub
committee, which was called to be-
gin its labors at 10 a. m. under the
leadership of Homer Cummings of
Connecticut, who also heads the
full committee.
Members of the drafting commit
tee, which is made up of William
Jennings Bryan of Florida. William
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