New Britain herald., 1924-09-18
MORRIS,BR0OKS HEAD THE TICKET
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(Continued from First Page) candidacy of Governor Al Smith for the presidency. Before the conven- ton opened last night the surface appeared to be unruffled, with Charles G. Morris practically un. opposed for governor. The entire ticket was being arranged. After the resolutions committee hearing, friends of Mayor Alfred N, Phillips IT,. began to circulate asking foI votes for him for governor. By 1 a m. the Phillips canvass had taken on such strength that MT. Gum. mings, Mayor FitzGerald of New Haven and others In that group were called into conference at Hotel Bond. Nl.E"s
 Shortly after 2 a. m. the ticket which had been in the making wal taken to pieces and new one ar. ranged with Mir. Morris still in first place. The Cummings group were to so into the convention and fight Mir. Phillips. All night members of the two groups were at work trying to consolidate their respective DO. sitions. As soon as they had had their breakfast delegates were brought into groups in hotel eorri. dors to discuss a harmony plan.
 Plenty of Candidates.
 A state committeeman remarked to group: .
 "Up till Tuesday night we had nc candidate for nomination for gov ernor. Just as soon as we got Mir Morris to consent to run candidatel appeared on all sides"
 The resolutions committee finished it's work at 10:3o and the rest of the delegates went to the armory. Il was expected that some of the plat form blanks would be debated or the floor, Abel P. Tanner of New London being desirods of discussing the klan issue.
 Congressman OSullivan was in the hall at 10:45, at which time the delegates were filling up the seats The committee on rules reported 6 change in party rules providing ths' the platform committee hereafter shall meet at ? p. m. on the frs day of the convention"
 Child Labor Debate
 Although the committee on reso- lutioins of the democratic state con- vention in session here adjourned al 2 o'clock this morning after having approved of platform urging adop' tion of the anti-child labor amend. ment to the federal constitution, il met again at o'clock this morning at the Hotel Garde to find that forces opposed to such plank had been active among its members {, overturn the decision of the previous session and throw out the, plank bI a vote~of 20 to 8.
 A substitute plank which wal adopted reads as follows:
 We favor adequate legislation tc protect child labor"
 The convention was brought to at. tention at 11:05 o'clock over ar hour late. after Chairman O'Sulli van and Secretary Lynch had cen ferred on procedure. Delegates heard reports that the state tkeke troubles had been ironed out. MT Cummings had taken seat with tht Fairfield county delegation, Fitz tGerald with the New Haven dele gates and Thomas J. Spellacy stood against the wall near the stage Some of the delay had been due tC non arrival of a copy of the plat form.
 The temporary organization wal made permanent. Archibald Mo Neil, Jr., offered the report. Int delegate roll was accepted. Mrs Curry of Hartford asked for assur ances that the name was on the lis and this was given by both thu chairman and Secretary Lynch.
 Major Purcell on the new rule suggested that it might not be par liamentary to adopt the change, { rule in absence of resolution. Mir McKeon explained that the rule wal suggested by the resolutions com mittee which was in session from Il last night till a. m. discussing mat tters which could have been takel up in the daytime, The rule wa adopted after it had been put int, writing.
 Mir Thoms, amid applause. tool the stage and read the platform.
 Applause For Platform The blanks which got applaus, were those mentioning the nationa ticket. election of public utilitie commissioners, the 44-hour weel for women. altering the system O representation and the Volstead Ac modification, and cheers were added for the anti-klan plank and the on, calling for examination of books o the state treasurer and comptroller
 Mrs, Joseph Whitney of New Ha ven took the stage to plead for th, federal constitutional amendmen prohibiting child labor in the form of a minority report. She quoted the draft of the platform as pre-