Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-23
Democrats Plan
For Drawn Out
| Convention Fight

probability Of prolonged sessions. the
Democratic national convention man
ayers have only arranged q tentative
program for the first three days. These
arrangements will carry the machinery
of the convention past the adoption Of
the platform and to the beginning OF
the nominations for president. After
that the program will be dictated by
the events.
In order to give the platform commit
tee plenty of time for its work, the
plan is to hear the nominating speeches
for president while the committee is
working; then to adopt the platform
and then proceed to the balloting for
nominations. This same plan was fol-
lowed in San Francisco four years ago.
The tentative program for the first
three days is as follows:
First day:
Convention called to order by Chair.
man Hull.
Invocation by Cardinal Hayes.
Official photograph.
Brief address by Chairman Hull
Reading Of the ofIicial call for the
convention.
Recommendations for temporary ON
GERS, and their election.
A committee will escort Senator Har-
platform.
AT this point Chairman Hull expects
to ask the convention whether 1t de-
sires Senator Harrison to deliver his
address or take a recess until night.
Should the address be postponed.
Chairman Hull expects the convention
to proceed with organization, the adop-
ton of rules and the reference of reso-
lutions to the committee on platform
and resolutions. Should the copven-
tion insist upon the speech being de-
livered Immediately. the organization
will follow the speech.
Adoption of a resolution providing
for the organization of committees on
resolutions, crendentials. permanent
organization. rules and order OF bust
ness, to notify nominee for president.
to notify nominee for vice president.
and statements of time and place OF
meetings.
Transactions of sundry miscellaneous
business.
Adjournment.
Second day: Convention called to
order by Senator Harrison.
Prayer. @
Report of committee. on creden-
tials
Report of committee on perma-
nent organization.
Address by the permanent chair
man. Senator Walsh of Montana,
Report of committee on rules and
order of business.
Adoption of rule limiting nom-
mating speeches for President to 20
minutes and seconding speeches to
FIVE minutes. and limiting latter to
three in number: also limiting nom
mating speeches for Vice President
TO 10 minutes for each nominee and
seconding speeches to five minutes,
and not to exceed two in number.
Adoption of rule recognizing and
enforcing unit rule in the deleEa-
tions of those states which have
adopted such rule in their state
conventions.
Resolutions OF thanks to New
York City.
Resolution authorizing Democratic
national committee to fix the time
and place for holding the next ma
tional convention. ...
Resolution providing for the or
ganization of the national commit
tee.
Adjournment.
Third day: Convention called to
order by Senator Walsh. 5'-
Prayer. =: s..
Announcements by the secretary.
Call Of states for candidates for
Presidential nominee. t...t-
After the nominating speeches
have been made the convention will
proceed to the adoption of. . plat
form. s.. ',, -
From this point the program is in :
definite. 1t seems probable that all
the nominating speeches in prospect
may not be all delivered in one day
or a night session may be decided
upon. ta, -.
After nominating speeches have
been disposed OF. the adoption of the
platform becomes the order Of bust.
ness. and IL there be a contest from
| the floor on any of the planks, as
now seems probable, consideration
of the platform alone may consume
the sessions OF an entire day and
, night. -,t r.. -
The platform out Of the way. the
convention will proceed to the bal
lottng for the Presidential nominee.
Estimates of the number Of ballots
which will be before an. agreement
Is reached run all the way from 10
Nominations for Vice pre.iden.
will be made after the first place
on the ticket is filled. = = :.