Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-06-28

NEW YORK. June 28.En an atmos-
rhcrc darkcnca hv uncertainty and
electric with dissension. the democratic
national convention came today ~ ~
major tasks adoption of a platform and
selection cf presidential ticket.
a. tho delegates assembled. however,
the dav's procedure was IN consider
able doubt. with the platform commit
toe. still unable 90 agree on ku hiux
Klan plank. III recess until 1880 p. m-
Homer 4. Cummings of Connecticut.
chairman Of the committee, was ready
wv ask ire convention, which had been
called far 9:3o a m a take up the
platform. TO recess until 2 p. m. when
wv hoped the report would he In shape
for presentation.
The committee had struggled until
5.25 a m. with the Klan issue before
Welding To tho necessity Of rest, and
exsn then had bcen unwilling 10 give
up the effort to find some compromise
thai would reduce the likelihood Of
highly explosive fight on the ronvcn-
tion floor.
The threat of a klan fight IN the
convention and IT, dangerous potcntiali
ties to the party also kept other leaders
wv most of the night IN a number of
small conferences seeking the way
out the difficulty which had almost
completely ovcrshad0wcd the contr0-
vrrsy over the league Of nations plank
Whether the league Of nations de-
rinrations would hc carried 70 tho floor
depended upon the decision Of Newton
n. Baker. secretary of war w Woodrow
Wilson's wartime cabinet. The COM
mittce had adopted. - TO Is. COM
positc plank calling for national re
fcrcndum ON American mcmhf rshin m
the league Mr. Baker. however. had
stood firmly. though practically alone.
for an uncquivocal declaration nicdg
ing the party. If given control ~ the
government. to take immediate steps 20
hrirg tie United States into the lea
que. and had prepared a minority re-
port for presentation to the convention
but had not. AK NJ early hour, made
known definitely whether hc would.
when the time came. take such q course.
Tic last W. the preliminary formali-
ties Of tho convention were cleared
away yesterday. when the roll call az
states for nominations was completed
and. as a result i6 names were formal
IN before the delegates today ~ candi-
dates for the presidential nomination.
II was known also that several others
would receive votes during the early
haloting at least
The week of steadily accelerated
maneuvcring apparently had brought
about no material change III the dead
locked situation involving the vast
field Of candidates. William 6. McAdoo
Ut California. ard Governor Alfred r..
Smith Of New York. retained the lead
in the number Of pledged votes for the
opening ballot and managers az each
maintained claims Of acccssions.
Sponsors of dark horse candidates.
meanwhile. continued to express pleas
urc over the situation and confidence
IN the outcome.
The list of candidates formally before
the convention today included:
Oscar w. Underwood; Joseph ri.
Robinson. Arkansas; William Salisbury.
Delaware: Samuel NJ. Ralston. Indiana;
Jonathan Nj. Davis. Kansas; Albert q.
Ritchie. Maryland; Woodbridge y. Fer
rs. Michigan; David r. Houston. Mis-
souri and New York; Charles W. Bry-
aa. Nebraska; Fred III. Brown. New
Hampshire; George :. SiIzer. New Jcr-
sey; Alfred +. Smith, New York; James
NJ. Cox. Ohio; Carter Glass. Virginia.
John W. Davis, West Virginia and New
York
The convention was even slower than
usual in assembling and at $3.50. the
hour set for opening the session, not a
dozen delegates were on the floor. The
galleries were virtually empty.
A liberal allotment 81 police and fire
Officers dotted the area with the flne
and brass of their uniforms. prepared To
carry out the determination Of conven-
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