Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-27
Platform Isn't
Finished; Great
D|oings Saturday
CONTINUED from mage ~

his plank is not adopted as It stands
he will make minority report ane
take the floor to fight for his prin
ciples.
One of the first demands win be
for a report from the resolutions
ready its platform may be pre+
Semted along with such minority re
ports rs may he returned. If the
kian and league planks are still IN
the making roll calls may be started
for presidential nominations.
In either event the first real test
of strength viii come between the
McAdoo and Smith factions but op
purtuuitv for an even more vital
test will be afforded when the khan
and antiklan forces mix M discus
sion of the platform.
The McAdo0 forces are seeking to
bring ON a situation that would force
the convention to start bailoting be
fore the platform is returned. They
will have to muster twO-thirds ma
ioritv to bring about this change i'll
the rules but early in the afternoon
there was great doubt whether the
committee would be ready
10 make its report tonight.
This Is Dark Horse Day
The Subcommittee drafting the
platform recessed shortly after ]
o clock for lunch and was to report
to the full committee at 1880 p. m
this afternoon. Chairman Homer
Cummings of the committe said il
was nothing better than Il fifty-fifty
chance that the report on the plat
form would be ready for submission
to the convention tonight.
The dark horses and favorite sons
had their day in the convention to-
day as runner up to the big Smith
show of Yesterday. Former Cover.
nor Cox of Ohio and others who
were presented, were accorded de
monstrations of varying intensity
but none approached the blow off
staged for either McAdo0 or Smith
Meantime Tom Taggart of Imdi.
ana was moving about smiling and
confident that Senator Sam Ralston
will be the nominee. Taggart has
kept out of the khan fight to date
letting George Brennan of Illinois
the Smith managers and McAdoo
forces tangle themselves up in it as
much rs they like.
Meantime canvass of several del
egatins seemed to give support to
1aggart s ciaim inat he has prom
isrs Of 4 good supply of votes from
othcr states when they have full
filled their obligations on early bal
lots. Taggart has apparently sue
ceeded in gathering considerable SUP
port in the south for Ralston and
there were indications of real
Ralston mdercurrent getting in mo-
tion.
Michael Is Back
Michael Denaugh of Philadelphia,
who celebrated his S3rd birthday
by standing up all through the long
Smith demonstration yesterday
for AL, was back on the
job when the convention met to-
day. He wears a Smith badge just
under bronze button of the G.. A
r.
Mississippi yielded to Ohio, soon
after the session got under way
There was an outburst of applause
as it was realized the standard
bearer of four years ago was about
to be placed in nomination.
Newton D. Baker mounted the
platform and virtually all the dele
gates on the floor arose to theil
feet and cheered. From the fact
that Mississippi yield to Ohio and
Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi
the keynoter, was one of the Coz
floor leaders at San Francisco foul
years ago, it was believed general
" that Harrison had decided tt
line up with Cox again.
Baker denounced the Klan anC
brought n number of the delega
tions to their feet.
There was much spontaneous ap
plause of Bakers remarks by indi
vidual members of MANY delega
tiOns.
Seven Word Speech
William H. Maloney of Montana
in n seven word seeonding speecl
for Smith, made great hit.
Governor Samuel Stewart o
Montana then took the platform anC
seconded the nomination of Nc
Adoo. There was quite q demon
stration. 9
Eugene Sullivan, of Omaha
put in nomination Governor Charlie
Bryan, of Nebraska, brother of vii
liam J. Bryan.
At the mention of Charlie
BRYAN s name at the end of O'Sul
livan's speech the Nebraska dele
CATION jumped to its feet and cheer
ed. Delegates in many other dele
cations also stood up and cheered.
N. D. Goes for McAdoo
The chair recognized next on tn
roll of states, j. i. T. O'Conner o
North Dakota.
At this time, Congressman Al v
Barkley had been given the duty O
presiding officer.
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