Evening star., 1924-06-27
PLATFORM SESSION
PROBABLE TONIGHT
Committee Agreed on All
Issues Excepting League
and Ku KIux KIan.
TOLL NEARLY ALL NIGHT
More Than Thirty-F1ve P1anks
Ready-First and Principal
Scores Republicans.
TOLL NEARLY ALL NIGHT
By the Associated Press.

By the ASSocia ted Press
NEW YORK, June 27.-An open
fight in the Democratic national con-
vention on the Ku Klux Khan issue
was forecast today by the platform
builders after they had spent three
more hours in an effort to come to
an agreement on this subject and
the declaration with regard to the
league of nations.
Minority reports on both of these
subjects will be presented by the
subcommittee to the entire resolu-
tions committee later in the day, COM
mitteemen said, with little prospect
that the fifty-three men who have
been charged with reporting a plat
| form will be able to report such a
Klan plank as will avoid a row in
the convention.
Want Undisputed Planks.
Except for these two planks, the
platform practically is completed. A
| long contest was expected in the en-
tire committee on the invisible en-
pire and doubt was expressed that
the platform could be whipped into
shape in time for presentation to the
convention tonight.
Meantime quiet movement was
started on the convention floor to
| demand that the platform committee
report tonight the uncontroverted
| subjects. so that a start can be made
at disposing of the party declaration
| and thus speed up the work of the
| convention.
Believe Accord Possible.
| Some of the leaders in the platform
committee still were of the opinion
that differences over the league could
be ironed out in the entire committee,
but others were less optimistic
Chairman Homer S. Cummings an
nounced after the session of the sub
| committee that there were those con-
tending for "a bald, unadorned, ex-
| plicit and unequivocaP' declaration
| for immediate ENTRY into the league
/ Others, he said. are disposed to treat
| the subject as a fundamental idea of
| international policy.
| Mr.. Cummings said there was SEN
tlment among some members of the
league at all, but added that such a
| proposal had not been put forward
| in the subcommittee.
No Obstinacy Seen.
Il do not think there is any dis
position on rife part Of the committee
members to be obstinate" Mr.. Cum
mings said. There are some people
who favor a declaration in favor of
taking the League out of politics by
suggesting a referendum. / think
that the decision of the committee on
the league of nations will very much
depend on the language used in franz
ing the plank.
The committee stands half and
half as to whether the platform will
go to the convention tonight. Final
decision' as to when 1t can be sub
! mitted will depend on the length of
| this afternoons session.
| THE klan issue will go to the con-
vention with a minority report and
will be taken up on the floor.
| Other Unsettled Issues.
There are other subjects besides
the league of nations yet to be dis
posed of, as for instance, the water
| ways and hydroelectric development
questions.
The work of the committee is not
| being delayed in the hope of getting
an agreement on the Klan. The delay
does favor an opportunity for adjust
ment, but we are going ahead with
our work as fast as we can. When
the platform has been approved by
| the committee of resolutions it must
go to the committee on form. There
are parts which should be taken out
On all other pIanks, including even
those dealing with prohibition. agri-
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