Evening star., 1924-06-22
BRYAN FACES ROW
IN OWN DELEGATION
Florida Delegate Says Com
moner Is Really Backing
Himself for Nomination.
TO DEMAND DRY PLANK
Progressivism Also One of
Floriddns Specifications for
Party Nominee.
Srrci=l Dispatch to The star.

Srrci"l Dispatch to The star
NEW YORK, June 2I.-Although
: William Jennings Bryan swept the
primary for delegates at large to the
Democratic convention by vote
which far surpassed that of any of
his rivals in Florida. he is facing a
fight in his own delegation, according
to statement made today by former
Gov Albert W. Gilchrist. one of the
delegates
Mr.. Gilchrist, McAdoo man,
charged Bryan with scheming to OBJ
tain the nomination for himself al
tho9Sh the Florida delegation is
pledged to McAduo, and cited the
record at Baltimore in 1912 when
Bryan switched from Champ Clark.
To whom he was committed by pri
mary vote similar 10 that Of Florida
IN the present instance.
Extent of Breach Unknown.
As most of the Florida delegates
had not reached their headquarters
IN the Madison Square Hotel tonight
and as Bryan had not arrived from a
thautauqua lecture trip. il was i'm
poSslble to determine the lengths to
which the open breach might go. 1t
is known that Bryan desires to rep
resent Florida on the committee
that he wants to use that position as
q means to write drastic prohibit
tiOn plank.
Whether he gets on the committee
or not he VIII fight for a bone dry
declaration on the floor of the con-
Ntntion. Mr.. Gilchrist takes the po-
sition that. as the Republicans re-
Trained from specific Endorsement of
prohibition, the Democrats cannot
afford TO raise the prohibition issue
IN the coming campaign.
BRYAN, ~ speaking IN every county
IN FLOR "a as keynote. declared that
the l.z+ convention must nominate
ii d..-T and progressive on a dry and
Progressive platform" he said. In
my opinion that means the convention
must name Bryan.
u was a deiegate to the San Fran
convention. At the time of the
former convention Bryan opposed, the
wishes of Bishop James Cannon,
chairman of the legislative commit
tee of the Anti-Saloon League of
America. That committee is the only
body authorized to speak for the
league. In addition to being MEM
ber of the Legislative committee he
was a bishop of the Methodist Episco
pal Church.
Defied Bishop Cannon.
The bishop necessarily spoke as
one of authority. In spite OF his au-
thorltN, Bryan not only lH'i ouuSt" "
resolution in which prohibition was
specifically mentioned. which was in
opposition to Bishop Cannon's wishes,
but brought it before the convention
AS a minority report.
Bishop Cannon had taken the Po-
sition before the committee on reso-
lutions that inasmuch as prohibition
was not specifically mentioned in the
Republican party platform of 1920. it
could only be made a party issue by a
specific declaration in the Democratic
platform. He held that if the Demo
Gratis did not mention prohibition the
DrohibitioniSt would regard both
parties as his friends.
I'VE have a similar situation zsn
1924. The Republican party mas not
referred specifically to prohibi ton or
to the enforcement of prohibition in
its platform. therefore it is quite evil
dent that if the Democratic party re-
Fers enecificaIlv to the enforcement of
the prohibition laws that it becomes
a party issue"