New Britain herald., 1924-06-20
Platform Be- ing Drafted For Sub- mission To Conven- ton Makes Much Of Recent Sensations.
Law Enforcement Men, toned, But Not Prohibit tion-ku Klux Klan Also Handled With Kid Gloves by Party Leaders.
By The Associated Press,

By The Associated Press,
 1 New York, June 20.-Scandal in the administration of government affairs as disclosed by senate investigations occupies the dominant place in ten- tative democratic platform in process of drafting by a group of party lead CTS for submission to the platform committee.
 Foreign relations, with particular reference to the world court: agricul- tural aid, and economy in government expenditure coupled with tax reduc- tio. are subjects to he dealt with in other principal blanks.
 Hedging On Dry Issue Prohibition, the Ku Klux Klan is- sue and foreign affairs probably will form the main fighting points before the resolutions committed. The present tentative draft of the platform omits specific mention of prohibition, but contains a plank with a strong declar- ntion for enforcement There is no mention of the ku klux klan.
 Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel for the Anti. Saloon league, and rep- ree niatives Of tho Association Against the prohibition amendment already are on the ground and promise 10 make strong fight for specific declar- ations by the party Leaders do not l hesitate to say, however, that there is little probability for sueeesa for either organization.
 senators Have \ Hand
 Views of q groep Of democratic scn- ators at Washington on the platform 1 have been brought here by Senator i littman of Nevada who has assisted in preparing the tentative draft. 9th CTS engaged in the work include Hom- l CT $. Cummings of Connecticut, who is to be chairman ol the resolutions committee. Senator Glass Of Virginia. chairman uf inc committee four years sEo: Chairman Hull of the democratic national committed: ] Bruce kremer of Montana. Norman F. Mack of New { York and Walter Moore Of Alabama. There Is a plan under discussion to go ahead with the nominating sneech- es at the second days session on We'd nesday. while the platform committee completing its work and the rules committee attempts ta compromise whatever fight may be made against the tNo-thirds rule. That has been done on several occasions in the past. and at Baltimore in ia1s the conven- ton even proceeded to balloiiug for the presidential nomination before the platform had been approved.
 Platform to Come First
 In the present instance 1t is proba- blc that the platform will be adopted before there is any voting on candi- dates. the plan to go ahead with nom- mating speeches being advanced mere ly as q time-saving device. In view of inc number of candidates to be placed in nomination. the convention officials want tu get as much as possible of convention oratory Out Of the way while the committees are at work.
 Nominating speeches are to he limited to twenty minutes under the present plan, and scconding speeches to fse minutes. Either three or five scconding speeches viii be allowed each candidate.
 Th. -gb-tummittno iH charge or .tr convention arrangements decided .ydHv Co recommend that the keynote speech by Senator Harrison he deliy- cred at the opening session Tuesday and not delayed until Tuesday eves ming as was proposed by some party leaders. The postponement plan had been advocated in the behalf that it's delivery at an evening session would accommodate a greater number of list eners-iu on tine radio.
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