Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-28
d. C. Plank Considered BY Subcommittee
NUMEROUS GROUPS
OFFER OWN PLANKS
Labor and Civil Service Pro-
poSaIS Are included
in List.

HOUSTON, June 28.-It is dis
tinguished committee that is drafting
the Democratic platform, containing
among the personnel Gov. Moody OF
Texas; two members of Wilson'S war
cabinet. Josephus Daniels and Newton
d. Baker, who was Secretary Of War;
10 members of the Senate, CaraWay,
Arkansas; Glass, Virginia: Walsh,
Massachusetts,; Harrison. Mississippi;
Pittman, Nevada; Tydings, Maryland;
Edwards, New Jersey: Bratton, New
Mexico; Blease, South Carolina, and
Wagner. New York; ex-senator A. o.
Stanley, Kentucky a few members of
the House and former members of the
House, governors and former governors,
MAYORS. bosses and other political
potentateS.
Senator Pittmsn is chairman and
Representative Igoe of Illinois Is
secretary.
The hearings were held before the
full committee, except special hearing
for the American Federation of Labor
officials this morning, with William
Green, president: Frank Morrison. sec
rotary and vice president; James O'Con-
nell, Martin F. Ryan and Matthew Woll
presenting a comprehensive program Of
labor measures which they hope the
party platform will pledge to carry out.
The plankS offered in the course of the
hearings are now being rehewn. Clipped
and chiseled to meet party principles
party politics and party eXigencies, by
an impressive subcommittee, which was
carefully selected and which besides
the chairman and secretary includes
Gov. Moody Senators CaraWay Glass,
Harrison. Walsh. Wagner and Bratton;
w. w. Ray Of Utah. l.. j. Ellingham of
Indiana, Paul A. Jones of Kansas and
Thomas e. eastman of Minnesota.
chairman of the Minnesota Council OF
Agriculture.
Makes Plea for Farmer.
This laSt-named specialist on farm
problems was added to the committee by
unanimous consent upon the insiStence
of John Simpson of Oklahoma. who de-
clared that the Republican convention
at Kansas City had slammed the door
In the farmers faces. and that he was
going to see that they got iii on the
ground floor" at Houston.
Second only in importance to the pro-
hibition question was the three-hour
consideration of what the Democratic
party should promise to do for the
farmers. The upshot of it all will be,
according to tips from members of the
given of the intention of the Demo-
cratic party to place the great basic
industry of agriculture on the same
basis as other great industries Of the
East.
The organized labor program includes
four major provisions for lettering the
condition of Government employees, call
ing upon Uncle Sam to be model
employer.
A general civil service plank was of
fered by Edward J. Gainor. president
Of the National Letter Carriers Asso-
citation. which was Endorsed by Luther
c. Steward. president of the National
Federation OF Federal Employees. who
added a provision for classification of
salaries and Jobs commensurate with
work performed in the interests of real
efficiency.
John Thomas Taylor, legislative rep
resentative of the American Legion,
read plank covering universal draft,
capital, labor and industry, as well as
those who go into the service Of arms.
Women Offer Pianks.
Four or five of the largest women's
political organizations offered various
planks. The speakers included Mrs
Adele Clarke. Virginia. and Mrs. Eleanor
F. Morgenthau, National League of
Women Voters: Miss Sue White, Ten
nessee. and Mrs. Mary Murray, Brook
Ign. N. Y. chairman of the industrial
council. National Women's Party.
The League Of Nations Nom Partisan
Association. through Clark NJ. Eichel-
berger. executive secretary, appealed for
plank favoring ultimate member
ship in the League on the part of the
United States" encouragement for
World Court adherence and outlawry
of war also was asked
Senator Ransdell of Louisiana and
Miss Virginia Jenckes Of Tennessee
urged strong planks for Mississippi
flood control and a liberal policy for
development of waterpower resources.
Ralph w. Cram, Davenport. Iowa,
editor, urged an aviation plank pledging
Federal aid in developing air mail and
privilege lines
Robert M Fitzgerald. California dele
gate, presented a plank urging high
dam at Boulder Canyon in the Colo
RADIO F. w. Greer of the Imperial
Valley declared the history of 1916
night be re-enacted II the party adopted
Boulder Dam plank. In that year.
California provided the deciding votes
to elect Woodrow Wilson.
Frank Putnam of Wisconsin presented
plank favoring Federal regulation of
public utilities holding companies which
are not subject to State regulation
Harry NJ Ayers Of Alabama presented
a plank urging development of Muscle
Shoals.