Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-29
FIGHTING FACTIONS
. BOW TO HARMONY
Richie Turns Hostile Audi
enCe Into Cheering
Throng.
By JAMES l.. WEST.
Associated Press Stan Writer.

HOUSTON, June 2e.-The spirit Of
Cancellation which has pervaded the
Democratic national convention from
the firSt was strong enough TO carry
through the party platform without a
hight over the law enforcement plank,
which had been threatened for several
days.
Both the ultra days and the vets
gave way in the interest of party mar
mony with the result that the conven-
ton approved a dry plank pledging the
party and its nominees TO AN honest
effort TO enforce the eighteenth amend
lnent and all other provisions of the
Federal Constitution. and all laws en-
acted pursuant thereto"
This plank was a compromise be-
tween that supported at the outset by
the Smith forces and that proposed by
such dry leaders as Gov. Dan Moody
" Texas. JoSephuS Daniels. North Caro-
Ina publisher, and other outstanding
leaders of the party in the Solid South.
Accept Glass Compromise.
The battle between the contending
forces was waged for hours before the
resolution committee before that body
accepted compromise plank offered
BY Senator Glass Of Virginia and
pledging the Democracy to support the
prohibition laws if given a grant of
power from the electorate in November.
Even after the committee had accept
sS this revised plank there was doubt
as to the attitude Of the youthful Gov
srnor of the Lone Star State. but after
the convention had heard the reading
OF the platform. he took the speakers
stand to announce amid cheers that
he would not force the issue on the
convention floor.
Gov. Richie of Maryland, who had
sponsored plank proposing a return
20 the States of the power to decide for
themselves whether they would be wet
or dry, addressed the convention for 10
minutes and quickly turned a partially
hostile audience into a cheering throng
ewhen he announced that he stood for
party harmony.
Senator Glass explained that the
plank in the party declaration needed
no explanation. Pounding the table in
his usual vigorous manner, ne declared
that the man who took first place on
the Democratic ticket must stand on
the platform. Demanding an honest
and uncompromising enforcement, Glass
moved the adoption of the platform,
and the convention responded with a
Foaring chorus of ayes and only a scat
tertng Of nays.
Stress G. o. p. Corruption.
With the prohibition issue thus
amicabIy settled, party leaders were
prepared to keep to the front alleged
corruption in government under the
Republican rule. which was strongly de-
nounced in a plank reviewing the oil,
Veterans Bureau, elections and other
scandals.
The declaration for farm relief was
another paramount pronouncement by
the party, which pledged itself to enact
legislation for taking care of surplus
hcropS. for the creation Of farm board
to assist cooperating marketing organi-
xati0ns and to give agriculture the same
treatment in the tariff that is accorded
70 other industries.
Throughout the platform the Repub-
ucan administration Of government
during the past eight years was yig-
orously assaAled On such matters as for
eien policy, finance and taxation.
growing tendency toward bureaucracy.
tariff. failure tc enact farm relief and
excessive expenditures in primaries and
elections