Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-28
THREATS Of BOLT
WILDLY CHEERED
Drys Go to Convention Hall
Determined to Fight for
Their Plank.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOUSTON, June 2a-Threats of a
bolt of the party il AL Smith is nomi-
mated were wildly cieered at a mass
meeting of dry" delegates to the DEM
ocratic convention, held in the Baptist
Church here today, on the eve of the
impending row over a dry plank In the
party's platform.
Mrs. Jesse Nicholson of Maryland, a
leader in the National Woman's Com
nittee for Law Enforcement, told the
meeting that the women will never
vote for wet candidate and will bolt
If Smith is nominated"
This and similar expressions by Sem
ator Harris Of Georgia were cheered as
the delegates turned to march on the
convention hall.
Fight on Floor Planned.
Unaware of the exact text Of the dry
plank adopted by the subcommittee of
the resolutions committee, the mass
meeting was making plans for deter
mined fight on the floor for bone
dry" plank when the platform is re-
ported out by committee, How ac-
EcUb1QlE lIlE LtIltdblfE uAdib Will NC w
the drys is problematical.
Former Gov. Sweet of Colorado pre-
sided over the meeting today, and with
Daniel Roper of South Carolina led the
march Of the delegates to the conven-
ton hall
The following resolution presented by
adopted:
Demand Law Shall Stand.
AT mass meeting OF more than
one thousand people including dele
gates from many States attending the
Democratic convention 1t is resolved
that there shall be no change in the
eighteenth amendment and the Vol
stead act and that the platform COM
mittee is instructed TO indorse both and
70 declare strict enforcement OF both.
However, virtually all of the speakers
seemed to take 1t for granted that
Smith would be the party's nominee
and their attention was centered on the
fight for q dry" plank
Senator Harris declared that II
Smith ran on a wet platform he would
lose Georgia by $4,000 William ID.
Upshaw, dry crusader from Georgia,
also declared that the ''Tammany Tiger
will never get in the White House"
Other speakers included Cone john
son Of Texas and Clifford Walker OF
! Georgia.
Floor Managers Named.
| w. w. Waybright of Jacksonville.
| Fla. and Thomas Ball Of Texas have
been placed in charge of the floor
! fight.
Senator Reed of Missouri, who Is
keeping his promise to go Ito the end
| OF the road" was heartened by the ac-
| ton of Oklahoma IN sticking by him
but in view Of the mounting list oi
| Smith delegates. he was reported as
prepared 10 go before the convention
with a harmony speech In the event
Smith is nominated. The suggestion
was reported to have come from Illinois
| and New York for such speech
| A last-minute attempt to unite the
! drys behind single candidate In tho
| event Smith did not go over on the
| first ballot fell through yesterday as tht
| leaders Of the prohibition troops decid-
| ed to concentrate entirely for the time
being ON the dry plank issue.
Dry Candidates Proposed.
Harry Harris OF Kansas offered ths
| suggestion Of dry candidate, and ht
| mentioned the names OF Senator Georgt
of Georgia and Senator Harrison ol
Mississippi He predieated his proposa
on the possibility that Smith might
! not be nominated on the first ballot"
However, the suggestion fell on barrer
soil II was put aside, and there were
/ indications that 1t would stay there
| The prohibition fight Is the last hope ot
| the anti-smiths, and to that they were
| giving everything today
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