Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-26
ODPLANKS READY
FOR COMMITTEE
District Representation Is
Among Many Proposals to
Receive Consideration.
By star Correspondent. Of The Star

| By stsh Correspondent Of The Star.
HOUSTON, June 26.-with approx
mately 100 planks proposed for the
Democratic party platform, and scores
of others to be offered during hearings.
the resolutions committee will be or
! ganized soon after the convention meets
| today. with Senator Key Pittman OF
| Nevada as chairman, and will proceed
with day and night sessions until the
| platform has been built.
| Included In this batch is the brief
| plank declaring. We indorse national
representation for the District of CO.
| lumbia," which will be formally pre-
sented by John B. Colpoys, supported
| by strong committee representing sew
eral score Of organizations. the National
| Council of State Legislators and leaders
in Congress.
, Many Prohibition PIanks.
Probably 40 or more prohibition planks
have been offered and studied. and the
most recent among these is the wet,
local option plank urged by Gov. Ritchie
of Maryland. Senator Glass of Vir-
ginia has submitted plank on the SUBJ
ject presented to him by Robert N.
Harper of Washington. assistant treas
urer of the national committee.
The next troublesome plank Is that of
farm relief, but confidence is expressed
both by the representatives of the farm
ers and by party chieftains that salts
factory provision would be made in the
Democratic platform. As q matter OF
fact. the leaders of the farmers here
are ready to accept with good grace
what they refused to accept at the
Republican convention In Kansas City.
This means a plank without the equali-
Zation fee and without mentioning the
McNary- Haugen bill.
Farmers Prepare for Stand.
The farm leaders were polishing of
their plank last night. In effect 1t car
ries request for special session o.
Congress as soon as possible after the
President Is inaugurated. 1t viii pro-
pose that Congress remain in such spe-
cial session until at least temporary
or emergency solution has been found.
II viii ask that the main features OF the
McNary-Haugen bill (which will not be
mentioned by name) be used as the
basis OF such emergency relief.
The farmers are looking for the ap-
pointrnent of a commission made up
of the best minds of the country 10
study the relationship OF all mduStrles'
and especially the effect on agriculture
| II is not intended that there shall De
| tremendous speed in affording agricui-
| tural relief but TO wait patiently while
a thorough study of the situation Is
being made.
Civil Service Plank.
The civil service plank was submit
| ted by a committee composed OF Tnem-
as r. Fiaherty, Secretary-treasurer OF
| the National Federation OF Post once
1 Tat FrYAGtHnF1f
| the National Association of Letter Car
riers: Charles D. Duffy. treasurer OF the
| Letter Carriers Association. John i:
Muoavin of Cincinnati. a member OF
| the letter carriers committee, and
| Luther C. Steward. president OF the
| National Federation Of Federal En-
| ployes, as follows:
1--WE believe that the United States
| Government. on its own account and as
| an example, should be MODEL en-
| pioyer. It should establish and main
tain high standards OF employment
Under a Democratic administration
| the existing compensation for injury
Law was enacted, and also the retire.
| ment law for Federal civil service en-
ployes.
Experience has fully demonstrated
| the value of the retirement law, espe-
| ciaily from the standpoint OF inlproV-
/ ing the efficiency of the public service,
| and we favor its liberalization"
With Newton .. Baker. war time Ser
| rotary of War, on the resolutions com
mittee representing the Ohio delega-
ton II is anticipated that he viii make
| a fight for a League Of Nations plank.
The National woman's Party pro-
poses the following equai-rights plank:
The national Democratic party
| stands for equal rights between men
| and women 1t therefore, indorses the
proposed amendment 10 the Federal
| Constitution.
Men and women shall have equal
rights throughout the United States
| and every place subject TO Its lurisdic-
| ton"
Breckenridge Long. formerly Third
| Assistant Secretary Of State, was Sc
! Iected in caucus 10 represent the Dis
! trict Of Columbia on the resolutions
| committee