New Britain herald., 1928-06-28
CONVENTION NOW
 NEARING ITS END
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There were intimations in some quarters that If the southern dry leaders did not take the fight to the floor they would be unable to get a more satisfactory declaration than that approved by the subcommittee and might not be able to obtain one that came as close to meeting their views as the Pittman proposal. Glass Quibbles
 Asked later if he entirely approved the prohibition plank as adopted by the subcommittee. Senator Glass said:
 Tt is not exactly the kind of plank that l would have written" The Virginia dry leader declined to amplify this statement.
 Farm leaders generally expressed satisfaction with the agricultural re- lief declaration and particularly with that section which leaves the door open for congress to enact legisla- , ton which would bring an even greater measure of relief than pro- ponents of the McNary- Haugen bill had claimed for that measure.
 No DisCussitn It was regarded as certain that there would be no floor discussion of the farm plank but whether the prohibition declaration would go through without the presentation of minority report to the convention was not certain, although the gen. eral opinion in the committee was that it would.
 During the hearing before the full committee this forenoon on the labor plank, Governor Moody con- ferred frequently with Josephus Daniels concerning the work of the subcommittee. The governor said atterward he would not tell yet whether minority report would be 1 presented. He added that he was awaiting the action of the entire committee before making a final de- cision.
 It Was disclosed that the sub committee had adopted a ringing declaration against what was char acterized as corruption in govern- ment and fraud in politics and pledsing the democratic party to clean administration If given a grart or power The foreign relations plank endorses the principle for treaties outlaNing war and assails the republican administration on it's foreign policy and particularly re- gardinE-its dealing with the Latin- , American republics.
 Glass and MNAIy. Senator Carter Glass, of Virginia. and Gov. Dan Moody of Texas, took the fight of the drys into the sub committee. They were prominent , figures in the debate yesterday | which led to some bitter exchanges and presaged the tenor of the con- test that will come before the con- vcntion unless the demands of the southern dry leaders are met. Those who are guiding the des-, tiflles of Gov. Smiths campaign here in Houston still withheld today information as to just how far they were prepared to go in meeting the views of the southern leaders, most of whom are known to be strongly opposed to the nomination of the New York executive and who appre- bend difficulty in the south in the November elections unless there is an unquivocal statement for en- forcement of the prohibition amend ment with no attempt at modifca- ton.
 This view has been frankly stated to the Smith iieutenants, but their reaction 10 it remains as yet sealed book. The Smith people are supporting q platform plank offered by Senator Tydings, of Maryland. and proposing to return to the states the power and right to decide whether they will be dry or wet, but the consensus wss that they had no idea that the convention would en- dorse such a proposition.
 Minority Report.
 There were intimations, however, that if a fight was forced within the convention itself. a minority report for this plank would be presented 50 that the convention could select either course or keep to the middle of the road with straightout law enforcement declaration similar to that of 1924 and which is. favored by some of the temperarce organi- cations of the country.
 Wranglc Starts
 The wrangle over prohibition be- fore the full committee reached its peak near the close when Bishop James Cannon. jr., Of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, presenting a plea on behalf of 31 temperance organizations for law enforcement plank. declared that Maryland had multiplied it's breweries and distil- leries upon adoption of prohibition jaws by it's neghbor states Of Vr- ginia and West Virginia.
 Senator Tydings of Maryland im- mediately was on his feet declaring he did not intend to have ''my state insulted by statements which cannot be backed up by facts" Bishop Cannon replied he was re- citing facts, but the Marylander disagreed. declaring Cannon had uttered ''an absolute falsehood."
 Senator Glass of Virginia Shen