The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-29
NYI-PROHIDITION
FORCES VICTORIOUS
IN PLATFORM FIGHT
Resolutions Committee Rejectc
Report Of Sub Division in
Making Decision
DRY FORCES ARE SURPRISED
May Garry to Convention Floor
Fight to Prevent Party
Declaration
DRY FORCES ARE SURPRISED

Chicago, June 29.-(P)-After five
hours of wrangling over the new
Democratic campaign document, the
Democratic resolutions commit te e
adopted a prohibition plank commit
ting the party in favor of repeal Of
the 18th amendment and immediate
modification of the volstead Act.
This declaration was put into the
Democratic platform by the resolu-
tions committee after the majority
report of the subcommittee for a sub
mission plank which did not commit
the party was rejected IS to Is.
The surprised advocates of SUBJ
mission were undecided momentarily
whether to carry the cause to the
convention floor, but it was predicted
they would make minority report
"wednesday night.
The plank says in its first para.
graph: I'VE favor the repeal Of the
18th amendment"
The prohibition dispute was reach
ed after the committee had waded
through extended dispute over the
silver and tariff declarations the par
ty would take to the people in the
coming election.
1t worked through the day while
the convention was idling to await
its report.
The vote on the prohibition plank
was adopted IS to II.
The full platform committee vote
on the plank pledging the party to
repeal included for: Minnesota, North
Dakota. Montana and Wisconsin.
Against: South Dakota.
The majority Of the platform max
ing subcommittee had agreed on
language of the prohibition repeal
submission plank.
plan with the minority demanding a
declaration pledging the party to re-
peal OF the 18th amendment and i'm
mediate modification of the Volstead
act
The subcommittee went before the
whole committee with the complete
platform.
The submission plan would return
control of the liquor traffic to the
states in event of repeal with fed
eral protection for dry states.
AS the full committee tackled the
task OF rounding the platform into
shape, several suggestions by Cover
nor Murray of Oklahoma that the
silver declaration in the document be
broadened were rejected
Walsh will present the plank to
the convention in the belief major
lty support might be mustered.
Document Is Short
The platform is the shortest
statement of policy in modern po-
litical history-between 1900 and
1,400 words.
Briefly it calls for a minimum slash
of Is per cent in federal expenditures,
amounting to cut of one billion
dollars, and strongly urges similar
cuts in state and city budgets.
1t proposes return to the Demo-
cratic policy of competitive" tariff
for revenue only: pledges the calling
of an international conference on
monetary issues for the purpose OF
restoring the price of silver: and de-
mands recognition of the "sanctity"
of the war debt obligations while
leaving the way open for leniency in
payments during the world depres-
sion.
The platform is document per-
sonally sponsored by Governor Roose-
welt of New York.
The outright repealists, led by Sen
ator Walsh of Massachusetts,, hacker
OF Alfred e. Smith for the nominal
ton. were so confident of their own
accession of strength that
they had charged the Roosevelt forces
with attempting to postpone the pro-
hibition dispute until after the NOM
ination Of presidential candidate.
They claimed the Roosevelt men
feared the effect of Smiths taking
the platform on the repeal question.
The governors men did not ac-
this, pointing to complete
agreement among themselves on the
plank as evidence, and resting the
for delay on Glass and
McAdoo.
Stormed With Demands
The platform writing committee
was stormed Tuesday night with
llth-hour demands. Senator Long OF
Louisiana demanded the committee
condemn the existing Democratic
leadership in the senate. Advocates
for immediate cash payment OF the
veterans bonus insurance certificates
entered the smoke filled committee
room and called for endorsement:
and leaders of organized agriculture
put forward their ideas personally.
But when the committee adjourned
the platform contained no plan ON
the bonus; it ignored the proposition
for attack upon the party leadership
In congress; and it bound the party
to no specific method Of farm relief,
although recognizing the appeal Of
farm leaders for q declaration pied
ging equality to agriculture.