The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-30
Murray Soldier Bonus Plank
Rejected: MCAdoo'S Bank
Plan Falls.
REPEAL IS DEMANDED
Modification at Once Also
Is Pledge by
Party.
BY LYLE G. WILSON
United Press STAFF Correspondent

CHICAGO, June 30.-The
Democratic convention today
adopted by reclamation its
"wringing wet" 2,000-word
platform for 1882.
The work was quickly done. After
Senator Carter Glass (Va) and
William Gibbs McAdoo had joined
in virtually the only debate on the
McAdoo plank to protect bank de-
positors, the convention proceeded
to vote.
One by one it rejected pianks,
presented as amendments to the
resolutions committee report by
reclamation.
Governor William H. Murray's
plank to support the soldiers bonus
first was defeated.
Next fell McAdoo's plank.
Then two silver planks were de-
feated, one by Murray and the other
by Idaho.
Roosevelt Approves Wet Stand
The convention then, with shout
of reclamation, accepted the entire
platform, and democracy formally
became a "wringing wet" party
favoring repeal of the eighteenth
amendment and early modification
of the Volstead act.
This crisp document, containing
its wringing wet plank, was en-
Enthusiastically approved by Cover
nor Franklin D. Roosevelt in a
statement through his managers
just before the convention as
sembled.
THE country and party are to
be congratulated greatly on the
shortest and clearest and most
readable platform in our whole his
tory" Roosevelt's statement said.
Il am glad that the will of the
party was shown on the majority
prohibition plank by such a definite
majority. I am for it. 1t is sub
stantially the same plank as ran
on in this state two years ago."
Vote Is S34 to 21S
BY to l vote the convention.
before adjournment of its night ses-
sion early today, pledged the party
to repeal, and to modification of
the Volstead act to legalize beer
and wine.
Three lonely states voted unan-
imouSly for the So-called moderate
prohibition plank, that Of merely
submitting the repeal issue to state
conventions. Twenty-nine states
voted unanimously with the vets.
The three standpat delegations were
Georgia, Mississippi and Oklahoma.
The vote was 9347 to 213A.
South Carolina cast ''18 votes no"
when Haltigan inquired if that state
would substitute submission for an
unqualified pledge to repeal. The
mighty wet majority whooped it's
pleasure.
Stampede Is Dry Rout
The bandwagon stampede was a
dry rout-if there were any drys.
Chairman Gilbert M. Hitchcock
labored perspiring through the brief
statement of party policy. Now and
then burst of applause welcomed
this or that pledge to make things
better. Finally Hitchcock reached the
last plank.
I'VE favor repeal -"
He got no further. With a rising,
shouting vote of assent the delegates
assured him he was right. State
standards went up in the air. Dele
gates hoped into the aisle.
Tired finally, the delegates found
their seats. Chairman Thomas j.
Walsh obtained agreement to limit
debate-so much on a side.
David Walsh warned his fellow
delegates against avoiding the pro-
hibition issue. He got big hand.
Hull countered Walsh. He pleaded
that repeal should not be made a
political issue. He begged the dele
gates to be content with submis-
sion of the question to state con-
ventions, minus any promise to
amend the VolStead act. He was
booed.
Senator Robert j. Buckley CO..
had a few minutes. He got cheers
and retired.
Ovation to AL Smith
''The next speaker for the ma
jority plank is Governor Alfred
E. Smith," announced Chairman
Walsh.
Red-faced and smiling, Smith
stood behind Walsh. Delegates
glimpSed the Happy Warrior" Not
all, but most Of them, got up. They
yelled. They screamed. They
marched. They stood on their
chairs.
1.-The fact" said Smith, that
Senator Hull only found out in the
last three days that there was SEN
timent in this country for repeal
is just too bad. There is nothing
the convention can do about it but
extend sympathy"
To Governor Albert c. Ritchie
Md were assigned the closing
words "for repeal" It was late. The
Marylander knew the crowd was
tired Of talk He threw away his
speech. He got cheers and applause,
but there was no parade in honor