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i. 164.
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prts will b.^tduring the coming
according to Street Commisaiouer
;ui| Heuennann. Engineering plans
^e. paring are being prepared ana
Expected the work will constitute
■Koning of an a-tivc street paving
U^K as contemplated when bonds
^■uucd last September.
^■Heuermaun said Thursday that
^Hvmg program lias been intentinn-
^■clayed to await more favorable
^■nd material conditions and that
■licy is justified by improved cou-
■s which are daily becoming more
■ent. He said that if the paving
■am had been entered into directly
■ the issuance of bonds not more
■ ten miles of permanent paving
■ have been constructed nut of th<-
■ money. The better p.lces and
■ labor situation wbic'- is now
■ling apparent lie said will enable
^Lnstruction of at least 30 miles ot
■lent from the bond money.
■till Ix»ve 70 Miles I npaved.
■is will leave *0 miles of unpaved
■s. where property owners have p -
■nd for improvements ns there are
■ms on file asking the pavement
■ le»-‘ uh; miles of streets Mx
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^■e for these remaining streets by
^■verative plan through which the
Mil pay for the base and the prop-
ners pay for the topping. A
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■ sum of was provided in
■md issue for street paving stotm
■t and drainage. Nearly half this
Hcuermann estimates wrll be
^Bed for sewers and drainage.
K/mid the city expects to dose
j^Bts within the next few days for
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Mtn unable to obtain sufficient c<-
■ and that purchased has been at a
■ which prohibited extensive im-
■nents. He said the San Antonio
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THE S^^BNTQNIO LIGHT
TEN DOLLAR PASSPORTS
WLL ROT BE REQUIRED
AT MEXICAN BORDER
State Department Cancels
Order and Permits Will
Not Be Vised.
Eagle Pass July 1. —The $lO-pass-
port fee which was to have become
effective along the Mexican border to-
day. was officially cancelled here to-
day. The cancellation order from Wash-
ington also removed the necessity of
having border permits vised. This w'aa
■ modification of the old regulations.
The proposer! fee of $lO for each
passport issued had brought vigorous
protests from business interests along
the border.
ENLISTED MEN’S PAY
IS NOT AFFECTED BY
ARMY REORGANIZATION
Ranges From $3O to $74
as at Present and With
Allowances.
Through an error in interpretation
of an order received at Southern Depart-
ment headquarter* Wednexdty the fcn
proxaion was created that the bane pay
of enlisted men in the army was de-
crease*! by provisions of recent laws en-
acted by Congress whereas the pay of
the men remains practically the same
tht error arising in the substitution of
the pay of Philippines woute for en-
listed men of the regular army.
In the seven different grades of en-
listed men as provided in the law ef-
fective July 1 the following base pay
will be received; first grade. $74; sec-
onr grade $53: third grade. s4s;.fourth
grade $45: fifth grade. $37; sixth grade
$35: seventh grade $3O. In addition
to this bane pay allowances are allowed
in a large number of cases where the^
enlisted man holds special ratings. The
enlisted <nen of the first grade will be
designated as master sergeants; the sec-
•^ we^de a* technical or first ser-
geants ; the third grade as ataff ser-
geants; the fourth grade as sergeants;
the fifth grade as corporals; the sixth
grade as privates first class; and the
seventh grade as privates.
In practically all of the brauches of
the service where the different trades
are used some provision is made for a
special rating with additional compen*
I sat ion as high as $25 a month. With
। other allowances the pay of master ser-
geants may run considerably over $l<M).
In no case will the pay of a man in the
service at the present time be decreased
and in some cases they will receive an
increase due to the higher rating they
will be given in the new classification.
Acording to General Orders No. 36 no
extra duty pay is authorised after June
30 1920 but in some instances addi-
tional pay will be allowed according to
certain provisions of army regulations.
STREET CARS TIED UP
Three Thousand Em:doyes of New Or.
leans Company on Strike.
New Orleans. July I.—Street car
traffic was at a standstill here early
today as a result of the strike of 3000
employes of the New Orleans Railway
and Liuht Company which went int’o
effect at midnight after the failure of
union workers and the Federal receiver
of the company to reach a wage agree-
ment. Deputy t’. S. marshals were
on guard at the car barns And power
nlants today. Traction company offi-
cials and Federal officers stated they
were confident cars will be operated to-
morrow.
Soldiers stationed at Jackson bar-
racks will bo called out in the event se-
rious violence is threatened it wns an-
nounced. *
Little Rock. Ark.. July I.—Maj. Gen.
E. M. Lewis commander of Camp Tik\
and acting commander of the South-
eastern Department received orders to
go to New Orleans as a result of threat-
ened street car strike there. Major Gen-
eral Lewis said he will take no ooldiers
with him and that he did not know what
duties will be assigned him after reach-
ing Now Orleans.
THE WEATHER
temperatubm.
JUNK 30. 2 a. rn 74
’ p ™ a* 3 a. m 73
* p n • ^0 4 a. m 73
J P- « n & a. m. 72
* P- ™ 0 a. m 72
1 P- ™ >7 7 a. m. 74
J P• "> M ’ a. m. ...... 7«
’ P- «" » a. m 7R
J? P m 10 a. «2
H 77 11 a. S 3
12 aiMnlaht. .. 75 12 S 3
JULY 1. . 1 p. m. S 7
1 a. m ...... 74 2 p. 89
WEATIIKK FORECAST.
For San Antonio and vicinity: Thursday
night and Friday fair; maximum temper-
ature 90 to 94.
HOME WEATHER FOR TOI RISTS.
Mt. Tx»uln: Temporature. 71; clear; fivet
mile wind from the northwest; towoat tem-
perature in last 24 hours. 74: highest 88.
Chlrnao: Temperature. 70: partly cloudy
ten-mile wind from the southeast: Lpwcat
temperature in last 21 hours. «B;’hlgh-
cat 78.
Kxnu« Chy: Temperature 72; partly
cloudy; alxtren-mllr wind from the Aorfh.
east; lowest temperature In hint 24 bout*
70. highest. M . I
New ^ork: Temperature 7». tlear * ou
teer-mlle wind from the n"4h; low*
temi-rrature In laat 24 hou.*| fig; hu
cat. go '
Wuahlwton: Temperature. 74;
mile win! from the north: h»wAn t
aturet In ’last 24 h.'urs 70’ h fher
CANNOT■
ON A CANS
TO BEAT ll’
Are Determined to Prevent
Nomination by a Com-
bination.
COUNTER MOVE STARTS
Administration Forces Look
Around for a Dark
Horse.
San Francisco. July I.—Overnight
I conferences of the forces seeking to
effect a ^combination to defeat the nom-
ination of William G. McAdoo failed
to reach an agreement on a candidate
and their only accomplishment seemed
to be a stiffening of the determination
to hold solid if possible a veto block
of votes. w
As the counter move to meet the com-
bination against McAdoo administra-
y tion forces were scouting for a dark
.. horso of their own who could break the
i. combination if it proves effective;
f Vice President Marshall hud been
o talked of to head the combination
f against McAdoo but Thomas Taggarß
i- head of the Indiana delegation difl
not attend the conference. fl
i- There was mention of Cumming? wM
j- has been a factor since his keyno®
y speech as temporary chairman and I
new name heard was that of Bainbridfl*
h Colby Se<Tetary of State but there wl!
p be no trend toward either of these |r
n any new names introduced until tic
d Palmer or Cox forces or both <M-
-1% initely join the combination which H*-
|C for its purpose the defeat of McAJ ■'
>e No progress was made in the movement
c ' to bring Mr. Bryan into the rombina
tion and have him place in nomina'mr
r * former Speaker Champ (’lark wilch
• was one of the ideas favored during the
" preliminary conference.
Dry Question a Factor.
f A factor in the situation was th
absence of agreement on prohibition
8 plank of the platform. The position of
8 Sir. Bryan is tightly hound up in that
। issue. There ni* some who say t.iat if
. Mr. Bryan should be successful |n ob-
/ taining the plank he has introdjJed he
’ is the only man who could rim nn it
. and these same old line leadersfliarged
that »he creation of that situawn was
a part ot the*^Aryan program®
‘ Frankly adnißtM^ that McAdoo
‘ seems to have the insure the
’ race for the nomination the iniNr cir-
e clc of old line Democratic lenders wor’r-
’ cd through the night devising means to
stop his nomination find find a candi-
L date who could command .the necessary
two-thirds vote.
Champ Clark former speaker cf the
House of Representatives who was d«
nied the nomination at the Baltimore
convention after repeatedly having re-
ceived a majority—something unprece-
dented in Democratic party history was
1 being discussed by the old line lenders
' as a possibility about whom they might
rally
Another Wilson Man Possible.
’ The answer of the McAdoo people to
‘ that move is that if an inner circle
combination forestalls the nomination of
the former secretary of the treasury
' there will bo disclosed another coalition
which will produce a Wilson-backed
‘ dark horse who can make enough ac-
cessions to win. The name of Homer
’ S. Cummings chairman of the DflMh
crntic national committee cropped out
’ whenever the administration dark
’ horses were being discussed. The name
’ of Vico President Marshall was general-
ly linked with that of Champ (’lark
when combination candidates to break
• the McAdoo wave wore being discussed
- among the old liners.
Managers for Palmer and Cox. when
1 they figured on those discussions in-
variably demanded to be shown why
their candidates wore out of the run-
ning. Former Representative Carlin.
Palmer’s chief of staff refused to con-
cede that the attorney general cannot
be nominated and E. H. Moore of
Youngstown Ohio the Cox field mar-
shal. said:
“This may be a grasshopper conven-
tion. but I have not been informed as
yet that any of the Cox delegates are
going to jump.”
Nevertheless the report persisted that
there was some kind of an understand-
ing between the Cox and Palmer men
and that the managers of these candi-
dates favored the nomination of any
one rather than McAdoo and they
counted the New York and New Jer-
sey delegations as sympathetic with
their view.
Struggling With Platform.
While the maneuvering ou the candi-
dates was progressing the all-night
mooting of the resolutions commi^e
was wrestling with the party platform.
The framers hoped by their pryflonged
session to bring the party’s dc/laration
on principles into today’s session dis-
itoso of the inevitable fight urn the pro-
libition plank and proceed^to the bal-
loting for a nominee. T^fl convention
was all sot for a battle riff with Bry-
an in his old-time role ifl the storm
center if he continued t* Visist in his
declaration “to force a iliatform no
wot can run on.” I
Ono of the plans under ccjnsideration
for today’s proceedings is to Jet the plat-
form out of the way. take two or three
ballots and then recess to Fckduy morn-
ing. leaving tonight for maneuvering
nose-counting and round in gum of forces.
No one could be certain. im>wever of
even getting the rcsolutioi£ out of the
say$ay today. w
Claim* of strength for Vthe lenders
'fl (Continued on Page Mive.)
QIER FINDS CALIFORNIA
■LS PLENTY OF HUMIDITY
■ BUT IT COMES IN BOTTLES
||l|H Third Party He Opines Is Out of Date
^^■-sonally They’s All Ready Been More Than
^■fThree Parties Out Here” Including One
t of Daniels.
BY BING W. LARDNER
San Francisco July I.—The thhd
session of the band concert opened at JI
am today m ith the spacious hall nearly
filled with hangovers. The boys are ar-
guing pro and con about puHiufc a wet
plank in tHe platform but they would
do a whole lot better if they was a
couple of dry .nos in Han Francisco.
You emit hardly walk a block without
your foot sips. I always heard inat
the climate in this part of Calif was
kind of humid but I never know before
that it all come wrapped up in bottles.
Secretary Daniels who is parked cut
in the bay in bis flagship the New Mcx-
’ ico which was named after the dry state
of ih same naine give a nig party
• abcflMf his ship last night and I guess
tbe^^fl had a rip-snorting timu I
dii^^Htteud for two reasons one of
wl^^fl that Josephus dont seem to
I'll) town and the
^^^^^flrsonally drink.
i^|^|flp)avis s Pandered.
Dn\i> >r»*ni> !<• H.* ginug
more w
hr
^h^^^fl' 'hough th* Hl' ■ mg I Hd
uu i. • ic-ir- such thut be
lAMflflnight gown an^^uttun shoes
And used to drink out mustache cup
■ when a child. These are all damnable
■ lies.
I The committee on resolutions is now
I thinking about adding another itvn to
I the effects that hereafter they will hold
[ their cons. Dublin style which is whole
lot cheaper. Dublin Style means that
the candidate will be nominated accords I
ill" to the system started by Deval r.iJi
whose real name by the way is DaveT
FAIR DAYS AHEAD
I Temperatures to Be Around Normal
Says Observer.
I i.r weather with cooling breezes
| and temperatutes ranging around the
normal is forecast for Thursdav and
j bi. lay by Maj. Allen Buell meteorolo-
t gist of the San Antonio Weather Bu-
reau station. Atmospheric conditions
1 show no indication of rain and both the
e temperature and barometric pressure
j continue near the normal.
” The monthly meteorological summary
s for June published Thursday shows
that last month was slightly cooler than
0 the normal for June the daily mean
p temperatures avering 78.4 as against
80.4 the normal. The mean maximum
’temperature was <87.6 and the mean
•° l min'muim 69.3. Only eight clear days
v ( were recorded during the month while
* there were seven cloudy and fifteen
partly chudy days reported. /Lb
। est temperature 92 degrc«;4 v
.. corded on June 18. the lowJ- '■
». I grees being recorded June 2^ 1 i' e
>. I total precipitation was 2.83 incl • ’
s greatest precipitation .69 od -
s June 3. The normal precipitata
t June is 3.11. Precipitation of V 1 pt
an inch or more was recorded o**hir-
ZEPPELIN IS GIVEN UP
Air Craft to Room New York Su< re ”
dered by Germans.
— ।
London July I.—The greatest ZlPPf‘
lin over constructed tin* L-71 buiß i n
1918. by the Gormans for the purpose
of bombing Now York was surrenV p red
to the Pulham Airdrome today. |
Recent dispatcher described the *ujF r *
Zeppelin 1.-71 as being 300 feet lower
than the Zeppelin which bombed I<ln-
don during the war. The airship ■**
said to have a cruising radius of 124*0
miles with a speed of 100 miles an WoTir.
The Germans delivered the L-71 to the
British in compliance with the t?rm s of
the peace treaty.
WILL NOT INTERFERE
Huerta to Keen Hands Off in Oil
got iat ions.
Mexico City. July I.—Provisional
President de la Huerta will not inter-
fere in negotiations between MI men
and Gen. Jacinto Trevino secret®?.' of
commerce and Industry* he declared yes-
terday.
A delegation of repros idativ^ of
foreign oil interests (pYerviewrd ’ho
provisional president. x6ekiiig to obtain
from him some jwdaification of Gen-
eral Trtwiho’s adverse rulii Tncs-
dn^; c^e la Huerta that
>rts secreiffllr.* lia<l ample nd
that Im will not interf- i ' v r |w-
fid decisions.
St. Louis Man Has
Plan to "Keep ’Em
Down on the Farm”
St. Ixmh. Mo. July I.—W. H.
Wilkinson of this city vicwliair-
tnan of the State Board of Agri-
culture today sent a telegram to
the platform committee of the
Democratic national convention
urging a plank permitting farmers
to make cider and light wines.
Such a plank. ;he telegram asserted
would cauge an ' exodus frohi the
eities to the farms and thereby
assist in reducing the livinji
•THURSDAY JUI
O’Leary. Dave simply nominated him-
self and got elected and then moved out
of Ireland. Well its a cinch that the
candidate. nominated nt this here von.
wont half to move out of Washington
as they’s a law of natural that you cant
move out of n place unless you move In.
The only way the democrats can stay
in the white house after next inarch is
to have the President pretend to be too
sick to move. Ho might rent one of
these hotel cards which says “Do not
disturb” and pin it on the door of the
oast room or wherever he sleeps nt.
Warren Gamaliel Harding is too much
of a gentleman to rot respect a man’s
wishes in this regard.
Rush for Second Place.
Never before in the history of the
politics has they been such a rush of
candidates for the vivo presidcut. and
theory is that the reason is that the
vice pres. Candidates realizes that who-
ever is nominated to head the ticket is
nil ready dead and they can step right
into his place. Senator Reed of Mo.
didnt do nothing spl. today only to split
the everlasting life out of an infinitive
in tjio morning papers. Tl e Senator
from Mo. seems to be kind of peeved
bocauso they got him out here and thou
give him the Golden Gate. Mr. Hearst
COQM out with a statement saving that
they was going to organize a third
party but personally they’s all ready
more than three parties out here & if
they come along with another one a lot
of the boys will ride homo in the bag-
gage coach ahead.
As we left the con. hall this pm the
band was playing Dixie again as that
se^is to be the only that they can
> encore on it. in spite of the fact
ii^^Mlliey’s very fow Fact Side New
San Francisco.
NOK/uTIDN DESPITE
fIT HIS OBJECTIONS
Dr. Jenkins Says E^eas-
urer Will Serve if He >
Is Endorsed.
San Francisco Ca!„ July I.—Wibian.
G. McAdoo was placed in nominahou
for the presidency late Wednesday aft-
ernoon at the Democratic national con-
vention in one of the shortest nomtbat-
ing speeches on record by Dr- Bums
Jenkins of Kansas City
After seven candidates had bion
placed in nomination Dr. Jenkinj
mounted the platform and told the deie-
Aites that he was going to nominate
McAdoo anyhow.
Dr. Jenkins said tbnt he was going
to accede to the former treasurer's iv-
that no nominating speech be
made in the convention but that it
might be necessary to “draft him for the
service of the nation.”
Any rumors that McAdoo would not
serve if nominated he said could Dt*
dismissed as the “work of enemies.”
Jenkins said merely:
“I nominate William G. McAdoo.*
Then the long repressed enthusiasm ot
the McAdoo forces broke loose in a
volume that literally tore things Kgsc
in the rush and roar of the melee wlucn
ensued.
Refuses to Talk.
Huntington N. Y. July I—Maintain-
ing his sphinx-like silence William G.
McAdoo at his country home here today
declined to be persuaded by newspaper
men to make any comment ou the ac-
tivities of the Democratic convention a*.
San Francisco where his name has been
placed in nomination for the presidency.
“Mr. McAdoo says he lias nothing what-
ever to say” was the answer brought by
the maid to the newspapermen who hail
besieged the McAdoo home throughout
the morning in a futile effort to inter
view the former secretary of the treat-
ury.
NON PARTISANS LOSE
Republican Candidate Has Two to One
Lead in North Dakota.
Fargo. N. D.. July I.—William Lan-
ger had a two to one lead over Gover-
nor Lynn J. Frazier the Non-Parti-
san League candidate in the contest
for the Republican gubernatorial nom-
ination when returns from Wednesday’s
state-wide primary had been received
from nit of 2064 scattered precincts.
Returns give Langer 11808: Frazier.
5476.
In addition to the gubernatorial con-
test'interest in the race for the Re-
publican nomination for United States
senator with A. J. Gronna incumbent
the candidate of the Langer Republi-
cans opposed to Dr. E. F. Ladd pres-
ident of tlie North Dakota Agricultural
College and .the Non-Partisan choice
and Col. Frank White former governor
who is supported by a service <nen's
committee.
A claim that the Non-Partisan League
candidates had Captured the Repiiha
limn nominations in yesterday's sfi^H
uide primary in North Dakota
majority of 20(MX) votes was mnde^H
tin Fargo CoOricr-New^ officail ;
Y 1 1920. -TWENTY PAGES.
Ollis GUSS '
AND SIMMONS
ARE PRESENTED
Fourth Day’s Session of
k Democratic Convention
Begins.
PLATFORM IS AWAITED
Another Demonstration Is
Staged When McAdoo
Is Mentioned.
By the AMorinted Pre**.
Auditorium San Francisco July I.—
Senator Simmons of North Carolina.
Senator Glass of Virginia and John W.
Davis ambassador to Great Britain
were all formerly presented to the Dem-
ocratic national convention today a-*
presidential candidates during the first
hour of its session.
Galleries filled early in exi>ectntion of
the showy fight on the platform. The
delegates came more slowly and at 11
o’clock the hour set for resuming the
floor was only partly filled with chat-
ting members. The band the organ
and the singers as usual amused the
crowd while things wore waiting to be
started up.
A sus|>ension of the rules would be
necessary if the convention were to pro
ceed to balloting for a nominee before it
passes on the platform.
Reminiscent of the happy singing car
nival of yesterday that held the con
vention in its joyful grip for an hour
the band went back tv some of the old-
time airs that had put the big audience
in carnival spirit. The band master
tried “The Sidewalks of New Yoik/
but the spirit was lacking and got no
response but when he switched t<» his
stock demonstration producer. “Dixie**
ho drew the usual yrllAng res|»onse.
New Cabinet Office Urged.
In addition to the propom^d prohibi-
tion and Irish planks the committee d“-
layed disp«>sition of the proposal to cre-
ate n department of education witn a
secretary in the cabinet. The proposi-
tion was pressed by Horace Hawkins <d
Colorado who offered a plank written by
Helen Groenfel of Denver-
Whole sections in the state space*-
were gfil! unoccupied in some parts of
the hM^. Delegates who were present
wanted tn talk rather than come to or-
der and Cbatyman Robinson had to do
some vigorous and continued whacking
with the gavel.
“M hy in the wAhl should it take a
man five minutes to sit down?” he re-
marked to some of his assistants.
After sending the police through the
aisles to clear them the chairman got
the delegates seated and Bishop Nich-
ols of the Episcopal diocese of San
Fraqcisco offered a prayer conclud-
ing by leading the convention in the
recital of the Lord's prayer.
Then the organ pealed out “The
Star Spangled Banner" and tbe con-
vention chorused -the itrains of the
majestic air.
Recites Battle Hymn.
At the close of the singing Judge
Murasky of San Francisco took a
place at the speaker's stand and re-
cited the Battle Hymn of the Re-
public while the great organ softly
throbbed the melody of the martial air
in accompaniment.
The judge recited the first stanza
while the organ trembled out its mel-
odious strains and then coming to the
chorus turned his eyes to a far gal-
lery where a clear tone soprano rang
out with the refrain beginx'ng softly
at first and then joining in the peal
of the organ as it burst out into the
mighty thunder of “Glory Glory.
Hallelujah." Then the audience joined
in the rolling chorus and the great
auditorium was filled to the very roof
with song.
Throughout the rendition of the im-
mortal hymn the convention heard the
tones of the man reciting the lines
with the soft tremble of the organ.
Then the echo from the gallery as the
soprano voice jined in and sent back
the refrain and then the roaring
chorus of the convention. It was an
impressive rendition which pulled at
the heart strings and aroused the fire
of patriotism in every heart. At the
conclusion of the singing the secre-
tary of the convention continued the
call of the roll and the states for nom-
ination sijeeches.
McAdoo Nomination Seconded.
New Mexico first on the call sim-
ply seconded the nomination of Wil-
liam G. McAdoo. It was the signal
for a demonstration which started in
the galleries and spread tn some dele-
gations on the floor but did not last
long. North Carolina scut W. C. New-
land of Lenoir to the platform to place
in nomination Senator Simmons for
whom the North Carolina delegates
were instructed.
Mrs. Martha Nelson McCann of
California made a seconding speech for
Simmons merely saying:
“Ladies and gentlemen of the con-
vention. I rise to second the nomina-
tion of Senator Simmons of North Caro-
liiin. ”
North Dakota passed and Oregon an-
nounced that the delegation “joined th^
movement to draft the Hon. WiiliuH
Gibbs M Adon “ The McAdoo
hoi]..'’ by tip' bund mailn
I-biU'l pa —<l.
JkiAh DEFENM
RESERVATIONS^^
ADMITTED IN PLAI
Irish Plank Is Discussed and Recognition)
of Ireland Urged by Caucus of Sym-
pathizers Who Promise a Battle on
Floor of Convention for Favorable
Declaration —Two Hundred Dele-
gates Desire Action.
BULLETIN.
By The Associated Preas.
Auditorium San Franciaco July 1. — The national
Democratic convention adjourned this afternoon until 8
o’clock this evening following an announcement that the
platform will not be ready for submission to the delegates
before that hour.
San Francisco July I.—The convention resolution com-
mittee convened promptly at 11 a. m. today to take up the
platform struggle whe-e it ended long after midnight. A
sharp fight on the “dry” plank offered by William J.
Bryan was in immediate prospect when Chairman Glass
banged his gavel for order and newspaper men and propa-
gandists were hustled out of the hall to their dreary watch
in the corridors.
A long bitter fight over the League of Nations decla-
rations in which the supporters of President Wilson were
forced to accept an amendment to the administration’s
plan before it could be adopted so delayed the work of
the platform committee that there is little likelihood the
delegates will get down to balloting before tomorrow.
Mr. Bryan was early in the commit-
tee room stirring about in a score of
personal conferences. He scid he was
prepared to fight to a finish for his
dry declaration against the disposition
of the sub-committee ou. platform to
keep the party declaration sib nt on the
prohibtlon enforcement.
The Nebraskan announced he will bat-
tle for his plank precisely as he had
framed it and that the only ballast it
contained which ho might be willing to
sacrifice was an adjective here and there
but merely to reinforce the assertion
for bbuc-dry enforcement of the eigh-
teenth amendment.
Senator Walsh of Montana said he
“hoped" the committee will be able to
report the platform to tlie convention
Inter in the day.
New efforts to prevenKleaks in the
platform deliberations werAordered by
Senator Glass. The dead line'wa^ first
drawn yesterday 20 feet from the door-
way of the committee room and lateb
set back to 50 feet and a Hue of police
was stationed clear to the ends of the
corridor today.
A “caucus” of Irish sympathizers
among delegates unplied to the conven-
tion resolutions committee for five min-
utes’ hearing in which to present argu-
ment for an Irish recognition plank.
The caucus chairman John J. Fitzger-
ald of Rhode Island said it was pro-
posed to serve an ultimatum on the com-
mittee that a floor fight would be made
for such a plank.
Walsh Asks Favor.
The caucus was held in a hall ad-
joining the committee room. More than
209 delegates were said to have attend-
ed. Through Senator Walsh of Massa-
chusetts a request that Frank P. Walsh
of Kansas City be heard by the rcsolu-
tions committee was submitted.
Fitzgerald said a minority report J
favoring the recognition plank was de» l
matidea to pave th« way for <anying
the fight to the floor. Should it be re- J
fused or the committee refuse to hear
Walsh he said the course of the Irish
sympathizers would be determined at an-
other session of the caucus late iu the
day. Convention rule? could not pre-
ve-'» a floor battle he Insisted.
The caucus appointed a committee to
conduct the fight including F. M. Cos-
tello Daniel C. Hoakley and J. C.
Peletier. Massachusetts; M. J. B. Flan-
nigan. Vermont: Joseph B. Shannon
Missouri; Edward F. Dunne Illinois
and several others.
In the treaty battle the administra-
tion failed to secure adoption of its
plank without amendment. The com-
mittee. by a vote of 32 to 18 adopted
an addition by Senator Walsh of Ma*-
sachusetts among those opposing the
administration forces providing for rati-
fication of the treaty of Versailles with
reservations consistent with American
obligations.
The substitute planks of William J
Bryan and Senators Pomerene of (Tito
and Walsh oC Montana were thrown
1- i <
By The AsMiciated Press.
treaty of Versailles and the League of
Nations covenant without reservations
which would impair its essential integ*
rity.”
The words added by Senator Walsh's
amendment were:
“But we do not oppose reservai
which make more clear or
i'nair'h.ir I'.inrr
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fl
fl
The commit
on a declarati
wunld permit
farmers.
■
leading the drys in a
sade to keep the party from^^fl
wet declaration or remaining^M
the prohibition issue. I
As Drafted by Subcommittee!
The Democratic platform as
by the subcommittee of nine am
niitted to the full committee d<
i.’"giit.'. "f ti." nation: suggests ?
the Irish question can be brought legi^fl^l
timately to the League of Nations f*>r
settlement; and is silent on the sub-
ject of prohibition.
It advocates collective bargaining for
farmers; opposes compulsory arbitra-'
tion of labor disputes; declares for rec-
ognition of the new Mexican govern-
ment when it has established order and
calls on the Legislatures of Tennessee
Florida and North Carolina to ratify
the suffrage amendment.
In many respects the platform fol-
lows that adopted by the Virginia Dem-
ocrat* and publicly approved by Pres- ■
•dent Wilson. The League of Nations f
plank in particular was taken virtually fl
as a whole from the Virginia platform fl
‘hough in other respects there have been fl
modifications and ma’ new subjects fl
have been added. fl
Planks in she Platform. fl
A summary of the subcommittee's fl
draft follows: JB
Preamble: Sends greeting to Pr* ;
ident Wilson commending his aehies> > J
ments in the interest of the country
and of the whole world; condemns in
general terms the Republican Con-
gress.
League of Nations: Repeats the Vis.
ginia n’unk with little variation e^-
domniifl be action of the Senate
publici® r in adopting rose: ations^^^^
" l"‘ :Uc ‘‘^’lution and
ruin g iZLifi -ation of t'. t_ 3-e
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