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1- THE SUNDAY CITIZEN TILE WELaTHKR. Fair Sunday and Probably Mendsy Full Weather eetaiie on rag Five. VOL. XXXVI, NO. 238. ASHEVILLE, N. C, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 27, 1920. PRICE SEVEN CENTS BRYAN, WALSH AND REED WILL OPPOSE THE ADMINISTRATION'S LEAGUE PLANK AT CONVENTION Leave It to William By Billy Borne m'm FEW DAYS OF REST Spending Week-End at Country Home or mend i Destination Not Made Pub Plans Formulated at Con ference of the Three Leaders PALMER PREDICTS HE WILL HAVE 320 VOTES WHEN FIRST BALLOT IS TAKEN licWill Be Back in Office Tuesday OARDi IS TAKING Visiting N. J. Senator RABITAN, N. J., J una 2. Senator Warren O. Harding, republican preal dentlal nominee, le (pending the week end at the country home here of Unit ed Statee Senator Joeeph R, Frellng-huyaen. WASHINGTON. June 26. Accom panied by Mrs. Harding', Senator Harding, the republican presidential nominee, slipped quietly out of Wash ington today to spend the week-end at the country homo of a friend In a nearby state. The senator declined to make public his destination, but announced he would be back at his Office next Tuesday, By surrounding his trip with se crecy, the presidential nominee hoped to avoid crowds and' get a rest. It will be the first vacation he has taken since his campaign for the presidential nomination began, early in the year. No details as to his trip were revealed at his office. The republican nominee went to Ills office early In the day to go over his correspondence, but remained less than two hours. In anticipation of the departure from the capitol, no engagements had been scheduled, but he conferred briefly with Senator and Mrs. Mcdill McCormlck, of Illinois, ithe latter discussing with his special iplans relative to the part of women I tin his campaign. While on his week-end trip, it is ea understood Mr. Harding will devote Jj Bills time to his .speech of acceptance, 'a "which Is now under preparation. Ho ; Iflao plans to play golf on private links .t a country estate and in order to S'fcako up a foursome. Senators Fre rJinghuysen, of New Jersey; Kellog. of Minnesota, and Hale, of Maine, left ftr the same destination. hi . Posters Received. The first of the 5,000 campaign pos ters, bearing the pictures of Senator Harding and Governor Coolidge, of -Massachusetts, the republican candi viJate for the vice presidency, taken :'j (Continued on Page 2.) SAN FRANCISCO June 26. The Palmer delegation from Georgia, after Us victory in the contest before the nutlonal committee, caucuswd and ratified the reelection of Clark How ell as member of the national com- T-njtttee. Pleasant A. Hlovall, waa elect ed wbalrman of the delegation and W. T. Anderson was made a member of the resolution committee. A. Mitchell Palmer told the Geor gia delegates he would not ask them to stand for him to the last if they, with, the Pennsylvania delegatea pledged to hini, were the only once voting for him. He predicted he would have S20 votes on the flint ballot and additional votes on succeeding bal lots. Florida delegates. .auousing today, discussed delegates at length, receiv ed a call from Attorney General Ial mor, but adjourned to await the con vention roll call without definite do clslon as to their first ballot. Kepre sentative Frank Clark, the delega lion cnairman, said that there were votes In the delegation for McAdoo, Palmer. Cox and Kdwarda, and that it would be split for several ballots. T. J. Appleyard won elected member of the resolutions committee. SEN. JAMES A. REED ATTENTION TURNED IS DENIED SEAT ON AT CONVENTION TO CONVENT I DOR RIVALRY OF ISSUES Geddes To Speak At Session Here WASHINGTON, June 26. Announcement was made here today that Sir Auckland 3eddes, the British ambassa lor, would speak before the annual meeting of the South ern Newspaper Publishers' association at Asheville, N. C, July 25. .'-FT f 1 IRISH QUESTION LIKELY TO AROUSE BITTER FIGHT ohibition. Profiteering. Industrial Relations and League to Be Among Chief Issues Before Demo cratic Convention De Valera Coming to Frisco SANKRANCI8CO. June . Bone At-v nrnhlMtinn. profiteering. wauS' A-trial relations, the league of nations "and the Irish question promise to pe V the headliners in the fight overplanVs in the democratic piauorm. In this category, the prohibition question was easily foremost in, t,he minds or leaders ana aejegaica u bone-drys and the antis began the actual counting of noses to see where they stood. The convention floor fight seemed almost certain, both sides in slHtinar that they want a verdict on the issue by separate vote of the body nf deles-ataa itself. Coming rapidly Into the lime-light and also threatening-a fight in the open convention was the Irish ques- inn nn which a. whole scale of re commendations, running from lrlsn Precognition to an expression of sym gpathy; will be laid before the resolu '4tions committee. 1 The league of nations row was iininro or leas in the background, but Sffinnnnenta of President Wilson, of various shades of irreconcilability, 'Iwere making am effort to get to gether to block his ratification plank. . IrleHs nf Their Own. .sa.jk An in the labor problem and luTjprofiteering, only the beginnings of a ear w disagreement were m eviaence. wo the profiteering Issue, however, both William Jennings Bryan and Attor ney General Palmer will have ideas of ttiAlt own which mav bring out a stiff alignment more or less along ad ministration and , anti-administration lines. . Mr. Bryan, as usual, seemed likely tonight to be the stormy petrel of the platform fight. He took charge dur ing the day of the prohibition forces, lined up support for his -league of nations light and made himself quite generally the chief subject of specu lation among the friends of President Wilson and the Virginia platform en dorsed by him. . On prohibition, three courses are open. Mr. Bryan and his supporters want an affirmative declaration for the enforcement and preservation un changed of the present half of one per cent Volstead act. A group. In which the New Tork and New Jersey dele gations for the present are taking the lead, are in favor or a noerauzauon nf thn law. for which they say a way hs been opened by the supreme VrJ court s opinions. Still a third larger class of delegates ana leaaers are ior no prohibition plank at all. Plank Commanding Law Enheartened by the action of the Pennsylvania caucus in refusing to Instruct its representatives on the resolutions committee to urge a modi fication of the Volstead aot, the drys lata today were claiming that not only would they be able to prevent a wet plank from being built into tne parry platform, but would be able to include a plank "commending the law. Mr. Bryan announced he would .fight the wets from the committee to the floor of the convention.. That the committee has a majority for the drys is conceded, but the wets are planning a minority report and Nor man Mack, national committeeman from iNew Tork. said his state would .make a determined fight forthe modi- II ncarion or rne voisteaa act even ir H .New York state stood alone. B T Although overshadowed by the pre- 9 hlbltlon fight, the contest over the league of natlona plana got increasing atten- tlon asthoee who have disagreed con s' splcuously with the. president gathered Lahre. The general prediction .waa that 'J.ythe administration -plank endorsing the 'W.ini wlthnut destructive rM.rvitlnni would get a aaie majority in ine com anittee, though there might be a con last against It on the convention, floor. Much Speculation. There was much speculation about the farm such a fight might take and opin ions ranging from those of Irreooncll Iblea to very mild reaervatlonlata appar ently were at alxes and sevens on a pro gram. Senator. Reed, an trreoonclllble from the start, said he did not know OUTCOME ON 'NET ISSUE JSJ. DOUBT Bryan FormallpOpens His Fight on Plank Will Be no Compromise on Question the Com moner Asserts Bryan on the treaty also remainder more or less Indefinite, though it was . l, i ....uioiiin h. wfinlH fla-ht the plank shaped by the administratiorffte delegations. and. would, pe tor a Kruu nw w treaty be ratified with whatever con fees.' sions might be necessary in way of res- The disposition, in" still other quarters, was for a plank advocating - ratification with "'whatever reaervatlons deemed necessary .o protect American Intereata." The group urging that course argued that the republican platform at least had niacari nn issue, bv condemning the presi dent and" upholding the senate and that the wise course wouia oe ior me ucino crats to take that Issue lilt otheir own hands. The declaration outlined, it was as serted, would accomplish such a pur pose. ' Stand an Senatora. Some of the senators who left Presi dent Wilson last March to vote ror rail firatlnn with the reDublican reserva tionlsts joined in the advocacy of such a protective reservations plank but oth ers among them were opposed to It. The latter, whose number for the moment it was Impossible to determine, indicated. thev were willing to take the ad minis tration plan of declaring for ratification without destructive reservations. That would leave them free, they declared, to vindicate their votes of last March on the ground that they did not consider the republican reservations oestmctive. Another issue was received Increasing attention waa the profiteering plank. At torney General Palmer's plank, which It was Indicated, he might, make public in the near future, is said to advocate federal control of securities Issues by all concerns doing Interstate business in necessities: federal licensing of all In terstate corporations; and a system of marking commodities handled In inter state commerce with the production price. The backbone of Mr. Bryan's proposal Is understood to be jail sentences for profiteers and strict enforcement of all antl-proflteerlng laws now on the statute books. Advocates of a plank on the question of Irish Independence swarmed about the convention city today armed with pro posals of many varieties and It appear ed certain that the subject would be one of the most bitterly fought when the res olutions committee began its delibera tions. The party leaders hoped to keep that row off the floor of the convention but were far from certain they could do so. Plank en Ireland The trend of opinion among the va rious -Irish-American organizations seem ed to favor a plank flatly declaring for recognition of the Irish republic, but some Irish-American sympathisers de dared there was no hope of securing sued action and that tne main tight snouid be made ror a milder plank. Some wanted to out the party on. rec ord aa merely expressing sympathy with the aspirants of the Irish people for self government and some will propose that tne declaration ravor instructing ruture American delegates to the league' of na tions to bring the Irish question before the league council. The Virginia plat form does not mention the Irish ques tion, but there have been some Indies, tiona that the fact waa not to be In terpreted as closing the door to admln- ffirr&tlnn rtaj.k-lna' mr wiitia ftnrt fit a am. laration on tne subject. i Kamonn de valera, president or the Irish, republic government, la on hia way nere to ieaa tne ngnt ror a plan ror. rec ognltlon of the republic, and In a tele gram to hia San Francisco friends today he declared that nothing leas would be satiaractory to Dim. The text of the prpooted de Valera plank follows: '"Mindful of the circumstances of the birth of our nation, we reassert the principle that all governments derive their Just powers from the consent of the governed ; "We advocate the continuance nf nur long established and lawful practice of according recognition without Interven tion, and In all cases where the ncnnle f a nation, aa hi Ireland, have by free vote of the oeoole aet un a ronnhllo and chosen a government to which they yield willing obedience, we will support the recognition, thus vindicating the principles ror wnicn our soldiers offer ed up their Uvea." President Oompera, of the American Federation of Labor, will lead in person the fight to out organised labor's nro- grara Into the Platform and Mr. Rrvnn also will submit a suggested plank op- poama; compulsory arDitration triDunala. The only apparent clue tonight to the de- SAN FRANCISCO. June 26. "Wets" and "drys" today continued their prc-convention battle, but left the outcome still In doubt. William Jennings Bryan formally opened his fight for a prohibition platform plank. After his election by the Nebraska delegation to the reso lutions committee, he mado a long and vigorous address at a luncheon of the Commonwealth club on prohibi tion and other platform declarations. He declared the democratic party must be "saved from the liquor in terests" and predicted utter rout for the "wets." Democratic leaders favoring modi fication of the Volstead law confined their efforts to qulot work among Several claimed ciaimm . . large ccessldfi--lb- wet Iertf3t-,w .t damn declaration. Other leaders. Adnrfra! Decker whether he would present his views to sires of the administration on the sub file committee or if finally seated as a lect was the general declaration of the delegate, whether he would aak for a Virginia platform describing strikes and Vote on flat rejection of the treaty con- locks aa "deplorable" and advocating yentloa Itaela . - that methods be contrived for peaceable - fast auci ialtion t be taken by Mr. settlement of industrial oanfltctn however, declared the platform would be silent on the prohibition question and were working toward that end. Mr. Bryan asserts that there could be no compromise on the prohibition question. He said that while an open fight might be avoided, he would force a record vote both of states and individual delegates, if the liquor question were brought up in the con vention. "It Is the paramount is sue before the democrats, Mr. Bryan said, declaring nis special purpose here was to have a "dry plank in corporated in the platform an es sential to party victory in November, he declared. "W-ts" Encouraged The "wets" were encouraged by reports rrom southern delegations that hopes of the prohibitionists for a solid south for a prohibition dec laration were unfounded. They de clared that the unit rule could not be Invoked on all southern delega tions and that many of the south erners were ready to vote against the prohibitionists. "I want a labor plank," Mr. Bry ait said, "that puts the employe and the employer 'on exactly the same footing. ''I want the democratic party to protect the third party In industrial disputes the public. I don't want any court to decide these questions, I am in favor of compulsory arbi tration. I want something that will meet all our needs and be consist ent with. American institutions, hope for a labor plank similar to the plank used in thirty of our trea ties (the Bryan treaties) providing for Investigation of every dispute be fore a resort to violence." Mr. Bryan said a waiting period during investigation of industrial dis putes, before strikers or lockouts oc cur would protect .the public com prising the majority of those inter ested. Plank on Profiteers A plank denouncing profiteers and profiteering also was urged by Mr. Bryan: who criticized the republican platform, which, he said, failed to deal with this subject. Jail terms for profiteers were advocated by the Nebraskan. One the league of nations and the treaty of Versailles, Mr. Bryan de plored their injection into partisan politics. "I want no sham battle in this country this fall," he said. "I want this country to let the world know that we'll do everything to make this last war the last. I don't want the treaty made a campaign issue. It'.s a crime to drag it down into, the mire of partisan policies. "If the treaty is not the paramount issue of the campaign, I see no rea son to drag it in at all." There are many other domestic problems which could not b dealt with properly, Mr. Bryan declared, if the treaty question should lead the campaign, and in closing hs urged a declaration for worldwide disarma ment, with an agreement for world peace nude by "mutual consent" be tween the nations. Military force to maintain . world peace, he declared a futile anomaly. Bryan fepeaaa. W. J. Bryan told a Commonwealth club luncheon audience today that If the liquor question waa presented, he would demand a record roll call In the convention, by delegations aa well as states. He said that while the liquor issue waa the paramount ques tion before the democrats and "prob ably" would be up in the convention, a fight, might be avoided. Besides the "dry" plank, Mr. Bryan told his audience that he wanted labor plank, providing for compul sory Investigation of industrial dis putes before resort to violence). Ha opposed an industrial court or com pulsory arbitration, but said the U' tbeauntieai as rags g.) WAVY DEPT HEADS FLAYED JLOECKEB Says Daniels Misrepresent ed Acts of Officers Assails Roosevelt for State ment About Officers at War College WASHINGTON. June 26. Attacks on Secretary Daniels and Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, are made by near Admiral Benton c. Decker, com mandant of the seventh naval district, Florida, in letters to Chairman Hale, of the senate naval Investigating com mittee, which were published today in tne army and navy Register, a serv ice Journal. The officer charges that the naval secretary (ln his recent testimony be fore the committee, "Intentionally and deliberately" misrepresented certain facts of Rear Admiral Slifis, Fullam and Fiske, and that he had deter mined to "break" theso officers be cause they -"would not follow him to the limit of demoralizing and dlt -e- asserts that "lit 'Ma effort, Mr. Daniels had used "all the power or his high office, the power of ridicule, sarcasm and half truths, the strength of publicity secured through his newspaper connections all the weapons which Prusslonlsm used to destroy its enemies' and autoc racy had used through the ages to maintain its power." The admiral declared that to him, as to other high officials of the navy. "It has come that If we bow down and do the wishes of Mr. Danieli we would receive the rewards there for Intimations that come by circui tous routes and underhanded, sneak ing ways so that no one can take hold of them." National Committee Recog nizes Palmer Group of Ga. Delegates SEN. GLASS OPPOSED GIVING REED A SEAT Will Result in a Fight Be tween the Bryan and Wilson Forces SESSION TOMORROW TO BE PRELIMINARY J. T. Bradshaw Turns Over The Elusive McAdoo Move ment Bobs up at Every Turn SAN FRANCISCO. June 3(5. As SEVERAL PLATFORM PLANKS,, DISCUSSED Prohibition . Likely to Be Taken to Floor of the Convention His Proxy to Missouri Senator AUDITORIUM, San Francisco. June Administration leaders won a sweeping victory in the demo cratic national committee today when that body recognized tho Palmer Uie rival forces at tho democratic na flonal convention move Into posses slon for the opening Monday there is apparent no more definite ullgn- group of delegates in the Ueorgla ment of strength for vrir.n. r-amii. contest arid refused to give Senator dates than there has been since the James A. Reed of Misouri, bitter op- delegates began to auenvhle. W. J. ponent of the league of nations, a Hfyan epitomised the situation today iii inn uuinmimiu i vuio ,u )n language witn wnicn most observ- keep Reed out of the convention was iern seemed to agree. "There will be a lot of tickets put up and put down, before this con vention nominates one, ' ho said. Tho closing hours of the Tire-con - their favor 7 l"i u " " "un V . mH ,iiiw,,ciiecu iua lOBi (lunula pro ceeding of the republican convention at Chicago. There Is a marked sim ilarity in many respects. . Seven hundred and fifty-six of the Any reorganization of the navy, the admiral contiued, the best Interests of the country demanded that there would be placed in the department an officer "big enough and broad enough and of sufficient ability to maintain tne standards of the navy ngalnst the encroachments of the civilian sec retaries, who seek to mak; of the navy a political organization." Admiral Decker assailed Assistant Secretary Roosevelt for his references In a recent communication to a mem ber of congress to a "holier than thou" group of officers at the navy war college at Newport. He declared that this was a group of officers who had stood out against the introduc tion of politics into the navy and to whom the assistant secretary had scornfully referred as "gold laced gentlemen" when he "sought to In gratiate hlmaelfi with the working- men. He added tnat nir. rtooseveit did not scorn these officers when; he met them in "rich clubs in New York and .Washington." Both Secretary Daniels and Assis tant Secretary Roosevelt are at San Francisco to attend the democratic national convention. Senator Hale Is In New Tork and at his office, It was said that there was no record of Ad miral Decker's letters, which were dated June IT. Attaches of the of fice recalled that Senator Hale re ceived a letter from Admiral Decker early In the senate Investigation of the award of naval decorations. At this Investigation It was devel oped that Admiral Decker had been removed as naval attache at Madrid following representations to the state, department by Ambsaaador Willard that the admiral in his work there was encroaching on diplomatic func-i tiona 34 to 12, and came after a long pub 11c hearing and an hohur and a half of discussion behind closed doors. The vote to seat the Georgia Pal mer delegates was unanimous, 49 votes being recorded fh with four commltteemens absent. The action of tho national committee In the Georgia contest carries with it the re-election of Clark Howell, as a wiAmhui fit fh natlnnftl committee. his delegates having selected him at ten hundred and ninety-two delegates the time they were named In Ueor- -re unlnatructed. The personal pref irln crences can not be assembled in t... t composite review1. . , There are ten woi. oy BwiCT candidates avowed, unwilling or re- Tho vote by states on the rejection ceptlve. It seems certain that some of Senator need s claim to a seat in balloting on the convention floor the convention waa as follows: , lwm be necessary to disclose the lines -VMS. jcdr r caiirorniavi-Mcwwaiot .tth, w,a .wemk't" elear the lllinoisi fndlana, Iowa, Kentuokyt Ne-j ground of favorite sons nd compli braska. Nevada, New Jersey, Newlmentary votes, and narrow the altu- York, North Dakota, Ohio H. . : lation down to the real contenders Against Reed: Alaibama, Arizona, out in tho open Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Geor- Rivalry of Issues gia,. irytno, -"?'""' "Pr,n"' -'No democratic candidate comes to Massachusetts. Micnigan. Mississippi, gan Francisco with any such how Miasourl. Montona, New Hampshire, I nio-oii Atnnrti, aa waa new mexico, urui """" brought to Chicago By w.ooo, rxw- Pennaylvanla, Rhode. Island, South I rten or johnaon. But. as at Chicago Carolina, South Dakota. Tennessee, the situation at the opening revolves Texas, , Utah, Vermont, Virginia, about a rivalry on Issues rather than Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Ha- for the moment on candidates, wall. Philippines, Porto Rico s. How much Influence W. J. Bryan Frank Qulnn. who neia tne proxy win have on the making of the par of F. B. Lynch, of Minnesota, refrain- ty's platform and its choice of a can ing from voting becauae he expected didate wll be shown son after the to be a member or tne credentials opening session or tne convention committee and would nave to pass on Monday. the action of the national committee. Arkansas. Louisiana, UKianoma, The first evidence of how much of a force Mr. Bryan will ba, will come In the make-un of the resolutions com West Virginia, Wisconsin and District mlttee whlcn wlll draft tn. puufqrm of Columbia, were not recorded as voting. Before the vote was taken Commit- and in the choice of the permanent or ganisation of the convention. ' These issues will' bring about a direct contest between the administration forces teetnen Moore, Ohio; Saulsbury, Dela- 8nd Mr. Bryan'a forces. If Mr. Bryan ware: Mullen. Nebraska: Dockwellor. flnda upon the resolutions coaimlttee a California, Spoke In ravor or seating Senator Reed. Senator Glaas, Virginia, made the nrlnc inal sneech against Reed and waa sunnorted by Committeemen Onlnn. Rhode Island: Jones, New Mexico-and Tlt'ow, Washington. Rave Ills Rrnon. minority of men sympathetic with hia viewa on prohibition, the league of na tions and other questions, the chances of a fight at the outset will be minimized. ir tne administration men control ana Insist on - a declaration In" support "of the leae-ue covenant, aa brought rrom Versailles by President Wilson, Mr. Bry an may oppose bringing the issue Into the platform at an. or course, ir tne RUNNING SOLID EXPRESS TRAINS WILMINGTON. N. C June 2. To re 'a the situation brousht on aa a re sult of the yardmn'a strike, the At lantic Coaat Line haa begun operation of solid atxntwas trains through to the nerth from the south. In this Vv, paa eenger an devarees over this Una are not being handicapped by the atrike. id themselves to rec are prospects or nre works, wnicn might case and the league even eclipse the display which aocorn int enter much Into panled Mr. Bryan'a fight at Baltimore enter m"''" ,rl'I which culminated in the nomination of ccordlng to some of Woo(lrow wilsdh. N. E. Mack, of New York, In votv "wets" attempt to put In a plank which ing for Reed, gave his reasons, an runs counter to Mr. Bryan's declared t.w w fniiD-hlln Mnssarhusetta ex- views on prommuon, ir, nryan oer JohnT W. Coughlin, Massac nuseits, ex . . ... M-th-.floBP of plained his vote against Keea. the convention. In such an event, Mr. The majority of the speakers on Bryan will not be unanswered and there each side confined themselves to rec are prospects or nre works, wnicn might ords In the Reed of nations did not the discussion, accoraina to norof ui woodro the committeemen. Senator Ulass Monday's Session hnweri much feeling in his speech Monday'a acsslon wlll be a mere pre against Senator Reed, and because of m nary l:i which Chairman Cummlnge ttm .i.. .r,,inn with the PresI- wi" deliver his keynote speech, the cau- hla close connection w Itn Cus designations for varioua commttteee dent was regarded by some commit- mciudlng resolutions and credentials teemen as reflecting me views ol inciwui De ratlned and the convention will white house. then adjourn so that the commutes may There waa no discussion or tne j'- -..Li. t. nrinr tn the t.Vlnr of ,f R flnt within the committees de Georgia contest prior to tne tsKing or k h mtion ,f their work be- the vote. yond Tuesday noon, the session that day r rienas or oenaior rtweti nnuumu may oe anoiner routing anair. it is un that thev will take his case to the I decided whether the nominating speeches rrednntlal committee. In the mean- ror l"e nine or ten men who will oe pre-f.I- fci f . h. held hv Jamea "! to the convention will be dellv tlme his seat will be nem oy jamea rt h.fnr h nuihrm i .m T. Rradshaw, his alternate. xt the Baltimore convention of ma, the The Georgia contest win aso go I nominations were made before the plat to the credentials committee. It was form waa adopted, but tb,e usual cua- declared by W. J. Vereen, a member v"-u . aeciarea oy yv I Nobody professes to know what can III LI 1 v U I' 'BCU BBiuuB w UV"-n-'-" iiiriala Ml f Mwnn favnt-a M ah m who was to be the next national com- fesaea to know with any greater degree mltteeman from Georgia Is the Hoke of certainty what candidate President cj,!.utv..v, Watann Heleratea had Wilson and the administration forces won their fight before the committee, "rtor . arc oozf aeeker after Information aearchea through it ivn wt-. - ini aeiesaiions in an attempt to SAN FRANCISCO. June 2, Plans for opposing the administration treaty and league of nations plank were formulated at an hour's conference tonight between William Jennings Bryan and Senators Walsh, of Massa chusetts, and Heed, of Missouri. Their first effort, Senator Walsh said, is to bovmado In the resolutions commit tee by offering substitutes for the administration plank. If defeated in the resolutions comrnittoe. Senator Walsh said, it was planned to present a minority re port to the convention. The major concern of those III the movement, the Massachusetts senator added. Is to prevent commitment of the party to unreserved ratification of tho prea cnt league covenant. "We dlacussed several platform planks, principally the treaty and the league," said Senator Walsh. "For the administration treaty plank it is pretty generally agreed that we shall offer several substi tutes, possibly three or four. They have not been drafted but our general uurnoso la to oppose committing the parry to unreserved ratification of th present covenant." The Nest Move. If the substitute planks should be rejected, Senator Walsh said, the next move would be for presentation of t'he issue to the convention Itself. Senator Reed declined to discuss , the conference. i -., The three leaders who mot In Mr. Bryan's rooms havs been regarded aa the principal opponents of President Wilson's course in the senate and aa . also forecast by the convention. Sen . ator Reed In the senate joined 'the republican "irreconcllables" . In op posing the treaty while Senator Walsh voted for ratlflction with the Lodge reservations. Both made several speeches vigorously criticising the " league plan which Mr. Bryan haa . spoken for ratification with ths ma. jorlty . reservations , to avoid th treaty's becoming campaign issue. neaa-s statement. Senator Reed, whose claim to a seat In the convention from the fifth MiunuH district was rejected by ths national con-, vention, tonight gave out a aiatement as aertlng that the action of tha rnmmllm. can be taken as nothing more or nothing leas than an effort to "exclude from the ' councils of the party a man whose da- . mocracy la unchallenged and unquestion ed, solely upon the grounds that In the United States senate, acting under hia path of office, he oppoaed the league of nations." , . . , . Continuing. Senator' Reed said: - ""The unfortunate part of It Is that tf V the impression gets abroad that men ' ought to be excluded from participating In the democratic vounclla because they are not for the league of nations aa Mr, Wilson delivered It, then a large percen. tage of the democratic party throughout tha nation may feel that they are In llk -manner to be excluded." . ' Te Appeal Caae. The Smith Watson delegates will lake ttuir caae to the credentials committee, according to a statement glvan out to- " night by Charles 8. Barrett, chairman ol " the delegation. "We are neither surprised nor dla- .' mayed" aaid Mr. Barrett, "by tha action of the national committee. The long years of service on the committee of Clark " Howell, made It practically certain that their decision would be adverse tn out side of the caae, in view of tha fact that his continuance on the committee, fa one : of the matters involved. Likewise the presence of A. Mitchell Palmar on tha committee waa somewhat of a faotor agalnat us. , ... . "Our real fight wlll come before the credentials committee on Monday aftsr- iivui,, .cimkbcjil iw.vw Tutvn again"!. 47,000 who voted for Mr. Palmar. We were elected aa delegates by a two to one majority of our atate convention. We represent more than two-thirds of the -democratic voters of Georgia who par ticipated in the presidential primary. "Due regard for party integrity and party safety is Georgia reaulres us to In sist uoon the moat thorouarh and thouaht. tful consideration of our credentlala." eecreiary uaniaia arrivaa toaay aboard tha battleship New Mexico, flagship of the Pacific fleet where he - will retain quarters during the convention. He call- ' ed on Chairman Cummlnga, of the nat ional committee, and at headquarters of tha North Carolina delegation, and Ma only public statement waa a plea for af- , firiuatlve declaratlona In the party plat form and big men to head the ticket. Mr. Daniels was, accompanied from tha south by George Creel, head of the com mittee on public Information during the war. ' "I can prophesy accurately" the ac- ' retary aaid. "the result of the election If you can tell me whether the people this year will vote against something and, agalnat somebody, or for something or somebody." A majority of the osoole had voted af firmatively for "Wllaon" In 1916, Mr. Dan- lela aaid, and against a democratic con gress In 1911, Induced by promises that a KANSAS CITY, June 28. Jamea f. their preferences and leaning, the elusive Bradshaw, alternate to Senator Jamea A. Reed as delegate rrom tne nun Missouri district to the democratic national convention, announced here tonight tha'he had voluntsrlly turned over his proxy to Senetor Reed and that the later was empower to act for him In all matters pertaining to (Continued en Page I.) UPSHAW URGES WILSON TO ANNOUNCE HIMSELF AQAINST THIRD TERM PLAN WrVSHtNOTOM. June St. Rears, santatlve Upehaw, 4f Georgia, Is a latter to- President Wllaon told the executlve-"tha It weuie) have a whole, seme and composing effect H you weuld declare before the gavel falls at the opening hour that you would net accept a third term." "Perms) me to say," the Georgia reoreeentettve's tetter aaTS. "thst I am reinforced In this conviction by comments thst I have heard from your strong supporters in every section of the country. A third term for any sreeldent Is counted by them s dan. aarous tendency In any republla. The Feeling eeame regnant everywhere, that Washington was right and wise wet he refuaetf a third term, there- ' fey establishing, a precedent for eer republic thst haa been mandatory through all these years." LET WELL. ENOUGH ALONE. WASHINGTON, Junes' g.-rWHIiam Jennings Bryan waa urged to let well lenough alone en the prohibition ques- ' than In a telegram eent him tonight by Wepraaantatlve Upehaw, demeerat, of Georgia, a former viae preoldsnt of the Antl-tslsen League fo America. "I find loading lifelong drys en every aide," aslsf ejepreeentatlva Op-ahaw-a telegram, "who foal. In view of tho aupreme court decision that It la boot for the eauae and the party te aoeept snd aeeume the prohibition aueotien eJoeed by eengreee and the i eourt. I believe your aupreme trl umgh will ne ke te put a evy plank In but te keeg a wot Blank out." McAdoo movement bobs up. The play oi pontics ta expacioa 10 enow many amrtlng alignments aa the convention proceeds in its discussions or party Is sues . There are many "weta" who, op posing Mr. Bryan on the prohibition question, will be found to be with him In battling the administration's deelrea on tne league or nauona - Far contra, there are drys who will leave tha Bryan camp as soon as that laaue la closed and join with the administration in what it seeka to do in the making of a party platform. I Palmar Peseta Buav. The Palmer people are working hard to get for tho attorney general . the heaviest possible showing on the first oenoi. i ney nave an eye to the tradi tion of the party unbroken until 1912 tnat me man wno gets a majority geta in necvwuir iwo-imraa aa tne logical oonasquence. The Cox people profeaa to bo satlefisd with their prdepecta on the preliminary balloting and claim ao cesalonaifrom the elimination which are euro to come after certain pledges In complimentary votee have been delivered. There are out and oat McAdoo delegatee who disregard wholly, the former sec retary's declaration that ho does not wish his name to be presented and claim that the convention wlll hm.1 to ti only a few ballots to topple Ha majority into invir column, -rne claim ox anner enta or other eandldatea are full of con fidence and hope. There la Use same talk of deadlock and . (Centime en Page I.) republican congress would reduoe taxi's and living costs and bring quick read justment when the war ended. rne congreas railed to keep every promise mads In 1918" he added, "and tne Chicago platform presents not even a eingle clean out, explicit plan for ai.y constructive policy." "Tho democratic convention," Mr. Daniels said, "needs to bear in mind that while In 1918, the majority voted against aomethtng, which can be won only by a, constructive and definite pro gram for something, and that something must appeal to the national conscience, the national aense of justice and tho na tional resolve that the fruits of the war agalnat war a hail not be loet. Our dec larations must be affrmative and must appeal to the aspirations of men and wo men who believe in American Idealism and in America living up to Ha responsi bilities and obligations. i would like to see a short platform, ao elear and ringing that bo casuist would place two Interpretations upon any deliverance, and I believe- the con vention will give ua auch a platform and name candidates whose records wlll be guaranleee of performances.' Regarding the prohibition enforcement discussion. Mr. Daniels said tbat ''order ninety-nine." ths navy order which car ried prohibition Into the wardrooma and ahore stations of the service still expreas- - ed his views. Now Movement Afoot. A movement to upset administration ' choices for Important executive positions in the national convention, attracted much attention among delegatea today but apparently did -not get beyond tha . nebuloua stage. The chairmanship ' of the resolutions committee whloh will frame the platfornt, ; and the permanent chairmanship of the convention ttaeif were the places for which It waa said tha principal contests might be waged. Senator Walsh, of Mon tana waa urgad for both of these place and those who were backing him aeemed unable to get together on a plan to cob- centrate on either position. , Senator Glaas. of Virginia, commonly Is regarded among delegatee here as the . . personal choice of Prealdsnt Wllaon. with whom he eopfemM lust befsew fee left - Washington. I.
Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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