!'f 'Cwmiz: o A ." r i w' .? ' ".. , , . f '),"H v . cv MAND OF PRESIDENT WILSON SWAYS JW1LS0N ADHERENTS WRITING PLATFORM IWork Qolayedy Hearings on Labor, Liquor and 'Irish Questions BRYAN'S PRESTIGE WANING By the Associated Tress . t?.Mt.n .Titnn 20. Actual preparation of the Democratic platform, ' rfelccnted lust night to a Mibeommlttco of'tiine under administration lenuersuiii, waited today while tlio platform com mittee of flfty-threo kept open house to'hear final suggestions anil arguments from many sources. Labor, liquor and the Irish question, ell subjects of disagreement among party leaders, were np'for debate nt the com mittee's public hearings There also ttcrc many speakers on IsSucs of lesser controversy, and there seemed little prospect that the long list could bo finished until late In the day. Meantime, as observers studied the make up of the subcommittee, It be came more apporrnt that the real con test over tho platform would c.omc after the wibcommlttco report had been laid before the full committee for review. William .T. Bryan, omitted by the ad ministration leajlors from membership on the subcommittee, said ho probably .ai,i tint nresent his nlanks on prohi bition, the League of Nations nnd other subjects for subcommittee consideration at all. ' . Commlttco Selected by Glass stMnrtoil bv Senator Glass, of Vlr- irlnia, after he had been 'unnnrmouslyj , , rho'sen cnniriuuu ui uiu jHiiiiuriu turn mittce, tho subcommittee was expected to show a majority of administration supporters nnd a mnjorlty also against Inclusion of any wet plank In the plat form. Senator Glass, understood to be President Wilson's own choice to head ho committee, 'mndo his selections after a long conference with Secretory Colby,' of the State Jjcparimcnt, a memner ot the committee from the District of Col ombia and the administration manager on the floor of the convention. Secretary Colby was one of those given memberships on the subcommittee. Besides Mr. Brjnn, Senator Walsh, of JfasiachuscttB, who advocates a treaty plank out of nccord with administra tion views; W. BourKo Cockrnn. of New York, a leader In the fight for Irish recognition, nnd James It. Nugent, of New Jersey, who wants a wet plank, were left off the list of nine. In the public session today n delega tion headed by Frank P. Walsh was granted a hearing on the Irish recogni tion proposal nnd representatives of the Anti-Saloon League were among those to appear on the ' prohibition Issue. Samuel Gomners, president of the American Federation of Labor, was granted a hearing on tho requests of or ganized labor. The subcommittee appointed by Chairman Glass to drnft the platform follows : Senator Glass, rhnirman : Senator Walsh, Montana; Vance McCormlck, Pennsylvania; Secretary Colby. Dis trict of Columbin ; M. M. Crane, Texas ; Senator McKellnr. Tennessee; Horace ITawkins. Colorado; William It. Pnt tengall. Maine; George II. Hodges, Kann. Hy action of the rules committed, taken while the platform committee was organizing, the convention can go nhcad bearing the speeches placing various candidates In nomination, while the platform Is belpg built, but no balloting for a nominee enn go on until after the platform has been accepted by the convention. The committee on rules of the Dem ocratic Nntlonnl Convention tackled acain today the knotty question of whether n state delegation could be bound by the unit rule. The New York delegation came to the convention with Its ninety votes bound by such a rule pawed nt n stnto convention over tho protest of several of Its members, who are renewing their fight here against the rule. The question enme up on a motion to adopt the rules under which the con." ventioti of 1012 operated, placing all states under the unit rule, except those in which there is a mnudatory .statute providing for the nomination and elec tion of delegates In congressional dis tricts. There is such a law in New iork nnd tho delccntp.q frnm Rpvprnl I of the districts nre contending for the rmnt to act Independently of the dele gation as a body. Iloth sides of the controversy were heard aud the Intention Is to fight the qiichtiuu out before presenting a report to the convention. Women's Demands Outlined What women suffrngists of tho party want in the platform was outlined to the committee by Mrs. George Bass, of Aew York, who submitted a report of the women's association commute of the national committee recommending the following party declarations: Adequate, child labor law and a re iteration of the party's stand against tho employment of children In Indus try. "Continuation of tho Federal Chll men s Bureau and of the Women's Bu reau organized, during the wnr. Independent citizenship for women so that nu American woman would not lose her citizenship by marrying an alien. "Proper protection nnd nld for ma ternity. , "Woman's representation on important-government missions. More attention to education, with better snlarles for teachers." Speaking for the Notional Education Association, a delegation headed by Mrs. Charles Williams, of Tennessee, Pleaded for a federal Department of Kd """on, headed by n cabinet otllcor. Ihp platform of tho National League of Women Voters vns presented by n fries of speakers, including Mrs. Maud ood Park, of Washington; Mrs. i crcy Pcnnypaeker, of Texas,' and Mrs. holon Jacobs, of Alabama. It called for planks on child welfare, education, high prices of household commodities, Wme health nnd morals, independent citizenship for women and federal aid for maternity. A plan Indorsing voluntary nssocln tons of government employes and de-t-iaritiK for Increuses in postal em ployes pay to prewar standards was sought by A. J. Guvnor, Washington, tin I'ostol employes' orgaulza- I'-nfrnnchUemcnt of District of Co- Betting Favors McAdoo h.mew Yor,, J,,no 20. The curb Jilting on thn Democrntie presldcn ,'n'. ''nmlldntes yesterday showed a decided swing In favor of McAdoo, ni ovcn bctH nro ,,cIt)K mn(lc' "u on mo ntneru in tim cons are offering 2V. to 1 on hard canrtM.r.MpcclX 0 the Democratic SiJiei u" the Democrats ore -.., lo-t 0 te Mme bctr stood ns follows : Cox, 3 to 1 ; Pol- R & 1 t0rJ Mnwhall. 4 to 1 ; Clark. ft i . J 9,,b'' 0 to 1: Edwards. (1 10 -l ! bmitli. n tn i rri. ti..i.ii '3 iViit ?? i " Vli W,A ''iy'',Wh-, IIM ?&: ZfaifrA ''? ' v: , ' j . . vmrn: v ifaM L,&!a ' i 'mkn MIlS. 'ANTOINETTE FUNK wclcgato to tho Democratic Na tional Convention nnd nn actlvo .ylrlt In promoting the McAdoo boom lumbia citizens was urged byv John B Colpoys, of Washington. Lucy Urnnham, of Baltimore, and Sarah Bard Field, -of San Fronclsco. asKcd for n plank raising the Russian embargo In tho Interest of American commerce nnd also to give food to Rus slan women and children. BRYAN ASKED TO GO EASY ON DRY PLANK . San Francisco, June M. Bnlnbridge Colby nnd Albert S. Blirlcson called yesterday upon William J. Bryan to try nnd Induce him .to go easy on his pro posed bone-dry plank of the Democratic iPiattorm. "After listening to what you gentle men have to say on this subject," re marked Mr. Bryan, "I am reminded of by Bible readings. I feel exactly like Daniel going Into the lion's den" "You nre durn'd right," said Mr. Burleson, "nnd you'll have tho bitten out of you." But that sally did not disturb tho wily Ncbraskan. "I've heard a lot said about the quantity of whisky there Is around the hotels Here. I hnvo only' seen one drunken mnn. Ho knocked on my door last night and when I asked him what ho wanted, he said ho was looking for the headquarters of Governor Cox, of Ohio. I directed him how to get there," sold Mr. Bryan. President's Clan Controls Convention Continued from rate One party principles they are expected to stand. The committee on rules mcl today and threshed out the unit rule question, aq effort being made to adopt ifmc regulations that would not come into conflict with 6tato primary laws. 'iiuit tne administration lorccs arc in full control of the situation is shown by the composition of committees. Senntor Glass, of Virginia, as chair man of the resolutions committee; William T. Br.van excluded from the subcommittee of nine choseu to actually draft the .platform, wlillo Buluuridge Colby, secretary of state, sits ns the representative of President Wilson; Senator Joseph T. Robinson, of Arkan sas, another stanch administration biipportcr. chosen for permanent chair man of the convention, and administra tion men at the head of other commit tees, was the line-up brought out of what had promised to be "a contest. The threatened nntindmlnlstrntlon fight, so far as It related to the organi zation of the convention machinery, collapsed without a showing. From the dramatic moment yester day when a portrait of President Wil son was unveiled In the great conven tion auditorium to let loose a storm of tribute and approbation from party fellows on tho floor there seemed lit tle chance for those who had set them selves In opposition. Tho administration forces now hove n strong grip on the machinery which will write the confession of faith for the party's 1020 campaign. There will be battles in committee over many planks;' but there wns less prospect to day than nt any time since the con vention leaders began to assemble, in tho opinion of most political observers schooled in the ways of conventions, of nn open fight on the floor. Adminis tration leaders appeared confident that differences could be ironed out in com mittee. , Bryan's Treaty Planli Mr. Bryan has put forward the League of Nations plank on which ho would have tho convention stand. It declares for such reservations as are necessnry to secure ratification, and is in sharp conflict with the position taken before the convention yesterday by Na tional Chairman Homer S. Gumming in his keynote speech. Mr. Cummlngs lashed nt the attitude of Republican sonntors In the treaty fleht, charging that they had Bought nullification, not reservations. He declared that no res ervation not aimed nt tho life of tho covenant would have been rejected by the administration, nnd administration forces In tho convention are expected to clinir to that line.' Whether Mr. Brran. like a good1 trader, has asked more than ho ex pected to get and Is willing to take less is not clear. The administration lead ers, stimulated by the -victories of yes terday, reiterated their confidence thut no minority report on the treaty plank could carry. Other- planks may cause committee discord, but there wns a word of cheer for Irish sympathizers in Mr. Cum mlngs's speech. The only issue he did not deal with directly in his keynote ad dress was that over a party statement on prohibition enforcement. New York for New Dry Law ' In that issue may be wrapped un tho fate of some aspirants for tho presiden tial nomination. The battle has come to tho surface In a caucus of tho fsew York delegation, which voted without rollcall to urge modification of the en forcement law. , , , Tho session left behind It echoes of "gag rule" charges, and assertions that If a floor -battle were insisted upon by tho New Yorkers, the party's chances at tho polls would bo ruined. I'l-oniD on tnr linvo shown no marked l-onnHnn mrnrnlellt Oil discussion of nomination booms. There scorned to be a general feeling that prospect of Mr. McAdoo'8 'selection had increased, but there was no definite development upon which It could bo based by those who took this view. REED BARRED FROM SEAT IN CONVENTION nvaulu-A .Tune 20. (By 'A. lAf 'Vi t j . ' . AAKxntttraHnA supporters u. t m j j: jj jjxvj cratlc National Convention through a K" "' victories in tne credentials committee, wlifoh .1ai.i.,.i i,.. i,.i fought contests. Ono of theso was tho nenmi 01 n seat In tlio convention to Hfiflflfnr .Tntnna A rMn.l tt i The Clark Howell delegates In Georgia pledged to Attorney General Palmer also were seated. Both actions were In accord with previous decisions of the national committee. The credentials committee., however, overruled the notlonnl committee In the Oregon case, whero It seated It. It. Turner and John L. Schuylcman, giv ing cncii one nnit a vote. Turner, who warf selected by the Oregon state com mlttco to fill n vacancy caused by the dcath'ofOcbrgc T. Baldwlnwnsf'orccd to yield half of his vote to Schuylcman. described as a strong administration supporter. Schuylemun claimed the scat on the ground that he was the next highest man In the jirlmnry, hnvlng been fifth in tho race for the four pinccs. Till Pfllmn'r tnnn frnm HonVtn .. seated by n vote of 43 to 4, ond Sena tor jiccuh ciaim 10 a seat wns denied by n vote of ,'1T to 0. The .defeated Georgia group is said to contain ele ments that were at variance with the AVflRnn nrlfiilntatrnttrm MnMn... Senator Roed Is n bitter critic of the i.eague ot iNouons ns advocated by tho President and is nn opponent of other administration measures. All three contests were long drawn out and were marked by acrimonious statements nnd bitter personal attacks. Olinfrmnn .Tnmlnann nt Taii,. mnt. talncd order with difficulty. But the administration group rcigucd when the voting came on each of the contests. Thorn wna tin tmllpnflnn f.Atn !. Reed forces ns to their next move. Tho senator was not ac tne iicaring. Francis M. Wilson, counsel, said the senator's wishes would bo consulted before fur ther nction was considered.' Ho re minded the committee tho fight was being-made ontlrclyby the delegation from the Kansas City district nnd that tho senator "never lias and docs not moke a demand for tho scat." BRYAN GIVES DETAILS OF HIS LABOR PLANK San Francisco, jiino 20. fBv A. V.) Acommission to investigate industrial disputes Is the basis of William J. Bryan's plank on industrial relations. A detailed statement of his plan was issued today ny Mr. Kryan as loilows: "I shall submit for the consideration of the committee n very simple plan which is identical in its general pro visions with tho plan embodied in thirty treaties with three-quarters of the world and nftorwards made the corner stone of the League of Nations. Even before I suggested it for international disputes I endeavored to have It applied to industrial disputes. "It contemplates a permanent board of three members, ono chosen from classes assumed to bo in sympnthy with the employer, one from the classes sup posed, to bo in sympathy with the em ploye ond the third selected with a view to finding n person ns nearly Impartial ns possible. "This commission should have authority to investigate an Industrial dispute at the request of cither side or upon Its own initiative. In each dispute two members would, be added to the commission, one chosen by each Ride, In order that each side might be sure to have a representative on the commission. , "A limited time would be nllowcd for investigation. The report of the com mission would not be binding on either slue, but would bo a guide to public opinion." McADOOLONVENTION HEADQUARTERS OPEN San Francisco, June 20. (By A. P.) .Such headquarters as William G. Mc Adoo will have at the convention were opened hero today. They consist of three rooms rented by personal friends' of McAdoo, and nre to be used solely for conferences. No one Is in charge of the rooms nor is n publicity campaign from them being planued. Conferences nightly, perhaps, will be held by Mc Adoo's supporters during the remainder of the convention. Tentative arrangements for the Mc Adoo committee that is to work in tho convention have been virtually com pleted. Under the leadership of Samuel B. Amidon, of Wichita, Kan., u steer ing committee of half a dozen first lieu tenants nnd ono man or woman from each state has been perfected. Vir tually all of the members of "Mic commit tee are delegates nnd will work on the convention floor. No claims are being ndvanced by the McAdoo supporters as to the number of votes on tho first or subsequent ballotn. Reports made by men of different stnte delegations, however, claim any whero from 2.10 to 3!50. These figures repre sent the minimum and maximum ro ports. The number of "second Choice" votes In sight are said to number more than 300. Mr. McAdoo's friends say he may run third In the balloting on early vjtcs. They expect Palmer to lead because h'l has a tremendous complimentary" vote that would be cast for him on the first ballot. Cox may run second, they said, nnd after that the break will be toward McAdoo. The Tammany delegation Is having a hard timo deciding what to do regarding McAdoo. It will cast its early votes for Governor Smith, but will not mako a hard fight for him because ho is being groomed for Tammany's cnndldato for mayor of New York at tho next election. Indlann delegates say tbey will stick by Vice President Marshall as long as he Is In the field, but if he should With draw, McAdoo's friends say they will get a number of Hooslcr votes. PACKERS TO DISCUSS BEEF Problem of Price Will Be Taken Up at Shoro Meeting Chicago, June 20. (By A. P.) Meat packers from nil parts of the country will meet in Atlantic City Sep tember 13, 14 and 15 to discuss prob lems affecting tho industry, Thomas E. Wilson, president of tho Institute of American Meat Packers, announced to day. One of the problems confronting the industry, ho said, is tlio cost of beef. Producers have been marketing cattle below tho cost of production, according to Mr. Wilson, and many packers re port losses on beef. Cool Weather Provided for Convention Hosts San Francisco, June 20. Fog curtained skies ushered in a ,colm, cool day for tho Democratic Na tional Convention hosts today. A modernto southwesterly wind brought tho temperature- to a point of cool ness where tho delegates and conven tion visitors could sit in the audi torium with absolute comfort. Fans and other hot-weather com forts wero less in evidence today than yesterday, although many straw hats and an occasional Palm Beach suit emild be seen. jj.uijDfvx.ciiK jt'Jttxjua.jjiiJjurjtii 'TUJ!iojUiv:x DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION IN SESSION AT SAN BRYAN LEAGUE PLANK ASKS FOR LIMITED RATIFICATION Ban Francisco, June 20. William J. Bryan has formulated the follow ing plonk on the Peace Treaty and League of Nations: "The Democratic party demands an amendment to the Federal Con stitution providing for ratification of .treaties by a majority vote, so that It? will be ai easy to. end n war as it Is to declare war, Planting oursolvea upon the most fundamental principle of popular government, nomely thp right of the people to'rulc, as a doctrine In support of which we have recently spent over $2"j,000,000,000 and for which we have sacrificed 100.000 precious lives we favor an Immediate reconvening of the Senate, that this principle may be applied to treaty controversy -nnd ratification secured with such rcervntions ns a majority of the senntors may agree upon, reserving for the future the making of such changes ns we mny deem necessary. "Wc favor appointment by the President, with consent of tho. Senate, of delegates to represent this nation In the League until regularly chosen dele gates arc elected and qualified. "Wc favor the selection of tho nation's delegates in the League of Nations by popular vote in districts, in order that the people may speak through rep resentatives of (heir own choice In the august tribunal which will consider the welfare of tho world. "These delegates should be instructed not to vote for war without specific instructions from Congress or from the people, given byrefercndum vote. "Our nation's delegates should also be instructed to Insist upon the dis armament of the world in order that the burden of militarism may be lifted from the shoulders of those who toll and the foundation of an enduring peace laid in friendship and co-opcrntion." Harding Should Meet Challenge Continued from Tnce Onn administration. Thcro is no use dis guising the facts. West Wants No Moro Wars' The writer has been at some pains to observe and inquire about the popular attitude on the Lcaguo of Nations, not because it Is a proposal of President Wilson's, but because It seems to be the only Immediate plan to prevent further wars. That is how mention of the league is always coupled as a method of preserving peace. Every where and among all classes there was the same Idea. The West, which, by the way, elected Wilson on the antl-wnr idea, Is still as heartily opposed to war as In 1010 nnd tho party that can con vince tho voters that it Is doing Its ut most nlnnff this line in somo practical and concrcto way Is tho one which l going to get tne most states west or tne Mississippi. Tho Republicans In tho East have got to woke up to this fact and wake up soou or they will find the story of eight and four years ago repeated. Herein lies the explanation, prob ably, for the undoubtedly sincere opti mistic sontlmcntH surnrlsincly in evi dence nmong the rank and filo of the Democrats where a month ago they were mostly in tho doldrums. This feeling wns n matter of general com ment in the press sections of the con vention yesterday. iHtteed'Cummlngs's points on the league issue were pri vately approved as "strong," "real stuff" nnd "difficult to answer" by Republicans and independent editors and correspondents, ns well as the Democrats, and the effect of his utter ances was to start a presidential bodm for th chairman as a dark horse. Harding Should Act The loelc of the situation for the Republicans is now plain. If they want to win they have tho opportunity. The public is ready for a change of parties at Washington. Tho voters out here In the West are not enamored of Wilson Ism as such any more than In the East, but this question of doing away with war is bigger in tne mind ot tne peo nln thnn wo have been led to under stand by such mlsrcprcscnt'atlvcs of the West ns Johnson and isoran. Senator Harding cannot too soon follow tho ndvlec of Mr. Hoover and plvo his own interpretation to the cross-eyed, straddling Chicago lengue plank. Thajt interpretation ought to bo n promise to commit tho party to tho ratification of the treaty and the lcacuo covenant with detinue inter pretative reservations about which there can bo no dubiety. The league Is a great issue, rip -snorting Issue, whether tho Republicans like it or not, and It cannot be dodged witii safety. SEE BRYAN DEFEAT IN CONVENTION START Washington, Juno 20. Official Washington last night received confir mation from Snn Francisco of the often -expressed belief that the White House would dominnte the Democratic con vention when the wires carried back the word that Senntor Glass, Virginia; Senator Robinson, Arkansas, and Thomas J. Spellacy, an administration leader In Connecticut, hod been chosen bv the convention for the three prin cipal offices within Its gift. Mr. Glass left Washington lnt week for the Son Fronclsco convention laden with instructions from Mr. Wilson ns to what the convention and, more par ticularly, tho resolutions , committee, should do. Mr. Glass, as chairman of tho resolutions committee, will see that the Virginia plank of the League of Na tions or something equally pleasing to Mr. Wilson Is written Into the plat form. It Is known without equivocation hero In Washington that the President personally asked Mr. Glass to moke tho race for chairman of -the resolutions committee, and it is understood in, doing that tho President made tho Vir ginia senator the custodian of his hopes and desires ns far as the platform is concerned. It also Is known that the White IIouso had a hand in the selection of Senator Ttobinson ns chairman. Bnln bridge Colby wns at first delegated for the task, but tho "President was made to see that tho secretary of state was too now in tho role of Democratic lead ership to be acceptable to tho delegates for presiding officer of the convention. Consequently Senator Robinson was put on tho slate. ' Tho selection of Mr. Spellacy as chairman of the rules committee, wns another movo of the Wilson administra tion. As chairman of that committee. with tho President's friends liberally sprinkled in its membership, tho ad ministration steam-roller will bo able to dictate whether tho platform shall lie brought before tho nomination or after ward, and if necessary bring In n sug gestion thnt majority rulo bo substi tuted for tho two-thirds rulo In nomina tions, a chance that mleht serve n useful purpose in tho event tho ml. ministration forces found they could not muster tlio number ot votes needed ' stnto bosses and lined by tncni. The under present procedure. i administration nnd tho state leaders Tho result was Interpreted hero ns a might unite upon him. His eon complete defeat of William Jennings scrvntism would bo acceptable to the Bryan nnd his friends nnd consequently convention. Outside of Ciiinmings, the tho foes of the administration. ' other dark horso cnndldato is Am- BOSTON HOTELS FIRED Blaze at the Essex Fifth Within a Week Boston, June 20. (By A. P.) The fifth hotel fire within a week, all of them of uncertain origin, was discov ered at tho Hotel Essex early today, while every hotel In the city was spe dally guarded to prevent such an oc currence. All of the fires have started in hall ways or closets, raud tho police believe they wero set by an Incendiary, Tho other fires havo been in the Hotel Brewster, the American Houbij, Hotel Hollls and the Adams House. In Reaction Danger Peril to M'Adoo Continual from re One to think it over. That Is the one danger of tho McAdoo 'candidacy. Just as having time to think over Governor Cox's wetness and his divorce, Innotcnt as that was, sufficed to kill the Ohloon's chances. . Bryan was able to beat Cox without opening his head or lifting his hand. While there was danger of Cox's nomi nation, Bryan, it is understood, was ready to support McAdoo to defeat the Ohio governor. But now thnt Cox Is beaten, what will be Bryan's attitude to McAdoo? Even Bryan's friends do not know whether he has objected to .McAdjo'o nomination on the grounds of relationship to tho-President. If he could reach a clear understand ing with the forces opposed to McAdoo that they would npt nnme Cox In case of McAdoo's failure, he might voice the dynasty issue on the floor of the con vention and his influence in that case would-be potent. But co-operation be tween Bryan nnd the conservative state bosses would be difficult. Tho role Bryan will play as regards McAdoo will bo important, but Is by no means clear. So also Is the role Wilson will nlay. It seems probable that the President would prefer some other candidate than McAdoo, but It Is difficult for him to show his bond cither for or against his fcon-in-law. If the President aids Mc Adoo the latter Is ruined ns n candi date. For the President to oppose 'him would create an awkward and unpleas ant situation. Up to the present there has been no sign of Mr. Wilson's interference. Strong administration men like Secre tary Burleson, Senators Glass nnd. Sim mons and Shouso nre nrdeutly support ing Mr. McAdoo, but thcy'nre evidently doing so without intimntlon from the White House. It Is a Wilson conven tion, ns the first session yesterday proved. In tho demonstration for the President thcro wns nbsencc of warm personal feeling. The nolsemoking was perfunctory. But 'there is no mistaking the Demo cratic loyalty to the administration nnd its record. Tho convention is proud of what the Wilson administration has done. It bases its hopes of victory upon Wilson's achievements, but It would llko to divorce itself from his personality. Cummlngs Is Positive Factor Temporary Chairman Homer Cum mlngs mnde n Wilson keynote speoch. Mr. Cummlngs is a Wilson type of man, n dignified nnd scholarly lawyer with something of the Wilson capacity for writing able addresses. In distin guished English. He is not n popular sneaker. He has a court-of-oppeals air instead of n Btump-spcaklng man ner, just ns Wilson had an, academic instead of an open manner. Mr. Cummlngs thinks much as Mr. Wilson thinks. Ho wns a Wilson choice for nntinnal chairman. The two have a vast deal in common, except that Mr. Cummlngs hns a worm personality which tho President lacks. Men like Mr. Cummlngs, His frankness and his smile win. The stock phrase,, "high class," de scribes Mr. Cummlngs. He Is high class in the way Wilson Is high class, hut with a capacity to mix with his fel lows such as the President never de veloped. Mr. Cummlngs's speech was a great personal triumph. He made the convention by force of his ideas, his diction, his distinguished manner. There is n dignity about this well staged, well-managed gathering of Democrats totally unexpected in the Democratic party. The academic in spiration from Washington hns wrought a revolution In tho Democracy. Feminine Influenco Seen Moreover, though there arc few women present ns delegates, the women have somehow hampered tho Demo, cratlc gathering as they did the Re publican convention. The women here do not play an important part, except Mrs. Funk nursing tlio McAdoo candi dacy, but somehow, one is nwaro that women lfnvo hod an effect upon this convention. Tho refining influence of the White House nnd of women Is apparent here In San Francisco. This is a serious, earnest, rather high-minded gathering, met in ideal surroundings, in n splen did convention hall, in a comfortable city whero no ono suffers from over crowding or heat. , If tho McAdoo candidacy fails, the keynote speech may mako Mr. Cum mings the Democratic candidate 'for President. Ono began to hoar talk of this after the address hnd been de livered and tho convention had ad journed for tho day. Mr. Cummings is well placed. Strategically, ho is almost another Wiison, nnd yet he lias a mind and personality of his own. He is highly ngrecoblo to the President, perhaps more so ns a candidate man tne i'resi- dent's own son-in-law t tho same time ho is known to tho Democratic bassador John W. Davis. The state bosses may elect to make their first stand upon Vlco President Marshall in an ellort to head off Mc Adoo. CONVENTION PROGRAM TODAY San Francisco, Juno 20. (Ry A. P.) The Democrntie National Conven tion program for today is as follows : Convention meets ot 1 p. m. Prayer by the Right Rev. William F. Nichols, bishop of the Episcopal Church, California diocese. Renort of credential committee. Report of tup committee on perma 0 com Mont 7?T nent organization uuscsju zu, iyzu ROBINSON ASSAILS CHICAGO PLATFORM Democratic Chairman Says CI)ief Issue Is Union of Na- tion3 to Prevent War RAPS BIG CAMPAIGN FUNDS By the Associated Pre San Fronctao, June 20. Senntor Robinson, of Arkansas, permanent chairman of the Democratic National Convention, In -his rfpeech today as sailed the Republican party for its Chicago platform, for the disclosures of the expenditure of large sums of money In pre-convcntlon contests, nnd par ticularly attacked the Republican senn tors who fouglit the ratification of the peace treaty with the Leaguc-of-Na-tlons covenant. "Tested by every standard which voters usually apply," said he, "the Democratic party is entitled to victory In the coming campaign. Comparison of tho Democratic and Republican rec ords, contrasts of political policies and of party leadership, justifies the belief that the Republican party will be driven from power In both branches of Congress nnd thnt complete control of the gov ernment will bo restored to tho Demo cratic party In the November elections, because that party has earned the pub lic confidence. "The Republican platform adopted at Chicago is nn nmazing jumble of ambiguities. Inconsistencies, evasions, misrepresentations. 'straddles and slnnders. It Is dcllberntcly unfair in charging upon the Democratic adminis tration nil responsibility for military unpreparedness. Every one knows that the Republican party controlled the government for a long period prior to the Inauguration of President Wilson. When tho Democratic party went Into power, March 4, 1013, both the army and tho navy were far below the au thorized number. If criticism of the pre-war national policy as to military preparedness is justified, the censure must fall upon the Republican party. Would Drop Vexatious Taxes "The plank In the Republican plat form respecting taxation Is manifestly insincere. They promised no substan tial relief from tho exacting tnx bur dens necessnrlly imposed during the wnr. There are many vexatious taxes thnt should be repealed- now that the war is over. The big joker in that amazing document is the plnnk in the Republican platform concerning prof iteering. " 'We condemn the Democrntie nd- minlstrntion for failure impartially tol eutorce the antl-protitccrlng laws en acted by the Republican party.' "Who will be deceived by 'this absurd pretense? The Republican Concrcss en acted no nntl-profiteerlng laws. The amendments to the food control net were suggested by the President and sup ported by the Democrats in Congress. The President recommended four ad ditional measures to prevent nnd penalize profiteering. "All theso measures were pigeon holed. Nothing' was proposed bv the Republicans in place of them. Is the Democratic administration to be de nounced for failing to enforce measures which the Republicans refused to pass? Scores Election Expenses "Perhaps the most significant' omis sion from the Rcptiblicnn plntform is in respect to the excessive use of money in federal elections. In spite of the general indignation aroused by tho ex penditure of moro thnn $1,500,000 in behalf of General Wood and almost $1, 000,000 In behalf of Governor Lowden and the nomination of a dark horse as the result, no mention of the subject is found in the Chicago platform. The November elections, however, will dem onstrate the fact that the presidency cannot bo auctioned. "It hns been said that partisanship ceases at the water's edge. The po litical record of the last few months belies this declaration. The Republi can party in the Seunte and in its re cent convention presents to the world the humiliating spectacle of discordant nnd conflicting fnctions seeking to dis- I ol '" nirago iienuqunriers. credit the President in his efforts to The party jsould not be so foolish as maintain tho respect nnd confidence of , t0 na,mo n m,nn wno would, not accept," our allies. wnR 'J'R Ttply. -, .- , , ., , , , .. .1 "What are the chances of Senator "The Chicngo plntform declared thnt , Ln Fonettc belng the nominee?" he was the policy of the Wilson admlnistra-i ngkp, . as tion toward Mexico is responsible fori "i Would say he had that chance and he loss of lives nnd property resulting furthermore the senntor from Wisconsin to American citizens In Mexico. ev- has indicated he would not refuse the ertheless, the provisions of thnt plat- nomination." form regarding Mexico are ambiguous1 . . nnd indefinite. Docs the plank in the J Uruauav Mav Get nm, out-. Republican platform on Mexico mean' uruBy May Gel German Ships that If the property or lives of Amcrl- Buenos Aires, June 20. Eight Ger can citizens in Mexico nre hcrenftcr en- """' ""'P" ."'hi,CM ,w"e interned during dnngcred this government will make the WBr ?''. ft believed, bo turned war on Mexico nnd establish n protec- ov,r to Lruguay to reward that coun tornte? Why wns the convention not iTJ fo.r u.cr services in the nllied cause. frnnk enough to nnnounco a .definite policy.' Why wns its mennine con ccaled in a multiplicity of ambiguous worus : , Upholds Armenian Mandate "Tho President is condemned for asking authority of Congress to oxer- i cNc a mondato for Armenia. It has never been contemplated by nnv one that tho United States should assume that responsibility without first pre scribing tho terms nnd conditions of tlio mandate. It would not bo difficult for, the "United States so to safeguard its responsibilities as to proceed with the united support of England, France, Italy and Japan, as well as every'other member of tho league. "The mandate mny readily be made self-sustaining. Why, then, should the President's request be treated as audacious? The Republican party would deny encouragement or assistance to Armenia nnd would force n protector ate on Mexico. They nre deaf to the appeal of the oppressed, but as always they nre sensitive to the call of wealth. They are unwilling to incur expense or danger to protect millions of God-fenr-lug Christians from massacro, but tlicy are uuxious to invade a foreign laud for the protection of property rights. "fircat Republican leaders, including Mr. Lodge nnd Mr. Roosevelt, in public nddesscs prior to tho war, championed the establishment of a lengue of nations. They anticipated and nnswered with irresistible logic the very arguments they now advance against tho league. Assails G. O. P. League Plank "The plain fact is that tho enemies of the lcaguo dictated tho policy of the majority in the Senato and controlled Addross by Senator Joseph T. Rob inson, of Arkansas, permanent chair man. Report of the committee on rules. Report of resolutions committee, but nominating speeches may bo made first. the platform declaration at Chicago. W"hile the league plank In tho Chicago plntform iSfull of ambiguities. It Is an iiidorscmcntAof the, positions of the Ir reconclloblcs nnd n repudiation of the Lodge reservations. The league plank Is not frank. Tho convention should have displayed the courage clearly to declare its policy, but tho Chicago convention was frank on only ono subject, In sing ing a hymn of hate for the President. "The chief Issue Is whether the I nlted States shall contrnct with other notions to prevent unnecessary war; whether the waste and sacrifices of un justifiable conflicts shall be superseded by orderly trlbunnls for the scttlcmeut of disputes among nations. "If tho Republicans win, the small nations which obtained their independ ence through association In the wnr with the Allies will be overcome by their recent enemies, and Europe quickly will collapse Into Its pre-war condition of oppression and threatened annrchy. Our country will incur the distrust nnd con tempt of her former allies and our peo ple will earn n reputation for selfish ness and Irresponsibility which will re quire centuries to counteract. Heritage of Bloodshed "If this war ends ond the Allies go their sctiarntc ways without substitut ing justice for force In the settlement of iilternatiounl disputes, the generations to come will be born to a heritage of wastefulness nnd bloodshed. Tho world wants and must ha've some substantial advice, some compensation for what It lost and suffered in the war. If tho del egates In tills convention do their, duty ns our soldiers have donn theirs, the voters of the nation will not fail them. If we mnkc this Issue boldly wo will win. "Will the women of America who gave their men to our uniform prove indifferent to the cause of forever ren dering impossible the recurrence of such n strugglo as the war just ended? It Is profoundly significant that tho move ments for woman suffrage nnd for the prevention of needless wars proceed simultaneously. Tho immediate ratifi cation of the equal suffrage amendment will assure victory for the Democratic party on n platform favoring the ratifi cation of the treaty without destruc tive reservations. The women of Amer ica stand for pence and against war. "Never before has a nntlon-wlde po litical battle been waged In the cause of international justice, humanity and pence. The opposition has taken low nnd untenable ground. Let tho Demo cratic pnrty occupy the heights. Never ngnin will any great political party in America openly invite disaster by tri fling with great problems." WOMEN'S CAUCUS IN" CLASH Cummlngs's Speech Indorsed Despite Descendant of Henry Clay San Francisco, June 20. (By A. P.) A declaration of Miss Laura Clay, a descendant of Henry Clay and a dele-gatc-at-large from Kentucky, thnt Chairman Cummlngs's speech should not bo Indorsed threw n caucus of women delegates into nn upronr. The chairman's speech was being complimented highly when Miss Clay arose nnd lnunclied an attack on the Lcaguo of Nations portion of the ad dress. "I counsel you to go slow," she said with great emphasis. "We never should indorse a speech for the League of Na tions without reservations. I strongly favor them." Tho Cummlngs speech was formally indorsed nnd Inter Mrs. Kellogg Fair bank, of Chicago ; Mrs. Anne O'Hagan Shinn, of New York; Mrs. Beverly B. Munford, of Richmond, Vn., and Mrs. Kate Trcnholm Abrams, of South Carolina, issued statements warmly ap proving the speech. "Not since Abraham Lincoln's dny hns there been so distinguished nn ex pression of so exnlted an ideal," Mrs. Fairbank declared. LA FOLLETTE MAY RUN Wisconsin Senator Indicated as Can didate of "Third Party" Chicago, June 20. Indications that Senator La Follcttc will bo the nominee of tho "third pnrty" which will meet in national convention in Chicago on July 10 nro seen in the nttitudc of the few leaders now on tho ground. "What would happen in the event of the party naming somebody who would decline to accent the nomlnntlnn?" wna j suggested to A. W. Rlcker, tho manager i -Rotintlons for the disposition of these vessels are under way. If ; The Barns Are Certified by the Philadelphia PediatricSociety Walker-Gordon Milk is also de- YorkandDoiton flavor absolutely unchanged. Delivered in Philadelphia by tho SUPPLEfe-WILLS-JONES MILK COMPANY Distributing Agents for Philnda., Atlantic City and Vicinity Telephone, Poplar 3503 Walker-Gordon Milk JUST AS IX lKfc 13 FRANCISCO, READERS' VIEWPOINT Letters to thd Editor on Current Topics "Tests of Greatness" T. .L. MJ . .. . . . .. " .no j.tu, or or tne nvrnmo mime I.ecloer: -ri qi. tM m.. .h. . ... .. iy .... ... mii i-uuuriRI in 1110 KVKNINO ,ii FUitMc LCDOEn of tho seventeenth In- V "uiniunoer tne nendlng, "Testu ot Great ness, you ask, "Who among Amvlcanx, llvlnir or dead will bo selected for th coin which sooner or lator will supplant tho Lincoln cent?" Your question ns to who will BUpplnnt Lincoln Is. It seems to me, unfair. No ono can supplant Lincoln nnd nobody wnnU to disturb the cherished place which ho lolds In the hearts of his countrymen. Among great servants who lived In different generations thero can be no competition, nny moro than thcro enn be -competition nmong llghthousea on the coasts. Each In his wny does the work of his tlhio and his place. I do not believe thnt It Is necessary to supplant Lincoln to similarly honor an other ex-rrcsldent and I believe thnt it Is due to the memory of Theodore Roose velt thnt his head bo reproduced on ono of our coins. Thero wai Introduced nt the Inst ses sion of Congress, a bill providing for tha coinage of a two-cent piece which would bear a "medallion" of Theodore Roost vcjt. The bill passed the- Senate, but hearings on the measure had not been completed by tho House coinage com- nuuee wnen congress najournca, u .is expecteu that nt tho next session tnis bill will become a law With many great characters It hns taken tlmo to enable the world to get the proper perspective. Their contem poraries lived too close to them to realize . their value. Let it not bo so with noose velt Shall we. who knew him, bo less nppreclntlvo nf his qunlltles thnn men nnd women of later years who will know him only from history? No nvin exceeded In popularity Roose velt during his lifetime. Shall we lovo him less now that ho Is Bono? The great ethical value of the proposed Roosevelt coin runs not to Colonel Ronsevelt. for he Is beyond the need of such poor gifts, but the benefits go to the boys and girls, and to the adults of tho whole nation who, through it, may bo reminded constantly of tho guldnnce of n man who became President because never was he afraid to do right. EL1ZA.BETII OGDEN WOOD. Vlco president Women's Roosevelt Me morial Association. New York, Juno 28. "Wine, Woman and Sonjj" To the KdUor ot the Kvendio Tiibllc Udotrs Sir Do there nolfseem to be abundant Indications that tho platform of the Democratic party Is tending to crystalize Into a declaration in, favor of "Wine, Woman and Song"? Such a platform would have conspicuous points of ad vantage, at least in brevity and clarity. over that or tne iiepuuncanB. .miu it might be acceptable to "plain people everywhere" even In Pennsylvania. HENRY WOLF BIKLE.. Philadelphia,. June 26. Praise for Andy To thi Editor of the r.ventno PubHc Ltdoert Sir A very constant and admiring reader of yours Is Impelled to express some part of the sympathy aroused by Andy Gump's viewpoint of tha Hon. Andy evidently belongs to thnt all too smalU. minority of rf al Intelligence who can put Itself In "the other fellow's" place. This sort of Christianity is well wprth looking up. dear Evenino rupue LEDOcn. and Dover Green hopes that somo other of Mr. Gumpe'a friends will be moved to extend the glad hand to that gentleman In recognition of his ' superior brand of ethics. Your present correspondent has n. stron sympathy for tho "under dog" and trained wild beasts do certainly cry aloud ' ' to Heaven their emphatic underdogness ! Long live Mr. Gump and his friend. r tho delightful artist who gives us all tho pleasuro ami I now say benefit, of meeting him every evening. DOVER GREEN. Dover, Del.. June 25. No Time for Partisanship To the Editor o! tho Eventno Public Ledger! Sir Youi; splendid editorial tonight on the League of Nations and the Re publican party compels me to express my gratitude for your worthy attempt to revitalize that party. The country Is growing tired of the usual appeal to partlsanlsm and If those in control of the Republican organization do not return to principles and sound states manship, there Is going to be some kind of a bolt this fall. There Is no magic In the word Republican that yrll auto-i mnticnlly make an honest man out of n crook, nnd It Is about time that the "bosses" recognized that a "Repub lican" by name 13 not always a states man. J. P. HICKOK. Oak Lane, May 21. Expresses Appreciation To the Editor of the Evening Public Uedotr: Sir Your editorial on the "Samari tan" was unusually thoughtful. May I express for his relatives and many friends appreciation of your press rcf- erenoes, aa well as those In the I'unuo Ledoer. referring to the death ot my father, Joseph Elklnton. J. PASSMORE ELKINTON Philadelphia. June 28, 1920. 1 Device for Banner To the Editor of tht Evening Public Ledger: Sir Say to your enterprising and able correspondent. Gilbert, that the "banner with the strange device" we have nil been marching under lately Is H. C. L. JACK ROBINSON. Media. Pa., Juno 28, 1020. i Scrubbed Extreme measures are taken to keep dirt away at milking time in the barns of the Walker Gordon Laboratory Company. The barns are actually scrubbed before the milkers begin. The floors are kept damp to lay any dust that may be in the air. With the barns clean, cows clean and milkers' hands clean, Walker-Gordon Milk has no opportunity to gather dirt or taint. It is delivered to you with its natural, fresh-milk MUM THE " XT nm !f '1 TH 5 M fl n l'?fe T- fedi thdr bold on the. 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