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DEMOCRATIC SPLIT THREATENEI
TEN ASPIRANTS FOR DEMOCRATIC NOMINATNt
MCAOOO, SMITH AND RALSTON FORCES
GONFIDEMT VICTORY. NOMINATIONS
COMPLETED. PLATFORM PROMISES
NUMEROUS PROGRESSIVE PUNKS
NEW YORK. June 26—Alternative proposals on b>tfa the Ku Klux
Klan and the League of Nations will be presented by the platform com
mittee by the Sub-Committee. The Sub-Committee adopted a plank de
nouncing the Lausanne Treaty.
TEX A SITKA NTS FOR DE M <M ’ RATH * NOMINATION
NEW YORK. June 26—Ten aspirants for the Democratic nomina
tion for President were placed before the Convention when a recess
was taken tonight. They were Underwood. Robinson. McAdoo. Smith.
David F. Huston, Salsbury of Texas, Ralston, Governor J M. Davis of
Kansas, Governor Richie of Maryland, and Senator Ferris of Maryland.
Five more candidates are scheduled for nomination trmor.v It was
annovncfcj that Cox of Ohio. Governor Hilzer of New Jersey. Senator
Glass of Virginia. Senator John W. Davis of West Virginia and Governor
Bryan of Nebraska would be nominated. Cummings announced that a
draft of the platform would be submitted to the convention tomorrow.
COMMITTEE DECLARES FOR GOVT. CONTROL NECESSITIES
NEW YORK. June 27—The sub-committee on the Platform draft
ing approved the plank declaring for Government control of Corpora
tions controlling the necessities of life. It was decided not to reopen
the immigration question at the present time, the Act being considered
.adequate at the present. The discussion of the Philippine plank was
lengthy and noisy when first suggested. Governor General Leonard
Wood was assailed on the ground that his administration in the Phil
ippines had ben contrary to the spirit and letter of the Jones Act, but
this line of discussion was soon abandoned. The Independence of the
Philippines was next considered with a provision that independence he
granted in a few years, hut this was soon changed to the proposition of
granting the Islands independence immediately. Seventeen were nom •
inated for the Presidency before the Convention. Governor A1 Smith’s
forces are arranging for a tremendous demonstration.
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS HOLD CONFERENCE
NEW YORK, June 27—Thomas Taggart, McAdoo and Governor
Smith together with several others ranking high in Democratic circles,
held a conference tonight. Those present refused to give anything for
publication.
McADOO FORCES TO TAKE BULL BY HORNS
NEW YORK. June 27—The McAdoo forces are preparing to take
a start on balloting before the Platform Committee comes in. The com
bined forces opposed to the McAdoo movement declared that the Mc
Adoo wanted to let their delegates get started on the balloting before
they were obligated to take a position on the Ku Klux Kian issue now in
volved in the fight over the. platform building, while the hand played
“Should Old Acquaintance be Forgot.” Delegates from every State
etoOd on their chairs and cheered the name of Cox. the Party's standard
bearer fpur years ago. It was a personal tribute to the Ohian.
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PMTPQRM |*K< KM1SES PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT
NEW YORR, June 27—In refraining: the Prohibition p’ank in the
Democratic platform, the sub-committee in charge recommended the fol
lowing: “The Republican Administration has failed in the enforcement
of the Prohibition law. The Democratic Party pledges itself to the en
forcement of all law,” and the action of Congress in the passage of the
Japanese Exclusion law was approved. Drafting of material resources
as well as man power in the event of war was declared for in another
plank which demands a sweeping reduction in war armaments on both
land and sea. Continuation of Federal aid in the development of the
Hawaiian Islands is also demanded in the platform.
FIVE NOMINATING SPEECHES MADE TODAY
NEW YORK, June 27—Five more nominating speeches were made
today before the Democratic National Convention. The Ku KIux Klan !
and the League of Nations are the only two stumbling blocks in the way
of agreement among the Democratic- platform builders. On all other
planks including even those dealing with prohibition and agriculture,
the committee is in accord.
j CONVENTION W ll.l. \l).|()I It\ I'KMUM. I'l-ATFOKW COMPLETION
NEW' YORK, June 28—Rockwell, ilcAdoo’s campaign manger an
| nou-nced at one o’clock this afternoon that th»* leaders of the different fac
! tions had agreed to a recess until eight o’c-iock after the nominating
speeches were concluded.' Then* was doubt, however, that the* plat
form would be ready at that tine- to make a meeting worth while this
evening. It has been decided that it the 1'Iatform Committee is not
• ready to report at that time, an' adjournment would be taken until to
j morrow.
l>KMO(’RATIO NOMINATIONS COMPLETED
NEW YORK. June 28—The long list of nominations was completed
at six o’clock last evening and the Convention then adjourned until nine
thirty o’clock tomorrow morning with the decks cleared for the consider
ation of the Platform Committee when it assembles. The Minority re
port by the sub-committees on the Ka Klux Klan and the League of Na
tions is being considered tonight by the Resolutions Committee as a
1/ATE < HARI.ES MEKI'HY S sl < < KSSOH APPOINTED
NEW YORK, Ju».«* 28—Rabbi Stephen Wise was appointed by c
New York State Delegation in place of the late Chas. Murphy. Ii is
: understood the appointment was made because ho represents the con
gested East Side district, and his noted ability as an orator, wherein the
| delegation is lacking. It is said he is not in sympathy with the cordi
als and rabbis who are outspoken against the Ku Klux Klan, but does be
lieve that the platform committee must throw down in “unanswerable
challenge” against the Klan.
KAhSTOX BOOM HITS FLOOR VIGOROIS1A
NEW YORK, June 28—The Ralston boom, under the handling of
Taggart, hit the floor of the Democratic National (’onvention late yes
terday afternoon, and all present are unanimous that it is at least a most
vigorous boom, and very noisy.
SMITH HAYS IS SIRE OF NOMINATION'
NEW YORK, June 28—Governor A1 Smith of New York upon be
ins; asked today if he was as confident as ever of the nomination, replied:
“Yes, I am even more confident than ever, if that is possible, and I think
I will be nominated on an earlier ballot than I had expected.” Frank
lin I). Roosevelt, Pre-convention manager for Smith, said that things are
looking brighter every hour.
CONVENTION RECESSED PNTIL THREE THIS AFTERNOON j
NEW YORK. June 28—The session called for 9:30 this morning after
considerable rangling the convention recessed until 3:00 o’clock this after
noon. The platform committee recessed in order that the committee ;
might have more time to find away to straighten out tangle over the Ku !
Klux Klan plank. Alarmed over threat of trouble on floor all convention
managers were working to find some way to smooth things out and smother
the threatened outbreak.
SPLIT IX DEMOCRATIC PARTY THREATENED
NEW YORK. June 28—Platform Committee in last effort to prevent
open rupture on floor of convention over resolution authorizing Bryan to
select as many members as he might deem necessary to list aid party leaders
and various candidates for platform nomination to remove what is regarded
as serious threat split in party, more over a member of committee under
instructions from their delegations to support a plank specifically naming
AMUNDSEN WON’T FLY
OVER POLE THIS YEA
CHRISTIANIA. June 28—Raold Amundsen, the Arctic exploi
1 who has be»-n preparing for a airplane expedition to the North Pole
nounced that the trip had been portponed on account of economic d
| culties, according to a dispatch from Pisa,
j be made this year.
he flight will
SECRETARY HOOVER
ISSOES COMPREHENSIVE
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'\ voHlNGTOiN, June 2 s—Secretary Hoover issued an order »
fective immediately dividing Alaska into eight fishing areas, liamel
Bristol Bay, Alaska Peninsula, (’ook Inlet, Prince William Sound, Co
per Iii\•-r. (’hignik. Kodiak and Southeastern Alaska. Only drift in
not exceeding twenty fathoms will be permitted in Bristol Bay wile
salmon fishing is limited from June 25 to July 25. The use of mot
■ boats is prohibited. The weekly closed period is extended t>» sixty houi
along tlie Alaska Peninsula and to eighty hours in Nelson Lagoon an
Port Muller. The commercial catch of salmon in the Chignik area
limited to fifty per cent of the total run. Southeastern Alaska is divit
ed into three sections and a twenty day closed season is imposed, whil
fishing s prohibited in twelve localities which are depleted throng
I over-fishing.
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WALL STREET STOCKS
SOAR,REACH NEW LEVELS
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NEW YORK. Juno 2S—The Wall Street Review, in part today
says: “In view of the sea and country attraction at Madison Square Gar
den. the Stock Market affairs rose in today’s session. Stocks were given
an opportunity to show their metal when heavy selling hr.>ke out among
the oil shares following the announcement of the Department of Justice
of a suit against the principal unit of the industry, alleging conspiracy to
violate the Sherman Anti-Trust law. Time was scarcely allowed for the
drive against the oil group to subide, before operations among Standard
drive against the oil group to subside, before operations among Standard
ment, and Atchison also went into new high levels for the year. Buoy
ancy characterized the list in the final dealings.
Ku Klux Klan volunteers to confer with their colleagues and urge that
there be a consideration of the question.
NEW YORK. June 28- Resolutions Committee last night inserted in
Foreign Relations Plank of Platform a declaration for a reference to
independence of General Election on the question of the League of Nations.
Placing in nomination. Newton D. Baker, pictured James M. Cox a
knightly figure even in defeat, both America and world, Baker said, stand
at the parting of the ways, the same forces and influences that combines to
set the world afire in 1924 arc again in sight and can be checked only by a
recrudesce net' of that lofty idealism which Woodrow Wilson brought into
a war torn world. Baker declared.
NEW YORK. June 28—Bainbridge Colby been selected at Conference,
Norman E. Mack. George Brennan. New York ami-Illinois leaders, are take
fight on floor of Convention for Anti Klan plank. Bryan will probably
lead fight against such plank.
NEW YORK. .June 28—Chairman Cummins of pintform Committee,
told Convention this morning amid dramatic silence how after all night
session the Committeemen gathered around their table In breaking dawn of
day and recited in unison the Lord’s prayer, after which Bryan prayed for
Divine guidance.