Show w 4 a aw v p Y Vi Control of Democrats Is Evident t t 0 I CHINE HINE IS i fACTION c c Indications Clearly Bourbon Fortunes in f in n Hands of Wilson Tilson 11 ES 4 J at San Francisco K f 1 t r ires RA GI CO O June 23 So 80 So f far r urfa o e in Indications were cont con- con tt it t J least ast the thc friends of Pres j on an anti and his liis administration I in in n complete control of the machinery madI of the Democratic c I today oda as as as' the n actual prelim prelim- I of Zt tc lic national convention beI be- be 1 I I be-I was vas not without of ot grumblinG's and corn cora j imong mong among scattering insurgent elet ele- ele t there was every evidence e i L showdown the I forces t not only were far tar In the Jut but were ere lacking In organ 1 d 0 a leadership Growl Grow G ro rr Ct dency of the tho Wilson sup- sup showed itself in striking fash- fash te program for zno national tee te meeting t to between bet ti hll g d delegates legates i committee members expressed ed Union when a recess recess was taken tomorrow morrow without the Geor Georgia Georgiat ja t or the Missouri case hn having retched that the ruling ruling- to be tic bea a the these cases bo po io shaped out of the convention Senad Sena- Sena d 4 of Missouri and former of oC Georgia two of the thel thet l t critics of ot the Wilson policies development nt pointing pointing- In the was was as the apparent colf colfa col- col f fa a fight against Senator Gla Glass s W IlL Ia In his candidacy for Cor chair chair- thle lh the the- r resolutions committee a which he is commonly report- report ave ae e been selected by the Pres 1 self Cards there was wa accumulating that s Bryan find Ind th the I cards against him In inapt apt to put into the platform e C of f nat ns plank In disagree disagree- Ith the Presidents President's views and enforcement plank framed t i the th acquiescence of ot the ad- ad lion Uon t regard to prohibition however howe Uon remained in a state or rable uncertainty with the toward exclusion of or Je iett t from Cram the platform entire entire- se Wh who want vant a a. liberalization continued dc an active campaign members of ot the New York ton 1011 Jo declared ed they would carr carry the tho fl floor of or tho con en If IC but ut a feeling gained headIn head- head In the end nd both boh Mr Bryans Bryan's 1 declaration and that of ot the Crys ry would bo be down er President Wilson stands u has haas not nut been made madeM It t increasing significance gi M I In th the days day's 1 conferences to See ot of an any reference in to pro- pro the Virginia Democratic edly indorsed by y the U b. b the administration tipped in regard to lad d presidential cnn cnn- tonight the thc relative stand stand- lt remained apparently tl tf Attorney 1 General Palmer darlng the da day to take t. per per- of ot t his campaign and b by WI the I r running ot of f candidates among tho delegates l j 18 expected expect to be I e Vat Walh I o had haj t Glass for Cor the had chairmanship all ap- ward turned their efforts toof toward to- to cr Montana selection of ot Senator the e laas as permanent chair chair- It convention M Senator Walsh la W n le lend d in the to Vote for the thc treat treaty SI kar hereto foro ro was wa urged 4 opponent of or Senator I Ibid ld tonight that the hat had th reached no decision tin permanent chairmanship in the end they hey might a aUlk accept n- n U Thore There i talk of ot of Arkansas Selecting Senator ted end for tor for the tho place n no plank at all on pro- pro had Its Greatest from flome some of r those on 00 to stand for a Ue plank Some Somo of ot the b best at to be Predicting tonight that oI made for such a 1 Would resolve lt Itt lf lt into tied on page 16 PRESIDENTS PRESIDENT'S MACHINE S RUNNING CONVENTION Continued d From Pa Page e 1 a- a a effort eUort designed to put tho convention on record It was expected however that Mr Bryan would be more insistent In his work for tor a a. bone dry plank and would take his light fight to the convention floor It If Jho ho platform com com- snowed him under Pry rv Prediction Bryan reached San Francisco late to today a and led off oU with a prediction th that t. t tho platform would woul contain an affirmative c dr dry r plank lie He declined to l his hi plan of c campaign in detail and would not talk about the league of vi nations natIon at al all The suggestion that the platform re remain remain remain re- re main silent on the prohibition issue was vas in indorsed at a meeting of the executive ex ex- committee of oC the national committees committee's com corn women's hur bureau au and a further d dv development In tho the same direction was furn furnished shed by b tho California delegation which caucused d and discussed organization and policIes without a single mention o of prohibition during the ses ses- sion slon In many quarters California had been counted on to support a a. wino wine and beer plank Many planks dealing with Irish freedom freedom free free- dom have 1130 been called to the tho attention attention atten atten- tion o of the party part r leaders and It was predicted that man many conflicting counsels counsels coun coun- sels ads on the tho subject t would b. b bo be laid be before before be- be fore tore the platform committee At t a conference con con- ference Urence In the offices o of the American commission on Irish Independence however however how how- ever an agreement was vas reached by representatives 8 of several Irish Amer ican bodies to stand together for a aS S plank espousing American recognition of ot the Irish republic liberty League S I ks Beer Plank I ew Orleans La Juno 25 25 Declaring ing that in Louisiana wine is universally universally sally Bany used despite federal prohibitIon prohibition prohibition tion laws Arsene l chairman of ot the Liberty league which claims members in Louisiana toda today telegraphed President Wilson urging him to recommend to the Democratic national l convention a n. platform plank proposing modification of ot the theol Vol Vol- stead act Tho The message to the President similar elm sim liar ilar to on ones s sent last night to Wilham William Wil WU- liam ham J. J Bryan and Democratic convention convention convention conven conven- tion leaders asserts that the tho league does not desire a n. return of the sa saloon saloon sa- sa loon or sale salo of ot distilled liquors but merely the tho right of the to use use wine and nd beer as he lie has long been accustomed to |