Show I 4 R i 1 I S pLIT THRES WAS AYS AtS i lA LAW W TO Tn f T RM ETED r rn 1 Fight on Floor Cox Mc- Mc Palmer Are Big imong mong Prospects y Associated Press J June ne 28 28 gates and leaders were for or or-a or a fight over both and land Candidates as as the theBe Be i i national convention t day for its opening I ses- ses sal s- s al work itself itself was I I Inar mary nary and perfunctory but butr i iI I convention r n d day y s n M t rth r into the open the ques ques- I d been dividing delegates texing xing the elder eider politicians in I conferences ices I speech of ot Homer HomerS S S. as s temporary chairman principal feature of ot the days day's ter C J er r in n the day the newly- newly committees were to real rea developments as as' as tasks of writing the hearing g appeals from con f delegate seats and making I rules and a slate slateS n t convention officers I FIGHT LOOMS e est subject on the minds of ofes tes' tes es was the impending pro- pro gM but talk or candidates Ing ng more and more mor att attention managers got down don to I HEy I Ithe the first time the en entire ire 1 Tp was here and the el ci elements ments were making deft s n-s- St urn urn of ot the McAdoo boom new flew an anle ande le to the n- n manes but hut its precise effect wa was not yet clear ent that the former secre- secre C treaSUry des despite pit I. I his decla- decla I t Ie v e did not want the nomi- nomi uld uld-be uld be willing ng to accept it if H. accepted r by y the several n he rye i ht was waR declared the he devel- devel that tha t McAdoo whose hid had planned to ton n 0 th background for tOT sev- sev t ts tl now would be an active t I from m the start 2nd nd that In Ine e e the convention like ke that hat publicans pu at Chicago would three running nose lose together roll call The hl development brought re re- re 3 s 0 consistent gains gain from rom I s t rs of ot ralmer Palmer and Cox and rl rk ses hoj champing mpa mpa- th they recalled what happened three at Chicago pM OM DISCOUNTED DISCOUNTED Imer and Cox managers discount the apparent sig- sig he McAdoo announcement ade late last night rv Y Na Na- Love of ot Texas lug JIng i g whether he had had any any dl dl from yr Tr r McAdoo arent arent however that many manyd doo d workers who nave have b been en for votes rotes without much or or or- system accepted the Love at Its face value g. g Th b st Informed politicians I opinion I opinion was that It still Hy definitely to forecast happen They suggested Ve ye statement only put the I back where it was announced recently not care to be considered a At time Ume both Attorney Imer and Governor Cox ca and their sup- sup claiming e. e Z victory reconvention scramble for 1 any of these who had been promised to vote ates but the 1 McAdoo d today that practically of 0 tJ these ese could be brought e fold FOR OR 1 VICE PRESIDENT frequent mention of ot Sec Sec- dUh of ot the agriculture d dea def de- de a sL f a i possible running running- mate doo Mr lr Merediths Meredith's pres- pres headquarters were day when he be announced he hense heense nse enso a candidate H rf t f candidates manifestly 1 page on Z 2 I. I DRY pRY LAW Continued from page 1 1 still was was' subordinate in iii th the of ot many of the delegates to the prohibition prohibition tion Issue and they regarded the In Inevitable inevitable In- In evitable preliminaries of the opening session with with impatience as as they w wait wait- ff- ff ed for the time when the differences nc of t I the wets and drys drys' cou could be he threshed out It seemed a a. foregone conclusion I that the question would be s settled only after a stubborn fight on the floor bringing Into play play- the best oratorical d al fireworks of a typical Democratic convention The league of nations and the Irish IrUh question n also threatened to 10 get out I of f the control of the resolutions committee committee com com- and shower the convention floor I with pyrotechnics There were were many expressions of hope however that both might be threshed out to a satisfactory conclusion behind the committee doors MOVE AGAINST GLASS In the organization of ot the resolutions lons committee committe itself a a. a- a fight was II brewing though it was not not- not apparent apparent how serious it became Senator Q lass lassof of ot Virginia chosen chosen by the tie tion as Its Us candidate for lor com commIttee une 5 chairman was declared by his friends to be certain of ot election eJectIon though a a. movement against him had been started started started start start- ed by Western delegates The candidate of the Glass anti-Glass element ele element ele- ele le- le ment was Senator Walsh of Montana 1 who supported the peace treaty with the Republican reservations Those favoring him declared their fight tight was not an movement and was was based primarily on t the e belief that the Northwest had not been ac accorded accorded accorded ac- ac corded proper recognition in the con con- No one from that section they declared was on the slate of ot convention convention convention con con- officials or was prominently mentioned for either the presidency or the vice presidency Election of the resolutions committee chairman was expected late in the day and at the same time the newl newly formed credentials committee was to take u up the Georgia and Missouri cont con r tests ests while ti the e rules rutes Committee was determining on a list of permanent officers for the convention Senator son Robinson of ot Arkansas had been s selected select ed b by the administration group for tor the permanent chairmanship and his in In- In b by the committee seemed assured BRYAN IS FIFTH WHEEL Contrary to the expectations of many delegates William J. J Bryan was havIn hav- hav In ng s little to say about the permanent I organization of ot the conventions convention and Us ts I committees es Busy with his fight lt to i put a dry plank Into the Ite platform he apparently w was s interposing po o active opposition to the he administration str 1 lon or 01 organization organization or- or program though he he was credited with lending encouragement ment to the candidacy of ot Senator Walsh for lor forthe forthe the resolutions chairmanship As in more than on one previous na national national national na- na convention Mr Bryan was looted d upon as as an unknown which might turn put to b be the tha deciding decidIng ing factor in almost any of the political po po- equations now confronting the party leaders No one t to know what new and unexpected element element ele ele- ele- ele ment he lie might bring into play at the critical time I J. J Bruce Druce Kremer of t Montana fontana vice chairman of ot the national committee had hadi been selected to call today's ses sea sion slon to order and to present Chairman Cummings At the conclusion of ot the keynote address of Mr Cummings all an that remained to complete th the days day's program was to approve the selections selections' for the various committee members already made by the he state delegations |