Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-06-09 | Page 2 | Bryan Makes Strong Appeal to Republicass

Urges That Clear "Dry" Planl Be Adopted By Chicago Convention. CHICAGO, Juno S. William Jennings Jen-nings Bryan strongly urged the Ito-publio Ito-publio convention to introduce a planic in its platform endorsing the eighteenth eight-eenth amendment as Interpreted ty the Volstead act, in an address beforo a mass meeting of "drys" at the La sane notci touay. Waring that the liquor question would become an Issue in the presidential presi-dential election, which could be Ill-afforded Ill-afforded by reason of the exigency of tho "problem of profiteering and labor," la-bor," tho only real issues of this year, was sounded by Mr. Bryan. "All I can say to these Republicans In convention here Is that I will be at San Francisco in a more Important capacity than 1 am hercr" said Mr. Bryan. "I would rather hold the Republican convention up as an example to the San Francisco meeting than to do forced to have to deprecate Its stand, should it dodge this question. Tho committee handling the framing or the Republican platform should approve ap-prove what that party has already done through its representatives at Washington. "If a clear 4dry plank is adoptoa here I will seo that my party embraces the very same words In a similar plank." Enthusiasm was voiced by speakers representing nearly every temperance organization in the country over tho decision of the supremo court yesterday yester-day in upholding tho eighteenth amondment. J oo