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Show vvuiiix run niL, Would Have Brief, Explicit Statements and Good Nominee Nom-inee and "Go To It." SAN FRANCISCO, Juno Vice-President Vice-President Marshall made It known tonight to-night that his activities during tho DomoOratlo national convention would be directed toward working as a dole-gato dole-gato at laro from Indiana for a "3afe and Bano platform." "Put a good man on it and let him go to It," he addpd. On his arrival' late today from Del Monte, Calif., where he hns spent a few days, the vice president said ho was not o candidate for any office and had not decided for whom ho vould voto In the convention. He said he would llko to havo the platform brief and explicit. Disclaiming Disclaim-ing knowledge of any move to placo him ort the resolutions committco or make him chairman of It, he caid: "If I were making up a platform, I'd write It on a postcard, and In such terms that Jf we wore wrong the whole oountry would know It." Mr. Marshall said he did not anticipate antici-pate any serious prohibition Issue. "My personal views On thio question aro unchanged," he continued. "I was not in faor of prohibition orlglnallv, but now It Is incorporated in the constitution con-stitution and it should be obsorvod." Bryan to Make Fight. Mobilization of Democratic national convention forces for the expocted ; clash over a prohibition enforcement! plank in tho party's 1920 platform will! approach completion tomorrow, when' W. J. Bryan arrives on the scene. I Tho Nebraskan Is generally regarded regard-ed as flold marshal of the bone-dry element. He may also functions as supremo commander of the allied and associated interests opposed to Presl-dent Presl-dent Wilson's platform views, and his arrival Is expected to see battle lines t for the whole platform sharply drawn. oo |