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DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OEEOON, FP.IDAY EVENING, JULY 2, 1920.
NO. 9568
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FIFTEEN THOUSAND SPRING TO
! ; APPIAUD WHEN GLASS P
PARTY'S LEAGUE ENDUndi
on
htBASECOWM
Galleries and Floor Are Packed
and Hundreds Clamor Out
i, side When Convention Hears
? Draft of Platform.
VOICE OF SPEAKER LOST
j.j .; IN TREMENDOUS DIN
Phrases of Denunciation Are
: Snapped at Republicans for
Blocking Acceptance of ver
. sailles Covenant.
BY KPRH BAILUE
(United Praaa Staff Corresnnndent.)
AUDITORIUM, July I. The demo
cratic convention went Into session at
10;37 today a adopt a platform on
which the Candida tea will make a race
in November. The galleries and floor
were packed and hundreda clamored
outside. Bryan waa expected to be
one of the etorm oentera of the ses
alon, due to hia intention to make a fi
nal floor fight for the dry plank. He
ia aeated on the platform.
.Chairman Robinson called for a re
port of the committee of reaolutlona.
Chairman Glass atepped to the ros
trim and becan reading the platform
lfV .'..4.! i ;'..'..!: ki3ha'
Veil Kweopa Gallery.
After concluding the preamble,
Olaaa plunged into the League of Nn
tlona plank. 'The democratic party
favora the League of Nations" he
read. He got no further. A tre
mendoua yell roae from the delegatea
and apread through the gallery. With
lo five seconds IS, 000 people were
standing on ehaira and waving their
hata and canes.
; Glass voice ahowed with emotion
and grew ragged and husky as he
strained it to the limit in denouncing
the republican senators for blocking
tHe League of Nations. Once he statn-
EWered and hie vote lost, all. emphasis.
This waa when movie men pestered
him asking him to step out from be
hind the speaking stand so he could
oe filmed. "You bother me you
bother me," snapped Glass and he
mumbled his worda aa he resumed ao
they sounded like. Jargon. He recov
ered In a moment, however and snap,
pad phrasea at the republicans.
RED MEN PICK M'ADOO
AS BIG NOISE; TOM-TOM
COMES TO POKER JIM
Umatilla Indians think now,
more than ever, that McAdoo Is
to be the "big noise." The rea
son for their support of the prob
able democratic nominee is a gift
Just received by Poker Jim, one
of the head men of the tribe. The
gift la a big baits tom-tom drum.
When McAdoo was a guest at
the Round-Up last fall, the In
dians presented him with a but
ton or shell, which marks him as
a friend of the tribe and entitles
him to a welcome by them when
ever he mMrht be In their midst.
In appreciation of (his token, Mc
Adoo recently sent from New York
a huge drum to be used In their
celebrations.
Poker Jim recently wrote to
McAdoo to request that he use his
influence to the end that the
Fourth of July celebration of the
tribe be allowed as usual. Ha
wrote back wishing them no in
terference In the meeting and -a
successful observance.
uLASS SUBMITS DEMOCRATIC PLATfOl TO CONVENT!
fllflMlV TUll DI ANKQ DBFQFMTFf.
VI1LI HIV lUMIllU I IlLULMILl
LACK THOROUGH ACCORD WITH
VIEW HELD BY ADMINISTRATION
CHARGE IS FLUNG
AT REPUBLICANS
EXPECTED TO LEAD FIRST BALLOT'
Senate is Condemned for Hav
ing Interposed Partisan Envy
and Personal Hatred in Way
of World's Peace.
COMMITTEE PRESENTS
. SWEEPING PLATFORM
Flaying Criticism of League At
titude is Coupled With En
tire Plank on Gross Misrep
resentations of G. 0. P.
, . Bryan Takes Nan.
During the time Glass was reading,
Bryan slept or tried to sleep on an
improvised bed made of three chairs
beneath the platform. The Nebraskan
' waa wearied by the long fight In the
resolutions committee and felt the
need of recuperation before launching
into hla speech.
The crowd broke Into creers when
Glass read the labor plank.
The Irish leaders were busy on the
floor trying to decide whether the
fight over the Irish plank, should be
considered before the liquor plank 'bat
tle. ;
One of the loudest bursts of cheering
came when Glass read the declaration
that neither labor nor capital should
ever take action endangering the pub
lic welfare. ...
-. Suffrage) Brings Cheer.
' The suffrage plank caused a dem
onstration that brought the crowd up
yelling. Flags and hats were waved.
A man's hat sailed through the air and
landed close to the rostrum. A wom
an delegate, not to be outdone, sailed
hers through the air after It.
States Form Parade.
;The parade 'of states started. With
in one minute every state standard
was In line. The band swung Into
"Oh, What a Pal Waa Mary."
A struggle developed around the
Maryland, standard which was put
hack In the socket a .moment, after
Joining the parade. Antl-auffrage del
egatea kept a grip on it while the suf
fragists Jerked vigorously to wrest It
way. ' The band played "Maryland.
Jty Maryland."
Pcsnonstratton Is Iliurc.
The demonstration lasted for 1R
minutes, probably the greatest suf
frage demonstration in the history of
national conventions,
(Continued on page .)
Reported by Major Lee Moorhouse,
weather observer. ,
Maximum, B.
' Minimum, 66.
Barometer, lt.47.
ins
M WEATHER
EEC
Tonight and
Saturday fair.
PLATFORM TO WAGE
CONVENTION BATTLE
Commoner Stands With Grim
Expression as , Applause
Bursts From Crowd and
Sweeps to Corners of Hall.
By United Press.) -HAN
FKA,'CISCO. July t. Brxan
was greeted with applause when he
appeared on the platform. Handclap
ping lasted half a minute. During the
Invocation. Bryan stood with his head
bowed devotiltly, and eyes tightly clos
ed. Richard P. Hobson and several
other celebrated, "drys'1 were on the
platform near Bryan.
As the commoner stood surveying
the crowd there waa a grim look on
his face, his Hps were tightly closed.
and he nervously tapped the palm of
one hand with his eyeglasses.
Following the opening prayer, the
gallery crowds sent tip a cry for
"Bryan." which awept from one side of
the hall to the other. It was halted
when the band burst into "Star Spelt
gled Banner."
While Glass waa reading the plat
form draft. Bryan and Hodson con
ferred beneath the rostrum concern
ing plans for a final dry fight on the
convention flood. It is understood
chat Bryan prepared to apeak one hour
n his dry demands.
"You have listened to one of the
strongest platforms ever placed before
the country by any convention In the
natlon'a history," said Bryan.
He said "I come as one of that com
mittee (the resolutions committee) to
endorse almost all that la written in
this platform."
There were cries of "Take it all,'
'lake a drink of water" from the
crowd, a ripple .of mingled laughter
and applause.
He said he spoke simply as a dele
gate. "But" ho added. "I would not
be true to my party love if I did not
state my convictions and take the
responsibility for them."
Would Hit Profiteers
Bryan read the dry plank sponsored
hv ftohenn. Then he read his own dry
plank. He offered a third plank fav
oring the publication of a national
bulletin and also proposed the adai-
tlon of a profiteering plank, pledging
the party to drive the profiteer out of
the country and eliminate the unne
cessary middlemen. He would also
ordanlite cooperative societies of producers.
Bryan proposed a plank opposing
universal compulsory mllitnry training
in peace time.
(By Associated Presa.)
SAN" FRANCISCO, July 2. At 10:45
the long awaited for report of the
platform committee waa formally
brought before the convention. It waa
the opening gun of the days fight and
William J. Bryan was waiting to offer
minority reports on five planks.
Framed after days and nights of de
bate In the resolutions committee the
draft was laid before the democratic
national convention today.
The committee platform was silent
on prohibition enforcement, it "was
a long document, efforts to produce a
brief and emphatic statement of its
principles having been balked.
A wide range of subjects were treat
ed, including agriculture, labor and
soldier relief and a score or more of
domestic questions. The preamble was
confined to a tribute to the leadership
of President Wilson.
Condemns Senate
Foremost, among the planks came
the endorsement of the League of Na
tions, and condemnation of the repub
lican senate for haying ; Interposed,
"partisan envy and personal hatred" In
the way of world peace. The pres.
ldenf's stand against "reservations
designed to cut to pieces the vital pro- j
visions of the -Versailles treat'." was
applauded, but coupled with this de
claration went a statement, written in
after a prolonged committee struggle
that the democratic party did not op
pose the "reservations making clearer
or more specific obligations of the
United States to the league associates."
Accompanying this was the assertion
that the president had "repeatedly"
declared- and that the convention now
reaffirmed that the American obliga
tions as a league member "must be ful
filled in strict conformity with the
constitution of the United States, em
bodied in which is the fundamental
requirement of a declaratory action
by the congress before this nation may
participate in any war." .
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USES OF FORD LEGION;
ONE ELEVATES DIRT
FROM NEW BASEMENT
The uses of a Ford are many,
but it remained for employes in
the Simpson Auto Company shop
to rig up an Ingenlus and original
nevice wnicn makes a Ford en
gine the motive power for elevat
ing dirt excavated from the base
ment of the company's quarters
on Water street.
A drum was placed on the rear
end of the transmission, to take
up a cable which is attached to a
mammoth shovel which scoops up
. the dirt as fast as it is excavated.
The cable pulls the shovel up and
the dirt is emptied into a wagon,
greatly increasing the speed of
the excavation process.
The new basement, when fin
ished, will be 25 by 30 feet in di
mensions, and will be used foa
storing surplus stock and as a
fuel room.
Failure to Nullify Reservation
to League Covenant and Re
fusal to Accept Mandate are
Only Departures.
COMPLETE SIlInCE ON
PROHIBITION MAINTAINED
Sympathy is Expressed for Ir
ish and Demands of Labor
are Taken up in Promise to
Seek Method of Arbitration.
A. Mitchell Palmer, attorney eeneral of th fnitert stntoa .,..,., ,i
the first ballot to poll the largest vote. . His nomination, however is not pre
dicted In the democratic convention. Palmer is not favored by the labor
amem uecauHe or nis antt-strike activities.
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TACTICS OF BRYAN
E DAY
L ATTEND
E
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, July 3. Warren Q.
Harding will go by auto to Marlon,
where Monday he will attend a home
coming celebration. He will leave
here tomorrow morning and arrive. in
Marlon Monday.
PARACHUTE FAILS AND
MAN LEAPS TO DEATH
CASPER, Wyo., July 2- Frmn
Hanson, a parachute jumper, foil 4000
feet to death here when the parachute
harness snapped after he leaped from
Irish Flan Brief
The Irish plank, the center of hours
of committee dispute, was brief and
specific reference followed by . the
general assertion reaffirming" the
principle of self-determination aa a
war aim which "victory established.
It was merely renewed "within the
limitation of international comity, and
previous expressions of the
democratic party toy sympathy' with
Irish aspirations for self government.
Among other International subjects
touched upon was the non-admission
of Asiatic immigrant, declared to be
as national policy "a true expression
of the judgment of our people." Sup
port was pledged the states where the
enforcement of that policy was of par
ticular concern.
Scores Vli.nncia! Dealings.
The financial plank condemned a
pernicious attempt of the republican
party to create a discontent among
the holders of bonds of the govern
ment, and to "drag: our public finance
and our banking and currency system
back into the arena of party politics."
Failure to enact tax revision meas
ures "through sheer political cowar
dice," also was charged against the
republicans, congress having made no
move, it was asserted, "toward the
readjustment of tax laws which it de
nounced before the last election and
was afraid to revise before the next
election." Claims of republican pub-
Mo economy were also branded as
false pretense." The attack on the re
publicans reached its climax in a sepa
rate plank devoted to "republican cor
ruption." This section discussed "shocking
disclosures of the lavish use ot
money," by candidates for the repub
lican presidential nomination and
conviction of a republican senator
from Michigan charged with having
violated the campaign expenditures
laws to draw the inference that there
la Indicated the re-entry, under the
republican auspices, of money as In
influential factory elections. Stern
popular rebuke" Is Invoked upon the
republicans, the plank adds, and con
trol of the senate only by the virtue
of the- Aftchtgan election is men
tioned. The Armenian plank also exissed
sympathy but waa silent on the ques
tion of acceptance . by the t'nite.1
States; of a mandate.
The Mexican plank asserted that
the administration remembering tn
all circumstances that Mexico was an
independent state, had been "unwill
ing either to profit by the misfortunes
AH places of business in Pendleton
will n .'serve full holiday hours on
Monday, July in celebration of Inde
pendence Dny, which falls on Sunday.
1 'heat era, cigar stores . and billiard
halls will be open but all stores will
close for the full day.
The closing of business places, how
ever, marks the only observance of In
dependence day in thG city. There is
to be no celebration, no parade, no j
speeches, no fireworks. On account of
the double holiday, hundreds will take
short trips out of the city, to nearby
town a or to the summer resorts in the
mountains.
Ftrexrks Taboo
Police today announced that the or-
tt-chnic displays may only be held upon
permission of the city council and thei
m connection with a celebration.
The fire department has also asked
cooperation from citizens in the en
forcement of fireworks ordinance. On
account of the extreme dryness of
grass and buildings in the city, there
is considerable fire risk from fire
wroka, the chief reports, and strict co
operation can save the department
.ome hard work and the city possible
losses. - - . f,
Xotsfthor Will Oelobrate
Kolin is one of the nearby towns to
ornciaiiy celebrate the fourth and
probably many from here -will visit
ihe little community. Hidaway, Leh
man and Bingham springs have all an-
ui(muf pniviui-s mm uiecracRera, 101 . ) nounced special features for Sundav
pedoea. pyrotechnics and explosives of i and Monday and many motor parties
all kinds shall not be sold nor dis- have been formed to inn raw tr. th
charged within the city limits. Pyro- summering places.
CON VENTlOftALITlES
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m R II Al-Dllirn. McAdoo as long as he has a chance.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 2. The , The delegates will cast one ballot for
candidate situation last night was at Vaughn for vice president Mrs
a. munumiii. ...i-nuoo nas me ifiiu out Kicnards will nominate him.
ine crisis is yet 10 come, ootn return
ing candidate and platform. It looks
like the convention will have to settle
some of tlie platform points. 'Senti
ment of the delegates appears to favor
the league and leaving the liquor issue
alone on the theory that the matter
has been settled.
The new smoking: rule is being: en
forced. The lows of California re
quire the women to remove their hats.
The Oregon delegates and visitors
have arranged for a special car for the
trip homeward after the adjournment.
The best travel guide in the Ore
gon crowd is Frank Irvine, editor of
tlw Journal, who formerly lived here.
He knows all the streets and first
names.
During the wait for the platform last
niRht a Virginia lieutenant sang
"Carry me back to Old Virginia." A
Kreat pipe, orsan aids the musical num
bers. The favorite tunes are "Over
There." "rvixie "I Love You Cali
fornia." "Maryland," "My Old Ken
tucky Home" and the "Battle Hymn of
the Republic." the effectively given
soprano answering from the gallery.
.i ..,,.,. wio nviuiur. r ,he peo,,e of the country or to en
tried to. drive the plane beneath Han- i . .
son and break the (all, but missed him, ' (Continued on page (.)
Mrs. John TV. Pa vis was placed in
nomination before the convention for
"first lady ot the land." In seconding
the nomination of Davis. Mrs. Julia
! lirown. of West Virginia, includeo
I Mrs. rnvis as the gracious lady, fully
I qualified in every way to undertake
the duties of the white house and
j placed her in the running along with
Mrs. George Bass last night said If I her husband,
the the platform and candidate are as .
expected, the women of the nation are t
with the democrats this vear. She Tho ""mher of delegatea entitled to
scored the northern states for their i,"' "' 'he presidential nomination is
failure to ratify suffrage. !. two delegates from the canal
i xone having been .waled hv a resolu-
. ' , . - ... ,, ""n in the convention. The number
John Manning and Tr. 3 T . Mor-, ,.(.es!S!l , nominate .wo.tMrd,
row have their pictures m the :.n of ,now, voting, so the nominating to-
rl1"""'" i"iri. 1:i mB- change on each ballot.
should all the delegates vote the num.
Hearst's Examiner strongly l-! her necessary to nominate will be T31
proves of Harding and stands In oppo- ; .
sition to the league of Nations. An (
early edition of the Kxnminer said the : A cabinet member, whose name can
nlatform had been reported with Pry-1 not be revealed, bio.-womed out with
an on Ihe floor. , It made a had guess, 'a story to th effect that the balloting
lis certain to go to a deadlock, where-
When reports were given on select-i up someone would cry "why not nomi
Ing a national committeeman Thurs-( bate TVIison ?" He said t he convention
day nlaht the Oregon delegation re-; would thus he stampeded but after
ported Its choice was not yet made. : It was all over. Wilson would decline
They will elect on Friday. the nomination. The cabinet member
Little Knots of Men Gather
Throughout Thursday Ear
nestly Discussing Nebrask-
an s Expected Appearance.
BY HUGH BAILXIB
(United Presa Staff Correspondent.)
AUDITORIUM. July 2. Attracted
by the possibility of balloting for the
Presidential nominee that might have
legun yesterday, convention crowds
started filling the hall long before the'
usual hour of their arrival. Delegates,
instead of taking seats, gathered In
little knots, earnestly discussed the
platform and the prospective nomi
nees. It was an undercurrent that
uppressed the excitement. One big
question was "what will Bryan do?"
He was expected to appear on the
floor and make one of the greatest ad-1
dresees in his career on the proposea
liquor plank. Kleven o'clock the of
ficial opening hour. Passed. At 11:07
crowds of spectators were streaming
through every entrance. At 11:24
Robinson began gaveling and asking
the delegates to be seated. The con
vention was called to order two
minutes later.
More Names Iit'"v'tl
They had great difficulty in getting
in order. Following the prayers were
mucisal numbers. Delegate Hannett,
of Xew Mexico, seconded McAdoo.
Another demonstration for McAdoo
threatened to start but after a moment
of cheering it died.
United States Senator Simmons, of
North Carolina was nominated. There
was momentary hand-olapping and a
blowing of horns in the Korth Carolina
section. Oregon's chairman, when
that state was called, announced that
his delegation would "second the
drafting of McAdoo." This was a sur
prise as it was expected that Oregon
would nominate Senator Chamberlain.
United States Senator Glass was
nominated, followed by a yelling and
BY J. TV. T. MARTIX. - 5 i't
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
SAX FRAXCISCO, July The
democratic platform Ws submitted to
the party's national convention today
by Senator Glass, chairman of the res
olutions committee. The outstanding
features of the platform as submitted
are:
Complete silence upon the Wet and
dry question. j- '--
Bmphatic endorsement ot the
League of Sations covenant, demand
ing prompt ratification wtthont nulli
fying reservations ut with an ex
pression of willingness to accept res
ervations clarifying-the covenant or
making it more specific regarding;
American obligations. " ' . M
Sympathy foi Irish, -i.
A simple expression of sympathy for
Irish aspirations -without any refer
ence to American recognition of. the
Irish republic. ',
Rejection of the administration
plank recommending acceptance of an
American mandate for Armenia. .'
Pledges to support the: plan aiding"
American veterans of the war to a
quire farms and homes but no promise
of a money bonus. ' v"
Strong planks are Included on labor
agriculture, the interests or women
and woman suffrage. The decision to
leave the platform silent upon prohi
bition was reached about midnight by
a vote of 30 to 12. j
The convention last night waited
until 10:23 for the resolutions com
mittee to report and then adjourned
until 10 today. " 'Tu'
In Accord With WIsoiu!
The platform is in thorough accord
with the president's views, except mt
two points the League of Nations
and the Armenian mandate. Cof-:
mendation of the League of Nations
covenant, coupled with, condemnation
of the republican attitude was so
sweeping, administration leaders He-"
clared today, that the insertion ot.
Senator Walsh's amendment, stating,
the party doesn't oppose reservations
"making clearer or more specific the
obligations of the United States," did
not in the slightest weaken the force
of the plank. , .
(Continued on page .)
BLOW TO DRYS DOES
NOT DETER BRYAN
SAN FRASCI.SCO, July S. The
platform committee of the democratic
national convention completed its la
bors at 12:13 this morninjr with a de
cisive defeat for both the wet and dry .
planks. The committee drafted
tooting of horns among the Virginians. i"rm men was suommeu to tba
Ambassador Iavis was nominated, i convention at 10 o clock this mornin
There was a typical favorite son out-' ana " contalns no mention of the pro-
burst, confined to the West Virginia , niDluon enforcement issue.
Seats mostly. j Aft"" (he committee voted by 30 to
Francis Burton Harrison was noml- i 12 aist all planks offered which at-
nated. attorney general of the Philip- j ie,nuea lo write a declaration in re
pines, by Mrs. Bessie Dwyer. She wasiSard to enforcement of the Volstead
the first woman to make a nominating
speech at the national convention.
The presidential nominations ap
parently ha vintr been concluded. Rob
inson announced the delegates inter
ested in the Irish question would meet
in one of the auditorium halls.
Floor Rattle I,6on
The caucus was held In the hall ad
joining the committee room. Senator
Walsh of Massachusetts, made a re
quest that the committee hear Frank
P. Walsh of Kansas OHy and John J.
FitXReraltt of Rhode Island, the caucus
chairman, he said the minority report
favorinar revofmition of the plank was
demanded, to pave the way for carry
ing a fight on the floor. If refused,
or if the committee refused to hear
Frank Walsh, he said, the course of
the Trish sympathisers would be de
termined at another session of the
caucus later today. Convention rule
could not prevent the floor battle, he
said.
ClflXKSF. APOIAH.FSK
t Hv Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. July 2- The Chin
ese foreign office has expressed to the
let. W. J. Bryan, the field marshal of
:he dry fthderents, announced h
would carry his fight for the bone dry
declaration to the Convention floor.
TO SAVE MISSIONARIES
(By United Presa
WASHINGTON', July J The Unit
ed States destroyer was dispatched to
Mersina to secure a release of Paul
Xtlaon and his wife. American mis
sionaries at Tarsua. Slcila.
PASSPORT RATE JUMPS
FROM 1 TO 9 DOLLARS
WASHINGTON. July !-lneruH
passport rates. Issued under a bill
American legation at Peking its pro- paam-d at the end of the last session of
The Oregon delegntes In
Thursday evening voted to stay
sum mat it men would te up to the found regret for the killing of Ir. Yv. j congress providing for a charge e-f
came effective yesterday.
caucus 1 president to come nut In the open, and A. lteimert. an American missionary. I nine dollars Instead of one dollar.
un
name hia successor.
iy troops at Yochow.