Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 46, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 July 1920 — Page 2

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CONVENTION TAKES PLATFORM; DISMISSES BRYAN WITH ROUSING OVATIOJi

COLBY, GLASS HURL SARCASM AFTER SPEECH Delegates Give Commoner Cheers, but Withhold Their Votes. PRESIDENT IN CONTROL HUGH BAILLIE. SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.—The administration today remained in control of the democratic convention. William Jennings Bryan, who loomed as the biggest figure in the situation as he conduoted his whirlwind fight to amend the platform, has been beaten down by the administration forces. He got the cheers, but not the votes, in his dramatic appearance before the convention, where he attempted to sidetrack the league of nations issue and put a dry plank in the platform. Bryan, very tired, scarcely able to keep his eye* open, but stilt retaining his famous smile, stood in his room at the St. Francis shaking hands with scores of admirers who crowded the place eager to congratulate him on his great speech. He murmured a few words to each, but even the effort to talk was almost too much. There were a few crumbs of comfort in the fact that the convention had turned down the wet plank offered by Bourke Cockran of New York. Bryan s friends professed to believe bis oratory had something to do with that. Bryan's speech in support of his dry plank and his plank favoring a constitutional amendment to make possible senate ratification of treaties by a simple majority instead of two-thirds —which would have killed the straight-out ratification issue Wilson wants —was a masterpiece of eloquence. At the end, hundreds of delegates stormed the platform to cheer him and many state standards ware massed before the rostrum in his honor. Tears glistened on his cheeks as he proudly held aloft the Nebraska standard, thrust into his hands by an enthusiastic delegate, while a tumult of noise filled the auditorium. / A few minutes later Baimbridge Colby, administration spokesman, was convulsing the san e crowd with quiet sarcasm directed at the Nebraskan. Ho brushed aside the dry platform as cure and treated Bryan's league of nations plan Just as brusquely as an amateurish, unworkable dream not worth while bothering the delegates about. Then Senator Carter Class, who is very close to the president, made a speech of biting sarcasm, discarding the Commoner’s proposals with contempt. Bryan, crimson looking, very stern, sat on the platform within a few feet of Glass. H's lips tightened as he was ridiculed. Bryan's dry proposal was snowed under, to 1551*. Richmond F. Hobson's dry proposal was buried beneath an avalanche of "noes” and the same chorus of '‘noes” sounded the doom of Bryan’s league plank, his profiteering amendment, his planks declaring against -eoropnisory • military training and in favor of a government published newspaper. The amendment to the Irish plank, the wet proposal and a soldier bonus declaration, all went the same way. 'Pho platform itself went over on an irresistible tide of "ayes" and the dove of peace and harmony fluttered over the debris of Bryan's hopes far beneath which the “peerless leader” himself lay buried, at least in the estimation of the administration men.

PLATFORM IS OSE OF REST EVER ADVANCED By L. C. MARTIN. SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.—Veteran politicians today declared the platform adopted yesterday by the democratic national convention one of the best in the party'* history, from a rote-getting standpoint. Satisfaction with the platform was general among democracy's hosts, except for those who were defeated In their efforts to amend It after the resolutions committee had It completed. The overwhelming defeat hy the convention of all proposed amendments and the equally emphatic approval of the com'lnittee's report was clear evidence, party leaders said, that the democrats are lined p strongly behind the Wllsotj administration. So pleased art party leaders that they Intend to take every opportunity of comparing the platform with the republican platform, declaring It will inevitably be to the advantage of the democrats. That President Wilson's Influence was paramount in the framing of the platform was disclosed today by Senator Glass when he explained why he and other administration leaders counseled silence on the liquor question. That was done. Glass said, so that nothing should be permitted to cloud the issue nearest Wilson's heart—the league of nations. Now that the league issue Is clear and unmistakable, the election will constitute the “solemn referendum” which President Wilson, in his Jackson day dinner, demanded, party leaders said. They declared treaty planks adopted by the republicans at Chicago and the democrats here put It squarely up to the American people whom they will follow —Senator Lodge or Woodrow Wilson. Much comment was caused by a change made In the platform after Senator tilasa read it to the convention. The change was made In the plank relating to disabled soldiers, which reads in part: “The final patriotism exhibited by American soldiers, bailors and marines constitute a sacred heritage of posterity, the worth of which can never be recompensed from the treasury and the glory of which must not be diminished by any such expedients.” The change consisted In elimination of the words “by any such expedients.” Senator Glass explained that the words had been left in by mistake In copying the platform. Some delegates, however, conitrueiJ the change as a precaution to prevent the party being too boldly committed against a cash bonus for soldiers. Defeated advocates of an Irish plank declaring for the recognition of the Irish republic were openly swearing vengeance today on both the republican and democratic parties. Woman suffragists, the Leange of Women Voters and other organizations of women were frankly pleased with the treatment accorded them. Pre-Balloting Tips Run Closejto Results SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.—First ballot claims of the three leading candidates were shown to be a trifle Inflated, but prebalioting figures were borne out with surprising accuracy, for Instance Mississippi went solidly to Cox after the complimentary vote for John Sharp Williams; McAdoo’s vote In Michigan was but one off, and even New Hampsblre's eight delegates were divided three ways la just the prescribed jneoVer.

It’s All Right, Planks Suit Mugg and Pals However, Times Were When Noble Three Felt Like Leaving Convention Flat • By A. MCOO, Delegate to the Democratic National Convention Per Damon Runyon. (Copyright, 1920, by International News Service.) SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.—My friend Chelsea Mcßride, and this Goofy Beers, the nut, and I hold a caucus last night, and we decide that this platform adopted by us democrats is very satisfactory, although there are times yesterday when it looks as if we will bolt tlje party, and leave the convention flat on its back. Naturally, my friend Chelsea Mcßride and I are against William J. Bryan from the Jump, because we always are anyway, the same as everybody else, and so is this Goofy Beers, the Nut, which shows that he is not as goofy as some people think, although he is pretty goofy at that. AGAINST COCHRAN IDEA, TOO. And of course we are against Bourke Cockran's idea because none of us ever care for cider or light wines and beer, but especially cider. Furthermore, we will bet anybody plenty of dough that Bourke Cockran never drinks enough cider in his lifetime to fill a demita.sse, and not so very much light wines, and beers, as far as that goes, and where he gets such an idea nobody seems to know. It is a cinch Bourke Cockran never gets his complexion from cider, although it is much the same color as cider, at that I am present when William J. Bryan makes his speech jn favor of us not having any more powders, which is a way of saying booze, and for a while It looks as if us democrats are goners, as be is full of speed ,and what he says about liquor is certainly no boost for liquor, and not even for cider. GIVES LIQUOR BAWLING OUT. i Anyway, William J. Bryan certainly gives liquor such a bawling out that several members of the New York delegation commence to feel that maybe he is a little personal in his remarks, what with them being in the liquor racket when times are right, and when he Is through talking there is much hollering and running about. But it seems that hollering at a convention is only worth about 2 cents a ton and when the voting comes off William J. Bryan’s idea gets a terrible plastering. y This leaves Bourke Cockran's Idea, however, and both ray friends, Chelsea McBride and this Goofy Beers, the Nut, come over and tell me that they will never stand for cider, let alone light wines and beers. Well, after a while the convention hauls off and gives Bourke Cockran's scheme a good swift kick, and it leaves us with nothing whatever on hand concerning liquor, as far as our platform goes. PLATFORM STAND IS BEST. In fact, the platform of ue democrats on this liquor business now is nix cracking, which is the best for one and all, and will not make Jake Ruppert or the Ehret boys or any of the other lads w*ho are in favor of beer, and so forth, sore. The way us democrats look at it, the less said about this matter the bet- , tef. If people do not go around cracking about liquor, no one will notice it, but of course, if everybody is going to keep squawking about prohibition like William J. Bryan and others, sooner or later the cops are golug to have to look Into It, and make trouble. So It looks now to my friend, Chelsea Mcßride, and to this Goofy Beers, the Nut, and me, as if we get this prohibition fixed up O. K. in every respect, no matter what William J. Bryan is going to tell you, which, the chances are, will be plenty.

EYES ARE TURNED TO RUNNING MATE Long List of Vice Presidential Aspirants Awaits Balloting. SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.—Vice presidential candidacies were being quietly boosted today with the approach of a final decisive ballot to name the democratic party standard bearer. Campaign managers for a half-dozen candidates for second place on the democratic ticket ara prepared to bring forth their men’s claims while the fire of convention enthusiasm la still at the white heat which will attend the victory of someone of the presidential aspirants. Though not an avowed candidate for the rice presidency. Gov. Smith of New York is sure to hare a strong following. Friends of E. T. Meredith, secretary of agriculture, are making a strong bid for the nomination. A McAdoo and Meredith slate is their proposal, since Meredith has long been a supporter of McAdoo. Victor Murdock, former progressive leader, has received considerable attention. Brig. Gen. L. D. Tyson, Tennessee, “citizen soldier of the great war," has been put forth to enlist the soldier rote. Former Senator J. Hamilton Lewis of Illinois Is another potential candidate sure to be placed In nomination. Four other present and past chief executive aspirants are to be in the running. They are James H. Hawley. Idaho; former Gov. Francis of Missouri and former Gov. Hodges of Kansas. Nominations for the vice presidency will be called Immediately after the presidential nominee Is selected. Balloting should be concluded within an hour or two after the main event. Cox Will Not Make Statement on Vote DAYTON, 0., July 3.—Got. James M. Cox declined today to make any statement commenting on the latest developments at the democratic convention In San Francisco, where he la u contender for the presidential nomination. The first time Gov. Cox displayed unusual Interest In the convention was last night when he went to his newspaper office to receive results of the balloting. He was accompanied by Mrs. Cox, who remained with him until early Saturday, vhen the convention recessed. He expressed delight In the platform adopted. New York Delegates May Abandon Smith SAN FRANCISCO, July 3—New York's ninety delegates who voted solidly for Smith on yesterday's ballots were expected to break away from him shortly after voting was resumed today. McAdoo supporters In the delegation were variously estimated at 18 to 24. Cox was supposed to have slightly more than that number, with I’almer considerably less. The majority was scheduled to stay with Smith for several ballots after their brothers and sisters had begun to drift arai.

MUCH PLEDGED BY DEMOCRATS; LITTLE EVADED Platform Sees in League Only Hope of Ending War. JAP PLANK IS OBSCURE By DAVID STARR JORDAN. Copyright, 1920, by International News Service. SAN FRANCISCO, July 3—The platform of the democratic party, as presented by Senator Glass, chairman of the resolutions committee, is a vigorous and effective document. It is too long, perhaps, upward 9,000 words, and pledges the party to many things which will later be matters of congressional deliberation. It is, however, very direct, neither verbose nor evasive. Its length i* due mainly to the arguments and the statements of fact it contains, for in some parts it is of the nature of a stump speech rather than a declaration of principles. It thus takes the form of a message to the rank and file of the country indicating to them the line of the party’s movements. Much space is given to democratic achievements in the last seven years—most of the claims, especially those involving financial skill, being well Justified. Corresponding energy is displayed in uncovering the shortcomings of the republicans—concerning their obstructive policy and their contror by the senatorial cabal several palpable hits are scored. One point well made is that the organization of the senate and the consequent control of the committee on foreign relations was secured by the fraudulent election of a man now under conviction for his part In it. DOCUMENT COMES OUT SQUARELY FOR LEAGUE. As was foretold, the document comes out squarely for the league of nations as presented by Mr. Wilson. It sees in the league the only hopeful means of puttiug an end to International war or of terminating the Intolerable burdeu of great military and uaval establishments. It urges the achievement of treaty and league with explanatory reservations, if necessary, but with none affecting the validity of the covenant itself. It renders high praise to Mr. Wilson and his associates for having brought about the league, and with it a treaty of peace so nearly akin to previously expressed American ideals. In regard to the paragraph from which I quote, there Is no room for question. The treaty is far from satisfactory, though doubtless the best that could be secured under the difficult conditions, and nothing has been or could be gained by its rejection. Furthermore, the league in its present form is only a beginning. Its final slg nlticance the future must determine. Its details are of secondary Importance. It can not and does not pledge this nation to any line of action not taken by its recognized authorities and in accord with the national constitution. It is not a question of what other nations may force on the United States. It is a means by which we can exert our own influence in guiding and humanizing them, and this potential Influence of the great democracy gives the best hope for sick and disorganized Europe. LEAGUE ACCEPTANCE 1 HE LEADING ISSUE. As. Mr. WUson predicted, the acceptance of the league and treaty j.m become the leading issue between the two parties for the next four months. Some republicans have tried to avoid this by the claim that they too favor n league, but not this one—that is, one not negotiated by Mr. Wilson. But there Is no other too be had, and to tills league nearly all the nations of the world already belong. It may be amended, but no other can be substituted for It. The economic and financial features of the platform are ably treated, as might be expected, for the chairman of tin* committee has served with skill and efficiency as secretary of the treasury. The republican majority Is Justiy scored for its failure to respond to various public needs arising at the end ol the war. Needless delay In considering adequately the problems of the railways forced on the president the necessity of accepting the Imperfect Escli-Cum-mins bill for the return of railroads to private ownership. The suffrage plank wss well written and drew forth an enthusiastic demonstration of the delegates and the audience. It Is to the credit of the democratic party that this great advance took place under a democratic president, though its accomplishment was by no means a party matter. ,

LABOR SITUATION FAIRLY HANDLED. The difficult labor solution was fairly handled. Strikes and lockout sare regarded as matters to be avoided. A slgi nlflcnnt declaration insists that "with respect to government service, the rights of (he people are paramount to the right to strike." Numerous matters of economic Interest, such as reclamation, waterways, the care of disabled soldiers, are well and wisely treated. The movement to “clean up” Mexico receives dignified encouragement, and it Is asserted that under the president's policy of noninterference order is being gradually established In our unfortunate neighbor. The pronouncement on Ireland Is very cleverly written. The aspirations for self government have our sympathy, but our relations must be bounded by “the limitations of international comity and usage.” In other words, no manifestation of our feeling should lead us Into the conflict with England. The party now favors granting Independence to the Philippines without unnecessary delay, u repetition of the platform of the antl-lmperlallsts of twenty years ago. ORIENTAL PLANK RATHER OBSCURE. The plank as to oriental Immigration Is rather obscure and does not furnish the basis for any particular line of action. So far as the Japanese are concerned, it Is not clear that any exclusion law would he more effective than the present “gentlemen’s agreement." The paragraph an the postal service is not very convincing, and the one on free speech and the press still less so. Neither the facts nor the principles Involved seem to me fairly stated. Certain matters In which many delegates are vitally Interested did not appear In the platform as presented by the committee. Among such Is the eighteenth amendment, now part of the constitution, with Its enforcing statute known as the Volstead act. To meet this omission, a bone dry resolution was introduced as a minority report by Mr. Bryan, and a wet or “liberalizing” plank by Bourke Cockran. A resolution opposed to universal military training was also brought forward by Mr. Bryan, together with three others concerning certain proposed reform. The fate of these and other amendments is not determined at the time of writing. The tendtkicy of conventions is to abide by the decisions of their committees.

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, JULY 3,1920.

EX-SENATOR J. HAMILTON LEWIS of Illinois, modern Beau Bruinmel, who Is called “J. Ham’’ for short and who is noted for his pink whiskers and his ability as an after dinner speaker, has not abandoned the idea that he would like to be democratic candidate for vice president.

DAVIS IN LONDON; SHY ON POLITICS ‘Most Unseemly’ to Discuss U. S. Issues While in Britain. LONDON, July 3.—. John W. Davis, the United States ambassador, whose name has been put In nomination for the presidency at the democratic rational convention In San Francisco, is passing the week end I jx the country and apparently is giving no thought to American politics. He will return to London Monday to take part in Fourth ceremonies, the celebration being postponed a day because the Fourth conies on Sunday. Mr. Davis refuses to discuss political developments at San Francisco, saving: “Under no circumstance* would I, in England, comment on political issues in the United States. It would be most unseemly.” BRYAN BETTERS FAMOUS SPEECH (Continued From Cage One.) of securing It," he raised his arms above bis head and turned bis eyes upward, “I would walk up to the scaffold today and die with a smile on my face.” The applause that followed this clltnax continued for several mlnutew It was Bryan's peroration. however, that brought down the convention. The climax came unexpectedly. Bryan's time had been limited. He had twenty minutes In which to dispose of five subjects. He had been heckled from the floor by several persona and had delivered two witty rejolners that brought Immense applause from the floor when someone shouted, ‘your tlmo Is up.” Several other persons shouted to Bryan, "Go ahead; go ahead." "Now, my friends, my time Is up." said Bryan. He stepped forward to rest his arms for n moment on the heavy ropes whl'h were draped along the platform. "I want to warn you," he said, "don't be frightened. Time and again lu hlslory the timid have been afraid, but always they have found that they had under-estimated the number of those who had not bowed the knee to BaaL QUOTES WORDS OF PROPHET ELISHA. "There was n time when the great Elisha was told by his servant that the enemy was too many for them. But Elisha said. ‘Fear not ; they that be with us are more than they that bo against us,' and then he pulled aside the veil and on the mountain top ho could see horses and chariots that had been invisible before. "Here,” thundered the orator with hi* arms raised high, "Is where we are going to throw aside the veil. In Just a few days another state will ratify the woman's suffrage amendment aud then on the mountain top, you will see the women and the children and the clouds will disappear.” Bryan stepped back a pace and the storm broke. Tears streamed from Bryan’s eyes ns he watched tbo hysterical effect of his words in defense of "the home.” For thirty minutes the great audience swayed with emotion and the scene was more religious than political. But today the some folks are calmly counting votes and Bryan is in the background wearing the scar of the worst defeat ht has ever received since he entered the national political arena.

Handbill Barrage Opens Session Today RAN FRANCISCO, July 3.—A battle of handbills that bid fair to snow under the delegates started the session today. Huge* quail titles of campaign literature were dumped into the fight. Handbills, stickers, posters, booklets, postal cards and even dummy newspapers were distributed through the hall. Delegates' chairs were plastered with them. The eleventh hour publicity drive eclipsed everything heretofore seen. Every candidate believing this to he tho last day used up nil the remainder of his printed ammunition in one farewell advantage barrage. Second Primary Held in North Carolina RALEIGH, N. C„ July 3.—North Carolina democrats went to the polls today In their second primary to determine a candidate for governor, for state auditor and for a supreme court justice. Failure of candidates for these officers to obtain majorities In the recent primaries made today’s election necessary under state law. The suffrage question was Involved in (lie governorship contest between Cameron Morrison of Charlotte, and O. Maxgardner. Davies Seen as Victor in Case of Deadlock SAN FRANC!SCO, July 3. —There was little doubt In the minds of political observers today that should a deadlock develop rival factions would regard Davis as the most convenient "dark horse” to mount. He occupied the strategic position of having acquired no powerful political enemies.

FIRST BALLOTS INDICATE VERY LITTLE—BRYAN Unable to Obtain Line on Final Result From Two Votes Cast. SHOWS GOV. COX WEAK By WILLIAM J, BRYAN. Copright, 1920, by W. J. Bryan. SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.—The first and second ballots do not give much Indication of the final result. Neither McAdoo nor Palmer developed the strength that their supporters had expected. They were close together on the first ballot and their gains on the second ballot were small and almost equal. Cox’s vote on the first ballot was surprisingly small. It increased some on the second ballot, but is still too inconsiderable to give him much encouragement. The vote cast by his state for the wine and beer amendment puts him on record. As his manager gazed over the Sahara desert that extends from Pensacola to Puget sound he must contemplate with dismay the arid nature of the political soil. If that second vote had not been taken he might have confused some of the dry states with the wet ones, for the moist area seemed to be quite extensive, but the vote on the beer and wine amenrunt showed that it was a mirage, so to speak, that attracted them. ‘ The west and south are so opposed to any increase in the alcoholic content that Gov. Cox's prospects are not quoted very high on the market.. MRS. OLESON HAKES HIT WITH AUDIENCE. Mrs. Peter Oleson, who spoke for ten minutes in favor of the dry amendment, mado a great hit with the audience. She Is a womanly little woman, feminine in appearance and manner. When she speaks there Is a ring of sincerity and she wins her hearers by a rare combination of heart power and g lively Intellect. She captured the audience and not only aided the cause but gave to the vets a glimpse of what they must expect when th women enter politics In Massachusetts. It would be a very bold wet who would undertake to speak from the same platform with Mrs. Oleson. Honorable Bourke Cockran of New York delighted hi* hearers us usual. Cockran It a great orator; he has a wonderful vocabulary anil he Represses his audience with his stucerlty even when his logic limps aud his statements are contradictory. I became acquainted with him In congress: we were on the ways and means committee together twenty-six years ago and led the fight on the Income tax bill, he opposla the tax and I favoring It. He won o .t at the time, but he is now paying ten or fifteen times the rate provided for in thst bill. AH his arguments lu that fight are gone on the dump It win Interesting to hear him denounce prohibition as destructive to temperance and virtue and then read the res olution which he introduced declaring In favor of the acceptance of the eighteenth amendment.

FIND* IT DII FICULT TO ACCEPT REASONING. If prohibition is the evil that he claims, why accept it? The seeming Inconsistency, however, was partially cleared up when he instated lhat the amendment it not being enforced. Foaslbly he feela that temperance and virtue will still survive in these wet centers, because the amendment la not enforced. But a still stranger Inconsistency appeared In his eulogy of the south He gave the south a great deal of credit for having violated, aa he said, the fifteenth constitutional amendment. In dialing with tue black*. It didn't seem to occur to him that the intelligence of the south might be aa worthy to be accepted as an authority on the prohibition question aa on the race questloh. And Isn't It strange that such a brain as Cockrau’a would overlook so striking a difference as that between what the whites did In the south snd what the liquor interests do In the north? In the south the whites have given the blacks the benefit of the white man's civilization, while in the north those engaged in tho liquor traffic have tried to drag civilization down to a beer level. BETTER HALF LOAF THAN NONE AT ALL. It will bo Interesting to note the reception given to the delegates from dry stntes when they return to their own neighborhood and explain why they voted against an expression of pride in the democratic party's leadership in the fight against the saloon. It Is the one great achievement of the party of which some of the leaders seem to be ashamed. But never mind, enough has been satd and done here to make It certain that the democratic party will not act ns a bung starter for the wets or a doormat for the saloons. That's something, even If we did not succeed In putting the dry standard in the party's bands during this campaign. The next national convention will be different from this: tho mortality (political, of course) among the democrats to this convention la likely to be great, during the next four years.

Tammany Said to Seek Aid Against McAdoo SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.—Tammany hall chieftains pow-wowed almost all night In the rooms of Norman E. Mack. Murphy, Cochran and other Tammany delegates were said to have been attempting coalition with Massachusetts to switch on the fourth or fifth ballot to Balnbridge Colby. The Colby coalition was on almost every tongue among members of the Tammany caucus at which Massachusetts delegates were present. Among these were E. H. Moore, leader of tho Ohio delegation, Gov. Cox's sin-in-law, and others regarded as wheel horses of the Ohio delegation. It seems to be anything to stop McAdoo, with Colby as the last straw. Many Delegates With Reservations Leave RAN FRANCISCO, July 3.—There Is talk also of a possible deadlock which might run the convention Into Sunday morning of the Fourth of July. If so, a great many women and men who came here to vote for candidates will either not be present to do so or will sacrifice railroad reaervaflons, for the evodus is due to start this afternoon and evening. In fact many delegates and alternates pulled out on forenoon trains today, leaving instructions behind them.

All Embracing Suffrage Tone of Platform Deals Joy to Women By WINIFRED BLACK. Copyright, 1920, by International News Service. SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.—Gantlemea, the ladies —you can add the rest of Jt if you feel like it when you know the wort —and the best. The democratic party had gone over boots, horse, saddle and trench cap to the women. Every single thing that the women of the executive national committee asks of the party has been done exactly according to Hoyle.

The platform makers followed copy to the letter. They had the pattern on the table, laid the material on the pattern, pinned them carefully together, and cut according to directions. What sort of garment it is that they made time, the great wearer of costumes, will some day be ready to show us. And in the meantime the democratic convention yesterday, and especially the women members of it, went laughing and crying mad when the platform plank about the women and their Interests was read. Ratification of the 19th amendment, prohibition of child labor, appropriations for the childrens' bureau, adequate appropriations for the woman’s bureau in the department of labor, increase of teachers' salaries, re-establishment of joint federal and state employment service of women's departments, under the direction of qualified women, reclassification of federal civil service, free from discrimination on the grounds of sex, full representation of women on all commissions dealing with all women’s work o 2 women’s Interests —w-hat more can you ask. What more could the women of America dream of even trying to get. I don’t think all the men In the convention are exactly crazy about this woman suffrage plank and all that went with It—but they followed the program made In the platform committee and followed it like good boys without even a murmur of protest. REMINDED OF OLI) RHYME. I couldu’t look at some of the oldfashioned states and their delegation—those delegations which have all through the convention sat so morosely by whenever any woman spoke or any man spoke of privileges for women—without thinking of that unregenerate rhyme about the "Cassowary on the shores of Tlmbuctoo, who gobbled up the missionary skin and bone and hymn book, too.” I wonder if the missionary agreed with the Cassowary after he was down and what happened really to the hymn book. In the terifle demonstration that followed the reading of the suffrage plank some states hesitated a little, but all Joined —excep the state of North Carolina. The North Carolina banner never budged and the North Carolina delegates sat like sad pilgrims, deaf and dumb aud blind in a land of perfect strangers.

HYSTERIA OF BATTLE'S END. The women on the platform and those in Seraphim row, high above the platform. laughed and cried and hugged each other and waved their handkerchiefs and cheered nice proper feminine cheers —they held a jollification here in San Francisco tonight—the women who have fought so long and bo hard for equal party represenatlon. The party believes, of course, that they have secured the election of their candidate this fall by tsMug the women In. not half-heartedly and apologetically a* the republicans, in a Pickwickian sense, pretended to do, but entirely and with no reservations whatever. I wonder if the democrats are right I wonder if these women of America will all turn into democrats over night, even those who have been born and bred in the briar patch of republicanism, Just because the leaders of the democratic party were clever enough to see a great rhance and take advantage of It INTERESTING QUESTION RAISED ITS HEAD. Will women vote next November, not as individuals—but as women? Wbat an interesting question. Bryan Is today She idol of the convention. Old enemies or no old enemies, old scores or new ones, they are all forgotten in the wild rush to the Bryan banner of prohibition, and that rush was led without any question of a doubt by the women delegates and the women guests and alternates and spectators. Bryan spoke not at all for men and all for women and for the home. He didn't make the slightest pretense of trying to please the men—though, of course, he was shrewd enough to so Introduce his argument an to give a very strong suggestion to the male delegates that they had better stand by prohibition if they knew on which side their bread waa battered as far as the voting democracy was going to be concerned Just as soon as that nineteenth amendment Is ratified. SAY’S MEN TOOK HINT. The men took the hint and today In convention circles here in San Francisco there were not wanting those who were willing to say a firm swear and vow that if Bryan wanted to run'for president on a prohibition ticket with the speech he made at tho convention yesterday for a platform and nothing else behind him but the women’s vote—he would win. Nobody at the convention cared a snap for Ireland or the Irish question after all the talk of a bolt of the Irish delegates. And two very good speakers—returned overseas soldiers who tried to speak on some sort of provision for sick and disabled soldiers—could not even get a respectful hearing. Nobody was against them, but everybody was qulfe plainly bored by even a passing reference to Chateau Thierry and the bloody fields of Belleau Wood. I wonder if the Irish who were not at the convention and the soldiers who were not there either, but who were In France—will forget as easily as all that. Pnlaee-Aux-Dames gentlemen, this is ladles’ day and perhaps we have to take one step at a time before we can learn to walk.

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SUFFRAGE ACTION PLEASES WOMEN Mrs. Bass Says Democrats Went Beyond Their Hopes. By MRS. GEORGE BASS. C Hair man Women'* Bureau, Democratic National Committee. SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.—The adoption of practically every recommendation made by the women and their incorporation In the democratic platform is the greatest achievement of the women citizens of this country, and I fully expected that the women in the convention would show their appreciation. But the real outburst came before the social welfare plank was read, and it had to do with votes for women, votes for all women, and votes before the November election. Some of the women hardly dared believe the convention would make more than a perfunctory staetment concerning woman suffrage, but they have learned now that the democratic party does not believe in platitudes or halfway measures. The suffrage plank not only indorses the passage of the nineteenth amendment and its speedy ratification, but specifically calls on North Carolina, Tennessee and Florida and other states that have not already done so to ratify. The women applauded, of course, but feminine lungs and hands combined never made such a noise, never sent up such shout* of approval as .when the state banners began to waver and then to get Into line and crowd up and circle around. They were glad, too, although they know little of the long, heart-sickening struggle, in which hope seemed always to be indefinitely deferred. Last winter at the suffrage victory convention, something of the kind was elaborately staged and carried off with laughter and music and noise—such noise as can be made without the aid of bass and tenor voices, and the women were very happy and proud, but today the demorstration was spontaneous and unexpected. Women who have worked for suffrage all their lives looked at each other in dazed surprise, and then at this wonderful spectacle of a great national convention swept off Its feet, carried away with enthusiasm over the enfranchisement of half a nation, for the convention believes the states it has called upon will heed that call. It is inconceivable that they should refuse to do so. Just now, the women who are attending this convention really believe that if Carter Giass would get in touch with the governor of Virginia that his state would also keep step with the new and splendid stride that has been made by this convention.

WHITE HOUSE IS SILENT ON NEWS Feeling of Elation Is Apparent Among Officials. WASHINGTON, July 3.—Maintaining silence on all questions affecting the chance* of various democratic presidential aspirant*, the whitehouse today was keenly interested in all convention facts and rumors. Following adoption of the democratic platform last night, a feeling of elation was very apparent among whltehouse officials. although they refused comment on the convention action. President Wilson went to bed when it became apparent the platform framed by administration supporters was going through unchanged. It was generally taken for granted that the platform is acceptable to him to every way. Throughout the day United Press dispatches from the special wire in the whltehouse were carried to WUson, but no direct word came from him as to his thoughts on the convention doings. First Noise of Day Is Drawn by^McAdoo SAX FRANCISCO, July 3.—McAdoo got the first noise of the day. "Hurrah for McAdoo,” bawled a man in the west gallery. Handclapping ran around the balconies. "Hurrah for Jimmie Cox” came up repeatedly to the challenge from the east gallery, and a light cheer resulted, punctured by the rasp of a festive New Year's eve rattle and a blast of a horn.

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BRYAN EFFORT M AT ’FRISCO HIS V V ALEDICTORjjI (Continued From Page One.) faithful henchmen Bryan carried on battle. k The newspaper writing which he ldld was prodigious. He kept a trio of secretaries busy. I * Straight from a fight he would go tf° a room'and there, pacing the floor, or if] ho were ever fatigued, lying on a bed,' he would “speak" his story to the the typewriter. Occasionally he dictated as he ate. Often he became eloquent as he dictated. ’ Editors who were expecting his dally stories in different corners of the land would begin to worry about press time that Bryan, who was up to his neck in his battles, might be too busy to write, but never did the hale old man fail to have his stories ready for the wires. Most of the newspaper men wrote for a morning or evening newspaper. Bryan worked for both. His stories were long; he did not spare himself In "writing” them; they were far longer than the average journalist’s story that went at high telegraph rates to the east. \ “HOME HOUR” NOT MISSED. Not once during the eventful week did Bryan miss the “home hour" at his Nebraska headquarters at the SL Francis hotel every evening, where folks would begin to gather for a handshake with Bryan. / They came from all parts of the country. Mostly thev were homely folk—farmers from Nebraska, who had moved to California or to other places and had come to the convention as delegates. Any evening, at the “home hour” you might see these folk-farmers and their wives, waiting, with smiles, passing their time at homely talk for Bryan to come in. You were welcome in that big room. Either Bryan's brother, Charles, a tail, lanky Nebraskan, or some of the secretaries, would be ready to receive you. They did not look at your badges, whether you were a delegate or not was all one to them. The secretary apprehended that you were an old friend of Bryan and that you had come to shake his band and tell him you had known him for years and believed in him. At last, sweating, perhaps from a committee session, or fresh from having “spoken” his stories to his typewriters, he would enter the room, all smiles and the reception would begin. He wasn't the politician at those times, he was only a good-hearted old man; who had lived a busy life, full of friendships, who was enjoying the fruits good will and decent citizenship. A feqr .minutes later he would be again the heart of his fight, matching his generation-old experience against the new masters of the party who had come to San Francisco from the whltehouse. NEW PARTY MASTERS WIN. The new masters of the party have won. Perhaps he kept New York, headed by the eloquent Bourke Cochran, from putting a wet plank in the platform, but that is the most that either Bryan or his friends can claim for him. His great moment came, while the standards of the states were being rushed toward the where Jia stood, smiling, after his eloquent speech. But this was all for old-time'* sake. A few minutes later these Tame men on the convention floor were rearing out their dissent to Bryan's planks. _ And a little later in the ballot for candidates the great name of drew one single vote from the state Michigan. in 1896 Bryan stood on the platform, amid the unexpected tumult and smiled. Today he stood, and wept, not sadly, so It seemed to me, but happily, like a man who knows full well the vanity of human acclaim as compared with the satisfaction of fighting a good fight, even with failure as its end. Tnat half hour was much like the “home hour," in the hotel; a matter of old friendships and "Auld Lang Syne." When Bryan goes to Nebraska this time he passes beyond the range of politic*.

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