U.S. PRESIDENCY

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 30 June 1924, Page 11

U.S. PRESIDENCY

EXTRA EDITION.

democratic convention ends. BY CABLE—PBESB ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. Received June 30, 9.3 d a.m. NEW YORK, June 28. Rejecting Mr. Newton Baker’s substitute plank for the Teague of Nations, the Democratic Convention voted to stand by the Resolutions Corncommittee. Mr. Baker made a dramatic appeal asking the convention to consider the memory of Dr. Wilson and pnt in an out-and-out Wilsonian plank for,the League. “Next to mv dutv to my God and my family, nothing i;Tmy life compares with the LeagueT The man aho ought to be pleading this case h ' ej e is dead, but is calling * from consecrated ground.” , He derided the majority plank composed of provisions which lead to nothing.—-Reuter. nr m-,,. NI3W YORK, June 29. Mr William Jennings Bryan, Democracy s old warhorse, made a plea against a religious war.” We should fight Republican Party, not the

Deep into the night- the debate continued and the session had already lasted for twelve hours without interruption. The poll on the Klan qnestion was conducted amidst ill feeling engendered by weariness and deafeniim contusion The faction, again, st nanf mg the Klan won by 542 to 541 votes, Ihe complete platform was then adopted by acclamation amidst an indescribable din, and the convention adjourned.—Reuter. THE DEMOCRATS’ PLATEORM. Received June 30, 10.30 a m IT , NEW YORK, June'29. the Democratic Convention adopted the platform -containing non-contro-P anks , aiu j Die following further planks, name l y favouring the enforcement of all laws, condemning the RePl, . . an s l ol ' not enforcing the prohibition laws, favouring participation in world affairs as one of the surest methods of aiding agriculture through the creation of better world markets oonctemnmg the Lausanne Treatv favouring the fulfilment of the Wilson arbitral award respecting Armenia, favourinoan adequate army an,[ navy until a reduction in international armament has been effected. It is declared that there is no substitute for the League or Nations as an agency for pence '"it is wise and desirable to remove this question from partisan polities Therefore a referendum will lie held after allowing ample time for consideration and discussion of the question of uhemer the ITnited States should become a member of the League, with S i. lo^T?' ese, * va, ti on s and amendments as the President and Senate may agree upon. If in the affirmative this mandate will be imrnediatelv carried out \\e insist on obedience to the ordinary processes of law, and condemn nnv effort, to arouse religions or racial dis-sension.”—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. DISORDERLY SCENES. Received June 30, 10.55 a.m. NEW YORK, June 29. The Democratic platform wiil not single out the Ku Klux Klan by name and it will .not contain the Wilsonian plank, covering the League of Nations, aco-rding to decisions reached early this morning after a. ten-liour session, which developed some of the most disorderly scenes in convention history.—Reuter.* FEAR OF KU KLUX KLAN. BY CABI^,—PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT Received June 30, 8.5 am • . NEW YORK, June 28. rearing disorder and possibly bloodsheet, the managers of the Democratic Convention failed to discuss the Ku Klux Klan plan in the presence of crowded galleries, and agreed upon a plan for. a separate session to-night, fiom which all but the delegates and newspaper men will he excluded Reuter.