DEMOCRATS FACE DEADLOCK.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 30 June 1924, Page 9

DEMOCRATS FACE DEADLOCK.

McAdoo v. Smith Struggle. DOINGS A" NATIONAL CONVENTIONS By Cable—Press Assoctalkrtt—Copyright: (Received 5.5 p.m., June 39;) NEW YORK. .Tune 27. The fourth .session of the Democratic Convention opened with the delegates tired, and the real business bare!? begun.' . The Revolutions Committee is fifth deadioeked over Important plallks b\ the platform* and the choice of candidates has not yet been determined.The McAdoo and Smith factions are still jockeying for tactical advantages. Each side is glorying over the minutest victory. Smith*. l ? partisans are now claiming that yesterday's adjournment, which the McAdoo leaders opposed, shows in n test rote that Mr McAdoo does not even control the majority of delegates of the Convention.- In the mean time, to-day there were continued speeches hv proposers, and seconders of nominations.

Mr Newton 1).- Baker (former Been; tary for War), ill a brilliant speech, named Mr Cox. who represents the strongest exposition of President Wilson's League view, during his tim--didaev In 1920. Ml' PaWs speech was the most stirring of the Convention, and dealt conclusively with foreign affairs. Its keynote was the League of Nations, th 3 necessity for which was duo, ho said, to the fact that the Font Horsemen of tho Apocnlypso no long*,-, only tread the highways of War, hathad scattered Into the bl'idlo paths of peace, Mr Baker recounted the accomplishments of the League, and the delegnteS cheered, But ho suddenly launched into an nttnek oil the Kti Klux Idnn, and the Republican Administration generally, especially its corruption. Mr Baker himself is considered n more likely candidate tkan Mr (ox, since the Democrats are not inclined again to choose the lender of a 1 ut cause.

Thoro wns a mild demonstration when Mr Baker finished. Mrs Carroll Winter, of Pittsburg, in seconding tbo nomination of Governor "Al” Smith, pleaded that thero should fie no discrimination against the Governor of New York because he n as a Catholic.

A wild demonstration on behalf ot Governor Smith followed; The putting of nominations wns tc-n tinned ns follows!

Governor Brown of Now Hampshire. Messrs Silzor and W. J. Bryan vt-ro named.

Mr O’Connor (delegate from Nmlh Dakota) brought about an. outbirsfc when seconding Mr MoAdoo’s nomination . He said: “I condemn the organisation known as the Ku Klnx Elan.” Tliis was a clover Smith manoeuvre, whereby the anti-Klan supporters of Mr McAdoo were forced to make known their disagreement with Mr McAdoo cn the Klan issue.

Many women continued making secondary speeches, but delegates were getting tired of the secondings, and the floor showed crowds typically merciless. Several male speakers were peremptorily silenced. Then Senator Glass was presented, and seconded amidst acclamation. Ex-Ambassadoi Davis was also named and cheered. Senator Cummins Tohairman of the Resolutions Committee) announced that the committee would he unable to report the platform until next morning. The Convention thereupon adjourned. Mr Wavne B. Wheeler (counsel for the Anti-Saloon League) declared that prohibition agents had seized 5200 eases of liquor, 200 barrels of beer, and 24.500 gallons of alcohol in New York since the Democratic Convention opened. K.K.K. ISSUE. OPEN FIGHT SHIRKED. llv Csbie—Press Association —Copyright. (Received 5.20 p.m., June 29.) NEW YORK, June 27. An open light in the Democratic Convention on the Ku Klux Klnn issue was the forecast for to-day by the platform builders. After they bail spente many hours frying to agree on the subject, and the declaration regarding tlie League ot Nations, committeemen said there was little prospect of the Committee reporting a platform with the Klan plank that would avoid a row. The McAdoo delegates openly disavowed sympathy on the part of Ml McAdoo with religious intolerance. DRAFTING ELECTION PROGRAMME. PROGRESSIVE" MEASURES PROPOSED. By Cable —Press Association —Copyright. (Received 5.5 p.m., June 29.) NEW YORK, Juno 27. Further planks unanimously accepted bv the sub-corn mit too of resolutions ivc*re : Thu committee pledge furthor reduction in land and naval armaments j Conscription of other resources, besides man power, during war. Favour exclusion oi Asiatics.

Pledge the Government to a public works programme, during unemployment, Endorse collective bargaining and the right of labour to organise. Pledge to recover the Navy’s oil reserves and honesty in Government, The full Committee, adopted the majority report on the League plank pledging membership to the World Court, co-operation in the settlement of European troubles, and general referendum concerning entranco into the League, at some fulure date. Mr Baker and Mr Glass declare that lliey will present a minority report, to the Convention, endorsing Immediate ontrv into the League,

The full committee likewise adopted Iho majority reports on the Klnn nlanks. guaranleeing religions freedom rind condemning secret, societies, withr,ui mentioning the Klnn. Tho anli-Klan forcos will present a

minority report to the Convention specifically mentioning and condemning tho Klan. The prohibition plank consists of a general declaration for law enforcement. ADDITIONAL PLANKS APPROVED. By Cible —Press Association—Copyright. (Received 5.5 p.m., June 29.) NEW YORK, June 28. The platform to-day submitted to the Democratic Convention, in addition to calling for a referendum on the Leaguo of Nations, contains fifty planks outlining tho policy in the event, of victory, but chiefly criticising tho Republicans. Tho pledges include further tax reductions, revision of tariff, legislation restoring the farmer to economic oqnnlity with other industrialists, strict control and conservation of ,tho national resources, Government control of anthracite industry, and all other corporations controlling necessaries, oneration of Government-owned merchant marine, so long as is necessary, without obstructing tho development of privately-owned United States flag shipping, Once the League !«suo was disposed of, the Committee devoted itself to the Ku Klux Klan, with every indication that- both majority and minority reports on the question, specifically naming the Klan, will he submitted, throwing Gw question into the £pcn Convention,