No Balloting for Nominee Until Platform Adopted
SAN FRANCISCO June 29 The platform committee split over prohibition with Bryan drys forcing their case first by 27 to 25. Wets led by W Rourke Cochran of New York said they would not reopen settled issues. The vote signals procedural moves but does not reveal final dry or wet positions on the platform.
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San Francisco
Platform Committee
Bryan
W. Rourke Cochran
New York
Cockran
Glass
Mr. Bryan
Senator Glass
Borden Bury
Alabama
James Cannon
Tennessee
Democratic Party
Congress
BE A. Yost
Washington
PD. C
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Frank M. Silsby
Presbyterian National General Assembly
Writ Returns Wife to Butte in Custody Case
Mrs. W A Cash formerly of Butte was granted leave to remove her 14 year old daughter Marjorie from the state but a supreme court writ of supervisory control ordered the return to Butte from Silver Bow. The writ followed a search through three cities as Dr Cash and deputies attempted to serve it before the wife left.
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W. A. Cash
Butte
Marjorie
Supreme Court
Silver Bow
Joe Mainwaring
Dr. Cash
W. H. Poorman
Helena
Democratic National Convention Advances in San Francisco
The Democratic National Convention, in control of administration forces, closes preliminaries with Joseph T. Robinson named permanent chairman. It clears floor contests, plans for women representation, and schedules nominating speeches after adopting the platform. Crowds fill the Auditorium as delegates push toward business tomorrow.
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San Francisco
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Open session shows orderly convention with Democratic plan
At the San Francisco opening the Democratic National Convention faced no organized opposition. Delegates affirmed seating of Reed as Kansas City delegate and Palmer Georgia delegates. Robinson of Arkansas named permanent chairman as session began at 1 50 pm. a second keynote speech followed.
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San Francisco
Reed
Missouri
Kansas City
Palmer
Georgia
Robinson
Arkansas
Smith
New York
Roberts
Tennessee
Cummings
Bryan acts as best man at senator wedding in San Francisco
At the Democratic convention in San Francisco on June 29 William Jennings Bryan paused his platform work to officiate as best man at the wedding of Republican State Senator Thomas B. Bradstreet of Grand Island Nebraska and Laura E. East of Anderson Indiana. Mrs. T. S. Allen, sister of Mr. Ryan, served as matron of honor.
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San Francisco
William Jennings Bryan
Thomas B. Bradstreet
Grand Island
Neb
Laura E. East
Anderson
Ind
Nebraska
T. S. Allen
Ryan
American Legion Elects Montana Officers At Convention
Livingston June 23 The American Legion of Montana elected officers for the closing session led by W G Ferguson Miles City as commander and Dr W W Foster Livingston as vice commander Mose Cohen Butte as finance officer E Y Poor Wolf Point as historian Eliot Porter Harlowton as chaplain and C W Pew Helena as national committeeman The senate convention city was Lewistown The preamble condemned anarchy the I W W and anti governmental groups while backing courts laws organized labor and capital It urged passage of the bonus and criticized both Montana senators on bonus positions It declined to vote on prohibition changes or the Trinity question Delegates to the national convention were selected including K J Mollumby Great Falls Albert Galen Helena Charles Sheridan Bozeman K E W Lowe Miles City Dr D E Baird Roundup Edwin Cummings Deer Lodge Frank C Walker Butte C G Lamport Forsyth Dan Easton Poplar Howard Thompson Billings J Lowry Whitehall Miles Romney Hamilton
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Livingston
American Legion of
Montana
W. G. Ferguson
Miles City
W. W. Foster
Mose Cohen
Butte
E. Y. Poor
Wolf Point
Eliot Porter
Harlowton
C. W. Pew
Helena
Lewistown
Legion
Congress
Evans
Riddick
Trish
American Legion
KK. J. Molumby
Great Falls
Albert Galen
Charles Sheridan
Bozeman
KE. W. Lowe
D. E. Baird
Roundup
Edwin Cummings
Deer Lodge
Frank C. Walker
CG. Lamport
Forsyth
Dan Easton
Poplar
Howard ©. Thompson
Billings
J. Lowry
Whitehall
Miles Romney
Hamilton
Montana Delegates Shape Democratic Convention Role
San Francisco June 25 Montana figures rise at the Democratic convention. Senator T J Walsh, a major national figure, declines personal aims, strengthens party unity by avoiding chairmanship bids and aiding resolutions committee selection. He helped draft the Palmer platform, the first since Clove.
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iBy Standard
San Francisco
Montana
Treasure State
T. J. Walsh
National Capital
Walsh
Clove
Indictments Over Bergdoll Flight Probe Named Eight
A federal grand jury indicted eight people in the Grover C. Bergdoll flight inquiry. The panel censured Philadelphia district attorney Clarence Gibbons and Bergdoll defense lawyers Samuel Ansell and Edward Bailey for carelessness. It urged court martial for Major Hunt and two sergeants connected to Bergdoll’s escape from Governor’s Island barracks. Bench warrants issued for four known‑location individuals.
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Philadelphia
Grover Co. Bergdoll
Clarence Gibbons
Samuel T. Ansell
Edward 8. Bailey
Washington
Bergdoll
Hunt
Governor's Island
Sacramento Patches of Sleep Disease Links to Drownings
Sacramento dispatch reports Thomas A. Cannell, former AP editor and head of the public savings division, found drowned in the Potomac near Woodbridge after going canoeing. He had been ill with sleeping sickness for months, and his body was recovered after a search by friends and police.
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Sacramento
Cal
Thomas A. Cannell
Public Savings Division of
the Treasury
Associated Press
San Francisco
Potomac River
Wooehtoeton
Sacramento Union
Cannell
Man stabbed during nonpartisan league meeting near Dillon
Frank Jones, a former service man, was stabbed in the left side at the Sorenson ranch as a heated exchange erupted after a Dillon meeting was moved from city hall. F. Cushing, a Dillon barber, is jailed on charges tied to the attack. Jones was rushed to a Dillon hospital. doctors state the wound is not considered dangerous. The clash occurred as Th. K. Wheeler of Butte spoke and the crowd dispersed to the ranch following denied access to city venues.
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Dillon
League
Frank Jones
F. Cushing
Jones
Sorenson Ranch
Th. K. Wheeler
Butte
Ranch House
Sorenson'’s
Harlow Vease
Teague
Supreme Court
KF. A. Bezell
Conrad
Wheeler
San Francisco Platform Subcommittee Rejects Wet Plank
In San Francisco on June 29 the nine member sub committee drafted the democratic platform and rejected a wet plank by about two to one. The group met over two hours behind closed doors and planned to keep recommendations secret until the full committee acts.
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San Francisco
League of Nations
Glass
Ion
Senator Walsh backs Irish independence plank in platform
reports from San Francisco say Senator T J Walsh Montana aligned with subcommittee on the Democratic platform to push recognition of Irish independence. He and Senator Phelan California pressed the plank amid opposition from loyalist factions, predicting its inclusion despite a likely fierce debate.
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Standard
AN Francisco
T. J. Walsh
Montana
Aut-Comiittes Oy
Walsh
Phelan
California
Ireland
Resolutions Committee
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Ohio
Charles V. Murphy
Thomas Taggart
Indiana
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Vance McCormack
Mr. Cummings
America
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John W. Troy
Juneau
Alaska
Frank J. Graham
Illinois
A. Pascoe
San 1 . Francisco
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Jefferson, Ill
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American Legion Against Anarchy
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