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National Democratic Conven
tion Acclaims Leader of Four
Years as Party's Choice for
Another Four Years. - Bryan
Speaks to Delegates for 45
Minutes. Marshall Opposi
tion Melts. Suffragists Active.
NO DISCORD MARS WORK
OF THE BIG CONVENTION
Delegates Growing Weary of Waiting,
The Rules Committee Changed the
Program by a Unanimous Vote and
the Nomination Took Place Thurs
day Night Only one Vote Against
President Woodrow Wilson.
PRESIDENT NOTIFIED.
Washington. President Wil
son was notified at 1 o'clock
Friday morning by Secretary
Tumulty that he and Vice Presi
dent Marshall had been nomi
nated by aoclamation at the St.
Louis convention. His only
comment was:
"I am very grateful to my
generous friends."
Coliseum, St Louis. President Wil
son and Vice President Marshall were
nominated by acclamation by the Dem
ocratic National Convention, the tick
et being completed four minutes be
fore Friday.
Marshall Opposition Melted.
There never was any doubt of Pres
ident "Wilson's nomination but there
was a possibility that some vice pres
idents booms might be brought out
in opposition to Vice President Mar
shall. They melted away, however,
when the convention got in session,
and as soon as President Wilson's
nomination had been made a. roaring
chorus of acclamation, Senator Kern,
who renominated Mr. Marshall, oast
esicfe a long preparted speech an4
simply declared:
"I nominate Thomas Riley Marshall
of Indiana for vice president."
To President Wilson's nomination
there was only one dissenting vote,
Robert Emmett Burke of Illinois, who
came to the convention announcing
that he was opposed to the president.
His vote technically made the presi
dent's nomination, 1,091 to 1.
Firemen Halt Bryan.
The Coliseum was so full that the
fire department took charge Of the en
trances and permitted no more to
come in. William J. Bryan, however,
managed to get by and got an up- j
roarous reception. Senator James
learned of the Nebraskan's plight and
rescued him.
At 9:15 o'clock Chairman James
rapped the convention to order. The
Rev. W. J. Hardesty, chaplain of the
Missouri senate,' offered prayer. After
the prayer the crowd renewed ts
demands for a speech from Bryan.
Senator Thompson moved a suspen
sion of the rules to permit Mr. Bryan
to speak. There were some "noes'
but the chairman ruled two-thirds
had voted in favor.
A committee headed by Senator
Kern escorted Mr. Bryan to the
speaker's place while the floor and
galleries roared their approval.
Speaks 45 Minutes.
Senator James introduced Mr. Bry
an as "one of the leading citizens of
the world and America's greatest
Democrat." Bryan after speaking 45
minutes, was loudly cheered.
Then the roll of the states was
called for nominations. Alabama
yiedded to New Jersey and Judge
John W. Wesoott nominated Presi
dent Wilson.
Judge Wescott spofce very slowly.
At the rate he uttered his first 300
words it would require about one hour
and twenty minutes to conclude.
The delegates were attentive and
Quiet as Judge Wescott proceeded
but the galleries were impatient.
"Name him, name him," came cries
from the galleries, and Judge Wes
cott hurried his speech.
As he closed at 10:49 with a men
tion of the name of "Woodrow Wil
son" the crowd broke into a great
demonstration. Moving picture flash
lights blazed and flags were paraded
in front of the stand. The band play
ed "The Star Spangled Banner"
while a huge banner bearing the
President's likeness was unfurled
from the roof.
Demonstration for Wilson.
The delegates began a parade bear
ing state stanchions. The crowd rose
to its feet. Many delegates stood on
their chairs. "Dixie" and other mel
odies by the band evoked fresh bursts
of cheering.
Chairman Junes yielded the chair
during the demonstration to Repre
eaative Heflin of Alabama. Women
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WOODROW WILSON
delegates were among the paraders.
Senators and representatives helped
carry banners. Senator Hughes per
sonally bore the New Jersey flag.
Sergeant-at-Arms Martin stirred up
the enthusiasm by waving the Texas
"Lone Star" flag, handed over the
heads of the crowd from" the chair
man's rostrum. Other Istate flags
were taken to the platform. The
crowd joined in singing a melody, in
cluding "How Dry I Am," "Old Black
Joe," "The Red, White and Blue." and
others.
After the demonstration had been
underway 30 minutes, New York and
some other delegates resumed their
seats.
Waving a cane over the rail at the
chairman's desk, Senator Hughes re
newed the clamor by leading three
cheers for the President.
No Effort at Control.
The band exhausted the list of
popular national airs, then turned to
"Tlpperary," and the crowd joined in
the chorus. Then the musicians went
back to American airs. Some of the
delegates stopped long enough to
drain pop bottles and then went back
to it again. The band was so vigorous
keeping up the din that the musicians
went short of breath, so they laid back
and let the bass drummer perform
alone for a while. He belabored his
drum industriously until the bandsmen
got their second wind and then went
back to "Tipperary."
There was no attempt to control the
crowd. Men and women over-ran the
platform and the press sections at
will.' The passages to the telegraph
rooms were so packed with persons
who had no business in the vicinity
that only those who had their tele
graph instruments on the platform
could send the news of the conven
tion to the outside world. The police
made no effort to control the situa
tion. The crowd roared when several wo
men suffrage workers with golden
umbrellas and yellow sweaters mount
ed the platform and held a suffrage
umbrella over the head of Represen
tative Heflin, one of the most vigor
ous "antis" in Congress. He appar
ently enjoyed the situation.
The New York delegation, who had
been seated, were again forced to
arise by insistent clamor from nearby
delegations.
The band, its repertoire taxed, final
ly turned to "On the Banks of the
Wabash" and "Turkey in the Straw."
Seconding Speeches Made.
At 11:30 all but a few delegates
had taken their seats and at 11:33
Chairman James sounded .the first
gavel rap. The demonstration had
lasted 45 minutes.
The roll call of states was resumed
and Arizona yielded to Ohio. Former
Governor Harmon made the first sec
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onding speech.
"I came on behalf of the Ohio dele
gation," he said, "representing the
unanimous wish of the Ohio Democ
racy to second the nomination of
Woodrow Wilson for President of the
United States."
The second seconding speech was
made by Governor Stuart of Virginia,
to whom the Arkansis delegation
yielded.
Referring to Virginia "as the moth
er of Presidents," Governor Stuart re
ferred to the President as "her illus
trious son."
After Governor Stuart concluded
the delegates wanted to wait no
longer and cried "vote, vote."
On motion of Senator Hughes the
rules were suspended and no ballots
whatever were taken. The delegates
simply roared "aye" when the names
of Wilson and - Marshall were called
and Chairman James declared them
nominated by acclamation.
Crowds Rushes Out.
Many delegates and spectators
made a rush for the exits when the
vice presidential nomination was
made and Senator James with great
difficulty restored order.
Resolutions were then adopted ap
pointing Chairman James and former
Governor Glynn of New York, chair
man of committees, respectively, to
notify the President and Vice Presi
dent of their nominations.
Senator Hughes, Taggart and Var
daman were appointed to confer with
the platform committee which still
was in session to learn if it was ready
to report.
THOMAS R. MARSHALL
Renominated for Vice President
Declaration of Senator Walsh
That Platform Plank as Re
ported by Committee Was
Desired by President Wilson,
Broke Down All Opposition
and Suffrage Plank Was Not
Amended.
ALL OTHER PROVISIONS
MET WITH APPROVAL
Governor Ferguson of Texas Led
Minority Report on Suffrage Amend
ment. Senator Stone After 30 Sleep
less Hours Asked Senators Walsh
and Hollis to Read the Platform
Which Was Adopted and the Con
vention Adjourned.
St. Louis. The Democratic Nation
al Convention finished Ms work Friday
by adopting the platform exaotfly as
approved by President Wilson and sub
mitted by the resolutions committee,
includin gthe plank on Americanism
and that favoring woman suffrage, but
not until the harmony of its three days
sessions had been disturbed with a row
over the suffrage plank.
No voice . was raised against the
vigorous declarations of the Ameri
canism plank, but at one time it look
ed as if the suffrage plank had been
lost. And Senator Walsh of Mon
tana had told the convention that
President Wilson himself considered
it vital to party success, however, it
was voted into the platform by a bal
lot of 888 1-2 to 181 1-2. The entire
platform then was adopted without
roll can.
Plank on Americanitml
The plank on Americanism con
demns the activities of all persons,
groups and organizations in the Uni
ted States that conspire to advance
the interests of a foreign power.
Thorough preparedness on land and
sea against unexpected invasion and
the joining of the United States with
other nations to "assist the world in
securing settled peace and justice"
are urged.
On the Mexican question, the plat
form asserts that American troops
should remain in Mexico until the !
restoration of law and order there,
and asserts that intervention is "re
volting" to the people of the United
States.
Other planks declare for a mer
chant marine, good roads, conserva
tion and improved conditions for the
farmer.
As It went into the platform the
suffrage plank stands:
"We favor the extension of the
franchise to the women of this coun
try, state by state, on the same term3
as to the men."
The woman suffrage leaders con
sidered it a much omore favorable dec
laration than they got from the Re
publican convention at Chicago; they
threw all their force behind it and
won the support of the administra
tion leaders who were found fighting
for them when danger threatened.
Haggard and worn from an- all
night session the platform-makers
were not ready with their report until
in the afternoon when Senator Stone,
sleepless for more than 30 hours, took
the speaker's tsitamd and explaining
that he was too tired to read the docu
ment, gave over this task to Senator
Walsh, of Montana, and Senator Hol
lis, of New Hampshire, who took
turns reading the long declaration.
The fight on the suffrage plank was
in the air. Everybody was keyed up
to it and when at the conclusion of
the reading of the platform, Martin
Lomasney, of Boston, a delegate,
claimed the attention of the chair, it
was thought he was opening the fight.
It was several minutes before the
shouts of aproval and disapproval
could be stilled sufficiently
to hear j
TiiaL ne wan tea xo put tne son on
record as sympathizing "with the peo
ple of Ireland."
"Raus mit him," roared a Balti
more delegate and the convention hall
rocked with laughter.
Gov. Ferguson Starts Fight.
The real fight broke immediately
after, however, when Governor Fergu
son of Texas, who headed the minor
ity report against the administration
plank, was given 30 minutes in which
to present it.
The plank offered by the minority
was:
"The Democratic party always has
stood for the sovereignty of the sev
eral states In the control and ergula
tfon. of elections. We reaffirm the
historic position of our party i!n this
regard and favor the continuance of
that wise provision of the Federal!
Constitution, which vests in the sev
eral states In the control and regula
to prescribe the qualifications of their
electors."
Besides Governor Ferguson, the re
port was signed by former Repreen
totiTe Charles L. Bartlett, of Georgia
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SENATOR OLLIE JAME8
Permanent Chairman of the Nation
al Democratic Convention.
James R. Nugent, of New Jersey, and
Stephen B. Fleming, of Fort Wayne,
Ind.
The burden of Governor Ferguson's
argument was that suffrage being
purely a states right question, the
wording of the majority plank was a
presumptuous recommendation to the
states on how to conduct their elec
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torates.
Anti-suffrage delegates on the floor
plied the governor with questions
which brought out in the answers
fresh arguments against the adminis
tration plank. When Ferguson had
finished the convention was in confu
sion and the tone of the uproar in
the delegate sections was Indicative
of sympathy with the opponents of
the administration plank.
Stone Defends Plank.
When Senator Stone took the
speaker's place to defend the plank he
was bombarded with questions and
argument from delegates on the floor
which eventually exhausted most of
the time allotted to him.
Anti-suffrage delegates loudly chal
lenged his references to Governor
Ferguson's statements with cries of
"that's not what he said" and "that's
not fair." Many delegates openly
took the position that the question
was becoming much confused by the
manner of its presentation. Finally,
Senator Stone yielded to Senator Pitt
man "of Nevada, one of the suffrage
champions.
The crowd wanted to howl Pittman
down and cried "vote, vote."
"Yes, I know you want to vote,"
Pittman shouted at his opponents,
"you'd rather do anything else than
hear the truth. Are you men who
are willing to hear women denounced
and afraid to hear a man say some
thing in their behalf? I want to ap
peal to you to give your sisters and
daughters and mothers the right to
vote."
"What's that got to do with this?"
chorused the delegates.
Finally, ignoring lesser outbreaks
and shouting ahove the din and con
fusion, Plbtman managed to get
through with his speech.
"Essential for Victory."
In an impassioned speech Senator
Walsh swept aside the smaller ques
tions which had been injected into
the fight and told the delegates that
President Wilson himself knew that
the plank was in the platform and
considered it essential for party vic
tory. "Whatever your opinions may be,"
he said, "we shall never be anything
but a discordant and divided party
unless we surrender some of our con
victions to the wisdom of a majority.
Here you are confronted, as one of
our famous leaders said, 'with a con-
dition, not a theory.' The twelve suf-
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electorial college. Every political
party has made this declaration in
some form pr other. It becomes a sim
ple question of whether you will incur
the enmity of these women. There is
no possibility of losing a single vote
if you adopt this majority plank, be
cause every other party has done the
same.
"I ask you," he cried, "if you're
going to put a resolution In here
that's a lie. You can't adopt this
minority report without stultifying
yourselves."
Senator Walsh then explained that
the President knew about the suf
frage plank and added:
"He believes it vital to his success
that it stay there. I ask you with
all the fervor of my being who is ,
there here who is wiser or more pa-
triotic than he?"
Fight Won as Storm Rages.
While the fight had been goinc on.
a thunder storm burst and when the
row on the convention floor was at its I
height the storm reached its climax
Th.e booming of the thunder,, mixed j
with the roaring shouts on th a
and the clatter caused by th 7i
the roof almost drowned "out
speakers. The storm cleared L
Senator Walsh finished speaking
the closing words of his pba tt T
Administration plank swept a chan
of sentiment over the crowd as f
come to the suffragists, as the VaJ ,
cool refreshing air that poured dLl
into the Coliseum. Wn
There were renewed cries of Vftf
vote," but they were not shouts tl
the defeat of the plank. As thp rirri-
called the roll of states the
votes top.
pled into the column supporting th&
1 plank as the committee had written
it so fast that the defeat of the euh
stltute was assured before the call
had gone a dozen states.
North Carolina cast 11 votes for the
minority report and 13 against it
South Carolina 18 against it and Vir
ginia 24 against it.
At the close of the roll call the
whole platform, as written, as
adopted and after disposing of some
formalities, the convention adjourned
sine die at 3:11 o'clock.
Reed "Kills" Time.
When the convention . had opened
Saturday shortly after 11 o'clock
Chairman James called for the report
of the platform committee, but it was
not ready, and the convention settled
down to wait.
At 11:43 Chairman James announc
ed that the platform report would be
made in a few minutes. In response
to a request from delegates to fix the
time and place for notification of Pres
ident Wilson and Vice President Mar-
shal, of theIr renomlnation, Chairman
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j allies eiyittiiieu inai it was me plan
to confer first with the candidates.
Senator Reed of Missouri then made
a speech to fill in the time. The bur
den of Reed's speech was an attack
on the nomination of Mr. Hughes
because he was taken from the su
preme Court bench. He read a state
ment which he attributed to Mr.
Hughes in 1912, which declared
against a Supreme Court justice en
tering politics.
"Against candidate Hughes in 1916
I quote Justice Hughes in 1912." ha
declared as he read the statement.
While Senator Reed was c;:ca!ting
Senator Stone, chairman, and Senators
Walsh and Hollis, memners of the
platform committee, entered the hall.
Platform Present?''.
At 12:26 p. m. Senator Stone was
SENATOR STONE.
Senator Stone spent 30 sleepiest
hours In preparing the Democratic
platform.
introduced to present the platform.
In introducing Senator Stone. Chair
man James asked for order to hear
"the Democratic declaration of," Sen
ator Stone was given prolonged ap
plause. "Oh you Bill," a spectator shouted
at him, as he began.
Describing the committee's labors
no "onmanrVi n f nrntrnrtpfl and 5I.ru U"
ous". Senator Stone made a brief in
troductory address.
"I am not going to read it," paid he
referring to the platform " I have not
been able to sleep a moment in more
than 30 hours."
Thftn rhairmfln stone delegated the
reading to Senator Walsh and Senator
Hollis. Senator Walsh began reading
at 12:36 o'clock.
The first applause given the plat
form .was for the Indorsement of tn
firltmifnlati-oif frri PofnTO RlTia.tOr VaI-
had finished the preamble spectators
began leaving, and the noise ra&dc
difficult for delegates to hear.
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