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I WOODROW WILSON ' 1WDT.R. MARSHALL ARE RENOMINATED National Democratic Convention Acclaims Leader of Four Years as Party's Choice for unotner Four Years. Bryan Speaks to Delegates for 45 Minutes Marshall Opposition Melts. Suffragists Active. NO DISCORD MARS WORK OF THE BIG CONVENTION Delegates Growing Weary of Waiting, The Rules Committee Changed tho Program by a Unanimous Vote and the Nomination Took Place Thursday Night?Only one Vote Against President Woodrow Wilson. PRESIDENT NOTIFIED. T 1 1 Washington.?President Wll- f eon was notified at 1 o'clock ? Friday morning by Secretary Tumulty that he and Vice Presi- l dent Marshall had been noml- t nated by acclamation at the St. | Louis convention. His only f comment was: "I am very grateful to my I generous friends." Coliseum, St. Louis.?President Wilson and Vice President Marshall were nominated by acclamation by the l>emocratic National Convention, the tick ?t being completed foui minutes beflar* Friday. ^ Marshall Opposition Melted. There never was any doubt of Pres- < Meat Wilson's nomination but there ( was a possibility that some vice president*! booms might be brought out t in opposition to Vice President Mar- . ehall. They melted away, however, j when the convention got in session. : and as soon as President Wilson's 1 nomination had been made a roaring < chorus of acclamation. Senator Kern, . j who renominated Mr. Marshall, cast sustde a long prepared speech and * 1 simply declared: *T nominate Thomas Riley Marshall of Indiana for vice president." 1 To President Wilson's nomination 1 j there was only one dissenting vote. 1 Robert Emmett Burke of Illinois, who oame to the convention announcing 1 that he w?s opposed to the president, j ' | His vote technically made the presl- * : dent's nomination. 1,091 to 1. Firemen Halt Bryan. ^ The Coliseum was *o full that the j Are department took charge of the en- | t trances and permitted no more to j i oome in. William J. Bryan, however, ( managed to got by and got an up- { roarous reception. Senator James f learned of the Nebraskan's plight and i rescued him. , At 9:15 o'clock Chairman James f rapped the convention to order. The ( Rev. W. J. Hardesty, chaplain of the t Missouri senate, offered prayer. After t the prayer the crowd renewed ^ts \ demands for a speech from Bryan. Senator Thompson moved a suspen- c won or the rules to permit .Mr. 3ryan to speak. There were some "noes" but the chairman ruled two-thirds had voted In favor. A committee headed by Senator (Corn escorted Mr. Bryan to the ppeaker't place while the floor and rlories roared their approval. Speaks 46 Minutes. Senator James Introduced Mr. BryA as "one of the leading citizens of he world and America's greatest democrat," Bryan after speaking 4i ilnutes, was loudly cheered. Then the roll of the states was ailed for nominations. Alabama leided to New Jersey and Judge ohn W. Wesoott nominated Preslant Wilson. Judge Wescott spoke very slowly, t the rate he uttered his first 300 ords it would require about one hour id twenty minutes to conclude. The delegates were attentive and ilet as Judge Wescott proceeded it the galleries were Impatient. "Name him. name him," came cries m the galleries, and Judge Westt hurried his speech. As he closed at 10:49 with a menn of the name of "Woodrow Wlli" thf crowd broke into a great nonstr&tion. Moving picture flashita blazed and flags were paraded Tront of the stand. The band play"The Star Spangled Banner" le a huge banner bearing the sident's likeness was unfurled d the roof. Demonstration for W"jon. he delegates began a parade bearstate stanchions. The crowd ros<* ts feet. Many delegates stood on j chairs. "Dixie" and other mel s bv the hand evoked 'resh hursts ^hearing. tiairman James yielded the chair ng the demonstration to Reprefetlve Hafltn of Alabama. Woman gatas ware aasong tha parade . Mm til raprse?tadlves hrtpit 2 Renominated ^1 vTOODRO"1 sarry banners. Senator Hughes per tonally bore the New Jersey flag. Sergeant-at-Arms Martin stirred up he enthusiasm by waving the Texas 'Lone Star" flag, handed over the leads ot the crowd from the chairman's rostrum. Other state flags ware taken to the platform. The crowd joined in singing a melody, including "How Dry 1 Am," "Old Black loe," "The Red, White and Blue," and >thers. After the demonstration had been inderway JO minutes. New York and ?ome other delegates resumed their teats. Waving a cane over the rail at the chairman's desk. Senator Hughes re lewed the clamor by leading three sheers for the President. No Effort at Control. The band exhausted the list of jopular national airs, then turned to "Tipperary," and the crowd joined in he chorus. Then the musicians wont jack to American airs. Some of the lelegates stopped long enough to irain pop bottles and then went back io it again. The band was so vigorous coeplng up the din that the musicians vent short of breath, so they laid back ind let the bass drummer perform done for a while. He belabored his lrum industriously until the bandsmen pot their second wind and then went jack to "Tipperary." There waB no attempt to control the srowd. Men and women over-ran the jlatform and the press sections at vlll. The passages to the telegraph ooms were so packed with persons vho had no business In the vicinity hat only those who had their telegraph instruments on the platform rould send the news of tho conven Ion to tha outside world. Tht police nado no effort .to control the sltuaion. The crowd roared when several wo nen suffrage workers with golden imbrellas and yellow sweaters mount?d the platform and held a suffrage imbrella over the head of Represenative Heflln. one of the most vigormis "antis" in Congress. He apparintly enjoyed the situation. The New York delegation, who had >een seated, were again forced to Lrise by insistent clamor from nearby leiegauons. Tho band, its repertoire taxed, flnaly turned to "On the Banks of the Wabash" and "Turkey in the Straw." Seconding Speeches Made. At 11:30 all but a few delegates lad taken their seats and at 11:33 Chairman James sounded the flrBt tavel rap. The demonstration had asted 45 minutes. The roll call of statee was resumed ind Arizona yielded to Ohio. Former lovernor Harmon made the first sec>nding speech. "I came on behalf of the Ohio delegation," he said, "representing the inanimous wish of the Ohio Democ acy to second the nomination of Woodrow Wilson for President of the Jnited States." * The second seconding speech wan nado by Governor Stuurt of Virginia, o whom the Arkansis delogation Molded. Referring to Virginia "as the moth >r of Presidents." Governor' Stuart reerred to the President as "her 111ns rious son." After Goveraor Stuart ooaeloM he deleffatea wasted to watt ac M?w aad erled "rote, vote." rHK LANCASTER NEWS JI t ? ? For President ^*iM|^wKOTa^^gKSH8H|(|BlB8M^HBB^M W WILSON On motion of Senator Hughes the rules were suspended and no balkols i 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, i Crowds Rushes Out. Many delegates and spectators made a rush for the exits when the [ vice presidential nomination was j made and Senator James with great difficulty restored order. Practically all of the delegates re mnined but the galleries emptied 1 quickly. Resolutions were then adopted ap pointing Chairman James and former | Governor Glynn of New Vnrk. chair ! man of committees, respectively, to s j luiiiiy tne rresiueiu antl Nice fresl, dent of their nominations. Senator Hugi.es. Taggart and Var- 1 | daman were appoint id to confer with I the phntform committee which still > I I 8 was m session to learn if it was ready j I to report. I I ?" 1.1. nil I ? < ** ?' < 1 I THOMAS R. MARSHALL \ Renominated for Vice President. DEMOCRATS WERE JOLLY. ' f I C St. Louis.?The predominating fea- I ? ture of the St. I.ouis convention is tha . Jollity of the Democrats. This jollity j might have been forced and artificial when they arrived here, but It iKM-amei^ real after Glynn's famous keynote speech, and in earneet after the ad- f dress of OUie James. They are going ( home with deep-seated convictions1 t that victory is certain in November f for Peace. Prosperity and Prepared- j i nose. j 4 The convention scenes have been of < a spontaneously enthusiastic charac- , ter. On two occasions, when hurrah* t ing was at its best. Colonel 3ryan < shed tears, giving public manifestation! to his emotional disposition. Ho w.us j treated by the convention as a good fellow, and no doubt is entertained ; that his promise to do campaign work < for Wilson will be performed whole- ] heartedly. Colonel Bryan has oecu- j pied a neat with the newspaper cor- < respondents to one dda of the plat' j 1 respondents and kh Mask-fringed, i , bald pats has baaa a caaapleaw tmr j tors te tke ankalnd ka#Na?t. JNE 20, 1916. DEMOCRATS LOUDLYr \PPLMIDPLATFORM )eclaration of Senator Walsh That Platform Plank as Reported by Committee Was Desired by President Wilson, Broke Down All Opposition and Suffrage Plank Was Not Amended. ILL OTHER PROVISIONS MET WITH APPROVAL Sovernor Ferguson of Texas Led Minority Report on Suffrage Amendment.?Senator Stone After 30 Sleepless Hours Asked Senators Walsh and Mollis to Read the Platform Which Was Adopted and the Convention Adjourned. al s t St. Louis.?The Democratic Nation- ' tc d Convention finished its work Friday >y adopting the platform exactly as ipproved by President Wilson and subnltted by the resolutions committee. ^ ncludin gthe plank 011 Americanism md that favoring woman suffrage, but _ lot until the harmony of its throe days lessious had been disturbed with a row ^ >ver the suffrage plank. No voice was raised against the ^ rigorous declarations of the Ameri anism plank, but at one time it lookid as if the suffrage plank had been o?t. And Senator Walsh of Mon- 1 ana had told the convention that President Wilson himself considered w t vital to party success, however, it ^ vas voted Into the platform by a balot of 888 1-2 to 181 1-2. The entire ^ jlatform then was adopted without oil call. Plank on Americanism. The plank on Americanism con- ^ lemns the activities of all persons, groups and organizations in the Unl- n ?d States that conspire to advance g iie interests of a foreign power. , Thorough preparedness on land and ^ tea against unexpected invasion and :he joining of the United States with ^ ?ther nations to "assist the world in lecurlng settled peace and Justice" ? ire arg*d. ? On the Mexican question, the plat- ^ torm asserts that American troops R ihouid remain in Mexico until the ? a estoration of law and order there, uul asserts that intervention in "re- _ molting" to the people of the United ^ > tat ok. _ Other planks declare for a merchant marine, good roads, conscrva- r] ion and improve<l conditions for the armor. ft] As it went into the platform the ? iuftrage plank stands: "We favor the extension of the ranchise to the women of this counry. state by state, on the same terms ^ is to the men." (l The woman suffrage leaders con- ?j ildered it a much more favorable dec- p aration than they got from the Kojuhlican convention at Chicago; they p hrew all their force behind It and t( von the support of the administradon leaders who were found fighting or them when danger threatened. Haggard and worn from an- all- U] light session the platform-makers v, vere not ready with their report until n the afternoon when Senator Stone, ileeplese for more than 30 hours, took ^ ho speaker's ntand and explaining hat he was too tired to read the docu- e] nent. gave over this task to Senator p, A'alsh. of Montana, and Senator Hoi- g( Is, of New Hampshire, who took p urns reading the long declaration. ^ The fight on the suffrage plank was n n the air. Everybody was keyed up << o it and when at the conclusion of ; ^ he reading of the platform. Martin S( -omasney, of Boston, a delegate, < Maimed the attention of the rhair, it R ras thought he was opening the fight, ^ t was several minutes before the n shouts of aproval and disapproval y ould be stilled sufficiently to hear hat he wanted to put the son on vcord as sympathizing "with the peoile of Ireland." "Rous mlt him," roared a Baltinore delegate and the convention hall a ticked with laughter. Gov. Ferguson Starts Fight. The real fight broke imnn-diatoly ifter. however, when Governor Ferguton of Ttxns. who headed the minor- a ty report against the administration r( dank, was given :{0 minutes in which ^ o present it. T The plank offered by the minority w ras: a| "The Democratic party always has tj hood for the sovereignty of the sev- S] iral states in the control and ergula- j ^ :fon of elections. We reaffirm the : tj itstoric position of our party in this A egard and favor the continuance of 0) that wise provision of the Federal (.( TonstMirtion, which vests in the sev- Cl ral states in the control and rogula- Jr to prescribe the qualifications of their electors." V( Besides Governor Ferguson, the report was signed by former Repres?--n- n afive Charles L. Bartlett. of Georgia , p fames R. N'ugent. of NVw Jersey, and p Stephen B. Fleming, of Fort Wayne, it Ind. * ?l The burden of Oovernor Ferguson's j ^ urgume-nt was that suffrage being j purely a states right question, the I n trending of the majority plank waa a 8 praadmptoMM ram?lendatton to the J wh tt(l< for gS^p ^^^ ^ B&|f?|^ tirr Bht ^Jai to H'AP^^^H <1<"' on prr ^^^H^HSMMQflHHDn|RE^9Hu| me iiu ij agi 1 r SENATOR OLLIE JAMES I ? Permanent Chairman of the Nation- <le< Democratic Convention. i Soi atos on how to conduct tlioir dec- ?-. rates. ,a Anti-suffrage delegates on the floor led the governor with Questions hich brought out iu the answers j.lf esh arguments against the adminisation plank. When Ferguson had nui nished the convention was in confu- ..,j on and the tone of the uproar in t 10 delegate sections was indicative ja ' sympathy with the opponents of le administration plank. ;it Stone Defends Plank. When Senator Stone took the ag >eaker's place to defend the plank he m as bombarded with questions and ?r( rgument from delegates on the floor hich eventually exhausted most of n>) le time allotted to him. llC Anti-suffrage delegates loudly chal- ^,, <nged his references to Governor erguson's statements with cries of, re. that's not what he said" and "that's at fair." Many delegates openly at ?k the position that the question as becoming much confused by the , j0] lanner of its presentation. Finally.' n(1 enator Stone yielded to Senator Pitt- | )ia tan of Nevada, one of the suffrage I hampions. ()j| The crowd wanted to howl Plttman own and cried "vote, vote." ' !ft "Yes. I know you want to vote." Tj. ittman shouted at his opponents. jn1 you'd rather do anything else than ear the truth. Are you men who re willing to hear women denounced ^ nd afraid to hear a man say some ling in their behalf? I want to appal to you to give your sisters and n anghters and mothers the right to fe ote." I "What's that got to do with this?" ^ lionised the delegates. ? Finally, ignoring lesser outbreaks J* nd shouting above the din and con-1 R islon. Pitrman managed to get R trough with ilia speech. "Essential for Victory." In an impassioned speech Senator *alsh swept aside the smaller que?- S ons which had been injected into R ic fight and told the delegates that resident Wilson himself knew that 15 le plank was in the platform and, L. msidered it essential for party vie- ; 5j ,ry- K "Whatever your opinions may be." F e said, "we shall never be anything ?! ut a discordant and divided party r nless we surrender some of our con- I Ictions to the wisdom of a majority. A ere you are confronted, as one of K ur famous leaders said, 'with a con- U Ition, not a theory.' The twelve suf- j ^ age states represent 91. votes in the ? tectorial colloge. Every political I I arty has made this declaration in ? ime form or other. It becomes a aim t le question of whether you will Incur ! le enmity of these women. There is o possibility of losing a single vote ' you adopt this majority plank, be ause every other party has done the Line. "I ask yoh," he cried, "if you're oing to put a resolution In here lat's a lie. You can't adopt this ilnority report without stultifying ourselves." Senator Walsh then explained that he le President knew about the suf-1 pli age plank and added: ' ? "He believes It vital to his aucceBS de lat it stay there. I ask you with :d II the fervor of my being who is th lere here who is wiser or more pa- T1 lotlc than he?" cr Fight Won as Storm Rages. ca While the fight, had been going on, tic thunder storm burRt and when the re >w on the convention floor was at its ap eight the storm reached Its climax he booming of the thunder, mixed ne Jth the roaring shouts on the floor nd the clatter caused by the rain on re le roof almost, drowned out the w; [ieakers. The storm cleared just as an enator Walsh finished speaking and le closing words of his plea for the go dministration plank swept a change th r sentiment over the crowd as wel to nme to the suffragist^ as the wave ol re ml refreshing air that poured down T1 ito the Coliseum. I sh There were renewed cries of "vote of r>te," but they were not shouts for le defeat of the plank. As the clerks filled the roll of states the votes top . i led into the column supporting the Innk as the committee had written so fast that the defeat of the sul> tltute was assured before the call ad gone a dozen states. 'v North Carolina cast 11 votes for the d< ilnority report and 13 against It;' vt oath Carolina It against It sad Vlr- ex lata 14 agaiast ft. or 7 It the clove of the roll call the ole platform. us written, was :>pted and utter disposing of Home inalilies, the convention adjourned e die at 3:11 o'clock. Reed "Kills" Time. Vhen the convention had opened lurday shortly after 11 o'clock, airman James called for the report the platform committee, but it was . ready, and the convention aettlad vn to wait. I Vt 11:43 Chairman James announo-' that the platform report would b? de in a fow minutes. In response a request froin delegate* to fl* the le and place for notification of Preent Wilson and Vice President Marill of their renoinination, Chairman nes explained that it was the plan confer first with the candidates. Senator Heed of Missouri then made ipeech > fill in the time. The burt of Reed's speech was an attack the nomination of Mr. Hughes ause he was taken from the su me Court bench. He read a statent which he attributed to Mr. ghes in 1912. which declared iinst a Supreme Court justice enit.5 politics. 'Against candidate Hughes in 1916 I'.tote Justice Hughes in 1912." he la red as he read 'he statement. iVhile Senator H? cd was speaking nator Stone chairman, and Senators tlsh and Hollis. niemners of the ,tform committee, entered the hall. Platform Presented. \t 12:20 p. tu. Set.titer Stone was reduced to present the platform, intrchicing Senator Stone, Chairin Janms asked for order to hear le Democratic declaration of." Sen>r Stone was given prolonged uputse. 'Oh you Bill." a spectator shouted him. as he began. Describing 'he ommittee's labors "somewhat t rotrac ted and ardus". Senator Stone made a brief in iductory address. '1 am not going to read it." said ho 'erring to tlie platform " I have not en able to sleep a moment in more on 30 hours." Then Chairman Stone delegated the iding to Senator Wulsh and Senator >llis. Senator Walsh began reading 12:36 o'clock. The first applouee given the plat-m was for Hie indorsement of the ministration. Before Senator Walwh <1 finished the preamble spectator* gan leaving, and the noise made It ffieult for delegates to hear. Indorsement of the Underwood tar- . act was given general applauaa. te delegate* seemtd too wearied t? terrupt with lengthy applause. The plank on Americanism drawn President Wilson whs next read It is interrupted by lutudclapping 11b SENATOR STONE. Senator Stone spent 30 sleepless urs in preparing the Democratic* atform. > nunciatitm of conspirators for the vancement of foieipn influence In is eoutry was roundly applauded, ic plank was intently followed. Its ificism of disloyalty by some Amerins was loudly applauded. Ex cor tarn of a political party that should ceive such support received similar proval. Declarations for mililary preparedss were als-o uniformly applauded. Close attention wae given the plank lating to foreign poMciee. Them vs occasional scattering applause id cheers. The I>atin-Amerlcan policy plank it some applause, hut more greeerted e Mexican plank and frequently Inrrupted its reading, especially the aPflrmation of the MonrOe Dor-trine. -.p rsrertion that American troops ould he kept In Mexico until clangor, raids subsided was loudly applaud-] 1 The assertion that Intervention! a "'ast recourse" received applause," it ,vnerous approval was given to a Indorsement of the president's aitnpt to prevent intervention, "lie reading of the planks went ) to r.cattercd applause, but when o "lank declaring for an eight-hour ly for Federal employes, civic fierce peneton, child labor and the gen* al welfare pflanlui were read ere loud yelle of "Beoray."