The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-12
CONVENTION CALL
ISSUED BY MCOMBS
Total Of 1888 Delegates to
Compose Democratic Gath
cring in st. Louis.
SEES a WILSON VICTORY

William I. McCombs. chairman Of
the Democratic National Committee. is-
sued the call yesterday for the Demo-
cratic national convention, which Will
bc held in ~. Louis beginning June ~.
incorporated In this call is the plank
ia the Democratic party's platform
which was adopted at Baltimore pro-
ylding for an expression OF preference
for Presidential candidates and the sc.
lection OF all delegates and alternates
at primaries to be conducted by the
purty ia such States as do not pro
vide FOR these primaries by n The
call is as follows:
10 The Democrats Of the United states.
by the authority of the Demo-
cratic National Committee a national
convention OF the Democratic party 10
hereby called to meet In the city Of
st. Louis. Mo, On Wednesday. the fouI =
tsenth OF June. nineteen hundred and
sixteen. at - o'clock moo TO nominate
candidates for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency Of the United States. to de-
clare a party platform and to take such
other action as may be deemed advis-
able.
"Delegates and a~iternates from each
State of the Union shall be chosen TO
the number OF two delegates and two
alternates for every Senator and two
delegates and two a~lternates for every
Representative from the States respcc.
lively In Congress under the Congress
sional apportionment OF districts based
upon the Sixty-fourth Congress. In ad-
dition the Territory OF Alaska and the
District of Columbia are entitled TO six
d4legateA- and six alternatss each, and
ax delegates and six a~lternates are like
Wise allotted each to the Philippines,
Hawaii and Porto Rico.
In the matter of the manner by
which delegates and alternates are to
he selected attention Is called TO the
following plank In the platform Of the
party:
1.-THE movement toward more popula
government should be promoted through
legislation In each State which will per
NIT the expression OF thu preference OF
the electors for national delegates at
Presidentiai' primartes.
1--WE direct tina the National Commit
tee incorporate in the call for the naxt
nominating convention a requirement
that all expressions Of preference for
Presidential candidates shall be given
m the selection Of delegates aud al
ternAtes made through n primary cleo
ton conducted by the party organise
ton In each State where such expression
n election are not provided for by the
State law. Committeeman WHO are here
after TO constitute the membership OF
the Democratic National Committee and
whose election is not provided for by
la " shall be chosen In each state at such
primary elections II the service and
authority OF committeeman. however
CHOSEN. shall begin Immediately. upon the
receipt of their credentials. respectively u
Under this call there will he Loss
delegates in the Democratic national
convention. Chairman McCombs left for
81. Louis last night to make the pre-
liminary arrangements for the reception
and housing of the delegates He IL
cN officio chairman OF a committee oil
arrangements which Is composed ~ these
members OF the National Committee
Clark Howell. Georgia Charles Boesch-
ens;cin. Illinois; Thomas TaygArt
iudDra: Wilbur W. Marsh. Iowa
Robert Ewing. Louisiana Edwin y.
Wood, Michigan Edward L. Go'tra, Mis-
Aour,; ]. Bruce Kremer. Montana
eugene = Reed, New Hampshire
iiober; :. iiudspeth. New Jersey Nor
man r.. Mack. New York. and 4. II
Moore, ohio. Homer :. Cummings, vice.
hartman. liolla Wells. treasurer. and
Thomas J. Pence. secretary. will also
serve As eX oificlo members OF this
committee.
Before leaving for ST. Louis Mr. Nc
SOHlDS fTc'll'Jti lIdN iTeslucnt wilson =
preparedness programme will he ap-
proved by Congress and said prospects
for Democratic success were never
hrighter.
President Wilson Will be renominatel
without opposition said MI. McCombs
mo- only was there not the slightest
suggestion Of opposition TO him al the
opening OF Congress and at the meeting
OF the committee the other day, but the
enthusiasm Tor the President was very
marked. His denomination will come
AS the unquestioned expression OF the
entire party. don't think the owen
lion will last longer han three days.
81 can't discuss the probable actions
Of Congress further h a to predict that
the preparedness programme will be in
dorsed and that the outlook for Demo
cratic success will be even brighter when
Congress has finished its work han it is
to-day. 7 can see nothing but Demo
cratic success ahead.'
Mr.. McCombs laughed at the report, o:
a possible fight against his reelection as
chairman. That was Just summer poli.
ties he said. II am not Worrying"
After a few days in 81. Louis Mr.
McComhs will go to his old home In
Arkansas for two weeks Of hunting and
fishing.