The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-06-23

Marshall were renominated by accla
nation by the Democratic national con
vention. The denomination Of Presl
dent Wilson had been foregone con
clusion for months, and the opposition
which had threatened to develop I,
Vice President Marshall died away be
fore the time came to make the nOmi
nations.
President Wilson was declared tn,
nominee at II 80 o'clock Thursda!
might, and five minutes later Mr.. Mar
shall was named without the formally
Iof nominating speech, In order that
the dreaded Friday hoodoo might have
lno chance to get In Its work on the
lparty's nominees.
Following the nominations there
were some speeches of laudatory char
lacter. This lasted until half after II
In the morning Then the convention
adjourned until II a. m. Friday.
The platform committee sat up the
rest Of the night to white the planks
and get them ready to nail down.
The Democratic convention was seen
by unbiased observers as the most
nearly unanimous affair of Its kind
since the big wind of ~, or there
abouts. President Wilson controlled
the situation absolutely from Wash
ington, yet nobody could say II was a
'boss-ridden festival.
And the Bosses Behaved.
To tell the truth the bosses, So
called, Charlie Murphy of New York,
Tom Taggart Of Indiana and Roger
Sullivan of Illinois, didn't seem to have
much luck. There was great deal of
talk before the convention began to
perform that these party captains
would try to nominate Mr.. Sullivan
for vice president. But there was
nothing to It, When the climax came
Sullivan, Taggart and Murphy lined
up nicely for Mr.. Marshall.
The only real excitement Of noml-
mating night was made by william
Jennings Bryan, who having been de-
feated as delegate for the conven-
ton, came as plain newspaper re-
porter and sat among the scribes
Considering his past leadership and
the present strong hold he has upon
the sentiments of hordes of Democrats
It would have been strange indeed If
fhe peerless Leader" hadn't been
shown at least a courtesy.
SO II came about that the conven-
uoneers began to call for Bryan early
Thursday night, when he entered the
press stand with Mrs. Bryan. After
much good-natured shouting and play
full demonstration, the delegates per-
suaded the former secretary Of state
ITO make speech. And he made one.
Its theme was harmony. Various
movements In this political symphony
of words were praise for Mr.. Wilson,
damnation of the money trust, en-.
comlum for Democratic reform meas
ures and laudatlon for the adminstra-
tion's peace and neutrality policies.
''s~zlt sesy'Ssse,4 -
/, BY WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.
I (copyright, 1916, by W. J. 6ryan.)
/. ST, Louis, Mo.-The Democratic
party has spoken; 1t has picked up
the gantlet thrown down by the two
other parties In their recent conven-
'tions; the Issues have been joined, and
the country Is now ready for the battle
which will determine whether the
hands of President Wilson shall be
upheld or whether Republicans again
shall be enthroned upon the seats of
the mighty.
BY the will Of the Democratic ma
tlonal convention, which was marked
throughout by harmony and loyalty to
the president, the party goes into the
coming fight under the same leader
ship as In 1912, and standing upon
platform which Endorses unreservedly
the policies Of the present admins
tration and embodles declarations of
principle around which 1t Is believed
people Of all classes and of all parties
can rally.
Contrast In Conventions.
What contrast between the con-
yention here and the two conventions
at Chicago! At Chicago, plutocracy,
unrepentant, signalized Its return to
supreme authority in the Republican
|party. At st. Louis Democracy as
sembled to organize Its fight to hold
4 the economic reforms secured, main
tain neutrality and peace In the midst
|of a world Of war and advance the
lines In the direction of greater social
Justice.
At Chicago, all was chaos. In one
convention a number of favorlte sons
divided the attention Of the delegates
while the managers, as smooth group
OF machine politicians as ever manipu-
lated a party, Unanswered for the car
rying out Of the plans Of the special
Interests. They did not dare to nomi-
mate the man Of their choice, but they
were in position to select their second
|choice. The other convention was a
case Of unrequited affection. No lover
lever pleaded his cause more eloquently,
nnd no bard-hearted maiden ever re-
turned more chilling response.
7 can never marry you, but I shall
aIways be your friend" Is cordiality
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