Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-04
Woodrow and Marshall Is
Already Conceded st.
Louis Lineup.
OLLIE JAMES WILL
BE THE CHAIRMAN
Convention of Democrats Is
Practically Cut and
Dried Affair.

CT. LOUIS. June 3.-President Will
~ son and Vice President Marshall
are to be nominated as the Demo-
cratic party standard bearers for the
presidential campaign early Saturday
morning. June Il. at the final session
of the Democratic national conven-
ton.
Plans for the conventions pro
cedure have been practically agreed
upon by National Chairman Nc
Combs and the committee on arrange
ments and 1t is proposed to hold a
long session beginning Friday evening
to name the party candidates and this
session Will last over into Saturday
morning.
we plan to reach the vote or,
President Wilson about | o'clock Sat
urday morning" said Chairman Nc
combs tonight in making public tho
convention plans, "and expect to pro-
coed with the nomination for vice.
president thereafter. There will be
no limitation on the length of Sec
onding speeches, but we see no rea-
son why we should not conclude our
work sometime Saturday morning."
President Wilson has approved the
tentative selection of Senator Ollie
James of Kentucky for permnnent
chairman OF the Democratic national
convention at st. Louis. This. assures
the election of the senator by the
the convention.
james as Chairman
As permanent chairman. Senator
James viii be named to head the
committee which will notify Mr.. Will
son of his nomination as he did after
the Baltimore convention
Tho president has not decided vet
where he will receive the notification
committee, although his supporters i'm
New Jersey are very anxious that he
70 to SHADOW Lawn" his summer
home in that state for the ceremony.
Senator Stone of Missouri has been
tentatively decided upon as chairman
of the platform committee and when
he goes to st. Louis he probably will
carry with him the outlines of the
platform drawn up by the president
himself.
The convention program as decided
upon follows:
June l4-Convention called TO or
der at noon by National Chairman
McCombs; reading of call for conven-
ton. prayer: roll call of states and an
nouncement of the temporary officers
of the convention. Address by tenn
pOrary chairman Adoption of rules
and the roll call Of states on commit
tee selection.
June Is, ncon-Repcrt of commit
tee on credentials and other commit
tees to he followed by speeches OF
prominent delegates on campaign is-
sues and party achievements.
Delegates to Speak.
June l6, noon-Report of the COM
mittce on platform and resolutions to
be followed by speeches Of delegates.
Adjournment until s y. m for a
night session, when nominations for
president and vicepresident Will be
undertaken.
June Injecting at noon of new
national committee for purpose of or
ganiZation and selection of new chair
man.
National committeeman here antici-
pate that probably two or three names
will be presented to the convention
floor for vice president, but say they
Will be Withdrawn after compliment
tary votes have been cast and the con-
vention will then renominate Vice
President Marshall by acclamation.
National Chairman McCombs and
his associates expect to attend the
early sessions of the Republican ma
tion convention and then return here.