Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-17
Many Delegates Try to Howl
Down Defenders of Admin
istratlon Plank, Which
Eventually Is Adopted.
'SUFFRAGISTS SEE
VICTORY IN OUTCOME
Leaders Believe Democratic
Declaration Is Much More
Favorable Than That of Re-
publican Party,
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st. Louis, June l6.-The democratic
national convention finished It's work
today by adopting party platform
exactly az approved by President VIII
son and submitted by the resolutions
committee, including the planks on
lAmericanism and favoring woman
suffrage, but not until the harmony of
its three days session has been rip
pied with row over the suffrage
plank.
No voice was raised against the Wig
orous declarations OF the American
ism plank. At one time II looked az
lif the suffrage plank had been lost,
but after Senator Walsh of Montana,
had told the convention that Presi-
dent Wilson himself considered II vital
TO party success, 1t was voted into the
platform by ballot SSs l-2 to
ISL i-2.
Adopted Without Roll Call
The whole platform then was
adopted without roll call.
AS it went into the platform the
suffrage plank stands:
I'VE favor the extension of the
franchise to the women of this coun-
try state by state, on the same terms
as to the men"
The woman suffrage leaders consid-
cred IL a much more favorable declar-
alton than they got from the republi-
can convention; they threw all their
force behind 1t and won the support
of the administration leaders who
were found fighting for them when
danger threatened.
Too Tired TO Rcad Platform.
lfaggard and worn from aImieht
session, the platforms makers were
not ready with their report until af-
ternoon when Senator Stone slcepless
for more than thirty hours took the
speakers stand and explaining that he
was too tired to read the document,
gave over this task TO Senator Walsh
of Montana and Senator Hollis of New
Hampshire.
The fight on the suffrage plank was
in the air. Everybody was keyed up
TO ii and when, at the conclusion of
the reading Of the platform, Martin
Of Boston, delegate,
claimed the attention of the chair, 1t
was thought that he was opening the
fight and II was several minutes before
the shouts of approval and cries of
could be stilled sufficient
~ to hear that he wanted to put the
on record as sympathizing
with "the people of Ireland
Irish Sympathizer Squelched.
"Raus nit him, roared a Baltimore |
delegate. and the convention hall |
rocked with laughter.
The real fight broke Immediately |
after. however, when Governor Fer
guson of Texas, who headed the MI |,
Il kaf.
Ion plank, was given thirty minutes |
n which to present II.
The plank offered by the minority |
Eas this:
"The democratic party has always
stood for the sovereignty of the sew
,ral states in the control and regu-
ations. We reaffrm the historic po-
'ition of our party in this regard and |
avor the continuance OF that wiTe
PROVISION of the federal constitution
which vests in the several states Of
he union The power to prescribe the
of their electors"
With Governor Ferguson, il was
igned by former Representative
Bartlett of Georgia, James II. Nugent /
# New Jersey and stephen r. Flem- II
ng of Fort Wayne, Ind.
"Prcsumptuous Recommendation"
The burden Of Governor Ferguson's
rgument was that suffrage, being 4
urely a states right question, the
wording Of the majority plank was n
resumptuous recommendation to the I
tates on how TO conduct their eloc-
orates. II
Anti-suffrage delegates on the floor {
lied the governor with questions
Which brought out, in the answers, |
resh arguments against the admin {
5tration plank and when Ferguson !
ad finished the convention was i'm | [
onfusion and the tone of the uproarl G
4 the delegate sections was indicative /
t sympathy with the opponents OIL
he administration plank, 6
Bombarded With Questions. II
When Senator Stone took the v
peaker's place to defend the plank t
g was bombarded with a running fire n
{ questions and argument from dele-.I G
ates on the floor which eventually II
vhausted the time allotted TO him b
ithout permitting him to speak ten
lccessive minutes. n
Anti-suffrage delegates loudly chal- l
nged his references TO Fcrguson's Il
atemcnts with cries of that's not Il
hat he said" and that's not fair
any delegates openly took the posi- r
on that the question was becoming u
infused by the manner of It's prcsen-
tion. Finally Senator Stone yielded
Senator Plttman of Nevada, one of
Ie suffrage champions.
The crowd wanted to howl Pittman
lwn and shouted vote, vote" In
Some Strong Language. cl
yes, | know you want to vote p
ttman cried at his opponents. o.
You'd rather do anything else than o.
.ar the truth. ci
Are you men who are willing to p,
ar women denounced afraid 20 hear m
man say something in their behalf? a
want to appeal 10 you to give your "a
iters and daughters and mothers the n
sht 10 vote" of
What's that got TO do with this?"' NJ