Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-06
AMERTCANISM XIV
in PLATFORM FOR
THE REPUBLICANS
Effort of Framers Will Be to
Make Principles Short
and Strong
TO INCLUDE SUFFRAGE

BY E. R. sARTwELL

CHICAGO, June 6.--Cut out the ,vors.
| play fair with the voters" was tho A.
| mand which confronted the Repuhlica,
platform carpenters when they furhiskss
UP the tools of their trade today. ''f
The platform builders settled down - j
series OF informal conferences to perfec,
the declaration of faith upon which IL,
Republican candidate, whoever he NAV -" ~
must stand in the fight for control ~ ~
Government this fall NV
The catch-word "Americanisro ,,i,h Il.
complications as to "hyphenates." and ~ s
protection of American citizens ahrcas
FORMED the storm centre of today's platfor,r
wrangles. Before the Americanism plank
is completed 1t became apparent thsrs ,sN,
be some strenuous political maneuyerIns,
Fhere were ugly rumors of platform o1oh,s
bies' on the dangerous ''hyphenate". uues.
tlon, and charges and countercharges ,wsrs
the subject of heated gossip.
When the Platform Committee Is 'forr,
ally named, 1t is regarded as certain tbnr.
VIII be fights on planks dealing with woman
suffrage, universal military training. ANA
with the Democratic handling of foreign,
affairs as phase of Americanism. II Il
expected the fight over the suffrage miami
VIII result In declaration promising sun
port to the movement, but outlining M
definite plan for ultimate acuuirement N
the vote by women ~
"Watchful waiting in Mexico will ho
assailed unreservedly, and protection, under
Republican administration, promised n
Americans in Mexico or any other part Of
the world.
The platform will further declare in favor
OF making the American navy the second
in the world, thus approving the recom.sl
mendations of the Naval Board s
The trust declaration will be the sams
as that of 1912.
THE Democratic proposal to build
Government armor plate plant will be
denounced as unfair to American business
Three more-or-less complete platforms
were the basis for the discussion The first
was put forward by Senator Lodge sched.
uled to be chairman of the Resolutions Com.
mittee, and Senator Borah, of Idaho This
draft was prepared by Republican Congress
sional leaders of both Progressive and
stand-pat leanings in Washir- Ion.
BID FOR MOOSE AID. &
The second was submitted by Nicholas
Murray Butler, of New York, and was a 4,
plain bid for support among the Pro. y
gressives. The third was framed by W.
Murray Crane, the astute Massachusetts
leader, but Crane took the position, after
looking over the situation, that the Mat.
form ought to be framed after full and
open discussion, and he did not press his
formal demands.
Efforts were also made to draw the Pro.
gressive leaders into platform program
that would lessen the growing friction be.
tween the rival conventions. But the Pro.
gressives were shy and they declined to
commit themselves until the matter OF
candidates was settled 80 ~. 2sft's hstr.
Meanwhile William Draper Lewis, D6an n
of the University of Pennsylvania law
school, continued work on the tentative
draft of the Progressive platform. 4
he "a.
Republican platform builders were conserv
ative. They inclined toward the ideas OF
Senator Borah, who proposed a general dec.
laration of faith in the duties of American
citizens as means of meeting the 'hyphen
ate ISSUE" and on the question of protecting
American interests abroad they proposed TO
follow some of the other platforms and san
We pledge ourselves to insist upon
just and equal protection of all our
citizens abroad 1t is the unquestioned
duty of the Government to provide for
our citizens, without distinction right
of travel and soJourn In friendly coun,
tries, and we declare ourselves in
favor of all proper efforts tending to
those ends. Nj.
MERCHANT MARINE STAND. W
This declaration, the conservative lead
ers contended, would meet the present En-
ropean situation without arousing any un-
due antagonsm. Another plank put for
ward by the conservative leaders dealt
with the merchant marine. They pro.
posed to make the statement general and
say:
We adhere to the Republican doc
trine of encouragement to the Amer
lean shipping and urge such legisla-
ton as will advance the merchant ma
rine prestige of the country. SO essen
tial to the national defense, the en-
largement OF avenues of trade and the
industrial prosperity OF our own peo-
pie, ss