The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-06-20

Which Was Adopted and the Con-
vention Adjourned.
ST. Louis.-The Democratic Nation
al Convention finished it's work Friday
by adopting the platform exactly as
approved by President Wilson and sub
mitted by the resolutions committee,
includin gthe plank on Americanism
and that favoring woman suffrage, but
not until the harmony of its three days
sessions had been disturbed with a row
over the suffrage plank.
No voice was raised against the
vigorous declarations of the Ameri
canism plank, but at one time it look
ed as If the suffrage plank had been
lost. And Senator Walsh of Mon
tana had told the convention that
President Wilson himself considered
1t vital to party success. however, it
was voted into the platform by bal
lot of SSS 1-2 to Isl IL. The entire
platform then was adopted without
roll call
Plank on Americanism.
The plank on Americanism con-
demns the activities of all persons,
groups and organizations in the Uni
ted States that conspire to advance
the interests of foreign power.
Thorough preparedness on land and
sea against unexpected invasion and
the joining of the United States with
other nations to assist the world in
securing settled peace and justice"
are urged.
On the Mexican question, the plat
form asserts that American troops
should remain in Mexico until the
and asserts that Intervention is re
voting" to the people of the United
States.
Other planks declare for mer-
chant marine. good roads, conscrva-
tion and improved conditions for the
farmer.
AS 1t 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 con-
sidered ii much more favorable dec
laration than they got from the Re-
publican convention at Chicago; they
threw all their force behind it and
won the support of the administra-
ton leaders who were found fighting
for them when danger threatened
Haggard and worn from an all
night session the platform-makers
I,, n;r
in the afternoon when Senator Stone
sleepless for more than 80 hours. took
the speakers stand and explaining
that he was too tired to read the docu-
ment, gave over this task to Senator
Walsh, of Montana, and Senator Hol-
lis, OF New Hampshire, who took
turns reading the long declaration.
The fight on the suffrage plank was
in the air. Everybody was keyed up
the reading OF the platform, Martin
Lomasney, OF Boston, a delegate,
claimed the attention OF the chair, 1t
was thought he was opening the fight
II was several minutes before the
shouts OF APPROVAL and disapproval
could be stilled sufficiently to hear
that he wanted TO put the son on
record as sympathizing with the peo
pie OF Ireland"
more delegate and the convention hall
rocked with laughter.
Gov. Ferguson Starts Fight.
The real fight broke Immediately
after. however. when Governor Fergu.
son OF Texas, who headed the minor.
,ty report against the administration
plank was given 30 minutes In which
to present II.
The plank offered by the minority
was:
THE Democratic party always has
stood for the sovereignty of the sew
eral states in the control and ergula-
ton OF elections. We reaffirm the
historic position Of our party in this
regard and favor the continuance OF
that wise provision OF the Federal
Constitution, which yeats In the sew
eral states In the control and regula.
to prescribe the qualifications of their
electors"
Besides Governor Ferguson, the re-
port was signed by former Represen-
tative Charles l.. Bartlett. OF Georgia;
James r. Nugent. Of New Jersey. and
Stephen p. Fleming, OF Fort Wayne,
Ind.
The burden OF Governor Ferguson's
argument was that suffrage being
purely = states right question, the
wording OF the majority plank was q
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