The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-15
WILSON AND MARSHALL
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mend to the convention that nominal
ton be made at o'clock tonight.
Convention leaders let it be known
they favored making nominations to-
night whether or not the platform
| was completed.
BY unanimous vote the Democratic
convention rules committee today rec
commended that nominations for presi-
dent and vice president begin at s
o'clock tonight.
The proposal was carried after an
extended argument in its behalf by
Chairman William A. Glasgow, ejr., of
Pennsylvania. His attitude had the
support of Democratic leaders gener
ally. Mr.. Glasgow's chief contention
was that it would be impossible to
hold the delegates later than tonight.
New Workers Wouldn't Stay.
The New York delegation, he said,
would leave for home tonightSTegard-
less of when the nominations were
made.
Charles B. Strocker of Massachu-
sets insisted it was due the st. Louis
business men who had given the ma
tional committee bonus of 100000:
for the convention that delegates pc
kept shere until tomorrow night.
Eventually he agreed to Mr.. Glas-
cow S plan.
Whether the platform should be
considered tonight after the nomina-
tons, or tomorrow was to be left TO
the rules committee. A resolution to
limit sall first nominating speeches to
80 minutes and all seconding speeches
to five minutes was unanimously
adopted. The plan was to recess after
Senator James speech until O'Clock
when the nominations would start.
An 1s-Minute Uproar.
While the Democratic national con-
vention was in its second session to-
day adopting a permanent organ1za-
ton and hearing the speech of Sen
ator Ollie James as permanent chair
man, the platform makers were work
ing with President Wilson's Town
draft and various suggested planks,
hoping to have a completed draft of
the platform ready for submission to
the full resolutions committee late this
afternoon. There still was talk of
movement to change the rules of the
convention and renominate President
Wilson and Vice President Marshall
tonight instead of tomorrow.
When permanent Chairman James
recounted the diplomatic achieve
ments of the president in the nego-
tiations with Germany the conven-
ton launched into an 8 minute uproar
of marching, cheering and waving
flags, in which w. j. Bryan from his
seat in the press section Joined.
There were calls for a speech from
Bryan, but it was found that he had
slipped out while the demonstration
was going on.
Jerry V. South, clerk of the house
of representatives, a delegate from
Arkansas, announced that he would
raise a point of order if consent were
asked for Bryan to speak.
Sings Anti-Hyphen Song
Eleven o'clock, the hour for the con-
| vention to be in order, passed with the
Coliseum only partly filled.
Very few of the delegates were in
their seats and none of the leaders had
arrived on the platform. The band
entertained the small crowd while the
| rules committee held a meeting to talk
over the proposal to proceed to nom
| nations tonight instead of tomorrow
| ranged. The band played the anti
hyphen song Don't Bite the Hand
That's Feeding You,'' and a male quar-
tette sang the chorus
Name James Chairman.
The committee on permanent or
ganization at a meeting meanwhile
named formally Senator Ollie James
of Kentucky, as permanent chairman.
J. Bruce Kremer of Montana, perma-
nent secretary; E. E. Britton of North
Carolina, permanent associate Secre-
tary; John 1. Martin of ST. Louis,
permanent sergeant at arms, and rec
commended that all other temporary
officers of the convention be made
permanent
Senator James's speech was pune
tuated by applause and cheers at his
references to Americanism, the
achievements of the Democratic adj
rninistration and denunciation of the
Republican platform. Senator James
departed widely from the printed text
f.AE l. L, L..
presented was substantially the same
When he recounted the horrors of war
and the presidents effort to preserve
! flushed with emotion, rose to his feet
and applauded vigorously
| When James recounted in implied
| terms the presidents diplomatic sue
cess in negotiations with Germany the
delegates wanted to hear it again.
| Repeat it" they demanded.
James repeated his statement and
the crowd broke loose with cheers.
| In repeating the phrase from his pre-
| pared speech, the senator said:
Crown Makes Demonstration.
''Woodrow Wilson, without orphan
| ing a single child, without widowing a
| single American mother, without
| firing a single gun, without the she'd
ding of a single drop of blood. wrung
| from the most militant spirit that
! ever brooded above a battlefield an
| agreement to American Democrats
and a concession of American rights -