The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-14
PEACE Dove RULES TODAY AT
ST. LOUIS AS DEMOCRATS OPEN
GREAT NATIONAL CONVENTION

closely packed crowd in the Coliseum
swelter.
The plans for the opening days ses
sion provided for the convention to be
called to order at II O'Clock by VII
liam F. McCombs of New York, the |
retiring chairman of the national COM |
mittee The call for the convention |
was to be read by j. Bruce kremer, |
the secretary of the national commit |
tee: then the program called for the |
opening prayer by the Rev. James w. |
Lee, presiding elder of the st. Louis |
district Methodist Episcopal church |
south
Glynn, in keynote Speech.
The reading of the list of the tenn
porary officers already agreed upon
by the national committee was next in
order Then was to come the keynote
speech by the temporary chairman.
Martin H. Glynn of New York. MI
Glynn's speech expected to take up
more than an hour of the conventions
time After he concludes the roll of
states was to be called for represen-
tation on the committees of creden-
tials, permanent organization and or
der. of business, platform and COM
mittees to notify the candidate nomi-
mated.
Adjournment will be taken until
noon, Thursday, when the committees
will report. Permanent organization
will be effected and after the perma-
nenC
of Kentucky, delivers his speech, the
convention may listen to some of the
party's orators, after which adjourn
ment will be taken until Friday morn
ing when the platform will be read.
Then will follow a recess and the
presidential nomination will come late
Friday night. Whether the conven-
ton will adjourn after President Will
son has been nominated and a session
held Saturday morning to name the
/
ton will take up the vice presidency
Immediately after the president is
named, has not yet been finally de-
cided. A number of the leaders desire
to have the convention complete its
work late Friday night or early Sat
| urday morning SO as to avoid a Sat
urday session
Some Brought Brass Bands.
Some of the delegations that
brought brass bands with them
marched to the Coliseum in body.
One of the largest organizations here
is the Cook County Democratic club,
which arrived last night from Chicago,
prepared to help along the boom of
Roger c. Sullivan of Illinois. All of
them had in the bands of their hats
small card on which was printed
| this: I'VE want Roger C. Sullivan for
vice president" The supporters of the
other candidates for vice president
were not SO conspicuous, although an
organization of Indiana Democrats
$50 strong, marched to the Coliseum
wearing Marshall buttons and carrying
small flags.
Nearly everybody who went to the
convention from the eastern part of
St Louis journeyed by way of Wash
ington street which for two hours be-
| fore the convention was to convene
was transformed into Golden Lane -
On either side of the broad avenue
stood women suffragists arrayed in
yellow. They stood or sat on stools
as they willed a few feet apart and
did not utter a word to the passing
throngs making their way to the con-
vention hall. The Golden Lane"
stretched for twelve blocks from the
Motel district to the Coliseum and the
Its or1ginators to have some effect on
the delegates to give women the right
to vote.
Secretary Daniels, a Stuff Ally.
| The suffragists hope to have the
convention adopt the plank proposed
by secretary of the Navy Daniels
which favors a suffrage amendment to
the federal constitution The slf-
traglsts consider their cause has been
greatly enhanced by having the secre-
tary as an ally. They will make a
big drive on the resolutions commits
tee when it is appointed, and are con-
1ldent that the Democratic convention
VIII go farther than the Republican
convention did Many speakers from
the twelve suffrage states are in the
CITY ana several meeting will be held
to advance the cause while the con-
Ventlon iS in session. Platform build
ing. was continued, by potential lead
ers OF the party today. so as to have
much OF the work in readiness for
me CONSIDERATION of the resolutions
committee. The committee was ex-
Pected to organize late today, receive
orafts of plans and hand them over
10 a subcommittee for consideration.
1t is probable that a public hearing
WIN De given, probably on Thursday,
10 su1trag1sts, labor leaders and Others
VINO nave planks they desire inserted
IN the Democratic declaration of prin.
clples. Anti-suffragists will also he
given hearing, it is expected.
secretary Of War Baker. who ar
rived mere last night from Washing.
ton with the planks drafted personal.
ly by President Wilson will submit
them to the resolution cornnittee
when 1t is appointed. Mr.. Baker ha:
| taken extra precautions to prevent the
| text of the planks in his custody IL
reach the public before submission r.
| the committee. So cautious was ~
| tfat on his way west he took the pa.
| them under the pillows in his bertf
] while he slept
Indorse kidnapping Progressives.
Expressions of approval were hears
today regarding the suggested plan t.
win over members of the Progressiv,
party by making overtures to them il
the Democratic platform. Secretar r,
Baker in discussing this phase of tn,
| political situation said the party lea d
ers hope to get Progressive supper
l by drawing platform that will NEE
with their support
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