Connecticut western news., 1916-06-22
DEMOCRATS PIN
 FAITH ON WILSON
After Convention Feel COnfi-
 dent He Will Win.
HAS SUPPORT OF ". U. BRYAN

United Party to Oppose Republican
 Nominees In Election Next Fall
 Closing Session of Democratic Con-
 vention Filled With Exciting In-
 stances.
 With the standard pcarerS Uf T912 re nominated. both by exclamation. and with progressive platform adopted the delegates 70 the Democratic ma ;iOnal convCn ion at St. Louis hurried away confident of victory at the polls next November This iS the first time in many yCarS that either one of the i two great parties has nominated its candidates by exclamation. and man! ! Democratic leaders expressed regret | that there WaS one single vote recorded against President Wilson. One lone delegate spoiled tile we'll laid plans and cast the dissenting ballot.
 The platform proved more difficult problem than the nomination of the candidates It had heen hoped that the platform could be adopted on Thurs day night the same time the candi- dates were nominated, but that waS found impossible. and another day was necessary before the convention of 1916 could be recorded in the pages of his tory. Delegates. many of whom had already left St. Louis. thought there would be no contest over the platform. but almost an entire day was spent in consideration of the various blanks. l That relating to woman suffrage and i that relating to ''hyphenateS" caused greater part of the debate, and it was not until the afternoon that an agree ment was reached and the gathering adjourned not to meet again for four years.
 Original Plans Abandoned.
 The original plans of the convention were abandoned. It was the schedule to adopt the platform on Thursday and nominate President Wilson and Vice President Marshall on Friday after noon or Saturday morning. The dele gates saw that the meeting was little more than ratification meeting. and as the weather was hot they were anX- iOus to return to their homes. So they sent an ultimatum. accompanied by q ! threat to go home saying that unless | action was taken at once there would be few delegates to vote for the nOmi nees This had the desired effect, and immediately tbe leaders passed out ] word that action was desired. and this was followed ny the swift nominations and the adoption of thl platform.
 The convention just closed was domi mated almost entirely by President Will son. His choice for vice president was nominated without opposition. His platform was adopted just as he want ed it. and in all respects the conven- ton fulfilled the wishes of the party's | leader.
 Oratory UnexceIIed.
 The oratory of the convention was perhaps the most brilliant in the his tory of all national conventions. With such speakers as Ollie James, former Governor Martin Ii. GIynn of New York. William Jennings Bryan and Judge WescOtt of New Jersey. all fine orators, it was agreed that unless the Republicans persuaded Theodore Roosevelt to t;ele the stump in sup, port of the Hughes candidacy the Re publicans would be hopeessly out classed in the matter of stump speak CTS and spellbinders.
 One of the most pronounced features of the convention was the supreme eff fort put forth by the Democrats to gain support of the PrOgressives of the country. and a cordial invitation has been extended to all bull moosers to support MT. Wilson in the approaching campaign. Speakers endeavOred tc show the Progressives that the Demo cratic party embodied the principles , for which the PrOgreSSiveS stood fOI four years ago and were hopeful that in the event of Colonel Roosevelts con tinued refusal to be a candidate that the party would secure q good number of Roosevelt votes. Just what sue cess these efforts met with is probe nautical, as no one can tell until after the November results have been tabu lated. Leaders express the belief, how ever that many of Colonel ROosevelt's supporters will vote for President Will son this year: first because of his pre- ., paredness policies. and, second. be cause of his firm stand in regard tC nur foreign relations.
 There was d clamOr at the openin. ] rf the night session, when the nomi nations were made. for speech h!
 William Jennings Bryan. A majorit, of the delegates expressed a desire t
 hear Bryan.
 Ladies and gentlemen" said Sena ! tor James, Il present one of the mos = distinguished of Americans"
 There was yell, a burst of ap = plause. and Bryan began to speak il 0 the old, familiar voice.
 y Every Democratic convention is fo l. me a love feast" said Bryan, and the,
 cheered him.
 He praised the domestic achieve
 ments of the Democratic party-th h federal reserve act, the income ta. j. law. especially-and then he turned t }. Il panegyric on Woodrow Wilson. x 0 man could have spoken more enthus > astically of the president than Brya1