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DEMOCRATS DENY WILSON
WILL BOSS THE CONVENTION
Platform to Be a Composite Affair With McCombs's
Ideas in It-Federal Reserve Acts and Pros
perity Will Be Dwell Upon.

lions Of the domestic policies Of the
Wilson Administration. Great construc.
tive measures such ~ the currency
law. the income tax law. the establish
ment Of the Federal Trade Commission,
the rural credits bill and the bill for
u Government owned merchant marine
will be plastered with encomiums.
The establishment Of the Federal
Reserve Board will be pointed TO with
pride any suggestion Of further tin
kering with the money problem will be
viewed with alarm. From all ind''A-
lions the currency measure IN the one
by which the present Administration,
mindful Of certain 'premonitions that
the Democratic campaign Manager
will have to hold y walk over every
nickie they spend this year" will lay
This plank will he relied On not only
to catch and hold the thought Of the
big business men Of the country but
aiso as an example par excellence OF
how the Democratic party lives up 20
It's promises. Leaders here are hoping
quietly that a genius for words will get
around other thingr that are not such
good examples Of this alleged charac-
t~eriBtic Of the party.
Tariff and Prosperity.
No ono doubts that President Wilson
and the platform makers In their turn
will convey to a thoughtful, people the
information that the Underwood tarir
law Ia tho best ever put on the statute
books. Just as much Of the prosperity
of the country AZ the traffic will bear
witness will he attributed to the de-
%etructior 81 those schedules which Mr.
Underwood and Senator Simmons at.
tackled during the special session OF
1913.
There is a belief that the nat declara
ton Of 1912 against all tartns except
those for revenue purposes will he n,odi-
Ned somewhat IN favor OF protection for
infant industries that sprang into be-
ing with the coming OF the European
war and the establishment Of which ~as
very frankly approved and sincerely en-
couraged ny the President.
IL is pointed out that the President
has said tina. he did not consider the
present tariY law KS the nal word Of
the party or the subject. As for the Re.
publican assertion that imports have IN.
creased In spite Of the war and that the
cost Of living has not been reduced Dem
ocrats here look for an answering plank
to the effect that prosperity Ia nation
wide. that TIE great amount Of money
In the country makes high prices In
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that measures To prevent dumping and
! unfair competition after the close OF the
war will Toe advocated
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ALr,SN. June li-EN-Gov Mar
Glyun and Mrs. Gilvnn left fnr - Is.
or m" Wolverine tonight rN,t v..
accompanied l., Patrick = Nt"at
Democrat" leader &C Albany c,vu,,
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Thirty Deaths Due 10 Mine.
Special Gable Despatch 10 TUT sr>

NpecIdT uUTT VfSPdTrH 70 TIt SrN,
BORDEAUX, June ll.--0ne survivor ~
the Norwegian stea mer Prospcr I'll has
been brought here. The vessel was Junk
by "a mine on June 6 and tnir'y of tho
crew were drowned.
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II tho opinion OF those who CLAIM 10
know the Presidents feelings OH the sun.
Iec, IL correct. the platform VIII holn
tina, she party through lts army ana
navy hill- has already gone Just hs var
Ia the matter % preparedness 3 'ne 'e'
publican platform gives any asSuranr"
ihns tine Republican party will go. tn"
measure of preparedness which tho Dem
| o~rratic party holds to b" sufficient VII u"
Declared 20 he the standard TO which u
vast majority of the sane and moderate
thinking people Of THE country adhe''.
chairman Nc,'ombs saIi this morning
that the advocates Of woman suffrage
and IL opponents have asked 10 he heard
by the committee on resolutions ana
there Is every Indication, he sald, that
the committee will a'quii Itself nohly
ON this issue. The Republican plank on
!, the subject has been read very carefully
! and IL is being pointed gu that It's recog-
| milton OF the right of zach state to settle
the suffrage question for Itself j. merely
copt m Of the stand taken by the
President. Mr.. McCombs and other coin-
,nitteemen believe that the suffragls,s
will be satisfied with the Democratic
party's attitude.
The SNOWFALL translated 10 n certain
region is being generally offered IN de-
scr,p,ion Of the chances which a pro-
hibition plank has Of getting into the
Democratic platform. The question
Is often asked hero whether or not
MFR. Bryan will get an opportunity to
advertise grape juice and the answer
always IL that Mr.. Bryan in neither a
delegate nor an alternate. but merely a
reporter, and that since only unanimous
consent would give him the floor Of the
convention surely there would arise some-
where from among the thousand and
more delegates "A saving voice.
Brysn's Hold weakened.
Committeeman here do not look for
Mr.. Bryan's participation In the rom
yention's activities. Democrats who
confess their brotherly love for him adj
init that his hold on the party has weak
cned and that his prestige wa never
quite 80 low, Reports from Lincoln
ssy tina, Ncbraska's delegation NJ six.
teen is evenly divided in loyalty To Mr..
Bryan and Senator Hitchcock. but II
was declared here to-day that not 70
man in the delegation would stand up
for the rommoncr AZ they used to dc
in the old days. lie may appear before
| the resolutions committee, but II IL IN
,imated that the composition Of that
commlttc. insurcs an early death to any
suggestions IN favor either 81 nrohibi-
| ton or pacitsm,
ny far the larger portion of the plat
form will he covered with commenda-
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the voters of the district before the pr'-
mary he was instructed for Roosevelt ior
first choice and Hughes Tor second.
I'm my letter to the voters se''lhs
forth what ] stood FOR, SAID ME- serge,
II said The nation deserves ahu heeuS
the best 1t has--a man VI as 'tooso-
welt or Hughes In TACT ! was ue
only delegate In Illinois VINO stooo u
Hughes at the Fresidentiai prirhars 80
tion. having named MN an alo"s ~.
the man the nation shouin ""|' "~
10 hooseVe"'
Expects u. u. 10 Ni0 ""S"~
81, Il. unnecessary 10 state that ]
uii, ,ov.l,y sumner, the ticket. Know
ING from col Rooseyel,'s own lips the
natrio,ic natives which have ~actuated
hIr, I sc,, .urc that he will lend the
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The Prosper III, regist ''rd .,GSo tone.
She sailed from Newport News OH May
20 for LA Palltcs.
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SO rar as the issue Of Americanlsm Is
Cuucsrn.d owe hears in 81, Louis 'ttls
more than the assertion that the Repub-
licsn party has 40 monopoly Of patriot.
ism and that the Democratic document
vii. 60 Just A. far IN i's expression Of
loyalty 10 the fundamental traditions al
this country as that Of the Republican
party does. In addition. II ~ declared,
tn, Democrats will 20 10 In, country
with A concrete example If American
ism The theory Of the Republicans VIII
b. contras'eI with the &C 'omplishmen
Of the party now IN power.
II will h- held that under the Fresi'
dents guldauc" America has presented a
united trout IT,. the warning nations "i
Turup., that under all the difficulties
neutrality has been maintained ana that
! national honor has not been hesmirrhed
, excep, IN the eyes Of those whose mrs.
l.>. If 10. on. or another u tho warning
~q;ions. Tn. platform IL confidently
expected 90 show that America nrst'
has been the w~a,chWord II the president
~ well an the Distinguishing lcEend o'
mos, of the contention buttons now he
Ing worn in this town
Til, declaration of TN. Republican
| platform that we must hay" a suf''cien'
; and effective regular arny and a pro
vision for ample reserves. already drll"o
, and disripliu.d. who can lie called AZ
nnc, TO the ,o,nrs when the hour OF dan
xc- ~co,nes." L. bc',g jnstanced here ~
rr example ot the Republican party
urr.adin.sN ~ Hdyorat" any sp~cinf
,enod,. for the condition ~ u~nprepared'
nos, for which. II maintained. the Re'
ruhlican party Is in lars' part respon'
tlhl~
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ST. LOUIS, June Ii.-There is a dis.
position on the part OF the National
Committeeman and delegates. who have
wednesday to resent "a remark fire.
quently heard about the hotel corridors
to tho effect that NO far as the onven
ton IL concerned the book Ia closed.
a Democrat naturally opposes whatever
rmscks Of the cut and dried. His blood
demands q contest Of some kind. ever
" II 10 we'll known In advance what the
result will be.
10 II happens that the platform Of the
party Ia being discussed hero just az II
president Wilson were not going TO
blase a trail no wide that a blind donkey
could follow IL. It is admitted that he
will. suggest" the substance Of a
majority Of tho planks. while II ID
maintained that his frequent conferences
with Senator william J. Stone and with
members Of the Cabinet show an earnest
indication not TO dictate what shall be
done here.
A those an the ground view Il. Sen.
ator Stone will come down from French
Lick Tomorrow or Tuesday with q lot OF
facts and \ judicial mind. He Ia pre-.
pared to preside over the deliberations
OF the committee on resolutions. to hear
everybody and then TO lead tho commit.
teemen gently along to a conclusion that
the minds Of the President and his party
leaders are In perfect accord on every
Issue Of the day.
EHpassion Of McCombs's Idcs.
When the platform II ready for the
convention II Ia expected that II will rep
resent an expansion Of that adopted by
the Missouri Democratic convention.
THAT particular platform was written by
National Chairman William r. McCombs,
II was learned to-day.
II In agreed that when the President
aud Senator stone have brought 10 bear
upon II their intimate knowledge OF the
matters with which II deals the finished
document will give the country not only
"A competent review OF what has been
ACCOMPLISHED by the party but also some
Indications Of the motives that have
Actuated the President and his advisers
IN adopting certain policies.
h Will be particularly true. II II
asserted. in the case Of the Mexican
problem. II was pointed out by ono who
is In the confidence Of the I'rctident that
he has d~esignedly refrained from telling
the country why he did certain things OF
did not do certain things In Mexico. and
the Information was vouchssfed tina
when the President did speak. either
through the platform or on some later
occasion. his justification ~ his Mexican
policy would answer completely the
charge that he has failed In his rights
ana his duties both IN regard ~ ths
Mexican people and to the United
states.
Because OF tho allegation that Mexico
IL tho weAkest spot IN fhe present Ad
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proceedings Of the resolutions commit
tee, although that likelihood Is barely
perceptible.
Tho big plank will be "wilson has
Kept US out Of war" The woman suffra-
gists will make a powerful effort to
force the Democratic party TO n definite
stand. Prohibition advocates will make
medicine. There might be a row be
tween preparedness advocates ana pacl-
asts. The hyphenates are expected 10
be heard from.
But In the rules and credentials com.
mittee no chance for pickering seems
offered. and matters Of organization
have already been attended to by the
leaders. ex-Gov. Glynn Of New YORK
having been selected as temporary chair.
man and keynoter and Senator James
Of Kentucky as permanent chairman.
, There In much more interest displayed
a. to what will take place In the ma.
tional committee after the denominations
arc made and the business of rat'fying
Mr.. wilson's administration is accom-
piished.
william =. McCombs, who fought 80
sturdily against the Clark forces at Bal
timore, and whose astute mind foresaw
and checked every dangerous move MADE
by Hearst and Clark, is anxious TO re-
tire. His friends say he has been none
TOO wei, treated by the Administration.
The mounting influence OF william q.
McAdoo made tho situation Impossible
for Mr.. McCombs. Therefore he VIII
insist that n successor be elected by
sne committee.
Na, Name Cummings.
Tho committeeman want to name one
Of their company-Homer Cummings OF
Connecticut-for chairman. They arc
afraid that the President will call In an
outsider. and while they are not 80 com.
pactly organized as the late Old Guard
Of tho Republicans. they want 10 keep
the campaign management in the family.
However. there continues 10 be talk of
Col Edward M House. Some Of the
leaders have heard hints that the Prcsi-
dent wants House. There IL n sort OF
feeling that col House might be better
able to interest capital IN the Demo-
cratic campaign than some others. Tho
trend AZ present. however. secnH to be
IL OF electine Mr.. Cummings.
Retarded from onc standpoint. this
national convention is unique. Every
body knows--hae known for months -
that the President IL absolutely certain
of a rcnominstior and that the Vice
President IL practically renamed every.
body has y general notion Of what the
platform VIII be. as regards its tone,
which will be Just the ton Of President
Wilson'S speeches.
The President and Senator stone NJ
Missouri are quitting the finishing touches
on the platform IN Washington and IT il
certain 10 he Thoroughly agreeable to Mr..
wilson. because h" IL writing II. And
vet. despite all discounted news and
anticipated action. Thousands 81 persons
are travelling from great distances and
spending = lot ~ money. enduring dis.
comfort and giving up considerable cash
tc contemplate n ratification meeting
the programme as announced reveals a
ec'orlcss procedure.
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tt morrow delegates and visitors will
afflNe IN waves. Tho old Planters Hotel,
on" OF the most famous inns IN the
world. Viii Il" u centre for convention,
visitors. Many southern dcIegat~s.
nowing 20 tradition, are boof"d for the
Planters and they will sip their toddies
md enjoy ia" fragrance # mint juleps.
Roger sullivan and his Chicago fol-
lowers arrived this evening and Tam.
many Leader 'harles +. Murphy viii
Sheriff ~ Smith. Robert r. Wagner and
Secretary Tom Smith got t,r. to-nigh,
from French Lick Springs. 900 strong, on
special trains and arc planning to make
. lot ~ noise IN this convention.
They cut little figure four year, ago
whom the grun voice of Murphy chanted
steadily, Ninety votes for Harmon -
o. NINETY votes for clark :" until al
most the end OF the proceedings, but thi,
year Murphy, Ike Tom Taggart, Roger
Sullivan and the others, is with the
cP,wd.
The chief amusement to-day was in.
apfrting the Coliseum al Washington
and Jefferson avenues, a mile from the
Hotel Jefferson. Charley White OF New
York, priZefght referee. connoisseur of
art. expert in first editions. II rushins
the work OF repairing the building for
occupancy. Charley whit" liz chief
doorkecper OF the convention and really
its sergeant AZ arms. He has been here
Ten days getting the Coliseum ready and
has driven the workmen 80 hard tina,
some Of them AVE been ready IN dror
hammers upon his %glistening poll, IL
has been AT 1, from s A. NJ. until 6 r. N
every day and the results arc showing.
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Tho Coliseum will accommodate 10. 900
delegates and alternates solely. There
are l.Os2 delegates and the same number
ot a%lternates, Temporary galleries have
been built out from the permanent gal-
leries, making room for 1000 ticket
holders.
Tho main floor in trimmed with boxes,
like those in Madison Square Garden
when boxing matches are held. The
stage is on the north wall and the
benches FOR correspondents range evenly
some four feet below It's level and to the
night aud left Of the stairway leading
20 the chairman's rostrum. After hayinR
come from the great spaces of the Chit
ago Coliseum the convention hall here
is not impressive.
II possesses a novelty for conventions
the equipment for moving pictures, Thu
alton Committee has arranged 10
nave the action 81 the convention filmed
and MOVIES of the national Democrats
viii be shown all over the country as
fampa!gn ma,erial.
There IL III feeling as regards ticke,
distribution Some leaders think NJ
Mack, Mr. sullivan and Mr.. Tarrur
have got moro than their share. ,1hn,,,
maj Mcf'orhs insists that the rumnus
viii he smoo'hed out nicely.
81 LOUIS Ia nan,fGs'ing an asrccahl,
Sospi'ahle spirit, ofhc'ally and throu1i
individu1l citizens, THIS is already a
matter of comment among the delegates
The Washington herald., 1916-10-07
POLLOK HUNTING
ANOTHER REFEREE

Clever Harry Pollok, who guides the
destinies Of Freddie Welsh, is worried.
II isn't often they can get Harry in a
quandary, but from all reports Pollok
Is at his wits end to dig up q new
referee.
Since the big explosion at Colorado
Springs and the kicks which were reg
istered against Referee Billy Roche, It
has been necessary to change the plans
for defending the 1S3-pound title. As
all know, Welsh Is champion and in
tends to keep the title until July 7, 1917.
Freddie has announced that he intends
to retire as the kingpIn of his class on
that date.
Now. in looking over the field we won
der on whom the mantle will fall. Right
now referees are scarce as hens teeth.
At Minneapolis, when Welsh and White
were matched some months ago, Pollok
called OF a battle because the club would
not stand for the man he wanted to
name. In Denver, when Welsh fought
Wolgast. Pollok would not go through
with the battle until his man was
named and at that time the Job fell
to Otto FIoto.
After doping out the various angles, II
looks like a tough Job for Harry Pol.
lok to dig up a man.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-07
NAVY ELEVEN Is
READY FOR BATTLE

Annapolis, Nd. Oct. e.-Defsnsive work.
which was practiced presumably in prep
aration for the stiff contest against
Georgetown tomorrow, marked the prae-
tice at the Naval Academy yesterday.
The varsity was only allowed to have
the leather when It had won on downs
inside the 25-yard line. Most of the time
was given over to resisting a series Of
severe onslaughts by the scrubs. The
varsity men showed an ability to rally
when driven back under their own goal
posts, but when out In midfield could not
particularly withhold their opponents.
The same combination picked up Wednes-
day by the coaches with Jackson and
Johnson on the ends, and Capt Ward
back at tackle, was tried again yeeter-
day. Another new tryout was the plac-
ing Of Butler, the plebe who starred at
Philadelphia Western High School last
season at full back. He Is still suffering
from a wrenched back. and was not al
lowed to do too much work. However, the
general impression is that he will get
a thorough test within the next week or
two.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-07
TRIO OF RED SOX
ARE H0RS DE COMBAT

Boston. Oct. 6--rhe Red sox will enter
the worlds series fracas tomorrow minus
the services of three men who helped
materially in their winning the American
League bunting. Notwithstanding this
handicap the Boston rooters continue
confident OF Red Sox triumph and are
still laying odds of 10 to Z on their
favorites
Jack Barry captain of the team and
''the brains of the infield;" Dell Gamer.
utility first baseman, and George Foster,
the great right-handed pitcher, are the
hors de combat Sox. Barry's smashed
fingers have not healed sufficiently to
permit him to enter either of the first
two trays. Foster is not in condition
to pitch against the Dodgers. He has
been suffering from a lame arm for sew
eral months and cannot be expected to
enter the title series where a pitcher
must be at his best IL he Is to win.
Dick Hoblitzel is almost sure to play
first base for the Red Sox during the
entire series. He has been doing the
work there with Gamer. Gamer has not
been batting well of late.
Barry. Gamer and Foster will be held
in reserve,
The Washington herald., 1916-10-07
WHAT PLAYER WILL
STAR IN BIG CLASSIC +?

Every world series has its hero. Who's
next?
1t is impossible to pick the man for the
part, for the honor falls Unfortunately
on the stars and stifrs alike. World series
glory Is like q bolt OF lightning-you
never can tell where It will strike, and
Il rarely strikes twice In the same place.
OF course, some stars twinkled-though
Cobb and Wagner were never able to
accomplish very much In the champion
ship tests.
The greatest individual performance in
q world series was undoubtedly put over
by Matty in 1906. In this series Big Six
shut out the Athletics three times in sue
cession; scores to 0, to o and 2 to o.
He won the worlds title for the Giants
almost single-handed.
Bill Dineen in 1903, Frank Chance,
Mordecai Brown. Overall and Harry
Steinfeldt in 1907-'os; Jack Coombs in 1910
Joe Wood in 1912, Eddie Collins in 1913
and DUFFY Lewis in 1915, are stars who
starred.
Below are the players generally recog-
nized as the hero" Of the different world
series:
Bill Dineen, 1908, Red sox VS.. Pirates.
Mathewson. 1905, Giants VS.. Athletics.
'Rohe, 1906, White Sox VS.. Cubs.
SteInfeldt, 1907, Cubs VS.. Tigers
Chance and Overall, 1908, Cubs VS.
Tigers.
Babe Adams, 1909. Pirates VS., Tigers.
Coombs and Collins, 1910. Athletics VS.,
Cubs
Frank Baker, 1911, Athletics VS.. Giants
Wood and Matty, 1912, Red sox VS.,
Giants.
Bush, Baker apd Collins, 1913, Athletics
vs.. Giants
Gowdy, 1914, Braves VS.. Athletics.
Lewis and Hooper, 1915, Red Sox vs..
Phillies.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-07

FIRST RACE-ssIling: purse. 800; 5ysAr-olds
snd upward ave and onshRH furlongS- Test, lG;
Clara Boots. IC3; Wiley, los; Mack B. Eubanks,
los; Ellen Smyth lO2; Electric lo3: Rose Mary. l6
Talsbearsr I09: Lola. lo2s The Wolf. lA; Mex.
lO6 Utslus. H. Also eligible: Ruth strickland,
g. Violet. y; Mater. -
SECOND RACE-SsIingi purse $50; 5yesF-olds
Nellie B, lU; Star Rose, loe; AnTisty. lp; Sou
vsnir E04 Black Frost, lG; Msdford Boy. l@;
Rhodes IL; JsEry, lO4; StsIlata, los 'ouid Nunc.
100; Rebecca Noses Also eligible: AnATu, 100
Shsbsn. lof; Dash, lG.
THIRD RE-E-Selling; purse, 800; Sysar-olds
and upward; mile and twenty yards School for
Scandal %; 'Glomer lO6; ChrstOphins losi Dorothy
CarIin, -: KGzan lo; London Girl, lV; 'Perusino,
los: Eleanor. IOs; Early Riser. us.
FOURTH RACE-SsIling handicap: all ages
purse, 800, dI furlongs. Ben Otis, s.; Outlook.
l02. Foxy Crit. IL; Swift Fox, 0i Miss Kruter,
I0s; Korfhags, ia; EArly Sight %; RaOul. l0s.
and upward; mile and onssxtssnth. Greenwood
20; King Box. lOS; Monooaey IL: LIkeas, p: Lit
tie String 100: Christie, LIS; Christophins. 90
Star Of Love, 10.
SIXTH RACE-SellinE; purss, 500; Syear-oldI
and upward mile and seventy yards Bonsross
First lT; Prince PhisthoCpe. lOs; Herbert ron-
pie IOe: King Box. IL; LuEzi. 100; 'Gresnvood.
IO5 Impression, 10; Supreme, lo5; Princess In
dustry lO6; Mud siu. IL
SEVENTH RACE-selling; purse 500; Syear-
oIds and upward one mile Clara Morgan. %
pin Money, luc Miuioo, lo4; Bosart lo4; PAY
master 100; Rusty Coat. lo4; Nellie Boots l4;
DergTo. l04 York Lad, lo2; Charles B.. l0;
Cutty hunk, lOi; Dutsrpe. no Also eligible: Gal
Iant Boy, lo4; MAranGo. lo5i Bo1sr lW.
Apprentice Allowance claimed