The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-06-21
WILSON MARSHALL
NOMINATED BY
ACCLANATION
Platform Was Reported Friday--Sen-
ator Pittnan Pleads for
Suffrage Plank.

President Wilson and Vice Presi-
dent Marshall were nominated by
exclamation Thursday by the Demo-
cratic national convention, the tick
ct being completed four minutes be-
fore Friday.
Contrary to expectations, however,
the convention did not finish its
= aork because the platform was not
ready and it met again at Il o'clock
friday morning.
1t was announced in the conYen-
ton that the subcommittee draft
ing the platform had finished its
work, but that the entire resolu-
tions committee was not assembled
to pass upon it, and it was not
Known when that could be done
President Wilson's own plank,
charging conspiracy among some
foreign born citizens for the benefit
of foreign powers and denouncing
any political party which it benefits
and not repudiating such action was
incorporated into the platform just
as the President himself had sent
il from Washington
1t was understood that the presi-
dent insisted that tire plank must be
put in the plaform in tie way he
had drawn it.
There was never any doubt of
President Wilson's nomination, but
there was a possibility that some
vice presidential booms might be
brought out in opposition to Vice
President Marshall. They melted
away. however, when the oonven-
ton got in session, and as soon as
President Wilson's nomination had
been made by a roaring chorus of ae-
clamation Senator Kern. who renom-
mated Mr.. Marshall, cast aside a
long prepared speech and simply
declared Il nominate Thomas Ril-
ey Marshall of Indiana for vice
president.
To President Wilson's nomina-
ton there was only one dissenting
vote, Robert Emmett Burke of Illi-
nois, who came to the convention
announcing that he was opposed to
the president His vote technically
made the presidents nomination
1901 to 1.
The Democratic convention ad-
journed sine die at 3:11 Friday af-
ternoon The day was taken up
With the platform, which was
brought in by Senator Stone, chair
man of the resolutions committee,
but was read by Senator Walsh, as
Senator Stone pleaded WEAKNESS.
Wild cheers were given for Ameri-
canism plank and for others. When
the woman suffrage plank was
reached, an effort was made by
Governor Ferguson of Texas to
amend the original plank which
read: I'VE favor extension of
franchise to women of the country
by the state on same terms as to
men," The amendment omitted all
mention of women and franchise
and upheld state rights. William
jennings Bryan and Senator'S Stone
and Pittman spoke for woman suf-
frage, and Ferguson and others
against 1t. Senator Pittman made
a strong and eloquent speech and an
effort was made unsuccessfully to
howl him down. Finally the
amendment was defeated by vote
OF 666 u against, to Isl X for.
Thursday night for the first time
since the convention began the big
hall was completely filled. Since the
distribution OF tickets began the adj
mission cupons have been shuttled
about in confusion of pasteboard
and badge speculation. While hun
dreds of people have been clamoring
at the doors for admission empty
rows of seats have stretched through
the galleries because ticket specula
tors who had obtained possession of
the priced tickets were holding them
for large prices.
Leaders of the woman suffragists
who have spent the last four days
in st. Louis in behalf of platform
declaration for federal action to Sc
cure the ballot for women were dis
appointed when they learned that
the resolutions subcommittee of the
Democratic national committee had
agreed on a suffrage plank recon-
mending that the question be at once
submitted to the people of the var