East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-16
DEMOCRATS ARE
PLAIN IN STAND
ON VITAL ISSUE
AmeriCaniSm and Preparedness are
Made Principal Features Of Plat
form Adopted at St, Louis,
AYpHENATES ARE DENOUNCED
Womans Suffrage Lis Held 10 BE
state Issue and Not National. Some
Changes Are Made in the Draft rs
Submitted by President Wilson; lie
Approves by Telephone.

ST. LOUIS, June 6.-Unmeasured
denunciation of the hyphenated Am
erican, lauding democrat achievement
a promise OF additional labor legisla-
zion and ervii endorsement OF Am
ericanism and preparedness - these
were the principal planks in the plat
form which the democratic convention
adopted today. woman's suffrage
was held to be a state issue and not
a national one.
The platform contained rs planks
and about 5000 words. The platform
fight wRs started at 10 last night
Three changes were made in the pres
ident's draft. These were the Mexi-
can, the suffrage and the tariff
planks. The president approved OF
the changes ever the telephone.
The suttraGe fight lasted for hours.
Will King CT Oregon, led the fight
for complete endorsement Of suf
frago The southern delegates oppos.
ell It.
Tired, hoarge and sieepy-eyed, but
nevertheless happy. the democrat
leaders met at 1880 this morning to
announce the principles upon which
Wilson and Marshau will seek reelec-
ton IN adoption Of the platform
was the sole business. the nominating
having been made last night
While the convention waited. they
listened 10 Senator Reed speak. Then
the resolutions committee appeared
and Stone presented the platform
which senator Walsh read, The fight
on the suffrage plank then started.
Ferguson OF Texas, presented the mi
nority report eliminating the endorse.
ment Of state suffrage King opposed
the amendment and wanted an. un-
qualified endorsement. A thirty min
utes' debate was allowed on each
side
The resolutions committee contin-
ucd its sessions throughout the night.
Al G:3O this morning 1t approved the
suffrage plank, providing for state
settlement The vote adopting the
plank was % to 90. King. announced
Immediately that the fight would be
carried to the floor of the convention
suffrage forces wanted an endorse.
ment Of the Susan Anthony amend.
ment
An hour later Stone announced that
the principal planks mad been read to
the president over the telephone and
that he declared them satisfactory.
Governor Ferguson of Texas and
Governor Stanley of Kentucky, led
the fight against suffrage.
The platform says that the thought
Of intervention in Mexico is "revolt-
ing
senator Reed, speaking while the
convention was waiting, pointed TO the
fact that the republicans had nomi-
mated a man who had not opened
his lips for six years" He said they
did not dare to nominate Elihu Root
or Lodge, men who have been the soul
OF the republican party He said
they went into the catacombs and got
a man"
Stone was then introduced but he
said he had not slept for 4S hours
and wanted a younger man to read
the platform. He introduced Walsh
Of Montana. who was greeted by the
closest attention and frequent hand
elapping while he was reading.
Fergusons motion to substitute the
minority report on the suffrage
question, which practically did not
endorse giving women the vote was
defeated on a roll call. The vote was
Aye 1S1la; No. $751;.
The loudest applause greeted the
Platforms attack on hyphenated citi-
zens and organizations seeking to in
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