The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-12

Cans gave PRESIDENT wilson VOTE
OF confidence when they nominated
Justice Hughes in the opinion of
Henry Morgenthau. former amhassa-
dor TO Turkey. MorSenthau said
Hughes was chosen for his '.Wisonic
qualities
The democrats are absolutely de-
lighted with their president" saic
Morgenthau. The republicans also
have given Wilson q vote OF conf
dence by selecting as their candidate
be more Like Wilson than any other
prominent member Of their party.
and whom they believe is possessed
Of Wilsonic qualities. though these
have not been tested In the national
or International arenas.
Would Welcome Pro0ressives.
lBy Lowell Mellett. United Press
Staff Correspondent
ST LOUIS. Mo-, Jne Zone OF
the greatest kidnapping enterprises IN
history was discovered In ST. Louis
today The object of the effort is q
four year old child-the progressive
party. Democratic organization lead
ers OF the would-be hdnapers.
Events in Chicago and Oyster Bay
Saturday, have changed the color OF
this weeks convention and instead
Of being a prefunctory ratification
meeting. it may turn out to be a truly
thrilling affair. Quiet conferences
among democratic committeeman
Sunday and Sunday night inspired the
kidnapping plan It is the opinion OF
democratic committeeman that Roosa-
velt's action spells the ruin OF the
progressive party. Committeeman
will bend every effort to gather in
the voters. They have consulted by
wire with Washington in the brief
time the plan has been forming and
the white house is said to be pre-
pared to back the effort. Swift de-
velopments since Saturday may have
a marked bearing upon the demo
cratic platform, although one OF the
men busiest on the kidnapping
scheme declared today the platform on
j which Senator Stone and President
Wilson have been working, probably
will serve the desired purpose.
Various leaders were evasive when
asked about it today. National Chair
man McCombs, said to be the actual
originator. tacitly admitted he was
working with others to bring 1t TO .
head.
Somebody must adopt the child"
he said smiling and added all four
million of it." Asked point blank il
tovertures to progressive leaders were
proposed, he refused TO discuss the
matter further. He maintained the
same latitude concerning any steps
! that may have been taken by him
while in Chicago. Others said. how
ever. that the fact that Roosevelt
would abandon leadership Of the pro-
gressive party was not known In Chi.
cago when McCombs left there Fri
day and made it unlikely that the
democratic chairman had talked with
( bull moose leaders on the subject.
I There is every indication that the
i thought was born with the colonels
message from Oyster Bay telling his
committee not to take the nomina'
tia4larnT Tbs uststsmHsspt .. Us M nsfs p
| pected in ST. Louis In few days. He
| would not admit they had been in.
vited.
| Colonel Robert Ewing, Louisiana
member of the national committee on
this point said: WED like to have
them all here. The treatment received
by the loyal progressive workers at
Chicago constitutes one of the crimes
OF American politics in my opinion.
! Take fellows like Victor Murdoch,
| for example, who were led out of the
republican party by Roosevelt. only to
/ be left high and dry when Roosevelt
found there was no personal success
| in it for him. Murdock's political ca
reer may be ruined. No one ever
questioned Murdock's sincerity and 1t
has been shamefully abused"
| Men like Murdoch and VIM. Allen
White cannot support Justice Hughes.
White has declared since Hughes was
nominated that Hughes milk and
water statement on Americanism'
would prevent progresstves support
ing him"
"wilI Murdoch and White be In
vited here?" Ewing was asked.
| IT cannot say" he replied.
/ One thing done at the Sunday con.
ference, it was learned. was to check
off the probable democratic platform
against the platform adopted by the
progressives last week. The demo.
cratic platform. It was agreed, would
meet the progressives' expressed de-
sire on the following points:
! Universal military training.
Regulation of industry and Just dis
tribution Of it's returns.
/ Re-establishment OF an American
merchant marine.
National highway development
| A permanent tariff commission.
| Removal of artificial causes OF the
| high cost of living.
Prevention Of the exploitation OF
men, women and children in indus
| try by the extension OF the workmen's
compensation law and thorough
going child labor law.
! Protection OF the wage Garner.
| A properly regulated system OF
rural credits to encourage the farm
er and give to the landless man an
opportunity to acquire land.
| Stumbling blocks in any get-togeth-
err program, all democrats feel in
| clude the following moose planks:
Protective tariff.
Woman suffrage.
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