The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-12
Protective tariff.
Woman suffrage.
Mexican policy
Unity and Optimism
Democratic Keynote
BY PERRY ARNOLD

nesday-Keynote speeches.
For Thursday Speeches and plat
form
For Friday-More speechmak-
ing, one nomination and several
score of soconding motlons-and
spceches-for that nomination.
For Saturday Beginning at mid
night, one roll cali on presidential
candidate, one roll call, after SON"
more speeches. on a -presldentlel
candidate.
This r. exactly what the Demo
cratic national convention will DO.
II didn't require the services OF =
clarvoyant today TO figure out ne
program. Any one of the delegates
struggling ia today could speak with
authority The only point OF interest
was exactly who would make the
best spcech--nud on that there was
just a little debate. which chance
was fully utilized I'm the corridor
statesmen's talkfests
Another fayorife topic OF CONVEX
sation was whether II was going 10
rain IN -, Louis the way it did In
Chicago yesterday having started
in by being very moist and oozy.
In other words, Democracy IS
meeting this week for the first time
IN ~ years with an absolute unani-
nifty % opinion ~ it's ticket, its
platform aud IFS campaign. Naught
bul optimism pcrvades the city
even the citizens themselves are OPP
imistic, since it appears the city's
lid is fitting off just trifle.
If n were necessary the Demo
cratic convention could accomplish
every bit OF business before il in one
three hcur session. OF course, this
would involve considerable curtail
mcnt OF oratory. but there would be
plenty OF time for any action The
only reason why the conclaye Will
De spread over three days is because
Democracy wants the loyal St. Louis
Democrats who contributed 10 the
fund necessary 10 bring the conven-
tion here - get back their money
Maybe it is superstition, also. which
will impcl the leaders 10 hold OF
nominating until after midnight Fri
day.
Today tho Democratic national
committee met in solemn conclave
70 hear one contest-involying the
national committeeman from Texas
There wasn't even enough fight in
this contest to arouse any excite
ment and the prospect was that the
committee would merely mark time
for day or so. discussing II. letting
others discuss II, and finally decid
ing II.
Very few Of the delegates have ar.
rived in St Louis as yet The lob
bios Of the Jefferson and Planters
hotels have been stripped Of their
movable furniture and in these vast
spaces there are scattered few
groups Of Democrats and several
, thousand newspaper men. The dele
gates interview the ncwspapcrnen
the rewspapcrmen interview the
! delegates and the newspapermen IN
( ieryicw themselves.
Nomination of Fairbanks as vice
| president by the Republicans ap-
pears 10 have mace certain the re-
nomination Of Marshall, also OF In
diana, by ihc Democrats Gov.
Major, Of Missouri, has 4 carefullv
nurtured boomlet for the second
place job, but the delegates all seem
10 talk Marshall
Naturally, the first choice will be
Wilson. The platform will be Il
pointer of pride AT the record OF the
Wilson administration
Things have perked up a little
with the arrival Of some of the pill
lars about which Democratic cCnven-
tions have been built these many
years. Charles r Murphy, of New
York, and Roger Sullivan. of Illinois.
were busy being pointed out So was
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels, In
dian Commissioner Sells, SENATORS
ollie James. Walsh and Stone. The
| latter proved most fascinating 10
observers for he always was JUS
disappearing around n corner or
mysteriously appearing from no
where just he has done az half a
dozen of these quadriennial gather
ings