The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-14
McCOnlbS Sends a Bid to
colby for PrOgressiyes
TO Join Democrats.
FIGHT ON MARSHALL
ENDED BY PRESIDENT
Bryan Ready to Speak in
Convention: Will Stump
for Ticket.
BALTIMORE SCARS
STILL IN EVIDENCE
Party Leaders Worried
Over Signs Of United Sup
port for &. o. p. Team.

ST. LOUIS June l3.--Secretary OF War
Bakers arrival here tonight ended the
movement started by some OF the DEM
ocratic leaders to insert In the platform
plank condemning Charles Evans
Hughes for resigning from the Supreme
Court to run for the Presidency.
Secretary Baker gave the leaders TO
understand that President Wilson was
opposed to any such platform 'declara-
ton The President as well as many
Of the leaders here realizes that an at
tack Of this character would be weak
ened by the record OF the Democratic
party itself in having called Judge Alton
B. Parker from the Court of Appeals
Of New York state in 1904.
The little prospect that existed for
small sized fight in the convention
disappeared to-day. Many of the Demo-
cratic statesmen had counted on Col.
william j. Bryan to raise a sufficient
fuss over preparedness to enliven the
proceedings. at least of the committee
on resolutions. which frames the party
platform.
MIR Bryan disappointed mis- Dem,-
cratic brethren when he got here to-day
BY announcing once and for all that
he did not intend 'to start anything
at this gathering Of the Democrats.
He will not even lodge a protest be-
, fore the platform committee He Is
| here merely az reporter and intends
! to con!ne his efforts TO that Job, unless
the convention should invite him to de-
| liver perfectly harmless speech as
personal compliment
/ No Third Party, Just wilson.
Mr.. Bryan also put AN end to the
I talk that has existed of the possibility
! Of his leading pacifist party with
! Henry Ford The Commoner made it
( known that he stands for the reelection
OF President Wilson and that he is pre-
pared to take his coat off and do .
lot OF speech making next fall II The
, party leaders want him.
! The clearing up uf Mr.. Bryau- ntrn-
lions has dcepened the quandirN ih
which the party leaders ind themselves
over plans for the big show, which beg Ms
tomorrow. They have got 70 string The
convention out untll Saturday noon N
, order TO collect the SlU0.o0u that st
Louis put up 70 get the convention blt
Tor the life of ,hem they cant figure ont
how they are going to nice, some IN"
and ginger into the proceedings Brass
bands. flags and Fourth Of July orato.y
are the mNinstays OF the convention
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roue
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National Chairman william T.. Me-
Combs to-day wired BaIuhrIdgc Colby q
New York an invitation 10 JON tie
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have read your statement, l. dp-
, pears iNat col Roosevelt means 20
send his former enthusiastic Followers
stumbling 90 destruction. Tho pro
gressive Democracy cordially ana
sincerely Offers them safety
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ter could not ait.mpt 10 rccuucile these
I,liIfrreuceS III a p,atfurm declara, ION
The appeal to- the rrogresslyes = lIkei,
10 br based chiefly on the prrsonalit,
and record OF president Wilson.
: The calm that has settled over N,
, Democratic hosts becam. the NOR,
: marked when all likelihood Of a tangls
over the .-presidency was eliminated
The Wilson Administration made <uowr
. It's Hrsir. to have Thomas Il Marshal
= of Indiana reuomiuated, and what PIES!
: dent Wilson wants is hcln., done IN ST
3 louis without question or suggestion