Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-13
UP-ANp-AT-'EM
FIGHT LACKING
in DEMOCRATS
Harmony Is Sticky and
Gums Convention, Says
Samuel G. Blythe
NO ATTACK ON MARSHALL
"Situation at a Point of Satura-
ton; So Are Many of
Those Present"
By SAMUEL G. BLYTHE

Copyright. 1915 by the Central Press Asso.
ST. LOUIS. June 13-tf any person
friendly TO the Democratic party and the
prospective nominees thereof has in his pos
session or within his knowledge the making
OF a good, lively. up.boys-andat-'em fight
that has no comeback or reflex political
action and that once over is over for good
and all. he will confer lasting favor by
communicating with the managers Of the
Democratic National Convention about to
assemble within this placid city. The har.
mony here Is positively sticky: II has
gummed the machinery for interest and en-.
thusiasm. The Democratic brethren are
dwelling together in such ostentatious and
unabridged amity that there will be nothing
but love feast from end to end unless
some pulse-stirring thing is started, and II
is well known where there is harmony there
are few hurrahs.
There was an attempt to make a ripple
by starting a contest for the vice presiden.
tial nomnRtion-not the Sullivan contest,
nor the Major contest. but another. based
on Newton d. Baker the present Secretary
of War. 1t has been mysteriously whis.
pered about for n couple of days that while
the President Is committed TO denomination of
Marshall for Vice President. he would not
absolutely refuse to run with another and
while he will sternly refuse to be a party
20 any plan OF procedure, that will eliminate
Mr. Marshall from the ticket, IL any other
party is,a party to the nomination of New
ton d. Baker, say, the President would feel
sorry. but his sorrow might be assuaged.
BAKER BOOM SOON PUNcTURED.
There was no presidential sanction for
this. but there was some other sanction
and some other sponsoring In which for
n1er Ambassador Henry Morgenthau, of
New York, a whispering part There was
not much vitality to the Baker BOOM for
II Is to be remembered that Thomas
Riley Marshall comes from Indiana and
that the Honorable Thomas Taggart
comes from the same imperial common
wealth. Likewise II is to be remembered
that Mr.. Taggart is a candidate before the
people this fall for United States Senator,
and that Mr. Taggart has been playing
the game for years with the men who run
this convention or control a good share of
t that Mr.. Fairbanks comes from
Indiana, that Indiana is a State that Mr.
Wilson must carry-oh. there are plenty
more reasons for remembering that Mr.
Marshall will be renominated. IL more are
needed. which they are not. The injection
Of Mr.. Baker did not get beyond the
whispering stage.
CLASH ON SUFFRAGE.
platform row can never be very vital,
but If one can. be vital, the row that is
pending over the equal suffrage plank will
be- There is to be a struggle over that.
and a. real one, for there are many of the
Democrats who do not believe that the
statement that women are entitled to vote
should be inserted There will not be much
objection to allowing the platform to say
that IL the sovereign States agree to women
voting. 1t may be all right, so far this
convention is concerned, but when It comes
70 adopting a platform that enuncIates the
broad general proposition that women are
IN NyOsa ba nr aha
case may be, there are numerous Demo
Gratis OF the old school who think highly OF
the fair sex, but are in doubt whether they
share the heritage for suffrage with the
male or the masculine sex
The platform will be broadly inclusive
The difficulty in the way of regerring spe-
cificaly to the Panama Canal tolls plank,
which was rather summarily thrown over
early in the Wilson Administration, or the
one presidential term plank, which is about
to receive a rude shock by the denomination
of President Wilson, will be overcome by
beginning the ST. Louis platform with a re-
affirmation and Endorsement of the Balti-
more platform as whole without particu-
larizlng or recalling anything unpleasant
by making separate reference to the Balti-
more planks.
II will be set forth that the Baltimore
platform was very good platform-ex-
cellent. In fact, and that this convention
approves of it, Naturally this convention.
needing some occupation. will be desIrous
of making its own platform, and after a
few kind words for the Baltimore statement
of principles. will proceed to do so, thus
harmony will be retained and no person
will be unk ind enough, II is hoped, to recall
the specifications of 1912. These, as all
Democrats here assert, is emphatcally
water over the dam.
In reality, the situation here Is harmo-
NOUS to a point OF complete saturation so
are many of those present.