Evening star., 1916-06-13
SECRETARY BAKER KILLS
BOOM LAUNCHED FOR HIM
Presidents Spokesman Announces
He Is for Marshall, But Thanks
Friends for the Honor.
MOREHEAD MAY WITHDRAW
Actionyby Nebraska Governor Would
Be Followed by Similar Action by
Other Candidates, Making Nom
ination Unanimous.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, June I3.-
Delegates to the democratic ma
tional convention, which opens
here at noon tomorrow, appeared
to be interested in two questions
today. One was whether Vice
President Marshall would be re-
nominated by acclamation or
whether the favorite sons would
insist upon their names going be-
fore the convention for a ballot.
The other was the probable ac-
ton of the delegates with regard
to the demand. of the suffragists
for an unequivocal declaration in
the platform in favor of equal
rights.
Baker Kills Boom for Himself.
Sentiment for the denomination of
Vice President Marshall appeared so
strong today, leaders, sa&1s that. theee
was talk among them Of starting a
movement to have him named without
going through the formality of taking
ballot. The talk of naming Secretary
of War Baker for the second place on
the ticket ended almost as suddenly as
1t started. The War Secretary had
much to do with putting the quietus to
his boom, he declaring before he left
Washington for the convention city
mention of his name was merely
friendly enterprise"
The fact that Mr.. Baker had just left
President Wilson. when he announced
that he favored Mr.. Marshall for re-
nomination also gave support to the
idea of having Mr.. Marshall acclaimed
the candidate without calling the roll.
1t was said that Gov. John P. More
head of Nebraska may withdraw his
name as a candidate for Vice President
The Nebraska delegation is instruct
ed for him and If he carries out his
plan to withdraw other candidates in
the field may do likewise, 1t was said.
Early today 1t was reported here that
President Wilson had sent word to St
Louis that he regarded Indiana as one
Of the most important backgrounds of
the coming campaign and that he
would be pleased to see delegates act
as a unit in renominatfng the Vice
President.
suffragists Pushing Their Fight.
Suffragists who came here from Chi
cago where they were compelled to ac-
cept what they consider a compromise
plank in the republican platform or
suffer complete defeat. are prepared to-
day to continue their fight for a
straight-out declaration for votes for
women. The suffragists are divided
into two groups, one representing the
National American Woman Suffrage As
party. which was organized last week
in Chicago by members of the Con-
gressional Union for Woman's Suffrage.
The latter organization is not dis
prepared to make a strong night for a
federation constitutional amendment
giving women the right to vote in all
the states. What action the resolutions
committee will take leaders of the de-
mocracy hesitate to forecast. but there
are some among them who believe the
demands will go at least as far as the
republicans who declared their belief
in the principle of equal suffrage, but
asserted that 1t was for the states to
right to vote.
Representatives of the National Asso-
citation Opposed to Woman's Suffrage.
wearing red roses, are here to combat
rights. They claim they won victory
when they appeared before the repub1i-
can resolutions committee in Chicago.
The majority Of the 1902 delegates to
hotel district of St. Louis became more
animated as hundreds made their ap-
pearance, some of the delegations
marching to their quarters behind brass
bands.
Making Committee Selections.
Aside from welcoming the arriving
delegates, much OF the day was given
over to the holding of caucuses for the
selection of committee assignments.
More than half OF the state delegations
decided to hold their state meetings to-
day and tonight. In many delegations
selections have been made and the eau
cuses were mere formalities.
Democratic leaders looked forward
with interest to the arrival today of
CT War Baker and William ].
Bryan. Mr. Baker IS due here late in
the afternoon He will be the personal
of President Wilson on
the ground. and Is expected to bring
the last word from the President Re-
port has it that the Secretary of War
has with him the final drafts of the
plans in which President Wilson is most
and will convey the wishes
OF Mr. Wilson to Senator Stone, who
will be chairman of the resolutions
and others before the plat
form is prepared for the convention.
with the coming of Mr.. Bryan specu-
lation increased among delegates as to
whether he will appear before the
committee and advocate a
plank along the lines of
his often-expressed views, and whether
he viii urge the committee to adopt
some sort of declaration on the liquor
question.
Labor and Navy League Proposals.
Whether the resolutions committee
CONTINUED on Fifteenth PaSe.l