The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-06-24
WILSON IS NAMED
BY RECLAMATION
The Democrats Needed No Roll
Call to Nominate Candi-
dates at ST. Louis.
MARSHALL FOR RUNNING MATE
Both Names Went Through With a
Whoop-Bryan for the Ticket
Platform Ready.

st. Louis, June 16.-President Viii
son and Vice President Marshall were
renominated by reclamation by the
Democratic national convention, the
ticket being completed four minutes
before Friday.
Contrary to expectations, however,
the convention did not finish its work
because the platform was not ready
and it will meet again at IL o'clock
this morning.
1t was announced in the convention
that the subcommittee drafting the
platform had finished its work, but
that the entire resolutions committee
was not assembled to pass upon it and
it was not known when that could be
done.
President Wilson's own plank charg-
ing conspiracy among some foreign
born citizens for the benefit of for
eign powers and denouncing any po-
litical party which benefits and not
repudiating such a situation was in
corporated in the platform just as the
president himself sent it from Wash
ington. It was understood that the
president insisted that the plank
should be put in the platform in the
way he had drawn it.
Never in Doubt.
There never was any doubt of Pres
ident Wilson's denomination tonight,
but there was a possibility that some
vice presidential booms might be
brought out in opposition to Vice
President Marshall. They melted
away, however, when the convention
got in session and as soon as Presi-
dent Wilson's nomination had been
made by a roaring chorus of acclama-
| ton, Senator Kern, who renominated
Mr.. Marshall, cast aside a long pre-
! pared speech and simply declared:
81 nominate Thomas Riley Marshall
of Indiana for vice president
Alabama Yields Place.
When the roll call of states for NOM
| ination began, Alabama yielded place
to New Jersey and Judge John W.
| Wescott Immediately begaP his speech
renominating the president.
Judge Wescott's remarks on the pol
icy toward Mexico were applauded.
The crowd voiced its approval OF
Americas maintenance of initerna-
tionaI law. Some of the crowd was
eager for the nomination, however,
and showed it by cries of Name him!
| Name himi''
As the presidents sponsor proceed
ed, the murmur of those talking and
whispering grew until in some parts
of the balcony spectators audibly de-
manded better order. The heat had
visible effect on the speaker, whose
head and face dripped beads of per.
spiration.
As Judge Wescott closed with a
mention of the name Woodrow Viii
son." the crowd broke into a great
demonstration.
Dixie" and other melodies by the
band evoked fresh bursts of cheering
Bryan Buries the Ratchet.
Woodrow Wilson had been placed
in nomination at midnight and the
convention was waiting for the demon
stration to cease before beginning sec
onding speeches.
The dramatic heights of the conven
tion-the climax Of the harmony and
the unity that has prevailed on the
surface-came not with the Wilson
nomination. It was the Bryan speech
earlier in the night, the effacement b.
the Commoner of all the differences
that have divided him and his former
client It was the burying Of the
grievances and rancor that have EN-
FILTERED him since he left the presi
Dental family, the wiping out Of thu
past, publicly at least, in ringing
speech.
'I join the American people il
thanking God we have a Presiden
who has kept US out Of this blood!
war-Woodrow Wilson," he said.
Finish Work on Platform.
The resolutions committee of thu
Democratic national convention me
in final session tonight to pass upol
the platform which it will lay befor
that convention. A tentative draf
worked out by a subcommittee o
} nine, which was laid before the full
: committee for approval. containe'
about four thousand words and abou
twenty-five pIanks, including those o.
Americanism, with a denunciation o
foreign born citizens who conspire t
influence the international and domes
tic policies of the United States; tai
if, preparedness and woman suffrage