The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-06-22
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Governor Ferguson Of Texas Led
Minority Report on Suffrage Amend.
ment-senator Stone After 80 Sleep.
less Hours Asked Senators Walsh
and Hollis to Read the Platform
Which Was Adopted and the Con.
vention Adjourned.
st. Louis.-The Democratic Nation.
al Convention finished dts work Friday
by adopting the platform exactly as
approved by President Wilson and sub.
mitted by the resolutions committee.
includin gthe plank on Americanism
and that favoring woman suffrage, but
not until the harmony Of dts three days
sessions had been disturbed with a row
over the suffrage plank.
No voice was raised against the
vigorous declarations Of the Ameri.
canism plank, but at one time it look
ed as Ii the suffrage plank had been
lost. And Senator Walsh OF Mon
tana had told the convention that
President Wilson himself considered
1t vital to party success, however, it
was voted into the platform by bal.
lot of 888 1-2 to 181 IL. The entire
platform then was adopted without
roll call.
Plank on AmerIcanism.
The plank on Americanism con-
t1A fi,,ik
groups and organizations in the Uni
ted States that conspire to advance
the interests of a foreign power.
Thorough preparedness on land and
sea against unexpected invasion and
the joining of the United States with
other nations to assist the world In
securing settled peace and Justice"
are urged.
On the Mexican question, the plet-
form asserts that American troops
should remain in Mexico until the
restoration OF law and order there,
and asserts that Intervention is ere
voting" to the people OF the United
States
Other planks declare for mer.
chant marine, good roads, conserve,
! tdon and improved conditions for the
| farmer.
AS 1t went into the platform the
suffrage plank stands:
1--WE favor the extension OF the
feanchise to the women OF this coun-
try, state by state, on the same terms
as to the men,"
The woman suffrage leaders con-
sidered it a much more favorable dec
laration than they got from the Re.
publican convention at Chicago; they
threw all their force behind 1t and
won the support Of the administra-
tion leaders who were found fighting
for them when danger threatened.
Ifaggard and worn from an all
night session the platform.makers
were not ready with their report until
in the afternoon when Senator Stone,
| sleepless for more than 80 hours, took
the speakers stand and explaining
that he was too tired to read the docu-
ment, gave over this task to Senator
Walsh, OF Montana, and Senator Hol-
lis. Of New Hampshire. who took
turns reading the long declaration.
The fight on the suffrage plank was
in the adr. Everybody was keyed up
to 1t and when at the conclusion OF
the reading OF the platform, Martin
Lomasney, OF Boston, delegate,
claimed the attention Of the chair, it
was thought he was opening the fight.
1t was several minutes before the
shouts OF APPROVAL and dsapproval
could be stilled sufficiently to hear
that he wanted to put the son on
record as sympathizing with the peo.
pie OF Ireland"
"Raus NIT him." roared Balti.
more delegate and the convention hall
rocked with laughter.
Gov. Ferguson Starts Flight.
The real fight broke Immediately
after however, when Governor Fergu.
son OF Texas, who headed the minor
Hy report against the administration
plank, was given 80 minutes In which
to present it.
The plank offered by the minority
| was:
| The Democratic party always has
stood for the sovereignty OF the sew.
eral states In the control and ergula.
ton of elections. We reaffirm the
historic position OF our party in this
regard and favor the continuance of
that wise provision of the Federal
constitution, which vests in the sew.
eral states In the control and regula-
TO prescribe the qualifications OF their
electors"
BESIDES Governor Ferguson, the re-
port vas signed by former Represen.
tafive Charles q. Bartlett OF Georgia;