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porter, and his actions will cause much
interest. The administration is in ia
vor of better military preparations,
and the peerless leader" is an avowed
paclhst. His influence may he seen in
the party's platform or it may not.
The convention this year is in strik-
ing contrast TO that held in Baltimore
four years ago. Then the nomination
belonged to any one. and Wilson was
not nominated until the forty-siXth bal
lot
on the first ballot Champ Clark was
leading, with HOE votes; Wilson sec
ond. with 324 votes; Judson Harmon
Of Ohio third. with us votes and Oscar
Underwood fourth. with l17is votes.
BY the time the tenth ballot was
taken Clark had forged further in the
lead. Harmon's vote having decreased
On this ballot Clark had 500 votes and
Wilson 3J0ia. Underwood held all his
delegates on the twcnty-fifth ballot
Clark had lost some of his strength, it
being evident that it would be most
difficult 10 name him. The vote then
was 100 TO IOj. Underwood held on.
Wilson passed Clark on the forty
second ballot and on the forty-sixth
was named the party's nominee by a
big majority. Marshall was then nomi-
mated for vice president.
This was one of the hardest fights
ever held in Il national political con
vention and the excitement was in
tense at all times and some of the
sessions lasted all night st. Louis
will not see repetition of this. how
ever. as Wilson will be named on the
first ballot.
First Women Delegates.
One of the unique features about the
approaching convention is the fact that
there will be fifteen women delegates
Kansas. California and Washington
have chosen four women delegates
each Arizona has chosen one and
Wyoming two. Here is the roster Of
women delegates which has been made
up at Democratic headquarters:
Kansas-NIrs. w. A. Harris. Mrs.
Matte Il. Hale, Mrs. J. f. brennan
and Mrs II. ]. Ebman.
California Mrs. Nora f. Rasmussen,
Miss Mary f. Foy, Mrs. w. c. Tyler
and Mrs. Bird Il. Hobby.
Arizona-Mrs. II. L. Fletcher
Washington-Mary A. Munroe, Mrs.
NJ. B. Harter, Mrs. Harrison f. Foster
and Mrs. Elizabeth d. Christian.
Wyoming-Mrs. r. S. Talliaferro and
Mrs. Mary G. Bellamy.
1t is eighty-four years since the first
national Democratic convention was
called at the behest Of Andrew Jack
son, then president, to nominate the
man whom he wished to serve with
him as vice president during his Sec
ond term. Jackson's popularity with
| his own party was so unquestioned
that he was nominated at this first
| Democratic national convention by ac-
clamation.
1t was not until 1910. the year in
which the party failed to agree upon a
vice presidential candidate. that a
Democratic convention made formal
declaration of the issues upon which
they appealed to the people for sup
port. Since 1910 every Democratic con.
vention has issued such Il declaration
and gradually the platforms have come
to be regarded as having the binding
force of party law. Within their limi
tations they are accepted as unques
tionably as declarations of dOctrinal
faith in some churches.
This first Democratic national con
ventiOn of 1882 was held March 22 In
Baltimore. city which has beer
honored by the gathering Of the party''
grea. quadrennial meeting nine times
since rational conventions were evolved
as nominating bodies.
The conventions of 1882. 1896, 1910
1914, 1S4S, 1852. 1872 1912 and the ad
journed convention of 1860. which frs
met in Charleston. have been held IL
Baltimore. Chicago furnished the the
alter of action FOR the meetings of 1864
1854 and 1892 But before the conven
tinr selected IL site 50 far to the ives
az that of the Illinois metropolis Il
1874 it had met in Cincinnati in 1875
and in Charleston, S. c., in 1860, q
which city the longest balloting on re-
trd proved futile, and an adjOurnmeI
without nominating candidate 70
lowed.
Tammany Hall held the delegates {
1868, when the New York Statesman
Horatio Seymour, presiding as pc
manent chairman, developed suddenl
into a dark horse candidate, the thir
the party had brought forth up to this
time, Polk and Franklin Pierce havin
preceded him as such.
Having reached Chicago. the step
st. Louis was not hard to take, an
the conventions Of 1876, 1888 and 19C
were held in the Missouri town, whic
still regards itself as the rival of Oh
cago.
Cincinnati In 1880 and Kansas Cit
, | o., 1000 nanvar In 1000 complata m