The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-10
.':,DENT WILSON
 DETAILS 5f THE PLATFORM
rrSTCabinet Meeting Before UT Louis Convention Is '......... 4eld-Complete Draft D LI of Document Today

Ill Washington June 9.---At the last Cab tnet meeting before the St Louis con l/vention President Wilson and his ad- visers today went over details of a platform for the democrats and dis cu5Aed the proposed platforms of the <, P pFogressives and republicans. i The Presidents draft of blanks will l be completed tomorrow. Today ne care fully examined the platform adopted J by the republicans and the one ap- proved by the resolutions committee of the progressive convention Members of the cabinet who discussed the sub ject with the President say they con- sidered the republican platform in nocuous,' and declared that the demo- cratic platform will be more progress sive.
 Most of the influential advisors of the President want the platform made as short as possible and still contain references to the achievements or the administration during the last three years
 Reports of proceedings of The repub- 1ican and progressive conventions were laid before the cabinet and discussed in detail. On developments at Chicago will depend in some measure the demo-
  Senator Ollie James will make in St. Louis as permanent chairman. Senator James talked over the matter with the President during the morning.
 Selection of a chairman of he demo- cratic national committee to succeed William F. McCombs also was con- sidered at the cabinet meeting. It was said that no decision had been reached Reports from Chicago that members of the committee would welcome the selection of Homer S. Cummings Of Connecticut now vice chairman of the interest.
 Administration offiicals said today that no effort would be made to force the platform drafts here on the con- vention. It is being taken for granted, however. that the blanks framed by the President will be incorporated in the platform in practically the form In which he is writing them.
 Results of the balloting al Chicago were received at the White House tonight by special wire, but President Wilson did not see the dispatches until late at night, when he returned from the theatre. Then he went over them carefully, together with many personal messages from dem- ocratic leaders on the ground, watch ing the republican and progressive con- ventons.
 Gathered at the White House to re- ceive the messages from Chicago were Representative Doremus, chairman Of the democratic congressional committee; Secretary Tumulty and several other dem ocratic leaders. Mir Tumulty was in con- stant communication with members of the democratic national committee in Chicago.
 Senator Walsh of Montana, who will be the Montana member of the resolu- tions committee at St. Louis, also worked during the day on blanks for the plat form. He said every effort would be made to keep the platform as short as possible. A debate on suffrage is expect ed in the resolutions committee and most democratic leaders here believe votes for women will be approved, but declara- tion made that the question is one for the states to decide. It is not expected that a prohibition plank will be included. va The President is expected to make known his selection for chairman of the democratic national committee tomorrow or Monday. Several committeeman have been suggested for the place. including Messrs Cummings of Connecticut and Marsh of Iowa.
 To dispose of widely circulated reports that he might be chosen chairman, Secre- tary McAdoo issued this statement to- night:
 q have repeatedly stated that in no circumstances would I accept the chair manship of the democratic ntaional com mittee. This is final''