New Britain herald., 1916-06-13
Secretary of War Baker Pl
 Quietus on Plan to Nal Him for Vice Preside Following Talk With H ecutive at White Housd Bryan Arrives on Scend
SUFFRAGE LOOMS
 AS BIG QUESTT'

Greater Part of 1902 Delegates
 Today and Many State DeIegai
 Are Holding Caucuses-Wd
 Ready to Show How Plank for
 frage Will Attract ThousandsI
 Votes for the Ticket.
 St. Louis, June 13.-Delegate2 the democratic national convex which opens here at noon tomd appeared to be interested in questions today. One was Wf Vice President Marshall woulda renominated by exclamation whether the favorite sons wouS sist upon their names going the convention for a ballot. E other was the probable action declaration in the platform in fas of the suffragists for an unequH declarationinthe platform in fa equal rights. Sentiment for the renominatW Vice President Marshall appeal strong today, leaders said, that was talk among them of starr movement to have him named out going through the formalitH ballot. The talk of naming SeM of War Baker for the secondN on the ticket ended almost as s
 ly as it started. The war se%
 had much to do with puttingH
 quietus to his boom, declariT
 fore he left Washington for tn
 vention city that he was forM
 shall and that the mention
 his name was merely friend
 terprise." @
 The fact that MT. Baker h.
 left President Wilson when h M
 announced that he favored M #
 shall for renomination also ga l port to the idea of having M shall acclaimed the candidate @
 out calling the roll. It was sa
 Gov. John P. Morehead of N | may withdraw his name as
 date for vice president. The | and if he carries out his plan
 draw other candidates in the
 may do likewise it was said.
 Wilson Said to Favor Marst Early today it was reporte
 that President Wilson had ser M to St. Louis that he regarded
 as one of the most inportan
 grounds of the coming canpa that he would be pleased to sd gates act as unit on renon
 the vice president.
 Suffragists who came here
 Chicago, where they were co
 to accept what they consider 1 promise plank in the republic t, form or suffer complete defe l prepared today to continue tn l for a straight-out declarattt votes for women. The suffrae divided into two groups, In re | ing the National American | Suffrage association and the | the Women's Party which
 ganized last week in Chicago
 bers of the Congressional Ul | Woman Suffrage. The leader
 latter organization are prepa
 make a strong fight for fede stitutional amendment giving the right to vote in all tn What action resolutions cd will take leaders of the des ! hesitate to forecast, but thea some among them who bel
 democrats will go at least the republicans. who declar belief in the principle of ca frage but asserted that it wa states to decide whether
 should have the right to vote Representatives of the | Association Opposed to Won frage, wearing red roses, arc combat the efforts of the sl of equal rights.
 Delegates Holding Cauc The majority of the Log gates to the convention are Aside from the welcoming o K irving delegates, much of was given over to the holdin cuses for the selection of assignments. More than hal state delegations planned to state meetings today and to many cases the selections hi made and the caucuses we formalities.
 Democratic leaders looked with interest to the arrival
 Secretary of War Baker and J. Bryan.
 Mir. Baker is due here Ia afternoon and is expected to last word from President WI port has it that the seeretaI i has with him the final draf 1 blanks in which President
 most interested and will ce l wishes of the president i'd 1 Stone. who will be chairm ( TN1nF-nnfh