Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-12
AMERICANISM
TO BE PUSHED
BY DEMOCRATS
Hughes Quick Response to
Call Jolts Leaders,
Says Blythe
TRY TO START SOMETHING
Convention at st. Louis, 1t Is Ex-
pected, Will Perform Ac-
cording to Formula
BY SAMUEL G. BLYTHE


ST. LOUIS. June t2--The only difference
between the Republicans lately In couven-
tion In Chicago and the Democrats about to
enter that sphere Of influence, not to say
confluence, in st Louis. is that the Demo.
Gratis are here to ratify, while the Rcpubll.
cans were In Chicago TO rectify.
Otherwise they are as alike as the two
"P's' politics and preparedness which arc
interchangeable interdependcnt and inter.
woven. To be sure, the Democrats have
their candidates and know IL, and the Re.
publlcans had their candidate but some Of
them didn't believe; but otherwise there
isn't much diversity This convention will
perform according to the formula prescribed
and so did the Republican convention.
Wherefore, It must be assumed that the
people are ruling In each instance.
Undoubtedly there will he an attempt
70 start something. particularly a few
cheers now and then. but the pilgrims who
have arrived thus far are not cheering.
IL ia too early for such efforts. Most Of
them appear TO have n conviction that they
are to win next fall. which makes them too
proud to boast. All in all. 1t is sedate
affair thus far and the only excitement
there is likely to be will occur when certain
of the pacifst brethren try TO insert an
arms embargo plank In the platform.
BRYAN WILL TALK ANYHOW.
II is said that there is to be n demand
In the convention that Mr.. Bryan shall
tion and make few remarks and that this
emergence OF Mr., Bryan s not within the
purview OF the men who are to run things.
However, II is understood that Mr.. Bryan
is not depending on such an invitation. He
intends to make n couple OF speeches while
ne is in St Louis, anyhow. and there will
be no difficulty in getting at the drift Of his
ideas certain subjects whether he ad-
dresses the convention or not.
The eager manner in which Mr.. Hughes
responded 20 the call of his party. and his
accompanying pronouncement of his in.
dividuaI preferences and notions concern.
ing certain issues rather vitalized the Dem
ocrats. and there is no doubt that the plat
form and the speeches will ring with Amer
icanism to the extreme ringing capabilities
of such Instruments of expressed patriot.
ism.
READY FOR THE FLAG WAVING.
Most OF the platform was in readiness
before the Republican nomination and some
sections OF II were written White House
paper in order that there might be no mis-
take to what had the executive approval
but last night and this morning there is an
evident intention to put few bells on. II
Charles Evans Hughes or any other Re-
publican, or set OF Republicans, can imagine
they have any copyright on Amerlcanlsm,
their minds will be dIsabused of that idea
when this convention has finished its flag
waving.
The vice presidential boons OF Roger
6nlllvan, OF Illinois, and Governor Major,
OF Missouri. have their periscopes up. but
beyond that they are still entirely sub
merged. Indeed, II Is all set to renomlnate
Thomas Riley Marshall. of Indiana, where
IN Charles Warren Fairbanks resides, thus
recalling two things. The first is that the
extremely expert politicians of Indiana
never go home from a convention without
something. having for many years main
taIned the fiction that Indiana Is a doubtful
State, and thnus must be propitlated, and
the second is the famous remark OF Thomas
Riley Marshall himself. which was "the
State OF Indiana produces more hrst-class
Becond-rate men than any other state in the
Union"
The convention begins Wednesday. In
order to give the st. Louis people who
raised hundred thousand dollars for ex.
penses chance to get 1t back, the conven-
tion must be strung out across four days
Hence its work could be accomplished in
one day II ordinary methods of efficiency
were applied There is no doubt that the
three surplus days will be oratorical to a
degree unprecedented. Every man who
has the power of connected thought will be
given chance. and many who have not
that power The story is about that in or.
der TO string the convention out there will
be 4S seconding speeches. one from each
State
There was bitter protest this morning |
over that palpable discrimination against |
the District OF Columbia, Alaska, Porto |
Rico and the Philippines and muttering OF |
discomfort in high district and insular and |
territorial quarters.