The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-14

Efforts to insert plank in the Democratic platform favoring a law to prohibit federal judges from leaving the bench to accept elective office will not be countenanced by President Will son! The President sent word here that he did not want any petty politics played.
 Quite in contrast to the convention at Chicago, when more than score of different kinds of buttons were worn, announcing favorite son candi- dates for resident, there was but one button seen on delegates today and that carried likeness of President Wilson DeIE gates shoute5 for Wilson, wore neckties with ths name Wilson embroidered on them, or carried pie lures of the President. Those who did not have on Wilson buttons wore some emblem indicating their favorite for Vice-President, Thomas R. Mar shall, of Indiana, Roger c. Sullivan, of Illinois, Governor Major, of Missouri, or Governor Morehead, ofs Nebraska. But only one of these appeared to be in the running, the present Vice-Pres- ident.
 President Wilson has indicated his preference for his running mate of four years ago, and there is not the slightest doubt that his wish will be gratiffed. The other candidates may receive complimentary votes but if the leaders who are managing the convention can bring it about, Vice. President Marshall will be re-nomi- mated by exclamation.
 Nearly everybody who went to the convention from the eastern part of St. Louis journeyed by way of Washing ton street, which for two hours before the convention convened was trans formed in a,"Golden Lane.''
 On either side of the broad avenue
 
 yellow. They stood or sat on stools a few feet apart and did not utter a word to the passing throng making their way to the convention hall. The gold line stretched for 12 blocks from the hotel district to the coliseum and the mute demonstration was expected by it's originators to influence the del egates in the matter of a declaration for suffrage.
 Platform building was continued by potential leaders of the party today so as to have much of the work in readiness for the conventions consid- eration of the resolutions.
 Expressions of approval were heard today regarding the suggested plan to win over members of the Progressive party by making overtures to them in the DemocrRtic platform. Secretary Baker in discussing this phrase of the political situation said the party lead
  by drawing a platform so that it will meet with their approval
 Denunciation of the use of the mil1- fla and armed guards against organ ized workers is contained in a pro posed industrial plank submitted by Frank P. Walsh former chairman or the federal industrial relations com n1ftee, to Senator Stone, who will be chairman of the resolutions commit tee. The proposed plank also de- c1ares the right of labor unions to or. ganize.
 At 11:2o o'clock, 40 minutes before time for the Democratic convention to f be called to order there were not more than 20 delegates on the floor, only a few officials on the platform and the galleries were filling slowly. There was little excitement and bands that marched with the delegations from downtown furnished the only amuse- ment for the crowd.
 Carpenters were beating a tattoo in finishing touches upon the hall as the delegates filed in.
 The delegates and alternates had seats on the main floor, arranged like a huge oblong wedge, with the broad side toward the platform. Their seats were jammed together, arrangements ing much more congested that at either convention in Chicago.
 The only picture of President Will son was hung on the speakers s stand. It was a small reproduction of a. pho- tograph on a shield with a background of the flag and bore the inscription America First
 fore noon, some delay in opening the doors preventing spectators from ear Her influx. The bands accompanied the delegates to the hall but were