Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-12
DEMOCRATS WILL
POINT WITH PRIDE
in THE PLATFORM
President Author of Decla-
ration Approving Admin
istration's Policy
STANDS ON THE RECORD
Leaders Plan to Exclude Prohi-
bition and Suffrage
Resolutions
BY f. r. sARTwE1LL

ST LOUIS. June ia point witt
pride" platform. written by Woodrow vii
SON will be laid before the Democratic
National Convention, which meets here OF
Wednesday. and II will be adopted.
Suggestions for the party declaration oi
faith, framed by Democratic congressional
leaders In Washington, are now i'm prcsi
dent Wilson's hands and he is expected tc
send the completed draft to st. Louis on
Tuesday, In the custody of Secretary OF
War Newton u. Baker.
our platform will be "A statement OF
Democratic achievements" said one of tho
Congressional leaders who participated In
the Washington conferences on the plat.
form, and who will he "A member of the
committee which will submit the document
to the convention. at will be written by
President Wilson in his own powerful
phrascology."
The Resolutions Committee, which will
deliberate on the platform and recommend
IL TO the convention, will be headed by
Senator Stone Of Missouri, chairman of the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee, ac-
cordng to present plans, There devclopcd
today some opposition to Senator Stone
because Of his pronounced disagreement
with the Presidents foreign policy in the
German submarine dispute but this was
regarded as negligible.
Senator Walsh, Of Montana. was inclined
TO claim the first place on the Resolutions
Committee, but the leaders planned to
give the place to the Missouri Senator
Senators Stone, Walsh, Reed of Missouri :
Hollis. of New Hampshire, and Representa-
tive Carter Glass of Virginia. all of whom
considered the platform devised in Wash
ington held desultory conferences on the
document today.
Senator Stone brought to St Louis n
copy of the tentative draft submitted to the
President.
The platform planks particularly put un
to President Wilson were those dealing
with the foreign situation, the European
war ana the Mexican situation Outside
of these issues. the matter treated in the
platform Will be dealt with very briefly.
only three issues promise to dcvelop a
hght in the Resolutions Committee They
are national prohibition, woman suffrage
ana Philippine policy. The first two will
not be included in the platform under tho
carefully laid plans of the leaders. although
there was deep apprehension today as to
the attitude to be taken on this matter bv
William Jennings Bryan when he arrives
simultaneously with the Presidents plat.
form, on Tuesday.
The leaders are prepared to make every
effort to placate the ex-Secretary of State.
and they are optimistic as to what will be
tn outcome. He is expected to make some
effort to have the prohibition and suffrage
planks included in the declaration of faith.
Whether Bryan will take any active part in
the deliberations of the Resolutions Com.
mittee or the convention itself Is doubtful
He is not delegate, and would have to
have proxy of both delegate and an alter.
nate TO secure the place. The Nebraska
delegation is evenly divided In n contest
over the States member of the Resolutions
Committee, with eight delegates of the
Bryan faction and eight antl-Bryan men in
the States representation