The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-12
Present Indications Are
 That President Will Be Named by Reclamation. No Fight on Prohibition
PLATFORM IDEAS OF
 PRESIDENT WILSON
 WILL BE RATIFIED
No Trouble Is Anticipated From w. J. Bryan-Tam- many Delegates Coming in Special Trains
St. Louis, June

St. Louis, June
 runners of the J63 @ who are to nomlnat cent Wilson and Vice Pgesident Marshall at tke democratic na- tional convection his week are moviag ipto $ Louis with the slogan of -,eace, Prosperity and Irepsgedness." The con- vehton will hold it's first ses- son 2 noon Wednesday.
 4 contest over six seats from the District of Columbia in the convention
 Ill be taken up by the national con- 7elttee tomorrow. The committee will also decide contested seats on the na- tionel committee from Texas and the District of Columbia. Thomas Love is contesting the seat of William Poin- dexter of Texas and four, democratic clubs in Washington are Acontesting the selection of John F. Costello as committeeman.
 ALL FOR WILSON
 Every delegate either is instructed for or committed to the renomination of President Wilson.
 few votes are expected to be cast for some favorite sons for the vice presidential place, but party leaders pre- diet the other names will be withdrawn and that Vice President Marshall's re- nomination, like that of President Will son, will be made by exclamation.
 "We are here to ratify the desire of the democratic party" said National Chairman McCombs tonight. "There might be a fight If we could hold the convention in Europe. It's a certainty there will be no fight here. Tue pro- gramme Is all arranged and there should be no hitch."
 STONE ARRIVES Senator Stone of Missouri arrived to- night, bringing what was said to be . draft of the party platform with it's main blanks sketched in detail by President Wilson. Senator Stone is slated to be chairman of the resolutions committee, and it is understood that the committee will put President Wilson's ideas on cer- tain blanks in written form and adopt other blanks bearing on preparedness and foreign policy just as. they have been written by the President.
 l Woman suffragists, who led the fight l for a suffrage plank in the republican 1 platform, are ready to wage a similar campaign for a suffrage plank in the democratic platform. Members of the committee from the suffrage states are l expected to lend their aid.
 1 Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt, president of
 the National American Woman Suffrage
 association. is here with ether leaders I of the movement to direct the fight. Democratic national committeeman say
 there are indications that the party will i take a position on suffrage similar to
 that of the republicans, that is. de-
 oiaration in principle for suffrage. but leaving it a matter for the states to de- termne
 NO PROHIBITION FIGHT | The leaders now here do not expect
 any sustained fight for a prohibition plank.
 l There were unconfirmed reports tonight
 that William J. Bryan. though not a
 delegate. would find some way to precipi-
 tate fight on the preparedness plank.
 but none of his friends were in posi- ton tc say how he might touch on the issle in convention in which he is. not a delegate. MT. Bryan will only be able to address the convention with the unan- l imous consent of it's 1892 delegates and / he may not occupy seat on the f,oof | If the convention unless both delegate
 and his alternate retire and give him
 their proxy
 | Work on preparations of the convention
 hall is being rushed and the national
 committee is confident it will be ready for the first session. Day and night car penters and decorators are at work at the Coliseum. Nearly 12,00O seats have been provided for the delegates alter rates, press, guests and spectators. and the demand for tickets has far outrun the supply The national committee has
 threatened with arrest any one found speculating in tickets. A local committee that subscribed heavily to the fund that brought the convention to St. Louis has
 set price of $50 for ticket for the
 week.
 Charles F. Murphy. leader of Tammany
 Hall, with several members of the New York delegation, was expected here late | tonight. The main body of the de,ega- l tion and Tammany men, numbering pear fly lO00, will come on special trains Tues day. Tammany is sending the largest Icontingent of any state. The New York men are especially interested in the key- note speech to be delivered by former Governor Glynn of New York as tenn porary chairman. He and Senator Oiliet { James of Kentucky, who is to be perrnas
 nent chairman, are expected tomorrow>