The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-06-21
Includes Plank Favoring
Woman Suffrage,
WHICH CREATED SOME FUR0RE
President Wilson'S Ideas On
Americanism Were Included
Amidst Much Applause.
MEXICAN POLICY Is ENDORSED

st. Louis, June 16.-The Demo
cratic national convention finishe,
its work to-day by adopting the par
ty platform exactly as approved b.
President Wilson and submitted b!
the resolutions committee, including
plank on Americanism and tha
favoring woman suffrage, but not
until the harmony of it's three days
session had been disturbed with g
row over the suffrage plank.
No voice was raised against the
vigorous declarations of the Ameri.
looked as if the suffrage plank had
been lost. After Senator Walsh, OF
Montana, had told the convention
the President himself considered it
vital to party success, however, it
was voted into the platform by a
ballot of SSS12 to ISL u. The en-
tire platform was then adopted with
out roll-call.
AS it went into the platform the
suffrage plank stands:
I'VE favor the extension of fran
chise to the women of this country,
State by State, on the same terms as
to men,"
Women suffrage leaders consid-
oroJ - N r,,,ol, mara foyor,hIa doo
laration than was gotten from the
Republican convention. They threw
all their force behind it, and won
the support of the administration
leaders.
Haggard and worn from the all
night session, the platform makers
were not ready with the report until
the afternoon when Senator Stone,
sleepless for more than thirty hours.
took the speakers stand. He was
so tired he surrendered reading the
platform to Senators Walsh, of Mon
tana, and Hollis, of New Hampshire.
The first applause given the plat
form was for the endorsement of the
administration. The delegates gave
close attention.
Endorsement of the tariff act was
given general applause. The dele
gates seemed too wearied to inter-
rupt with lengthy applause.
The much-discussed plank on
Americanism drawn by President
Wilson himself was next read. 1t
was interrupted by handclapping.
Its denunciation of conspirators for
the advancement of foreign influ-
ence in this country was roundly APP
plauded. The plank was intently
followed. Its criticism of disloyalty
by some Americans was loudly ap-
plauded. EXcoriation of a political
party that should receive such sup
port received similar approval.
Close attention was given to the
plank relating to foreign policies.
The Latin-American policy plank
got some applause. but more greet
ed the Mexican plank and frequent
ly interrupted it's reading, especially
the reafflrmation of the Monroe doc
trine. The assertion that American |
troops should be kept in Mexico I'M
til danger of raids subsidized was
loudly applauded. The assertion
that intervention is a last resort"
received applause, but generous ap-
prevail was given to the Endorsement
Of the Presidents attempt to pre-
vent Intervention.
The reading of the planks went
on to scattered applause but when
the plank declaring for an eight
hour day for federal employees, civil
service pension, child labor and the
general welfare planks were read,
there were loud yells of "Hooray!"
When the woman suffrage plank
was reached the galleries started a
big demonstration. Prolonged cheer I,
applause and whistling followed its
reading. emphasized by Senator Hol-
lis. The suffrage plank got more of
a demonstration from the men than
It did from the women.
The peace plank was moderately
applauded. as was that upon prison
reforms.
Declarations for military prepar-
adness were uniformly applauded.
The reading of the report was
at 1:20, and Senator
ytona p,avad a.. Alienation