Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-17
VOTES TOPPLE INTO COLUMN
SUPPORTING ORIGINAL PLANK


VOTES ToPPLE INTO COLUMN
SUPPORTING ORIGINAL PLANK
There were renewed cries Of Vote,
Vote but they were not shouts for
the dcfes; OF che plank. As the clerks
called the roll OF states the votes top
pied Into the column supporting the
PLANK IS the committee had Written
i, 50 Gas; ;AAI the ds:cs; c! the sub
s;i:u:e MAS assured before the call had
gone dozen States
North CSso!irS cas-; eleven votes for
yae minority rero-; snd thirteen
aSsins; =. Sou:A Carci.rs sishi-eu
asalns; /; and N:-stn;s ;wcu;y-tou.
sEs!uS; Il
\; ;he oloSs .: re -o,. >AN ;he Whole
platform IS written WAS adopted, Snd
at;.- d!s2os.ns :: some .o-;na!:;:es. me
convention adjourned sine sic :, S.,I
o'clock
FEW DELEGATES on HAND
AT HOUR OF MEETING
a; II o'cioek. ,he hou. .o7 re Hna,
session % NE remocratic National
Convention 10 begin. there were no:
more than 200 delegates IN The Coli
scum. and the seats were filing slowly.
The first gallery rows were alled. hu;
there were no crowds around the doors
Prayer was offered by Rabbi Leon
Harrison. OF 81. Louis. who save
thanks for the srsa; leader % this
nation, WELDING no strong arm ..
flesh. and Yet triumphant in his i'll
Nincible plea for justice and hurianity'
He gave thanks for the wise and
noble President OF the United States.
who has warded of disaster. who with
us between the menace OF both war
fare and dishonor. assuring the people
peace without shame, a proud peace
with head erect and dignity un-
diminished
There was report that Governor
Ferguson. of Texas. would presen, a
minority plank on Mexico. Leaders
hoped to head off dissenting report.
Governor Ferguson later. however.
let ii be known he would present no
dissenting plank
Chairman James called for the re-
port of the platform committee. bu, 1t
was not ready. and the convention
settled down TO wait
AT ll:i3 Chairman James announced
that the platform report would be
: made in few minutes In response
to request from delegates TO fix the
President Wilson and Nice-President
Marshall OF their denomination. Chair
man James explained tina, II was the
plan to confer first with the candi-
dates
TO FILL IN TIME
Senator Reed. of Missouri. then made
a speech TO fill in the time
!,
: attack on the nomination Of Mr..
Hughes because he was taken from
the Supreme Court bench.
Reed read a statement which he at
tributed TO Mr.. Hughes in 1912. which
declared against "A Supreme Court JUS
r tice entering politics
Against Candidate Hughes in 1916
quote Justice Hughes in 1912" he
declared he read the statement
At l2;O2 o'clock Senators Hollis, OF
New Hampshire. and Walsh Of Mon :
tana. members of the resolutions com :
mittee, came into the convention hall
and proceeded TO the rostrum They
said the platform had not been released
with authority, and that no one but
senator stone. the chairman. could re-
lease IL for publication
While Senator Reed was speakinE
t aena'oF stone chairman of tho plat
FORM committee, entered the hall. and
although the platform had not yet heen
presented TO the convention, he au-
'nor'zeo !ts immediate publication. ne
cause II had beer published "i,hou,
authority and IN violation O: pledges
Of confidence IN some parts o: the
country
america was p.aE"d by he band
Nhe" senator !eed concluded and
""i!e Che'Ffns7 >''"A u NC Teso!u.
Hons coH:T!i'et 'aorHteE me stand TO
present 'Ae P-a:o'r Senator stone
!ooheo magyar en- 7otn f:om his
ioHs '!g.- r.. l..
SENATOR SIoTT .;,iNIN
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James 90 "'o.: - hes:
ire oeT!oe!s;.c c.c-e-ttlcr 2: .=,.h %
senate! S'p-s "st gwen p.c!r-rec
applause
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