The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-15


that he would renominate President
Wilson in the democratic national con-
vention at o'clock this evening.
The convention was called to order
at 11.45 this morning, The committee
on credentials made its report and
Ollie James of Kentucky was made per
manent chairman.
st. Louis, Mo-, June 15.-The demo
cratic national convention at its first
session yesterday heard the keynote OF
AmericaniSm and peace preparedness
and prosperity sounded by former GOV
Glynn of New York, as temporary
chairman, and registered by demonstra
ton after demonstration its approval
of President Wilson's peaceful con-
duct of foreign affairs. The conven-
tion, which had gotten under way with
such perfunctory demonstrations as
mark every national gathering of the
kind, soon stirred itself into roaring
cheers as Chairman Glynn cited his
toric parallels to show that other presi
dents, including republicans, had ad-
justed threatening foreign situations
without resort to war. "The policy of
the administration" he declared, has
been just as American as the American
flag itself" AS he went down the list
Of presidents, Iecounting their actions
to avoid war, the delegates caught the
spirit of his argument and as he re-
ferred to each particular president
some delegate would call: What did
he do?"
"He settled the trouble by negotia-
tion," was the reply which Glynn in
variably returned and the convention
would roar its approval
William ]. Bryan, as newspaper
correspondent in the press stand, wept
with emotion as Glynn pictured the
victories of peace, but he laughed
with the crowd when a Texas dele
gate, interrupting Glynn, leaped to
his chair and cried: "And don't for
get the policy also is satisfactory to
William Jennings Bryan
Aside from a 16-minute demonstra-
tion which began when Chairman
Glynn predicted President Wilson's re
election, Glynn's speech was sprinkled
with demonstrations which he found
it difficult to stem so that he could
90 on. 1t was plain that the telling
points on the delegates were the re-
cital of President Wilson's efforts TO
kept the country at peace.
This policy" he said, may not
satisfy the flre-eater and the swash.
buckler But 1t does satisfy the
mothers of the land at whose hearts
and fireside no jingoistic war has
placed an empty chair. 1t does salts
fly the daughters of this land from
whom buster and brag have sent nc
living brother to the RESOLUTION of the
grave. II does satisfy the fathers ol
this land and the sons of the land who
will fight for our ilag and die for oul
flag when reason primes the rifle;
when honor draws the sword, anC
when justice breathes a blessing or
the standard they uphold" The las
of the words were drowned out in ;
roar Of applause that swept The
Coliseum. "Repeat It." cried the dele
gates: repeat It," "All right. be quie
and I'll repeat it," responded Glynn
and he did 20 applause and cheering
No other president since Lincoln
Glynn told the delegates. had facet
such crucial problems, none had dis
played a grasp Of craftsmanship NOR
profound. whether the course tn
country has pursued during this cru
cial period Is to be continued an
whether the principles that have bee
asserted rs aur national policy shal
be iniOrsed or withdrawn" Glynn toll
the convention, was the paramount
question Cor the voters to decide.
After hearing the keynote lspeec
the convention adjourned until /
o'clock this morning. Committee
then went into session to prepare thei
work for the session.
Conferences among leaders whic
have followed the arrival of Secretar
Baker with ilrsthand words frol
President Wilson on many features
the declaration of principles brougl
the status OF the democratic platfor
last night to point where, aside fro
the all.important issue OF foreign q
fairs, II stood substantially as follows
No specific mention would be mat
OF Mexico and that subject would
covered by implication in gener
declarations outlining relations of q
United States with other government
This portion of the platform would d
clare unequlvocally for the right
every nation to regulate its own
ternal affairs and would point out In
this government would be satisn
with nothing less for itself.
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