Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-12
May Give Trouble When
Convention Assemblies
in st. Louis
HE IS NOT A DELEGATE
Peace. Prosperity and Preparedness
to Be the Slogan of the Democratic
Convention.

st. Louis, Mo-, June l2-Forerun-
ners of the ,092 delegates who are
to nominate President Wilson and
Vice President Marshall at the Demo-
cratic National Convention this week
moved into St. Louis with the slogan
of peace, Prosperity and Pre-
lparedness. The convention holds its
first session at noon Wednesday.
A contest over six seats from the
District of Columbia in the conven-
! ton will be taken up at meeting OF
the Democratic National Committee
today. The committee will also de-
eide two contested seats on the nat,
ional committee, one from Texas and
one from the District of Columbia.
Thomas Love is contesting the seat OF
William PoindeXter, of Texas, and
four Democratic clubs in Washing
ton, d. C. are contesting the selec-
tion of John +. Costello as commit
teeman.
Everyone of the delegates to the
convention either ig instructed for
or committed to the denomination OF
President Wilson and the vast ma
iority of them, according to many
national committeeman, are ready TO
Senamc Vice President Marshall. A
few votes are expected to be cast for
some favorite sons for the vice pres
Iidential. place, but. the party leaders.
names may be withdrawn and that
Marshal's denomination. like that CT
President Wilson, will be made by
acclamation.
eve are here to ratify the desire
of the Democratic party" said Ma
tional Chairman McCombs last night.
There might be a fight if we could
hold the convention in Europe. It's
certainty there will be no fight
here. The program is all arranged
and there should be no hitch.
Senator William j. Stone, of Mis-
souri,. arrived last night, bringing
what was said to be draft Of the
party platform, with its main planks
sketched in detail by President Will
son. Senator Stone is slated to be
chairman of the Committee on Reso-
lutions, and it is understood that ne
and the members of the committee
will put President Wilson's ideas on
certain planks in written form and
adopt other planks bearing on pre-
paredness and foreign policy just az
they have been written by the Presi-!
dent.
Senator Stone has had several con-;
fcrences with President Wilson. and
as chairman of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee, has intimate
knowledge of President Wilson's
views on party policy.
Women suffragists who led the
fight for suffrage plank in the Re
publican platform are ready to wage
a similar campaign for a suffrage
plank in the Democratic platform.
Members on the committee from the
suffrage states are expected to lend
their aid.
The leaders now here do not expect
any sustained fight for a prohibition
plank.
There were unconfirmed reports
last night that William j. Bryan,
though not delegate, would find
some way to precipitate fight on the
preparedness plank, but none of his
friends here were in position to
say how he might touch on the issue
in convention in which he is not a
delegate. Mr.. Bryan will only be
able to address the convention with
the unanimous consent Of It's l,092
delegates, and he may not occupy
seat on the floor of the convention
unless both delegate. and his. alter.
nate retire and give Hin Their proxy
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