The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-11
JUSTICE AND JUST
ICE," DEMOCRATS
CALL RIVAL TICKET
Hopes That r. r. Would Lead
Third Party Fade with
His Statement.
ROGER SULLIVAN AND
PARTY IN ST. LOUIS

o.. fnure. June io.-"Hushes and
Observation-Disclosures and Just Ice" 4.
whaA the Democratic assembled here for
the national convention are calling the
Republican ticket.
The slogan. which was thought out
BY Albert r. Hoyt. assistant TO secre-
tary Of the national committee. tmmedi-
asslS became the catch word around
town.
apparently those here for the 81.
LOUIS convention are much more inter-
sseed IN what has been happening at
o6soASo than they are over what In
gossse 20 happen here. Extras were
6re0bed out Of the hands Of new shows
w3sen the word came through that
Hughes had been nominated then
evoryoody sat back and waited 10 hear
whAf Col. Roosevelt would say in re-
0o1ee TO his nomination by the Pro-
Qre0tves.
When word came that Col. Roosevelt,
ne oeciined for the present at least
- NOMINATION OF the Bull Moosers
tnoee wal visible disappointment Ma
tionsl committeeman did not try 10 ON
1t fhelr concern over the Colone,'s
rsS0seI TO pave the way for another
80 Democratic victory.
Ine acceptance of the Republican
n~cHninaaion by Justice Hughes had hecn
but his attack upon the Ad-
MsHrst,on or President Wilson hit
noFne n did not tend ~ increase IN.
coe4erence. which had been weakened
~ the Colonel's declination.
Chaplatns Arc Chosen.
ChAirrnan McCombs announced ,o.,,,
NE 'chAplaibe who will oniciate AT the
couvention next WEEK. They are tho
~. James LEO. president elder Of The
x Louis conference Of the NJ y
Cnurcn the Most Rev. John J. Glcn.
n0n. Archbishop ~ 81. Louis tho ROY
We. hardesty. chaplain of the Missouri
oSoee senate Rahhi Harrison Of 1-emnIc
Israef. and tho Rev. Arthur I. o'I,e,,
or Kings Highway Presbyterian church
Dennet Clark Of Bowling Green "a
On OF speaker Clark. has been r.ncd
Experimentation of the convention
III M'' oinbs said that so far as he
knew serretary Daniels would he the
only memher OF President Wilson's cabi-
~ VINO would attend tho convention
~ OVERWHELMING is that Secretary
Oeniels IL not coming with the idea ~
re~orehenting President wilson
Ine successor TO Mr.. Mccombs n.
@*'ohAi chairman will hc elected at "A
meeting OF the National in
y Louis immediately after the copyen-
lion II adjourned. The custom b,r.,o-
IVre mas been t. select the national
Sse''H'Ah sometime aft.rward No word
ms come from President Wilson as 10
the man he would prefer and ,b. co,,.
m''teemen are still hoping that it will
% one or their own number.
Ihe contractors expect To have the
S0nsoum IN readiness for the convention
" tomorrow night. Charles White will
coSi his assistant ergc~ants-at-.rm and
cSYrNeepers together IN Monday morning
~ q drill in their duties.
Well, q Real Eight.
An uneasy feeling among Ia. Demo.
OAtic National Committeeman uow here
mo tne advance guard of the delegates
that the national convention Was coins
10 get by without = fight Of some sor,
rave way To an air Of satisfaction when
d. Bruce kremer. secretary Of the COM
mntee. announce to-day that after con-
sioerable research he had found what
nay turn out to he 4 row of suf'icien,
Importance to interest somebody.
As yet II Is IN a condition of inr,ha.
tson. but with the filing - . fC,y mage
brief by one contestant AMI = long ,ele-
gram from a group of contestants In.
prospects were considerably frightened
-Four years ago every Territory ouned
~ the United States and the District of
Columbia produced q contest. No one
mas a vote-for President IN these Terri.
tories and about the; only fun the marty
members have is IN starting 4 fight .mour
themselves over the arprintncu,s wbicb
the President makes. Tho outs and IN, ins
scrap Tor four years and then send ,hcir
eeiegates and alternatcs to the national
conventions TO continue the fight. Not
w~tehstanding the Democratic psrty's long
record as a breeder of disputes. how
v the contests this year are confined
to the District Of Columbia, Hawaii
Porto Rico and Texas.
The contest In Texas is over the cleo
tton OF a national committeeman at the
Dtate convention held in san Antonio on
May -. William Poindexter was de.
elafed to have been elected. hut Thomas
b. Love has appeared upon the scene
with . nifty page brief to the effect tina,
q great mistake was made. He alleges
a. great length. that. when the vote on
national committeeman was taken the
delegates to the convention were tired
and anxious to get away.
In the confusion incident to- rushing
fer various trains the convention score
FAIRIES forgot to reckon on votes Of the
friends Of Love IN sufficient number To
elect him. He submits to the nat,onal
committee afidavits from all the mon
who voted for him and Who's votes he
declares were not counted.
william Crarh Mclntirc. pre- dent of
the Jackson Democratic As-0rlttion
John :. Mlltr, president Of the Colum-
bie Democratic Club j. +. Kelly. pres
ident of the Young Mems Association
Club. and Edwin 4. Newman. president,
Of the District Of columbia Democratic
Association, sent - long telegram. say
Ing that thew were DrpD1TtD tp .pntpsf