The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-15

Measures under discussion In the
subcommittee tonight are:
Planks Being Discussed.
comprehensive workman's com.
pensation law
The eight-hour day.
more drastic woman's suffrage
plank than the one adopted BY the
Republicans
Many radical Democrats are trying
to force the committee to report a
declaration for a Federal suffrage law.
1t was made plain TO the committee
memee that President Wilson be-
lieves that without the Progressive's
support the fight against Hughes will
be too close for comfort. The Presi-
dent will not be satisfied with any
platform that is not so framed as to
prove enticing to the men who were
deserted by Roosevelt at Chicago
Around the platform subcommittee
which is lahoring at the Planters
Hotel tonight centers all the interest
OF the party leaders.
Glynn Arouses Enthusiasm.
The speech Governor Clynn
aroused real burst of enthusiasm. II
put into words the thought Of every
Dem ocrat in ST. Louis That there has
been no war Is the best bet OF the
party. 1t has been the theme of con-
Nersation every time two or three dele.
gates have gathered together Now II
has been put into form available
for campaign purposes.
Already quotations fSom the speech
are flying about the hotels and heard
on the streets. Glynn has been tho
recipient of hundreds OF congratula-
tons. He will be invited to be one
OF the chief speakers OF the cam
paign.
To put the gist of the speech Of
10000 words into a. brief platform
plank Is what the subcommittee il
now attempting to do. 1t will be
purely defensive plank. but It will
be made as strong as possible.
Distinctively Progressive.
The long distance telephone between
here and Washington has been busy
throughout the afternoon. The mas
ters or deputy masters of the con-
vention at midnight believed they had
received the Anal views Of the Presi-
dent of those through whom he
speaks
And every one of them possessed Of
this information declared for a dis
tinctive Progressive platform.
Outside the Planters Hotel the stir
ring event of the nigh. is a great suf-
fragist parade which Is sweeping past
the Jefferson Hotel, with hundreds or
enthusiastic women in line.
Three bands end hundreds of auto
mobiles furnish a clamorous accom-
paniment in sharp contrast with the
impressive silent golden lane" in
which two ranks of yellow and white
clad women stood silent by the course
through which the delegates moved
to the convention hall this morning.
Hear Platform Suggestions.
AT late hour tonight the resolu.
tons committee sitting as a whole was
still hearing suggestions for planks
submitted by the representatives Of
various movements and interests.
Among those who spoke were Sam
uel Gompers OF the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. who made the same
he made to the two
conventions In Chicago: Mrs. #.
Thomas, of st. Louis. of the woman'a
Peace Party, and Herbert s. Bige-
low the single taxer of Cincinnati,
who asked for an embargo on tha
shipment OF munitions of war.
Would Hear Wilson.
Henry NJ. Ptndell. Of Peoria and
Senator Salisbury. of Delaware. pre-
pared a resolution asking President
Wilson to come to st. Louis Friday
and appear before the convention to
accept the nomination in person. They
will ask the convention to adopt this
resolution. "a ~ r
should it be accepted II win b The
first instance of an immediate accept
Ance Of q nomination In The hlqeQ{Z
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