Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-16
Especial to The Argus.)

St Louis, June 16.-Roger c. Sulli-
van, who was an avowed and earnest
candidate for the vice presidential
nomination when the democratic ma
tiOnaI convention opened, made posi-
bic the practically unanimous renom-
ination of Vice President Thomas R.
Marshall, in accordance with the pres
idents wishes, by gracefully eliminat-
ing himself from the contest Sulli-
van and his friends called meeting of
the Illinois delegation, at which he
made a talk, explaining that if
Marshall was the desired candidate,
his name would not be placed before
the convention. Some strife had arisen
in Illinois over Sullivan's candidacy,
due entirely to fractional antagOnism,
but Sullivan explained that even with
the solid support of his state back of
him, he would not allow his name to
precipitate a long drawn out contest
for second place on the ticket in the
face Of the wishes of the president to
retain his former running mate. The
peculiarities of the Iowa and Missouri
primary election laws, however, left
Governor Major of the convention
state, who was endorsed for vice pres
ident in these two states, still in the
race but he did not last lOng-and
the democracy will go before the peo-
pie with the winning combination of
four years ago.
Watch Newton Baker. secretary of
war in President Wilson's cabinet four
years from now, unless all signs fail.
A man of Wilson's type and choosing,
possessing all of Wilson's ideals as
we'll as many of his scholarly attain
ments and abilities, when the president
was making up his original cabinet he
had Baker in mind for portfolio, and
it is said such place was offered him.
Baker wanted the position but he was
then mayor of Cleveland; he was in
augurating great reforms in munich
pal government and from sense of
duty declined the great honor, rare
one indeed. for one of his years, and
devoted himself TO the fulfillment Of
the trust reposed in him by the peo-
Die OF Cleveland. But the PRECEDENT did
not dismiss him from his mind. He
admired the spirit of devotion and 10y
atty manifested by the young Cleve-
land mayor and when, after he had
completed his stewardship, and lead
| ing cabinet vacancy made possible the
renewal of the offer, it was made-and
Baker went into the official family of
the head of the nation. That he is
one of the most trusted of the presi-
dents advisers, as we'll as one Of those
nearest to the president, was shown in
the fact that he came here as Wilson s
special emissary, being charged with
bearing the ideas of his chief as to the
important planks in the democratic
national platform Baker, who was a
protege of the late Mayor Tom L..
Johnson, whom he afterward succeed
ed in the mayors chair, is a man of the
people, who is advancing rapidly in
the estimation of the people all over
the land.
| Drawn here by the great convention
are leading and representative demo-
Gratis from various sections OF the
Fourteenth congressional district, and
while it is a little early yet 10 discuss
congressional politics, the feeling is
general that Congressman Clyde II,
| Tavenner will have no opposition, at
| least of a pronounced nature, for re-
nomination If anything. he is strong
er than he was two years ago There
are those who disagree with his at
/ iitude on the famous warning resolu-
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