Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-17
DEMOCRATS AGAIN
/ NOMINATE WILSON
President and Vice President Are
Named by Acclamation Just Be-
fore Midnight.
. PLATFORM IS NOT REPORTED

" Coliseum, St. Louis, June 10
President Wilson and Vice Presi-
\ dent Marshall were nominated by &C
4 eiamation last night by the deoeratic
4 national convention; the ticket being
/ completed four minutes before Fri
day.
Contrary to expectations, however,
\ ne convention did not finish its work
Because the platform was not ready
v md it will meet again at IL o'clock
\ Friday morning.
ss There never was any doubt of Presi-
II dent Wilson's nomination tonight but
5lfhere was a possibility that some vice
'Hpresidential nomination booms might
be brought out in opposition to Vice
President Marshall.
u Throws Speech Away.
They melted away however, when
4 the convention got in session and as
! soon as President Wilson's nomina-
ton had been made by a roaring
chorus of reclamation, Senator Kern,
who renominated Mr.. Marshall, cast
aside a long prepared speech and SIM
! ply declared:
II nominate Thomas Riley Mar
/ shall of Indiana for vice president"
To President Wilson's nomination
there was only one dissenting vote,
Robert Emmett Burke of Illinois,
who came to the convention announc-
ing that he was opposed to the presi-
dent. His vote technically made the
presidents nomination 1901 to /.
The democratic convention recon-
vened shortly after 9 o'clock tonight
with the announced purpose OF re-
manning in continuous session until il
had renominated President Wilson
and Vice President Marshall, adopted
a platform and transacted all other
business that brought representatives
of the party to St. Louis.
All the vice presidential booms ex.
cept that of Governor Major of Mis-.
souri, had been effectively killed of
by President Wilson's announcement
that he desired the denomination Of
Mr.. Marshall and he only remained
to receive the Complementary vote
of Missouri. There apparently was
AO that liz WOulu UC Will
drawn after a complimentary ballo
had been cast and that the renomina
ton of Wilson and Marshall would
be made unanimous.
When the gavel fell calling tonight.
session to order John w. Wescott O
New Jersey, who nominated Presiden
Wilson at the Baltimore convention
raoJ,y 49, f11o~ % 4 ,i.,o~ ~.
speech of denomination; Senate
Kern of Indiana to re-nominate Vic,
President Marshall, John H. Atwood
of Missouri to deliver the speech nom
mating Governor Major for the vic
presidency.
Morehead Withdraws.
William B. Price of Lincoln, Neb
was to have nominated Governo
Morehead OF Nebraska, but while thu
: convention was assembling, however
it became known that the Nebrask
delegation planned to withdraw til
vice presidential candidacy of Gov
ernor Morehead. The delegation ex
planned that the president had no
asked the denomination of Vice Pres
ident Marshall when they brought gu
their governors candidacy.
Governor Major of Missouri sal,
the withdrawal of Governor More
head would not change his plans t.
have his name presented.
Before the convention was calle,
to order the coliseum was so full tina
the fire department took charge of tn
entrances and permitted no more t.
come in. William J. Bryan, however
managed to get by, and got his usua
uproarious reception as he took hi
seat. Senator James Learned saw til
Nebraskan's plight and rescued hin
Raps for Order. ~,
At o:l5 o'clock Chairman jaime
raped the convention to order.
The crowd yielded to the happin
HOTELS AND RESORTS.