The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-16

Coliseum, st. Louis, June 15.-Presi-
dent Wilson and Vice President Mar
shall were nominated by acclamation
tonight by the Democratic national con
vention, the ticket being completed
four minutes before Friday.
Contrary to expectations, however,
the convention did not finish its work
because the platform was not ready
and it will meet again at II o'clock Fri
day morning
1t was announced in the convention
that the subcommittee drafting the
platform had finished it, but that the
entire resolutions committee was not
not assembled to pass upon it and it
was not known when that could be
done. President Wilson's plank
charging conspiracy among some for
eign born citizens for the benefit of
foreign powers and denouncing any
political party which benefits by and
does not repudiate such a situation
was incorporated in the platform just
as the President had sent it from
Washington. 1t was understood that
the President insisted that the plank
should be put in the platform in the
way he had drawn il.
There never was any doubt of Pres
ident Wilson's nomination tonight,
but there was a possibility that some
vice presidential booms might be
brought out in opposition to Vice
President Marshall They melted
away, however, when the convention
got in session and as soon as Presi-
dent Wilson's nomination had been
made by roaring chorus of accla-
nation, Senator Kern, who renomi.
mated Mr.. Marshall, cast aside a long
prepared speech and simply declared;
81 nominate Thomas Riley Marshall
| of Indiana for yice-president."
To President Wilson's nomination
there was only one dissenting vote,
| Robert Emmett Burke of Illinois,
who came to the convention announce
ing that he was opposed to the Presi-
dent His vote technically made the
Presidents nomination 1901 to /.
The convention reconveNed shortly
after 9 o'clock tonight with the an.
nounced purpose OF remaining in con
tinuous session until it had renomi
mated President Wilson and Vice
President Marshall, adopted a plat
form and transacted all other bust
ness that brought the representatives
of the party to st. Louis.
Stirred by the speeches by the TEN
porary and permanent chairmen, both
making President Wilson's peaceful
conduct of the country's foreign rela
tions the keynote, the convention only
awaited the moment of balloting tC
renominate Wilson and Marshall viii
the slogan of peace, preparedness anC
prosperity.
The resolutions committee met il
final session tonight 20 pass upon tn,
platform, A tentative draft worked on
by subcommittee of nine, was laiC
before the full committee for approval
The draft was about 1000 words Il
length and contained about twenty-fiy,
planks, including those on American
ism, with denwciation of foreign
born citizens who conspire to influence
the international and domectic policies
of the United States: tariff, prepare,
ness and woman suffrage.
The platform carried the American
ism plank as outlined by the Pres
dent 1t endorsed his conduct of foi
eign affairs and followed his recon
; mendations regarding the attitude q
this country toward foreign powers
except that the committee added
( paragraph regarding Mexico, declai
b. ing II to be the duty OF this country I
| hold American forces in Mexico unit
. danger to American interests shall b,
r cone improbable.
;, Planks were inserted supporting th
e legislative program of the administr
e tion.
Q There was complete compliance
i the draft with all the requests of Il
representatives OF organized labor.
Before the convention was called
order the Coliseum was so full tn
the fire department took charge
i the entrances and permitted no mo
y to come in. William j. Bryan. ho
ever, managed to get by and got h
e usual uproarious reception as he too
ID his seat.
Is The crowd yielded to the rapping
e the gavel long enough to hear q
Y prayer and then renewed its deman
is for speech from Bryan.
Senator James introduced MIR Bryi
as "one of the leading citizens of {
te ! world and Americas greatest Den
If. crat"
". Then the roll of the states was call
". for nominations. Alabama yielded
New Jersey and Judge John W. w