South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-12
Democratic Campaign Doc
trine Will be Written Large
Iy by PreS't Wilson and
Adopted by Convention.
PEACE AND NEUTRALITY
TWO CARDINAL POINTS
Record of Administration Will
be Defended and ConStruC-
tive Accomplishments
Pointed Out.
International NeN-s Civic


ST. LOUIS, Mo, June IA
point with pride" platform, written
by Woodrow Wilson, viii be laid be-
fore the democratic national con-
vention which meets here on We'd
nesday and will be adopted Sug-
gestions for the party declaration of
faith, framed by democratic congress
sional leaders in Washington are
now in Pres't wilson's hands and he
is expected TO send the completed
draft TO st. Louis on Tuesday. in the
custory of Sec'y of War Newton d.
Baker.
our platform will be a statement
of democratic achievements" said
one of the congressional leaders who
participated in the Washington con-
ferences on the platform. and Who
viii be a member of the committee
which will submit the document to
the convention. 1t will be written
by Pres't Wilson in his own power
full phraseOlogy
The resolutions committee. which
will deliberate on the platform and
recommend it to the convention Will
be headed by sen. stone OF Missouri,
chairman OF the senate foreign rela-
tions committee. according to pres
ent plans. There developed today
some opposition to Sen. Stone be-
cause of his pronounced Disagree
ment with the presidents foreign pol
icy in the German submarine dis
pute. but this was regarded as neg
Hgible
Give stone Leadership.
Sen Walsh OF Montana. was in
clined to claim the first place on the
resolutions committee, but the lead
ers planned To give the place TO the
Missouri senator. senators Stone,
Walsh. Reed OF Missouri. Hollis of
New Hampshire. and Rep. Carter
Glass of Virginia. All of whom con-
sidered the platform devised in
Washington. held desultory confer
ences on the document today. Sen.
Stone brought ID St. Louis a copy of
the tentative draft submitted to the
president, but tOday's conferences
We're recognized To be of little avail
pending the arrival OF he presi-
dents final draft
The platform planks particularly
put up to Pres't Wilson were those
dealing with the foreign situation and
the European war and with the Mex
lean situation. outside of these is
sues. the matter treated in the plat
form will be dealt with very briefly.
Only three issues promise TO de-
velop a fight in the resolutions com
mittee They are national prohibit
ton, woman suffrage and Philippine
policy. The first two viii not be in
cluded in the platform under the
carefully laid plans of the leaders,
although there was deep apprehen-
sion today as To the attitude to be
taken on this matter by william
Jennings Bryan when he arrives,
simultaneously with the presidents
platform. on Tuesday.
Will Try 10 PlaCate Bryan.
The leaders are prepared 10 make
every effort TO placate the former
secretary Of state and they are op-
timistic as TO the outcome He is
expected 10 make some effort TO
have the prohibition and suffrage
planks included i'm the declaration OF
faith. Whether Bryan ill take any
active part in the deliberations of
the resolutions committee or the
convention itself is doubtful He is
not a delegate and would have 10
have proxy of both a delegate and
an alternate to secure a place. The
Nebraska delegation is evenly divid-
ed in a contest over the states mem
Der OF the resolutions committee.
with eight delegates OF the Bryan
faction and eight anti Bryan men in
the states reDresentation