The Red Cloud chief., 1916-06-22
Democrats Name Their Candi-
dates at st. Louis Amid
Scenes Of Widest
Enthusiasm.
AVOID the FRIDAY "HOODOO''
Nominations Were Made Only Few
Minutes Before Midnight on Thurs.
day--President Wilson at Once
Notified Of the Con-
vention's Choice.


st. Louis.--By strenuous suppression
Of oratory and rushing proceedings thu
Democratic national convention dodge,
Friday as the day on which It renomi
mated President Woodrow Wilson ant
vice President Thomas Riley Mar
shall.
The superstitiOus party engineers
beat the clock by only n few minutes
but II was enough to avoid the hoodoo
Wilson Named at 1852 p. N.
Mr.. Wilson was nominated by &C
elamation ut II :52 p. IN. Thursday.
Mr.. Marshall was only trifle be
hind crossing the line ut IL :55.
In this lightning sprint Mr.. Mar.
shall made record. senator Kern
was due for a nominating speech.
Sensing the approaching midnight he
threw his eulogy on the floor and sim
ply said: 81 renominate Thomas Riley
Marshall" Somebody seconded. Some
body moved to make 1t by reclamation.
And 1t was done. the whole job of
nominating a vice presidential candi-
date taking up just $50 seconds.
Friday Superstition Averted.
Thus the ancient superstition
against Friday nominations was avert
ed. although President Wilson had
made II known that he regards Friday
as his lucky day"
Dramatic scenes attended the nam
ing OF the ticket. william Jennings
Bryan In an impassioned panygeric
placed his o. X. upon the president and
his administration.
The Nebraskan, who resigned from
the cabinet, was not a delegate to the
convention, but he was called to the
platform by unanimous consent. He
laaded Wilson to the skies for keeping
the nation out Of war. lauded the vii.
son Mexican policy and extolled the
economic legislation from tarlff to cur
rency act.
Bryan at times spoke under the
strain Of emotion. II was the first
convention In 20 years in which he has
not been an active figure, but the ova.
ton and the Outbursts that punctuated
his remarks indicated that he Is still
a powerful force behind the scenes Of
the party he once dominated.
Wescott Names Wilson.
The Nebraskan through with his
speech, John w. Wescott Of New Jer-
sey placed Mr.. Wilson In nomination.
As the time grew short Wescott. cut
ting short his pcroratiOn. shouted:
~ nominate Woodrow wilson"
Then followed great demOnstra-
ton that lasted 40 minutes. Delegates
and galleries were reused to a high
pitch OF enthusiasm and emotionalism.
They yelled and shouted and paraded
aud sang. Some OF them wept In an
ecstacy Of feeling.
Harmon Seconds Wilson.
Former Governor JudsOn Harmon of
=, who was n candidate for the
presidential nomination at Baltimore
four years ago. made the first second.
Ing speech for President Wilson.
The next was by Gov. IL. G. Stuart
Of Virginia.
oS'usV' hukueb VI NEW Jersey
moved that the rules be suspended
and the nomination made by acclama.
ton. The motion was carried with q
tremendous roar.
The only objection came from Rob.
ert T.. Burke Of Chicago, the only anti
Wilson delegate In the convention. He
shouted mo"
Senator James declared President
Wilson nominated Mt II :52 p. IN.
Kern Names Marshall.
Senator John w. Kern OF Indiana
then was recognized. He moved that
the nomination Of Vice President Mar
shall be made by reclamation. No
nominating speech was made.
Vice President Marshall was de-
clared nominated four minutes after
the nomination Of President Wilson.
Numerous seconding speeches which
had been prepared were not made.
Former Gov. Martin II. Glynn was
made chairman OF the committee Ia
notify President Wilson Of his noml.
nation.
Roger G. Sullivan presented n reso.
luton expressing thanks to former
Governor Glynn. Senator James and
other officers Of the convention.
A resolution was adopted giving
state committees authority to fill va