The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-06-14
DELEGATES FILL ST. LOUIS
Suffragists Are On Hand In Full
Force and Leaders Are Won
dering What They Will Do
With Them-WilIiam j. Bry-
an Is a Reporter.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 13-For
president, Woodrow Wilson, of New
Jersey.
For vice president, Thomas Riley
Marshall, of Indiana.
This will be the ticket named by the
Democratic convention which assem-
bles at noon tomorrow.
The efforts of the Old Guard to dis
place Marshall with Sullivan, or some
other man more acceptable to the big
interests were shattered by the pres
ldsnt when he told the members of
the Indiana delegation over long dis
lance that he was squarely behind
the vice president. This word was
passed among the delegates and had
the effect of Immediately stopping
the opposition to Marshall before a
Ferrous fight had developed, which
&hight have injured the party's chances
Ifor success.
The big delegations are arriving
here today. They are full of ginger
- enthusiasm.
Wilson, Peace and Prosperity"
ny leapS ana pounds.
Delegates to the Democratic nation
81 convention, which opens here at
loon tomorrow, appeared to be inter
osted in two questions today. One
was whether Vice President Marshall
would be renominated by acclamation
or whether the favorite sons would
insist upon their names going before
the convention for a ballot The 9TH
er was the probable action of the dele
gates with regard to the demand of
the suffragists for an unequivocaI dec
laration in the platform in favor of
equal rights.
Sentiment for the denomination of
Vice President Marshall appeared so
strong today, leaders said. that there
was talk among them of starting a
movement to have him named without
going through the formality of taking
a ballot. The talk of naming Secre-
tary of War Baker for the second
place on the ticket ended almost as
suddenly as it started. The war secre-
tary had much to do with putting the
ouietus to his boom, he declaring be-
fore he left Washington for the con-
vention city that he was for Marshall
and that the mention of his name was
merely friendly enterprise
The fact that Mr.. Baker had just
left President Wilson when he an
nounced that he favored Mr.. Marshall
for denomination also gave support
to the idea of having Mr.. Marshall
acclaimed the candidate without call
ing the roll. 1t was said Governor
John P. Morehead, of Nebraska may
withdraw his name as a candidate for
vice president.
The Nebraska delegation is instruct
ed for him and if he carries out his
plan to withdraw other candidates in
the field may do likewise, it was
said.
Indiana Backgrounds
Early today it was reported mere
President Wilson had sent word to
St Louis he regarded Indiana as one
of the most important backgrounds
Of the coming campaign and that he
w0Aild be pleased to see the delegates
acJas a unit in renominating the vice
president.
Suffragists who came here from
Chicago, where they were compelled
to accept what they consider COM
promise plank, in the Republican
platform or suffer complete defeat,
are prepared today to continue their
fight for a straight-out declaration
for votes for women. The suffragists
are divided into two groups one rep
resenting the National American
Woman Suffrage association, and the
other the women's party, organized
last week in Chicago by members of
the Congressional union of Woman's
suffrage. The latter organization is