The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-14
W. ]. Bryan Also at Conven-
ton Seat With Promises to
Start Nothing
WILL TAKE THE STUMP
FOR TICKET THIS TIME
Democratic National Conven-
ton Opens This Morning
to Nominate Wilson and
Marshall
By JAMES j. MONTAGUE.


Democratic Convention which Is to re-
nominate Woodrow Wilson for Presi-
dent and Thomas Riley Marshall for
Vice-President will meet in its first
session at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. The situation tonight, ii it may
be called a situation is:
Secretary OF War Newton d. Baker
arrived in St. Louis tonight, bringing
with him the convention platform.
What was of still more consequence,
he brought the intimate opinions OF
the President Baker announced def
nitely that the President did not want
any plank denouncing Hughes for de-
aerttng the Supreme Court to enter
into the campaign. He also surprised
the delegates by announcing that hs
was for suffrage.
william Jennings Bryan has ar
rived and promised not to start any
thing He will take the stamp for the
t.cket this fall. and promises that he
will let Mr.. Wilson make his own plat
form without any suggestion or op-
position.
A More Aggressive Attitude
As an AM wer to the charges which
they believe will be made against their
candidate in the campaign the Wilson
spokesman will promise that the adj
minist ration intends to take a more
aggressive attitude against Great Brit
ain, to keep the United States troops
in Mexico all the summer and to favor
many OF the social Justice" planks in
the progressive platform.
President Wilson has notified some
of his followers. over the long dis
lance telephone that ne wants Mar
shall as vioe-president. This virtually
disposes of opposition vice-presidential
booms. Mr. Wilson Is running this
| convention.
| The Roger Sullivan candidacy is not
taken seriously. new aspirant ap-
peared today in the person Of General
Hughes, of Denver, who is brought
! forward by the Colorado delegates on
the theory that a Western man 10
needed to strengthen the ticket, geo.
graphically. Utah Is with Colorado in
support of Hughes. but he will not
figure oonspicuously in the campaign.
suffragists Want Real Plank.
| The woman sufrraSists here gather
ed are prepared to embarrass the
Democrats by insisting upon a real
suffrage plank as opposed to the strad-
ding declaration adopted by the Re-
| publicans.
| They have told the delegates that
the votes OF ten States are in the
balance and that these will be swung
to the Democrats II they can get .
national suffrage plank. Present in
! dicauons are that they will get the
same plank that was passed In Chi
cago. This was admitted today by
Senator Stone, who will be chairman
of the resolutions committee.
We will do as well as they did In
Chicago" said Senator Stone this AZ
| While the fact that Wilson has kept
the country out of war will be tho
campaign slogan. the fact that he
has kept a Democratic convention out
of war is distinctly regretted by all
the Democrats In St. Louis. State
delegations arriving noisily kept the
streets and hotel corridors lively this
afternoon. but the real leaders spent
most of the time in rest and recrG-
ton
There were few conferences
Charles Francis Murphy. finding no
call for his services as a statesman,
went to the golf links.
State Delegations Active.
The Kentuckians stirred up little
enthusiasm by nominating Ollie
James for President This caused q
furry of hope that something at last
was to be started. until it was dis
covered that Governor A. o. STAN
ley, OF Kentucky, who did the nomi-
mating, didn't mean this coming con-
| vention, but the one that Ia to be
| held four years from now.
| The Pennsylvanians. who have no
hope of carrying their State met
early in the day and adopted the unit
rule. which means that they will vote
for Thomas Riley Marshall for Vice
| President. and do any little thing
which the President wants them to
| do.
Stalwart sons of indiana. led by the
. noisiest bands that ever assembled.
marched down the street this AFTER
noon to the strains OF the "Wabashe
and debouched to the Gro wded inter-
TOR Of the Jefferson. While the from.
bone players pushed the crowd to ana
fro with every low note. the Hoosiers
yelled for Marshall 1t the top OF their
lungs.
To Nominate on Friday.
| Speaking Of nominating Friday
night or Saturday morning, = curious
sclash Of superstitions has arisen t.
trouble the convention steering come.
m.ttee. Mosst Of the leaders do ncA
want the nomination Friday becMun
LOT the belief that anything launehA4s
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