The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-08
PR0-CERMANS FAIL
TO DEFEAT LODGE IN
PLATFORM BATTLE
Senator Picked as Resolutions
Committee Chairman Despite
BarthOldt's Efforts.
BORAH REPUDIATES
PLAN TO ELECT HIM

CHICAGO. June Am attempt made /
Nv pro-German influences. led by In '
Toilette Republicans and Richard +. /
Barthodlt Of st. Louis, who served IN
Congress twenty years, to prevent the !
nomination of Henry Cabot Lodge Of
Massachusetts, as chairman Of the reso-
lu,ons committee which will frame the
Republican platform. died aborninR.
Mr.. Lodge was Chosen as the chief !
platform builder by an unanimous vote.
the committee thus rebuking the eror,
10 humiliiate him because Of his per-
soma; friendship for Theodore Roosevelt. !
Tho movement to defeat the election
Of Mir Lodge as chairman Of the resolu-
tons committee was set In motion YES
terday by Mr.. Bartholdt. who Is a native
Of Germany. and the report was pu, in
circulation that Senator William r.
Rorah 81 Idaho was the choice Of the
opposition to Senator Lodge. This was
promptly rerudiated by Senator Borah.
who announced that he was not a can
didate for the craftsmanship and that he
favored the assignment Of this honor ,o
Mr. Lodge.
Strenuous endeavors were made by Mr.
Rsrtholdt. assisted 10y La Toilette lead
srs in the Wisconsin delegation, to in
,erest members Of the committee in the
plan to defeat Mr.. Lodge. III commit
,eeren we're canvassed to-day. but not
y single pledge against Mr.. Lodge could
he obtained. Accordingly when the COM
mittee met to organize no other name
was placed in nomination and Senator
Lodge was elected without the formalitv
Of a roll call.
Features Of the Platform.
The platform will be submitted TO the
convention tomorrow. 1t will carry
strong declarations on preparedness,
"Arer!canisln," the foreign policy of the
Administration. the tariff, a reference to
the Mexican situation. and possibly a
mid statement on equal suffrage.
The personnel OF the subcommittee
o. nine. who will draft the platform in
'He frSt instance. insures a code tina.
will he progressive in purpose but con-
S'rNdIlNf III expression. SIX United
states Senators are member of the sub
committee. They are Lodge OF Massa-
cnusetts. Borah of Idaho. Sutherland of
Utah. Fail OF New Mexico. Oliver of
Pennsylvania and Wausworth of New
York.
representative Martin Is. Madden of
Illinois. ex-Representative Paul How
land of Ohio and Charles Clark OF Con
necticut are the other members OF
the subcommittee. Ex-Representative
Charles +. Scott OF Kansas will act as
secretary to the subcommittee and to
the fun committee.
Mr.. Lodge is fully advised of Col
Eooscyelt's wishes IN regard to the plat.
form. Mr.. Borah j. "A Progressive who
ing Il platform that viii suit Col. Roose
,elt and his followers. and at the same
time prove acceptable TO conservatives.
According to members of the sub-com
mlttee Of nine only three or four PROPOSE
tons are likely to excite controversy
These are the planks relating to Mexico
Preparedness. ".Americanis'n" and tn
references to be made to the Wilson Ad
ministration.
Most Tr~oublesome Plank.
Mexico promises TO give the platform
makers more trouble than any othe
proposition. Senator Fall viii! insist tina
the platform declare for Intervention II
Mexico. If the subcommittee and tn
full committee refuse to recommend In
,ervention Mr.. Fall will appeal to tn
convention.
So far as "Americanism" is conccrne'
there will be trouble only as 10 IN
rNraSeo,ogy. II is the general eNp'c
'atlou that this plank will he phrase
IN broad terms so AS to avoid g'Vih
offence to any class Of naturalized cit'
zens
Tho real hght on the preparedness
blank will arise over a proposal in faVo
- enforced military service Man
Roosevelt Progressives favor a conscrip
i've system as distinguished from mil.
tary "tra.n!ng.' There Is strong supper
for enforced military Service" out mos
Of the leaders doubt the wisdom 9
adopting such a plank at this time. ]
conservation IS voted down there Will o
a recommendation for military TRAIN
Ing" along line yet to he
The personnel Of the sub-committe'
Coupo.ed as It is of men In Cohgres
whose business IT Is TO occupy posl''ou
." the fring line against the heniocrati
Administration, makes II pretty ceF'a'
'Na, President Wilson and his fore.g
policy will be handled without glove
ilov ever. this plank will be couched !
ne dguifed language for which Sena
'1rs Lodge and Borah are noted. the
have repeatedly criticised the Wliso
foreign policy. both as regards MeNic
and Europe, and their views on the ger
eral subject. which are pronounced. !
find expression in the platform.
The Tarin Problem.
There will be tho usual Endorsement
~ The protective tariff, a recOmmendatio
nv me creation of a tariff commission
-" creation OF "A merchant marine and
general protest that the Democrat
party, now entrusted with full power Il
nearly three years, has failed to mai
good It's campaign promises.
There will be a cnapter dealing wit
me- Nigh cost of living" and IT will |
r".l,lcd that in 1912 the Democrats ga,
assn auces that if they won food price
would soon take n tumble. The pla
form viii ask Mr.. Ultimate Consumer
he ,tnt paying more for necessities no
than he was when the Republicans we
o. me job at Washington.
pom organ.-ation to-day the COZ
~'I'i"e got down to business witho
delay In the good old days when Il
'~csulars held fun sway, platforms we
planned and executed behind clos,
lpors Press and public were exclude
to-day the resolutions he
10 session thst looked like a town NEE
x At least 5000 persons were in q
''"da"ce, most OF them woman suftr
L A'E "a nElIT thns oil nln DliD