The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-06-16
Preparedness To Be important
Plank If Democratic National
Convention Which Opens In st.
Louis Today Follows Directions
PRESIDENT WISHES MARSHALL
JAS RUNNING MATE ON TICKET
Secretary Baker, Who Will Act As
His Chiefs Personal Repre-.
sentative While Party Dele
gates Deliberate, Not In Race

ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wireiess.)
CT. LOUIS, June l4.-Brinping the
- platform which Mr.. Wilson has
himself approved after .. careful
scrutiny, Newton D. Baker, secretary
OF war, and the President personal
representative at the Democratic con.
vention which will open today, arrived
here last night, prepared to fight to en-
force the President g wishes, should a
hght prove necessary. He announced
before he had left the depot, that Mr..
Wilson wants Vice President Marshall
nominated, and that II am out of the
running altogether"
Shortly after his arrival il became
known that the administration il 90
ing to defer taking any action in con.
nection with the situation in Mexico
until after the convention. As one Of
the Democratic leaders expressed IL last
night: =
viii Not Play Politics H#
"Mr. Wilson does not wish to tnke
any drastic action now which might
look as though he was playing politics.
He also wishes TO avoid sending nm
answer to General Carranza' 3 note de-
handing the immediate withdrawal of
General Pershing and his men from
Mexico, for fear that it might have
the same appearance. '.-.,
In explaining the contents of the
proposed Democratic platform, which
Is to be submitted as II stands to the
convention, Mr.. Baker intimated that
1t drives straight at the marks of peace,
preparedness and prosperity. 1t is said
to disapprOve the insertion of plank
containing any criticizm of the nomi-
nation Of Supreme Court justices by
the President, or Of one forbiddina
justices FROM seeking other federal Of.
fees. - 80 4 .ssel. ~, e.. -.
Aimed At Mr.. Hughes - -. g.. va.
This last suggestion, about which
there has been not little talk In
Democratic circles here during the pre-
convention days, is said to be aimed
directlyat Former Justice Hughes, now
the candidate of the Republican party
for the Presidency. b..
1t is asserted that Mr.. Wilson desires
the convention to adopt a platform so
liberal and progressive that it will be
in itself an appeal to the Progressives,
and serve to attract their votes without
asking them directly to swing their
strength to tie Democrats. It is more
than likely chat this will be done. al.
though perhaps not so strongly as Mr..
Wilson may desire.
Urges Suffrage Plank
The President also is said to wish
to have suffrage plank in the plat.
form adopted by the convention. He
would have it recognize suffrage as a
general principle, while suggesting that
the women do what they can toward
eNhauStlng the possibilities in their re-
SPcctive states. This has been; Il NAV
be remembered, Mr.. Wilson s attitude
toward 'votes for women" from the
first.
William Jennings Bryan, the former
secretary of state, who is here in the
interests of newspaper syndicate, to
report the convention, announced last
night that he will support the ticket
nominated by the convention. He add.
ed that he will not urge the convention
I" adopt a prohibition plank at this
time, as the moment is premature. /"
Mr. Bryan, 1t was said, is preparing to
take the stump in favor Of the tic ket
IN the coming campaign, but of this
last night, he would not talk,
Plans Fusion Move
He said that he has a plaD for No.
"nrinG fusion movement between n
certain section OF the Progressive party
md the Democrats by the Introduction
of progressive plans in the platform.
He will urge upon the convention an
agreement by which many of the Bull
Mo"S" will cOrle to the support of the
'>"r""'''tF. His idea follows closely
that alr"ndy described as what the
'r"Sid"m ANTS in the plrtform.
Thr Delegates afe discussing the
rhalrmnnshiP of the national commit
tee, to fill the vacancy when w. =.
McComhs retjres. The vice chairman.
Cummings. william Salisbury Of Della,
ware and Colonel House of Texas are
all mentioned for the position.
Tn" President s stron" POLITICAL SUD.
Porters and managers Of his campaign
are gathering in st. Louis. Senators
Stone of Missouri, Urmcs of Kon.
lucky and Hughes of New Jersey are