Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-12
Forecast of inc
 Dem Convention
SLOGAN To HE @PEAcE. PROS
 PERITY AND PREPAREoNEss.s
DENOMINATIONS SURE
Delegates Are Already Pouring Into St. Louis-First Session Win be Held at Noon Wsdnesday-PIatform Prepared. --ess

St. Eouts-F Irsf Session Will be
 Held at Noon Wednesday-PIatform
 Prepared. s , St. Louis. June 11-Forerunners of the 15092 delegates who are to nonI- nate President Wilson and Vice Pres ldent Marshall at the democratic na- tional convention this week, moved into St. Louis today with slogan of Peace, Prosperity and Preparedness" The convention holds it's first session at noon Wednesday.
 Contested Seats.
 A contest over six seats from the District of Columbia in the conventton will, be taken up at meeting of the democratic national committee tomor- row. The comnittee will also decide two contested seats on the national committee, one from Texas and one from the District of Columbia Thom- as Love is contesting the seat of WH- liam Poindexter of Texas and four democratic clubs in Washington, D. C., are contesting the selection of John F. Costello as committeeman.
 Renominations Assured.
 Every one. of the delegates to the concention either is instructed for or committed to the re-nomination of President Wilson and the vast mater ity of them, according to many na- tional committeeman, are ready to re- name Vice President Marshall A few votes are expected to be cast for some 1ayor1te sons for the vice presidential place, but the party leaders assem- bling here predict the other names may be withdrawn and that MarshaiPs renomination, Ike that of President Wilson, will be made by acclamation.
 We are here to ratify the desire of the democratic party" said National Chairman McCombs tonight There might be a fight if we could hold the convention in Europe. It's certatn- ty there will be no fight here. The program is all arranged and there should be no hitch.p
 Senator Stone Has Platform.
 Senator William J. Stone of Mis- souri, arrived tonight, bringing what was said to be a draft of the party platform with it's main blanks sketch= ed in detail by President Wilson. Sem ater Stone is slated to be chairman Of the committee on resolutions and it is understood he and the members Of the committee VIII put President wilson's ideas on certain blanks in written form and adopt other blanks bearing on preparedness and foreign policy just as they have been written by the president
 Senator Stone has had several con- ferences with President wilson and, as chairman of the senate foreign re- lations committee, has intimate knowl- edge of President Wilson's views on party policy.
 suffrasists Ready to Fight.
 Woman suffragists who led the light for a suffrage plank in the republican platform are ready to wage similar campaign for a suffrage plank in the q committee from the suffrage states are expected to lend their aid.
 Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, presi- dent of the National American Woman Suffrage association, is here with other leaders of the movement to di- committeeman say there are indica- tions that the party will take posi- tfon on suffrage similar to that of the republicans-that is declaration in principle for suffrage but leaving 1t a matter for the states to determine. The leaders now here do not expect any sustained fight for prohibition plank.
 Bryan May Butt In.
 There were unconhrmed reports to- night that William J. Bryan, though not delegate, would find some way to precipitate a fight on the prepared ness plank, but none of his friends here were in a position to say how he might touch on the issue in a con- l yention in which he is not a delegate Mr. Bryan will be able to address the convention only with the unanimeaI consent of it's 1902 delegates and ne
 may not occupy a seat on the hoo1 of the convention unless both a de1e- gate and his alternate retire and give him their proxy. ,--ss
 Work on preparedness of the con- ventfon hall is being rushed and the | national NnrnFafffaA f a -ffz FxYfI
 be ready for the first session.
 12,ooo Seats Provided.
 Day and night carpenters and deco. T rntors are at work transforming thl
 Coliseum into convention hall. Near. iy 12,oo0 seats have been provided fol
 the delegates, alternates, press, guest
 and spectators and the demand fn
 national committee has threatenel
 with arrest anyone speculating
 ticketc to the convention. A loca , committee that subscribed heavily t the fund that brought tho convention , to St. Louis has set a price of $50 fo a ticket for the week.
 Tsmmany's Large Contingent.
 Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tam : the. the New W york delegation. % was ez 3 pecsed here last night. The main bod of the delegation and Tammany mef . numbering nearly thousand. are ex pected here on special trains Tuesda,
 Tammany is sending the largest con tingent of any state. The New Yot men are especially interested in th 3 keynote speech to be delivered by for : fnsr Governor Martin Fl. Giynn. ( i. New York, temporary chairman of fh ' ccrpnaittee. He and Senator OH
 James of Kentucky, who IS to be th pernarent chairman. are expected tc lfac-roW
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