Grand Forks daily herald., 1916-06-15
ADVOCATES OF
SUFFRAGE" NOT
! TOO CONFIDENT
Makeup Of the Committee is
Such as to Make Action
on Plank Doubtful.
OLLIE JAMES IS
NAMED CHAIRMAN
President Wilson's Ideas on
Principles Now in Hands
of Members.

st. Louis, June t5.-After the
presentation Of report by the
rules committee recommending that
nominations be made tonight. the
Democratic convention adjourned
until 8 o'clock tonight, when nomi-
nations will begin.
Senator James delivered his
speech as permanent chairman, fin.
ishing at 1850 o'clock. The report
ON permanent organization com.
nlittee making the temporary OFF,
GERS permanent, was adopted.
William f. Hastings. postmaster
At Buffalo, N. ". dropped dead at
the Maryland hotel here today. He
was holding the proxy of Mayor
Fuhrmann Of Bufialo, a delegate to
fSt. Louis. June 15.-After three.
hour session today. the members OF
the Democratic convention sub-com-
nltttee on resolutions announced tha,
the tentative platform would prob.
ably be completed late today tor ,can:
sldesatinn by the entire committee
REPRESENTATIVE Rainey Of Illinois, q
sijaemhers of tho Sub -eonifnitte said. /,
!. Nould contain a woman B. 5eufHragl
plank at least as strong as that con.
tanned in the s$,R Republican AZ platfofn
adopted in Chicago and expressing the
$helief Of the Dem ocratic party that
women should be enfranchised.
q The subcommittee had befoe i,
more than 1000 suggestions fol-
planks Of all sorts.
st. Louis. June 15.-While the sub.
committee of the resolutions commit.
tee was engrossed in its work of plat.
/ form building the program of the
democratic convention today called
for a permanent organization, of the
convention, and another keynote
speech-this time by the permanent
chairman. and addresses by well
known leaders in the party
Every delegate was provided with
a nag, and carried a noise producing
instrument Thus all were prepared
to stir up even more enthusiasm than
yesterday.
Sunragists Doubtful.
Suffragists fighting for the equal
rights plank today regarded the res
olutions subcommittee appointed last
night as none too, favorable to their
cause. Only three of it's members are
outspoken for suffrage. while four are
against it, it was declared. The other
two members. Chairman Stone and
former Representative Palmer OF
Pennsylvania, are believed to hold an
arbitration view of the. situation
which Is for the endorsement Of suf-
frage, but not for constitutions,
amendment plank.
Contests Settled.
The committee on credentials set
tied few contests appealed to 1t from
the action Of the national committee
It's report to the convention is expect
ed to take but few minutes.
Call to Order.
: Temporary Chairman Glynn called
the convention to order at 11:46
O'Clock. The convention leaders let
1t be known they favored making the
nominations tonight. whether or not
the platform was completed.
Just before order was called, the
band played the anti-hyphen song,
Don't Bite the Hand That's Feeding
: YOU
James Permanent Chairman.
The crowd liked it and cheered.
The committee on permanent organ
ization formally named. Senator Ollie
James a. permanent chairman;, j.
Bruce Kremer Of Montana as per-
manent secretary; e. E.. Britton Of
North Carolina as permanent asso-
ciate secretary; John I. Martin Of st.
Louis, - permanent sergoant-at.a .arme
and recommending. that all other tenn
porary omcers be made permanent.
Work on Platform.
with . copy OF President Wilson'S