The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-17
COMPROMISE NECESSARY

 said, we shall never be anything but a discordant and divided party unless we surrender some of our convictions to the wisdom of a majority. Here you are confronted, one of our famous leaders said, with a condition, not a theory The F suffrage states represent 91 votes in the electoral college. Every political party has made this declaration in some form or other. It becomes a simple question of whether you will incur the enmity of these women. There is no possibility of losing a single vote if you adopt this majority plank, because every other party has done the same. q ask you,' he cried, If you're going to put a resolution in here that's lie You can't adopt this minority report without stultifying yourselves"
 Senator Walsh then explained that the kPresdent knew about the suffrage plank, and added
 "He believes it vital to his success that it stay there I ask you with all the fervor of my being who is there who is wiser or more patriotic than he?"
 While the fight had been going on thunderstorm burst and when the row on the convention floor was at it's height the storm reached it's climax. The boom- ing of the thunder mixed with the roar ing shouts on the floor and the chatter caused by the rain on the roof almost drowned out the voice of the speakers
 The storm cleared just as Senator Walsh finished speaking and the closing words of his plea for the administration plank swept a change over the crowd. There were renewed cries of vote. vote" but they were not shouts for the defeat of the plank. As the clerks called the roll of states the votes toppled into the column supporting the plank as the substitute was assured before the call ho At The close of the roll call the whole platform as written was adopted and after disposing of some formalities the convention ad- journed sine die at 3:11 o'clock.
 PRAYER BY RABBI
 At Ii o'clock the hour for the final ses- sion of the democratic national conven- ton to begin, there were not more than 200 delegates in the Coliseum, and the seats were filling slowly. The first gal lery rows were filled, but there were no crowds around the doors.
 Prayer was offered by Rabbi Leon Har- rison of St. Louis who gave thanks for '"The great leader of this nation, wield ing no strong arm of flesh, and yet trium- phant in his invincible plea for justice and humanity"
 President of the United States, who has warded off disaster; who, with firm and fearless hand has steered us between the menace of both warfare and dishonor, as- surfing the people peace without shame, 8 proud peace with head erect and dig nifty undminished.'
 There was a report that Governor Fer guson of Texas would present minority plank on Mexico. Leaders hoped to head off dissenting report.
 Governor Ferguson later, however, let it be known he would present no dis senting plank.
 Chairman James called for the report of the platform committee but it was not ready, and the convention settled down to wait.
 At Il AS Chairman James announced that the platform report would be made in a few minutes. In response to a request from delegates to fix the time and place for notification of President Wilson and Vice President Marshall of their renomi- nation, Chairman James explained that it was the plan to confer first with the candidates.
 Senator Reed of Missouri then made a speech to fill in the time. The burden of Reeds speech was an attack on the nomination of Mir. Hughes because he was taken from the supreme court bench. Reed read a statement which he at tributed to MT. Hughes in 1912, which declared against a supreme court justice entering politics.
 Against Candidate Hughes in 1916 I quote Justice Hughes in 1912,'' he de- clared as he read the statement. At 12:02 o'clock Senators Hollis of New