The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-08
MISSOURI PARTIES
FAVOR SUFFRAGE
Democrats and Republicans United In
Loyalty Declarations, Both Favor
Action on Dry Amendment

st. Louis, Mo, Sept. THE Demo
cratic party, OF Missouri. herd It's plat
form convention at jefferson City this
week. with former Governor Joseph
w Folk. Democratic candidate for
senator, making the chief address He
pledged answering loyalty 10 the
Wilson administration and rs war
policies.
llr. W. G. Shupp. of the state Anti-
saloon league, asked both the Demo
cratic and Republican parties 10 adopt
this plank: we are in favor of
prompt action by the mem bers OF the
legislature upon the amendment 10
The federal constitution with regard
TO prohibition, and that their action
should be taken in accordance with
the wishes of their constituents
DIR. Shupp said the state was certain
10 ratIy, and the dry forces were sat
isfied with the plank offered There
Is very nttle discussion of prohibition.
The platform Endorses woman sui
fraEe, state and national. An attempt
Was made TO have the platform euiti-
clze the opposition of Senator Reed
TO suffrage. The support of the ma
tonal administration and the prose-
Cution Of the war TO Il victorious end
~ the keynote OF the platform. To
( bring railroads and Waterways under
co-ordinated government control ana
to assist in developing the valley
waterways is asked
Preparation for the economic after
war era and the building up of a great
merchant marine for a world wide
commerce is demanded
MIR. Folk urged the support OF Pres-
dent Wilson's administration. not only
because il is the fundamentally
through which we can aid in winning
the war. but also because the admin
istration deserves confidence and sup
port.
/ Zen NJ Neale, of Greenfield was
elected chairman of the state COM
mittee. Sam G. Ma ior, of t'ayette,
congressional nominee. was named
/ permanent chairman of the. conven-
( ton.
The Republican State Platform
convention and the Republican state
committee organized or Tuesday in
accordance with states arranged upon
before the meeting. Prior to the con
vention proper, the state committee
organized. electing William L. Cole,
of Union. state chairman: Amos Cur
Hey of CassvilIe, vice chairman; Jesse
Barrett, Of st. Louis. secretary. and
Walter $. Dickey, senatorial candi-
date in 1916, treasurer. The conven-
ton proper named Roscoe G. Pater-
son, OF Spring field, as chairman.
In speaking of the platform. Judge
Selden Z. Spencer. Republican sena-
torial nominee said; There can be
but one controlling plank in that plat
form. There can be but one domi-
nant principle, that Is a declaration
lof loyalty without reservation to our
beloved land and of sacrifice and serv-
vice without limit in the prosecution of
this war to a speedy and triumphant
end The country is not divided
along political lines"
The prohibition plank is prach
cally that OF the Democratic party,
that the Missouri legislature should
act Immediately upon converting and
dispose OF the national amendment.
The suffrage plank asks adoption of
national suffrage. and ni-kes no men
ton of state action, Enactment OF
laws permitting soldiers overseas to
vote is asked The war plank indorses
the war and pledges the party to its
prosecution, without indorsing the
Wilson administration. Use of the
Mississippi river to greater extent
is asked. The action. by agreement,
OF prohibition and suffrage practically
eliminates these issues in the state.