Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-26
DEMOCRATS ADOPT
STRONG PLATFORM
At CONVENTION
Gives Endorsement to ADMINISTERS
tion and Pledges Support to
Time Honored Principles
AMENDMENTS ARE ADDED
stan Correspondence Of Every Evening
DnNER. Nav rs

DovER. Nav 26
The Democratic State Convention, held
here Yesterday afternoon adopted strong
platform. dealing chiefly with national
issues The draft was prepared Monday
night by the State Committee, but was
amended by the convention committee on
resolutions Yesterday afternoon before
hclng presented to the convention. Sub
Scqucntlv. IN convention, some additional
amendments were made.
The committee on resolutions, in whip
ping the platform IN shape had ITS own
troubles Several propositions were sub
mittcd that were rejected or we're not
given consideration. Thcse Included =
resolution submitted bvsaa delegation
oi suffrage women indor~uE ratlhcatlon
of the Anthony amendment and urging
the Democratic legislators tn support u
The delegation presenting tins eompriscd
Mrs. James Bucksin Mrs = \ Collins,
Mrs. " Watson Harrington. Mrs. iiarry
Nlavcr Mrs Cummins Sptaknau, Mrs
IAncs H. Hughes, Mrs W Harmon
REYNOLDS Mrs Sarah NJ farrow and
Miss Wniircd Morris The committee
rejected this resolution hv 81 vote OF ITO Z.
Ire committee also rejected proposed
wet and dry resolutions and ono
protesting against government by lnJnnc-
tion
The "drv" forces were represented here
hv Rev. i. c. Pretn1naa u The Anu-
saloon League and other
N1lham \ Scott of Townsend mad" mn
effort on the floor of the convention %
have the platfqEm amended hN adding j
resolution indor~Ing the NgthonN 1mcnd-
mont - the constitution providing tor
women suffrage, and calling ou Democratic
'urnhcr- ot the Legislature Ia support il.
Bu 81 ih, Time hc offered the resolution
th, plalom had boon adopted and his
Iretien Wa declared out Of order This
Is the resolution That the @Httrag>ts had
offered to the committee on resolutions,
and which tc committee had rejected
After the platform as reported hN the
cnmmItf,,c on resolutions tad boon read
lefoyc thc convention William J Buckley
spoke III t,.sif IA tn American merchant
tnarlue and 4 larger navy also against
.ntI-,trkc lrgisiatIon llc >ald there Is g
IT, non-prtlsan Labor campaign,
Il hich will hnr up Tho voters IA favor
III men who are in favor If lafpr llc SAID
+ intended TO tour the state III that
bchalf. IT the Democrats should adopt
thr-c resolutions. hc said. thr1 would WIN
Iic offered a~ Am amendment ~ The nlat-
faru. the resolution providing for an
american merchant marine urging the
delegates To work III that behalf At the
uat Ional convention, siso fer i larger
navy.
The amendment was adopted hy large
majority.
Nir. Buckley ncxt Offered Is another
amendment to the platform \ resolution
protesting against government IN ln
junction. strike clauses ID legislation ano
compulsory arbitration of disputes he
IL "
Fhc amendment was adopted hy an
apparently close vote.
The platform rs thus amended was neXt
adopted. though some negative votes
were heard.
TENT OF THF tIA7FoHM.
Following is thdeteu o( tho platform II
presented by tho committee on credentials
including also the subsequent amendment
being adopted as the amendment:
indicate.
We, the representatives. of the Demo
cratic party. in convention assembled Tc
affirm our faith IN the fundamental prIn
cplcs of the Democratic party and dc
clare that those principles supply th'
safest and best guide III the solution o
the complex problems now confronting
tie American people
We endorse and approve tic adn4inis
tration Of Woodrow Wilson DcepE
sympathizing with him IN his recent Ill
ness, We are now gratifed to bellevc'tha
his health and vigoT are rapidly bcnl
restored.
The greatest war Of all time wagod on
scale Of heretofore unlmagined proper
tons has recently been fought and won
The part played by our own country il
this titanic conflict was a glorious ono
The victory was the victory of the Amer
can people II is. however 10 Us q soI!rc
q! pardonahle pride that the spiritual q
we'll y material might and power oI tbl
great people were mobihzcd and ii
strength directed to a8successful termina
ton OF the conflict under the leadership D
Democratic officials N the executive
branch of the government and Demo
cratic majority III both houses Of tie Con
gress. Thus, this historic party ha
proved its capacity for successful achieve
mcnt and accomplishment n tic prescnc
Of seemingly overwhelming emcrgencic
We undertake At this tim. no cnumcra
ton OF the items Of our party wonderful
record ia the field Of national endeayor
We assert that during the six-year perio,
ending March & 1919, while the Demo
cratic party was IN control of both th
executive and legislative department q
thegovernment and therefore tad I'll
pow er to make practical demonstration o
the worth of its politics il wrote q recor,
OF performance IN the shape Of concret
measures and deeds unexcellrd by tn
record Of any other period d like duration
of which the proud history Of the natioI
may boast
BY way of contrast To this enyiahl
example OF Democratic success ii I'll
handling Of public affairs, we call atten
ton o.the barren results that have attend
ed the period since March I, 1919, whe
ne Republican party took charge IF th
'ongress in both its houses, That party
much proclaimed by itself as the only par
n Of forward moving progress and &
PRACTICAL performance, since it has cor