Platform Framers Battle Over Suffrage in 22 Hour Session
In St Louis six days into the Democratic National Convention a nine member sub committee drafted the platform. President Wilson favored the Americanism plank and sought its adoption with minimal changes. Mexico and suffrage clashed as the full committee debated woman’s vote and intervention limits amid intense lobbying and party divisions.
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Wilson
St. Louis
Joseph P. Tumulty
Democratic Platform Adopted at St Louis
The Democratic National Convention in St Louis adopted a platform praising Woodrow Wilson’s administration, backing tariff and monetary reforms, the Federal Reserve, labor rights, and international cooperation. It defends unity, condemns foreign meddling, and endorses military readiness, civil service, and suffrage, with specifics on farming, canals, and overseas policy.
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Woodrow Wilson
Republican Party
Federal Trade Commission
Sons of Commodities
Suffrage Plank at Democratic Convention Draws Fire
Women from National American and no Woman's Party camps stood outside the Planters Hotel during the Democratic National Convention as the Resolutions Committee drafted the platform. The militant group headed by Annie Martin Maud Younger and Mabel Vernon pressed for a nation wide amendment while the NAWSA side watched in silence. The platform was adopted without a pro suffrage pledge, provoking immediate plans to press Congress for a constitutional amendment with continued public pressure in Washington.
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Senate
Subae Ee
Office of Markets and Rural Organization
Department of Agriculture
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Planters’ Hotel
National Woman Suffrage Association
Woman's Party
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Nevada
John E. Baker
California
Wilson
Democratic Party
Union
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South Carolina
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Georgia
James R. Nugent
New Jer
New York Times
ST. Louis
National American Woman Suffrage Association
No Woman's Party
Chicago
Frank Roessing
Washington, D. C
Mauda Patterson
New Jersey
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Mabel Vernon
Delaware
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Miss Younger
Miss Martin
Miss Vernon
Atform
John Sharp Williams
Senator Stone
Missouri
National American Association
Washington
S Dme
Robert Baker
United States
Mias Vernon
Carrie Chapman Catt
National Association
National Board
Pary
Platform split over prohibition bill stalls party’s unity
An item in the platform sub-committee to have the Democratic Party endorse the prohibition movement failed to gain approval. The discussion involved figures including S. B. Fleming of Indiana and Gov or Ferguson of Texas as part of the broader party debate.
Editorial comment on Democratic platform and Wilson policy
New York editorials quote The World and German American leaders who oppose Wilson over his refusal to compromise American sovereignty for German aims. They call for a referendum on alien blackmail and question if a president can be forced from office for foreign policy diverging from Berlin. The piece argues the campaign hinges on this foreign policy question.
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United States
Wilson
Germany
Berlin
Platform clash in St Louis mirrors Baltimore pledges
The Herald comments that the St Louis platform offers no real advance over Baltimore four years earlier. It argues the revenue tariff and tariff commission proposals are weakened by vague language. The piece predicts the platform may hurt progressive aims and suffrage pledges, befogging key issues.
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Baltimore
St. Louis
Political rhetoric taints Mexican policy in The American
The American plank on Americanism praised for eloquence but lacks a program. The Mexico plank repeats the Monroe Doctrine, claims government duty to protect citizens, cites Mexican aggression, and praises Wilson for resisting intervention. The piece condemns intervention as revolting and hypocritical.
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Four Square on Americanism in Mutual Nominations
Mr Hughes Colonel Roosevelt Elihu Hoot and Mr Wilson affirm undiluted Americanism and national honor. They state that Americanism cannot be a political issue and urge Republicans Democrats Progressives and Independents to vote for candidates who renounce hyphenism. They vow to fight this campaign on national duty and future glory.
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Hughes
Roosevelt
Elihu Hoot
Wilson
One-Term Pledge Violated At Convention Vote
A delegate from Tie broke a four year old pledge of single term service by voting against the renomination of the candidate who promised one term. The convention row centered on keeping pledges and compared performance with other parties.
Staats-Zeitung Critiques Wilson Anti-Hyphen Plank
The Staats-Zeitung editorial calls Wilson’s anti hyphen plank subversive to national unity. It argues conspiracies exist to aid foreign powers and criticizes presidential influence over Congress and foreign interference in negotiations. The piece condemns the idea as dangerous and deceptive.
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Staats-Zeitung
Wilson
Congress
Conspiracies Between Newspapers and Officials Detailed
The passage asserts long standing conspiracies among major papers like The Times The World and The Providence Journal and unnamed Washington officials to aid England France and Russia while harming the United States through neutrality violations. It claims open eyed indifference and aims to provoke unrest and threaten honest, right dealing men.
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Russia
Hyphen debate colors Democratic platform clashes abroad
The New Yorker Herald warns of the hyphen issue in party policy as Secretary Baker and Senor Stone maneuver over a platform draft in St Louis. The press notes the hyphen strengthens political divides while Wilson’s stance and pro Allied leanings draw comment from the Herald and World.
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Baker
Wilson
St. Louis
Senor Stone
Ison
Stone
New York Herald
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Armes
Hitchcock Declines the Republican National Committee Chair
Frank H. Hitchcock returned to New York from Wisconsin after the Chicago Republican Convention and stated he is not a candidate for the party chair. He argues the nominee should guide the campaign with a committee from both Progressive and Republican wings, and he hopes to see Hughes elected president to restore national prestige. He plans to attend a Harvard class reunion in Boston tomorrow night.
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Frank H. Hitchcock
New York
Wisconsin
Chicago
Hitchcock
Boston
Harvard
Jersey Progressives Deny Hughes Endorsements
Irving K. Taylor and J A H Hopkins issued a statement clarifying that Everett Colby’s press quote claiming New Jersey Progressives unanimously back Mr Hughes is unofficial. They await National Committee action on June 26 before guiding delegates and setting plans.
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New York
Moose Candidate Quits in Nebraska Senate Bid
Dr. W. Q. Henry, Progressive Party candidate for U S Senator in Nebraska, withdraws from the race and urges Progressives to back Charles E. Hughes to aid the country. Henry had supported Hughes in the contest, citing national interest.
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W. Q. Henry
Progressive Party
Nebraska
United States
Charles E. Hughes
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