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    THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
DEMOCRATS WE
WILSON-MARSHALL
B( ttMU
President and Vioe President
Unanimous Choice of St.
Louis Convention.
NAMED AFTER SERIES
OF DEMONSTRATIONS
William JennlhQB Bryan Addresses
Delegates, Praising Chief Exccu- '
tlve Ticket Named at Nloht
Session Story of the Bio
Political Gathering. ' ' (
St Louis. In tho presence of n
cheering, song singing crowd of 12,000
that packed thu Coliseum to Us capac
ity and left n surging, tumultuous
mob of disappointed tlcketholdera out
side, Woodrow Wilson wns renominat
ed for president of the United States
by acclanmtto'n at 11:60 o'clock, Thurs
day night
At 11:55 o'clock Vlco President
Thomas Riley Mnrshnll wns renomi
nated by acclamntlon.
Thus, by flvo minutes, did the Demo
crats escape tho drended hoodoo of n
ticket named on Friday,
There followed somo speeches. Then
tit 12:111 n. m. tho convention ad
journed until eleven o'clock Friday
morning for notion on tho platform.
Qlvo Display of Unity.
It wus after u scries of demonstra
tions of enthusiasm and party amity
lasting nonrly three hours and -em-phaslzcd
by tho nppcarrtnee of Wllllanf
Jennings Bryan on tho stand as a
speaker., that Senator Hughes, of Now
Jersey, Interrupting tho speeches sec
onding tho nomlnutlon of President
Wllspu. moved Umt the selection of
President Wilson Making an Address.
the cnndldnte bo made by acclamation.
'Senator Hughes moves that the
rules be suspended and the nomina
tion made by acclamation," bawled
Chairman Jnmes above tho tumulL
We was about to put tho motion
when h man rushed down tho aisle
with upraised monitory forefinger and
tlio uplifted voice, of protest. It was
"nobby" Burke of Chicago, elected
Illinois delegate at largo as an untl
Wilson man.
'
"Mr. Chairman, I object," exclaimed
Mr. Burke. "A point of order."
"Whnt Is 'the point of order?" de
manded tho chairman.
"I wish to mako nn explnnutlon,
Mr. Chnirmun; I wish"
Mr. Burke was down In front de
manding a hearing, but tho delegates
and tho spectators howled him down.
Senator Jnmes banged his gnvel down
and, Ignoring Mr. Burke, put Senator
Hughes' motion.
There was n thunder of ayes In fa
vor pf tho nomination of Mr. Wilson
by acclamntlon. Chnlrmnn James de
manded tho nays.
"No," shouted Burke.
Tho chnirmun' announced "tho nomi
nation of Woodrow Wilson for presi
dent of the United States by a vote
of 1,002 to 1." there being 1,003 dele
gates lit tho convention.
Marshall Named Quickly.
Tlio cheorlng for Wilson was stifled,
for I ho sands of Thursday wero run
ning fast Into unlucky .Friday.
The- nomination for vlco president
were called for. Senntor Kern of In
(liana wns recognized, and with his
oyo on his watch named Vlco Presi
dent Marshall In n single sentence.
The opposition to Marshall had melt
ed uwuy. Itogcr Sullivan had with
drawn In tho Interest of harmony and
tho names of tho other candidates
wero not presented. James put the
question nnd Marshall was declared
tho vlco-presldentlal nominee.
Wescott Namos Wilson.
President Wilson was placed In
nomination by John W. Wescott of
Now Jersey, who performed tho same
ofllce on behalf of Mr. Wilson nt Balti
more four years ngo. Mr, Wescott
paid n glowing tribute to the presi
dent, whom ho entitled "schoolmaster,
stntesmnii, financier. ' pacificator, nnd
moral leader of tho Democracy."
Mr.Wescott concluded his oration
nt 10;f0 o'clock, whereupon a bedlam
bf noise, cheers, band playing, song
singing, parading of 'state delegation
standards, and general Jubilation broke
loose.
Demonstration In Started.
A buglo rings out In ono of tho gal
leries. A great portrait of tho presi
dent drops down and shuts out. the
view of many In tho gallery. Tho
bandmaster thumps his bass drum. A
march round is started, Georgia springs
n big banner reading, "Woodrow Wil
son, Dlxlo's gift to the nation."
A woman delegate from Kansas
marches pi.rtt the press stand carrying
a red, whlto and bluo umbrella. South
Carolina unfurls a palmetto ling and
Joins tho column. Texas cnTrles her
big single-star banner. Former Con
pressman Balta carries n broom nt tho
head of tho Illinois delegation. Gov
crnor Dunne Is In lino with his straw
hat on his head.
Girl Leads In "Tlpperary."
Tho band starts "Tlpperary," a pret
ty girl In the speakers' stand
swings her arms, and hundreds roar
out tho words of tho fnmous marching
song. Tho speakers' stand Is packed.
Among them Is South Trimble, clerk
of tho lower house of congress, waving
his black slouch hut. Tho delegates
from New York and n dozen other
states nve tired nnd havo sunk down
In their sunts.
A pretty girl In whlto falls in with
the Georgia delegates. The band
plays "Turkey In tho Straw." A bau
ner like the state -standards, bearing
the name "Tutulln," Is sandwiched be
twocn Tennessee nnd Indiana In the
marching lino.' John I. Martin, tho
sergeant nt iirms, Jumps on the speak
er's desk and waves tho huge Lono Star
flag of Texas, while tho spotlight Is
thrown on It and tho bank plays
"Dixie."
Now soniQono stnrts singing "My Old
Kentucky Home." Hundreds tako it
up and the bund falls In.
Blue Banner Comes First
The aisles aro packed with specta
tors and It Is hard for tho procession
to force a wny. Tho band pluys "How
Dry I Am," and swings Into tho "lied,
White and Blue," scores of people sing
ing the words.
A big blue banner Is forced down
tho center alslo. "For Woodrow Wil
son Peace, Prosperity arid Prepared
ness," It reads.
With about 8,000 scats In tho hall
there aro surely 18,000 people In the
building.
"Cheer, Cheer, the Gang's All Here"
starts n now gale of singing. Now It
is "Maryland," the clear voices of wom
en leading the chorus. A pretty young
woman carries tho banner of Cali
fornia. Senator Hughes of New Jer
sey mounts the speaker's stand, and,
waving n cane, proposes three cheers
for Wilson. They nro lost In tho gen
eral uproar. Tho demonstration hns
been under way for 20 minutes.
Stir Over Suffrage Colors.
At 11:20 p. m minutes after tho
demonstration hnd started, a yellow
HiifTrago umbrcllu was hoisted over the
head of Congressman Hellln of Ala
buma who was still holding tho gavel
temporarily. This served to rouse
the enthusiasm.
Two Nebraskn delegates leaped Int6
the middle of the New York delegation,
sitting tight In Its chairs, and urged
Murphy and the Tammany braves to
get happy, Former Governor Glynn
and n few others got on their chnlrs.
Murphy didn't move a muscle.
A handsome woman in full evening
dress waved the South Carolina flag
from the speakers stand, while the
band plnyed "Dixie."
Tho band quit playing nt 11:30. Two
minutes afterward It starts all over
again and then Chairman Jnmes be
gins to pound for order. Tho demon
stration hns lasted 45 minutes.
After a couple of brief seconding
speeches, thu nomlnnt'lon of Mr. Wil
son ivns rushed through.
Glynn Is tho Keynoter.
In a hall gay with Hags and bunting
nnd with pictures of party leaders,
past und present, looking down upon
them from medallions around the bul
cony, the delegates to the Democratic
natlonnl convention assembled on
scheduled time Wcdncsdav. 11m urn.
Iceedlngs were formally started when
nminm v. aicCombs, chairman qf the
nutlonal committee, nscohded tho plat
form nnd rapped for order. He Incited
the first burst of enthusiasm of the
convention when, In n short address In
troducing tho temporary chairman, he
predicted victory for the party In tho
fall.
Tho koynoto speech was lnllvorri
by former Gov. Martin H. Glynn of
Aew lork, tlio tompornry chairman.
He was frequently Interrupted by ap
plause when somo point in his speech
stirred the enthusiasm of the dele
gates. His eulogy of President Wilson
started the biggest demonstration of
the day. Following Governor Glynn's
speech, committees on credentials, per
manent organization, rules, and resolu
tions wero unnounced, Und that day's
worn was none.
James Permanent Chairman.
Tho delegntes wero a little slow In
assembling for Thursday's sesslon, nnd
it wns almost noon when Temporary
THOMAS RILEY
Chairman Glynn cnlled tho convention
to order. Permanent Chulrinun Ollle
James was escorted to tho chair and
Introduced. Ho Immediately launched
Into his address. Ho lauded tho presl
dent and defended his policies, partic
ularly In regard to tho controversy
with Germnny over tho submarine
wnrfaro und our relations with
Mexico. An enthusiastic demonstra
Hon greeted his praise of President
Wilson, which lasted more than twenty
minutes. At tho close of Chnirmun
James' speech the convention took a
recess until nine o'clock In tho eve
ning. Before the nominating speeches be
gan at the evening session tho Demo
crats Indulged In a lovo feast In which
the advent of hnrmony In their ranks
was celebrated. Tho lender of this
demonstration of good will was Wil
liam Jennings Bryan.
Wilson Praised by Bryan.
Mr. Brynn wns cheered enthusi
astically as ho entered the press scc
nlne o'clock. A few minutes later,
Hon with Mrs. Brynn shortly after
upon the motion of Senator Thompson
1STEPS IN CAREER OF
; PRESIDENT WILSON
I Born December 28, 1850, Staun-
ton, Va.
Went to school Columbia, S.
C, 1870.
Entered Davidson (N. C.) col
lege, 1873.
Entered Princeton, 1875.
Graduated A. B.( 1879.
Entered law Gchool University
of Virginia, 1879.
Began law practice In Atlanta,
1882.
Spoke before tariff commission
favoring free trade, 1882.
Entered Johns Hopkins uni
versity, 1883.
On Bryn Mawr faculty, 1885.
Received Ph. D., 1886, from
Johns Hopkins.
Professor history and political
science, Wesleyan university,
1888.
Chair of Jurisprudence,
Princeton, 18D0.
LL. D. from Lake Forest uni
versity In 1887; Tulane univer
sity, 1898; Johns Hopkins, 1901;
3
jo Yale, 1901.
ton, 1902.
Nominated governor of New
Jersey, November, 1910.
Elected governor of New Jcr.
sev. November. 1910.
Nominated for president of 2
the United States July 2, 1912. 3
Elected November, 1912.
Inaugurated March 4, 1913.
Renominated, St Louis, June 3
15, 1916.
dLPJL9JL0J?JL0.P-PJLPJ?J.o P 0 O.PJLPJUUd
of Knnsns. the convention suspended
the rules amid tumultuous good feeling
and Invited Mr. Bryan to the rostrum.
A committco conducted Mr. Bryan
ninld wild cheering to the side of
Chairman James.
Mr. Brynn launched Into n speech
lauding Hie administration of tho pres
ident Following Mr. Bryan's address tho
convention got down to tho real busi
ness for which it had been convened
and the rcnomlnntlon of President
Wilson nnd Vico President Marshall
was quickly put through as related
above. Tlio convention took a recess
until eleven o'clock Friday morning,
when tho report of the committee on
resolutions was presented and tho
platform was adopted with little dis
cussion and practically no opposition.
Adopt Americanism Plank.
Condemnation of tlio activities of nil
persons, groups nnd organizations in
tho United States that conspire to ad
vance the interests of n foreign power
aro contained In tho Americanism
plank of the Democratic plntform
adopted.
"We charge," the plank declares,
"that such conspiracies nmong u Urn-
MARSHALL.
ited number exist and have been In
stigated for tho purpose of advancing
tho Intercuts of foreign countries to
tho prejudice nnd detriment of ,6ur
own country."
Through preparedness on land nnd
sen against unexpected Invnslon and
tho Joining of tho United States with
othro nations to "assist tho .world In
securing settled peace and Justice"
also wero urged In other plnnks adopt
ed. A suffrage pinnk slmllnr to that
adopted by tho Republican convention,
Indorsing tho Issuo' but leaving Its
adoption or rejection to tho Individual
states, was adopted.
"We recommend," tho plonk rendB,
"tho extension of tho franchise to tho
women of tho country by tho states
upon tho same terms ns men."
The Only Difference.
First Landlady I manage to keep
my hoarders longer than yo do.
Second. Landlady O, I don't know,
You koep them so thin that they look
longer than they really arc. Pathfinder.
I0NAL
CALLED TO
STATE TROOPS OF NATION OR.
DERED TO MOBILIZE.
TO HELP PATROL MEXICAN LINE
Secretary Baker Issues Statement
Declaring Dloturbed Conditions
Across the Rio Grande Precipitated
the Order Navy Department Send
Additional Vessels to Mexican
' Waters.
Washington, D. C Virtually the
entire mobllo strength of tho national
guard of all tho atntes and tho Dis
trict rt rnl...nt.tn i t , ,
... wv uuiuuiuiu huvu uueii urueruu
mustqred into tho federal servico by
President Wilson. ( About 100,000 men
aro expected to respond to tho call.
They will be mobilized immediately
for such servico on the Mexican bor-
dor as may later be assigned to them.
Major Genera) Frederick Funston,
commanding the border forces, will
MAJOR GENERAL FUNSTON
In command of the United States
troops on tho border of Mexico.
designate tho time and place . for
movement of guardsmen to the inter
national lino, us tho occasion shall
require. In announcing the order
Secretary Baker said the state forces
would bo employed only to guard tho
border und that no additional troop
movements Into Mexico wero contem
plated except in pursuit of raiders.
Simultaneously with the national
guard call, Secretary, Daniels of tho
navy department ordered additional
war vesselB to Mexican ' waters on
both coasts to safeguard American
lives.
At the war, navy and state depart
ments it was st'uted that no new ad
vices as to tho situation in Mexico
had come to precipitate the new or
ders. Within tho last two weeks,
however, tension had been Increasing
steadily. Tho crisis presented by
General Ca'rrauza's note demanding
tho recall of General Pershing's ex
peditionary forco hns been followed
by a virtual ultimatum served on tho
American ofllcer by General Trevino,
tho Mexican commander In Chihua
hua. To this was added that Amer
ican and Mexican troops had clashed
across the border from San Benito,
Texas.
Would Release 30,000 Regulars.
Mobilization of tho national guards
men to support General Funston's lino
will pave tho way for reloaBing somo
30,000 regulars for immediate servico
in Mexico In the event of hostilities
with the Carrnnza government Tho
gunrdsmon themselves could not bo
used beyond tho line without au
thority of congress and until they had
volunteered for that duty, as they are
called out under the old militia law.
Tho now law which would make them
available for any duty under tho fed
eral government, goes into oftect
July 1.
Tho entlro mobllo regular army in
the United States, several, provisional
regiments of regular coast artillery
serving as Infantry, nnd the national
guard of Texas, New Mexico and
Arizona now nro on tho border or lnj
Mexico. Definite figure? havo never
been mado public, but It is under
stood General Funston has about 40,
000 regulars nnd probably 5,000 or
more guardsmen, of whom 10,000 reg
ulars nro with General Pershing or
scattered along his lino of communi
cation from Namlqulpa, Mexico, to
Columbus, N. M,
Statement by Baker.
Tho statement of Secretary of War
Baker upon tho order calling out- tho
Russians Take Czernowltz.
Petrograd (Via London). Tho cap
ture by the Russians of Czernowltz,
capital of tho Austro-Hungarlan
crown land of Bukowinn, has been
announced' by tho Russian war ofilco.
Admit City Evacuated.
Vienna (Via London) The evac
uation of Czernowltz by tho Aus
trlnns after tho Russians had forced
tlio passage of tho Pruth and pene
trated tlio city was announced by tlo
war office Tho official statement as
serts that garrison of tho bridgehead
1
militia of tho stntes Is ns follows:
- "In vlow of tho disturbed condi
tions on the Mexlcun border and in
order to assure comploto protection
for all Americans the president has
called out substantially nil tho state
militia and will send them to the, bor
der, wherever and un fully ns Gen
eral Funston determines them to bo
needed for tho purpose stated.
"If nil aro not needed, an effort will
be mndo to relieve thoso on duty there
from time to time, so as to distrlbuto
tho duty.
"This call for militia is wholly un
related to General Pershing's expedi
tion nnd contemplates no additional
entry into Mexico, except as may bo
necessary to pursuo bandits who at
tempt outrages on American soil,
"Tho militia Is being called out so
as to leave some troops-In the several
states. They will be mobilized ut
their homo Btatlons where necessary
recruiting can be done."
Mexicans Confiscate Railway.
Nogales, Ariz. All rolling stock of
tho Southern Pacific of Moxico rail
road, it is reported, has been confis
cated by Mexican soldiers. A
switch engine was boarded and seized
by a sciuad of soldiers as it crossed
the border here to Mpxlcan Nogales.
Reports received hero said Mexican
ofllcials of Sonora havo stated they
wero ordered to sclzo all railroad
equipment by General Carranza.
It is reported that Mexicans who
signed what they believed to bo re
ceipts for rifles and ammunition is
sued by Mexican ofllcials, learned
afterwards they had in reality Blgned!
enlistments in tho Mexican army.
Seeking Volunteers.
Chihuahua City, Mexico. Fevered
efforts to bring every unit of the Car
ranza army of tho north to the great
est possible strength for tho service
In the event of hostilities with tho
United States are being pushed for
ward hore. A message from General
Obregon, Mexican minister of war, di
rected General Trevino, commanding
the northern division, to urge patriot
ic citizens ,to volunteer that they may
be available "to fight the American
army in case of a rupturo of rela
tions," and to prevent tho "furtlior
raiding of American territory by tho
armed bandits."
Nebraska to Furnish 4,000 Men.
Lincoln. In ten days or two weeks
at the longest Nebraska can have
4,000 men ready for servico in tho
field, or 2.G00 sooner than that, ac
cording to Adjutant General Phil
Hall.
This would include the two regi
ments of the national guard, one sig
nal company, a hospital corps and an
aero company which could bo ready
In less than a week, while the others
are In such shape that It would bo
but a short time before they would
be ready to move. General Hall and,
theS military board have expected
something of tho kind and have on
paper an organization which enables
them to save much time in organiza
tion. Already experienced officers are
ready to accept service with tho Ne
braska army. Lieutennnt Milton
Shallenberger, son of Congressman
Shallenberger, has already signified
his willingness to take chnrge, if ho
can bo transferred from tho regular
service. Lieutenant Bowman, former
ly Instructor at the state university,
Is also anxious to bo with the Ne
braska militia.
Iowa State Militia.
Des Moines, la. The Iowa stato
militia consist of ono brigade, three.,
regiments of infantry, squadron of
cavalry, one battalion field artillery,
one company engineers, ono field hos
pital, ono ambulance' company at Des
Moines.
Colorado's Strength.
Denver, Colo. Two battalions of
infantry, one squadron of cavalry,
two batteries of field artillery, two
cpmpanles of engineers, one company
of signal corps, and ono field hospital,
nt rlflo range, near Golden, constitutes
the strength of Colorado's national
guard.
German Losses Nearly Three Million
London. Germany up to tho end of
May hnd lost 2,924,586 soldiers, of
whom 734,412 wore killed, according
td a British official tabulation of tho
Gorman casualty lists given out here.
Tho compilation did not include Ger
man losses in naval engagements or
In tho fighting In tho German colonics.
The Britsh official statement quotes
tho German casualty list for tho month
of May ns placing tho German losses
in killed, prisoners and wounded at'
102,507.
Surprise Band of Mexican Bandits.
Brownsville, Tex. United Stntes
troops came upon a band of between
twenty-five nnd thirty Mexican ban
dits, about ten miles oast of San Ben
ito, Tex., a few days ago, and after
exchanging a fow shots tho Mexicans
scattered. Three Mexicans were killed.
at Czernowltz withdrew beforo su
perior enemy fire, and that the Rus
sians at several points forced a pass
age of tho Pruth and penetrated
Czernowltz, which tho Austrlans
evacuated.
Stays Home and Is Killed.
MoBon City, la. Bud Grimm, tree"
trimmer, was killed when the shears
ho was Using fell across a 13,000 volt
transmission line. Three brothers of
tho dead man aro in the English army