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I - Aft.d.i -mm "t "nii ' -' 1-'""' 't--1 H iTD 0 xr or irrj ;- k a ffir-A- o h rr " . SELECT WILSON AND MARSHALL TO LEAD THEM Democrats Name Their Candi dates at St. Louis Amid Scenes of Wildest Enthusiasm. AVOID THE FRIDAY "HOODOO" Nominations Were Made Only Few Minutes Before Midnight on Thurs dayPresident Wilson at Ones Notified of the Con. ventlon'a Choice. St. Louis. Hy strenuous suppression of omtory mill rushing proceedings I lit' Democratic nutloniil convention dodged Friday us the day on which It renoml tinted President Woodrow Wilson mid Vice, President Thoiuus lllhjy Mar ahnll. The superstitious party engineers beat tho clock liy only a few minutes, but It was enough to avoid the hoodoo. Wilson Named at 11:52 P. M. Mr. Wilson was nominated by nc cliiiniitlon nt llifi'J p. in. Thursday. Mr. Marshall was only a trlllo be hind crossing the lino ut 11 :.r5. In this lightning sprint Mr. Mar ahalt made a record. .Senator Kern was due for n nominating speech. Sensing the approaching tnlilnllit he threw his eulogy on the lloor and sim ply said : "1 renominate TIioiiiiih Kllcy Marshall." Somebody secundcil. Some body moved to make It by acclamation. And It was dono, the whole Job of nominating n vice presidential candi date taking up just ISO seconds. Friday Superstition Averted. Thus the ancient superstition ngnlnst Friday nominations was avert ed, although President Wilson had mado It known that he regards Friday as his "lucky day." Dramatic scenes nttended the nnm Ing of the ticket. William Jennings llrynn In an Impassioned pnnygerlc placed his O. K. upon the president and tils ndmlnlstrntlon. The Ncbrusknn, who resigned from the cabinet, was not u delegate to tho ' convention, but he was called to the platform by unanimous consent. He landed Wilson to the skies for keeping tho nation out of wnr, lauded the Wil son Mexican policy and extolled the economic legislation from tariff to cur rency net. Brynn nt times spoke under the strain of emotion. It was tho first convention In 20 yenrs In which he has not been an active figure, but the ova- , tlnn and the outbursts that punctuated his remarkH Indicated that ho Is still n powerful force behind the scenes of the party ho once dominated. Wescott Names Wilson. Tho Nebrasknu through with his speech, John W. Wescott of New Jer sey placed Mr. Wilson In nomination. As the time Rrew short Wescott, cut ting short his peroration, shouted: "I nominate Woodrow Wilson." Then followed a great demonstra tion that lasted 40 minutes. Delegates and galleries were roused to n high pitch of enthusiasm and emotionalism. They yelled and shouted und paraded and sang. Some of them wept In an testacy of feeling. Harmon Seconda Wilson. Former Governor Judsnn Harmon of o, who was n candldato for the presidential nomlnntlon nt nnltlmore four yenrs ngo, made tho first second ing speech for President Wilson. The next was by Gov. 11. C. Stuart of Virginia. Senator Hughes of New Jersey moved thnt the rules be suspended and the nomination made by acclama tion. The motion wns carried with a tremendous roar. The only objection came from Rob ert E. Burke of Chlcngo, the only nntl Wilson delegato In the convention. Ho houted "No." Senator Jnmes declared President Wilson nominated at 11 ;fl2 p. m. Kern Names Marshall. Senntor John W. Kern of Indiana then wits recognized. He moved that the nomination of Vice President Mar shall be made by acclnmatlon. No nominating speech wns mnde. Vice President Marshall was de clared nnmlnntcd four minutes after the nomination of President Wilson. Numerous seconding speeches which had been prepnred were not made. Former Gov. Martin II. Glynn was mado chairman of the committee to notify President Wilson of his nomi nation. Roger C. Sullivan presented n reso lution expressing thanks to former Governor Glynn. Senator Jnmes and other ofllccra of the convention. A resolution was adopted gllng tnte committees authority to till vn- ORIGIN OF POLITICAL "BOOM" Term First Used In Connection With Movement for Third Term for Grant Tho word "boom," ns applied to a polltlcnl movement, so far us known, was tlrst used by the editor of n Re publican newspaper In St. Louis. Mo., pending the return of Gen. U. S. Grant from the trip n round the world tin dertuken by him In 1870. Immediately following his retirement from the 11 1 stststHBiMteLBttfe "J)l!Zr. 4 1 11 yf if I v?' iftST?'' V '9M I If U 1 fliiiiiiHl4'5'3Lf '-'''' ft 1 II u u II f &-aw5y yPvA ff Iff V fcvVfl f a M Jill I vvv SaAIJl I tDoorotaXJttsoru (UCJVLN ' i .-"it.j' Sgv Jfr-O caiicles caused by death or resignation on the national committee. Lewis' Speech His Shortest. Senator James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois was Invited to the platform to make an addess at 11!:1'J a. in, "I do not like to Impose upon your time," wild Senator Lewis. "I beg you will oteuoo nic nnd I express my sincere thanks." It wns the shortest speech of his career. Senator Hughes reported to the con vention that the resolution committee had failed to complete Its work on the platform.1 The convention then adjourned nt 12:.'ii! u. m. until eleven o'clock Friday morning. Forty-six minutes of sheer enthu siasm and emotion followed the nam ing of President Wilson. The minute Mr. Westcott had yielded to tho ad jurations of his audience and had spo ken the name "Woodrow Wilson," the galleries and tho delegates were on their feet. An Immense oil painting of the presi dent wns dropped from the gnllery bnck of the speakers' stand. It ex cited the gathering almost to the point of frenzy. Georgia bore down the aisle n banner "Wilson: Dixie's glff to the nation." The band blared nnd thumped out "Amerlcn" nnd "Dixie" while the grent pit, n crater of eruptive humanity, let out Its collective lungs nnd throats to capacity. Loekstep Dance In Hall. Groups of helatcd delegates kept outside by "strong nrms" placed on tho gates broke Into tho hall nnd h I - - ,- liKYk -V.x..J.tL s MRS. WOODROW WILSON. Joined their voices to the tumult. In loekstep tho delegates duncetl around the hall. A woman bore the California stand ard to tho platform. Emblems from other states were grouped around It while the brilliant lights of tho "movio men" turned tho platform Into a tableau vlvnnt. And the singing 1 Tho crowd fairly lifted the roof. They let out their lungs In natlnpul hymns, "Suwanee River," "My Old Ken tucky Home," "How Dry I Am" and that other old polltlcnl anthem, "Hall, Hall, the Gang's All Here." Then they burst Into "Tlpperary" nnd rendered It nt the top of 1,000 voices. It was some chant. It was grent congrega tional singing. Bryan Lauds Wilson. Rrynn In his laudation of Wilson and his policies dwelt on the posslblll- presidency of thu United States. The term wns used so persistently nnd so cleverly that It soon began to lodge In popular thought, and to take on the mennlng which the editor Intend ed to convey when he declared that the movement looking to n third term for Grunt was "booming," or when ho employed the Invention ns n noun nnd bpoke of "the Grant boom." The Iden hnd come to him from n common expression used by the people ulong tho Mississippi river. When that stream was at flood tldo and iLiflLLLDattaw r i PRP BSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS BMssssssssssssssssssssssssssB Hg JSssssssssssssssssssssB Hf H Kv &w&5J2Ib 'Jtv issssssssi t s Hr4'' ' Kl' -uitHMustkl ' issH V .r I V s4 s ' l I . Vt O VVL It : vi tle.s of America as negotiator of peace In Europe. "I stand with the Democrats of the nation to give Woodrow Wilson a chance to be that man," shouted Ilryan, In conclusion, and the hall echoed with cheering. Details of the Niaht Session. St. Louis. While the convention was assembling for the night session to nominate President Wilson It be came known the Nebraska delegation planned to withdraw the vice presi dency candidacy of Governor More head. Hefore the convention was called to order the Coliseum was so full that tho fire department took charge of the entrances and permitted no more to come In. William J. Rryan was stopped nt the door. Senator James learned of the Nebrnskan's plight nnd rescued him. Then the Nebraskan got his usual uproarious reception. Chairman James rapped the conven tion to order. Rev. W. J. Hnrdesty, chaplain of tho Missouri senate, offered prnycr. Senntor Thompson then moved n suspension of the rules to permit Mr. Rrynn to speak. When the motion was put there were some "Noes," hut the chairman ruled two-thirds had voted In favor. Senator James Introduced Mr. Rryan as "one of the leading citizens of the world and America's greatest Democrat." In spite of the distracting Influence of the mob nt the doors nnd the laughs thnt rose occasionally when a bedrag gled leader finally forced his way Into the convention hall Mr. Rryan held his audience. Applause was frequent nnd thunder ous. He spoke for forty-five minutes, finishing nt 10:07. Glynn Is the Keynoter. In n hnll gny with tlags and bunting and with pictures of party lenders, past nnd present, looking down upon them from medallions around the bal cony, the delegates to the Democratic national convention assembled on scheduled time Wednesday. The pro ceedings were formally started when William F. McCombs, chairman of the national committee, nscended the plat form and rapped for order. He Incited tho first burst of enthusiasm of the convention when, In a short address In troducing the temporary chairman, he predicted victory for the party In the fall. The keynote speech was delivered by former Gov. Mnrtln II. Glynn of New York, the temporary chairman. Ho was frequently Interrupted by ap plause when some 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, ami resolu tions were announced, nnd that day's work was done. The delegates were n little slow In assembling for Thursday's session, and It was almost noon when Temporary Chairman Glynn culled tho convention to order. Permanent Chairman Ollle James was escorted to the chair and Introduced. Ho Immediately launched Into his address. He lauded the presi dent nnd defended his policies, partic ularly In regard to the controversy with Germnny over the Mibmnrlne warfare and our relations with Mexico. An enthusiastic demonstra tion greeted his pralso of President. Wilson, which lasted more than twenty minutes. At the close of Chairman James' speech the convention took a recess until nine o'clock In the eve ning. Hefore the nominating speeches he gnu at the evening session the Deiuo- sweeplng everything before It It was said to be "booming." The St. Louis editor aimed to convey the thought that the movement for th nomina tion of Grant for the presidency in 1SS0 was like the onward sweep of n great river under such conditions, and therefore a boom. The term soon came Into general use, and has been applied In the United States eer since, like the spontaneous and pre concerted or organized movements looking to the placing of some per son In uu olllce of Importance, not TJioma9 fe Jfe&ifa STEPS IN CAREER OF PRESIDENT WILSON Born December 28, 1856, 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 school University of Virginia, 1879. Began law practice in Atlanta, 1882. Spoke before tariff commission favoring free trade, 1832. 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, 1890. LL. D. from Lake Forest uni versity In 1887; Tulane univer sity, 1898; Johns Hopkins, 1901; Yale, 1901. Elected president of Prince ton, 1902. Nominated governor of New Jersey, November, 1910. Elected governor of New Jer sey, November, 1910. Nominated for president of the United States July 2, 1912. Elected November, 1912. Inaugurated March 4, 1913. Renominated, St. Louis, June 15, 1916. crnts Indulged In n love feast In which the advent of harmony In their ranks wns celebrated. The lender of this demonstration of good will was Wil liam Jennings Rryan. Wilson Praised by Bryan. Mr. Rryan was cheered enthusi astically as he entered the press sec tion with Mrs. Rryan shortly after nine o'clock. A few minutes later, upon the motion of Senator Thompson of Kansas, the convention suspended the rules amid tumult jous good feeling nnd Invited Mr. Rryan to the rostrum. A committee conducted Mr. Rrynn amid wild cheering to the side of Chairman James. Mr. Rryan launched into a speech lauding the ndmlnlstrntlon of the pres ident. Following Mr. Rrynn's nddress the convention got down to the renl busi ness for which it hnd been convened and the rennmlnatinn of President Wilson nnd Vice President Marshall was quickly put through ns reluted above. The convention took a recess until eleven o'clock Friday morning, when the report of the committee on resolutions was presented nnd the platform was adopted with little dis cussion and practically no opposition, "TOM" TAGGART PROVES TO BE CONVENTION RESCUER. St. Louis. Senator "Tom" Tnggart, Indiana's popular citizen, wns one of the most-sought-after men In the con vention. Delegates who wanted "Just one more ticket for a friend" went to Tom; newspaper men wanting favors of all kinds sought him out; ofllclals worried about arrangements poured their troubles Into his ears, nnd tho marvel of It iiII,Ih that none went nway dissatisfied. The Hoosler solon found time and menus to grant every request, or. at least, pour enough oil upon tho troubled waters to send his visitors away smiling. necessarily, hut generally, the presl dency. Christian Science Monitor. Poor Man! "And what Is that monument In tht public square?" asked the young lady from the East. "That there monument." said the nn tlve, "marks the last resting place of Three-lingered .llui Nugent. He was the best sheriff this county ever had und he died with his boots on!" "Dear me!" evclalmed the Usltor "How very uncomfortable." TROOPS GULLED OUT 8TATES WILL FURNISH 100,000 80LDIERS. THREATENEDJAR IN MEXICO President Wilson Calls Upon Every State in the Union to Fur nish Its Quota of Guards. WtHtern NVwepipor Union News Service Washington. Virtually tho entire mobile strength of tho national guard of nil states and tho District of Co lumbia havo been ordered mustered Into the federal seivlco by President Wilson. About 100,000 men are ex pected to respond to tho call. They will be mobilized Immediately for such Bervlco on the Mexican border ns may later bo assigned to them. Gen. Fiederlck Funston, commander of tho border forces, will designate tho time nnd plnco for movement of guardsmen to the International Una ns the occasion shall requlro. In nn nounclng the order, Secretnry Raker unld tho stato forces would bo em ployed only to gunrd the he ler and thnt no additional troop movement Into Mexico was contemplated except in pursuit of raiders. Washington. Secretary Daniels tins ordered seven destroyers and nlno other small war vcsels to Mexican waters to Join units of the Atlantic nnd Pacific lleets already stationed on tho east nnd west Mexican coasts. Tho secretnry described the movement ns "precautionary." Tho vessels probably will bo used to bring home American refugees should nn emergency de velop. On tho east coast orders were Is Htied to the transport Dixie, which sailed from Philadelphia for Key West early Sunday; the scout cruiser Salem nt Guatannmo, Cuba; the gunboat Dol phin en routo to Guantanamo from Santo Domingo, nnd tho transport Hancock at Santo Domingo. Three do htroyers will bo selected from tho fleet of six now en routo to Key West from San Domingo. Eighty-eight Regiments Called Out Ry tho new orders there will bo placed at General Funston's disposal two mnjor generals nnd twentyono brlgadled generals of militia with their complete military commands. The en tire Infantry divlsons from Now York and Pennsylvania wero called out. ns nro fifteen full brigades from other Btates. In nil, eighty-eight regiments of Infnntry with cloven separate bat talions nnd many sepe.rnto compnnles nre affected, giving a total of 1,148 companies, each of which must have n minimum strength oi sixty-five men when mustored Into tho federal serv ice Tho total enlisted force of In fantry, therefore, would bo not less than S3.000 men. N. N. G. to Meet at Lincoln. Lincoln. Adjutant General Philip Hall said Sunday ovenlng thut the for mal order Issued at Washington for tho Nebrnskn national guard to as semble nt Lincoln wns In pursuance of plans mado thrco yenrs ngo nnd still on file with tho war department. "Since thnt plnn was made," ho said, "tho government has provided camp grounds nnd n rifle rnngo nt Ashland. In case tho men nro to bo kept In enmp for any length of time they will probably bo ordered to as semble there. If they nro to meet for almost Immediate departure for the south, tho call for assembling nt Lin coln will stand. "In ense of a stay of several weeks It would be advantageous to have tho men at tho regular camp ground at Ashland. They would enter nt once Into their work under normnl field conditions." It is estimated by General Hall that ho can put 2.G00 men Into the field upon short notice. It would tako no lolngor than two weoks, In his opinion. And In nddltlon If two weeks longer wero granted, nt tho outside, ho would bo ablo to ndd 1,400 men from what Is now known on paper ns the reservo organization. Governor Morehend. who was nt Ex colsior Springs, Mo., Saturday night, detectod an alarming note in tho news dispatches and hastened homo nt onco so ns to bo hero In the ovent this mat ter should como up. Tension Rapidly Increasing. At tho wnr, navy and stato depart ments It was tBnted that no new ad vices ns to tho situation In Moxlco had como to preclpltato tho new or ders. Within tho last two weeks, how ever, tension has been Increasing steadily. Tho crisis presented by Gen eral Cnrrnnza's note demanding tho recall of General Pershing's expedi tionary forco hns boon followed by n virtual ultimatum served on tho American officers by General Trovlno, tho Mexican commander In Chihua hua. Mobilization of antionai guardsmen to support General Funston's lino will pavo tho way for relonslng somo 30,000 'regulars for Immedlato sorvlco In Mex ico In tho ovent of hostilities with tho Carranza goVornmont. Tho gunrds men themselves could not bo used bo yond tho lino without authority or con gress nnd until they had volunteered for thnt duty ns thry nro cnlled out under tho old military law. Tho now law which would mako them available for any military duty undor tho fed eral government goes Into effect on July 1. PAINS IN SIDE AND BACK How Mra. Kelly Suffered snd How She was Cured. 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