St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-06
BURNING MIDNIGHT OIL.
The subcommittee Engaged In
Drafting the Platform Have a
Big Job on Hand.

Big Job on Hand.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 5.-The sub
committee of eleven having in charge
the drafting of the platform, met in
secret session at 7:30p. m. and organized
by the election of Henry Watterson as
chairman and Gov. Sims, of Mississippi,
secretary. The committee consists of
the following gentlemen: Watterson,
Kentucky; Albeit. New Jersey; Cor
man, Maryland; Cooper, New York;
Turpie, Indiana; Sims. Mississippi;
Patterson, Colorado; Yaple, Michigan;
Hellman, Oregon; Dymont, Louisiana;
Burr, Connecticut.
Shortly after assembling Mr.. Waiter
son called Senator German to the chair,
and about an hour was devoted to re-
ceiving resolutions and hearing brief
arguments in their support.
EX-Mayor O'Brien. of ST. Paul, pre-
scented the following resolution, and
spoke earnestly in its support:
Resolved, That just consideration
of the interests of our fOreign-born citi-
Zens requires that the pending eXtradi-
ton treaty between the United States
and Great Britain be carefully revised,
SO as to provide for the surrender only
of persons charged with crimes eX-
the provisions of the same shall in no
wise extend to political or agrarian Of
fences.
Mr. Clark. of Texas, addressed the
committee at considerable length, urg
ing the insertion of specific declara-
ton in the platform upon the question
of prohibition. Mr.. Clark said that
although the recent prohibition move
ment in that state was defeated by
majority of $4,000, yet the issue was not
dead, and would be productive of seri-
Gus dissatfection from the ranks of
the Democratic party unless such a
as would indicate clearly the opposition
of the party to prohibitive legislation.
The phrase ''sumptuary laws" as
used on the platform of 1884 was not
explicit enough. Mr.. Clark expressed
the belief that an unequivOcal state
ment of the party's position upon this
question would afford the Democrats
Fighting chance in the Empire state,
as we'll as in Texas"
Mr.. Hurst, of Nevada, presented resO-
buttons favoring unlimited coinage of
American silver, and the issue of GER
tificates for silver deposited in the ma
tional treasury. He was about to enter
upon an eloquent address when he was
Wy SilellLiioh Solhioii, WIN
SAID that the committee was fully in
formed upon the subject, and must de-
cline to allow him time except for
simple reditlon of the resolution he
wished to present.
Mr.. Dimont, of Louisiana, presented
a resolution favOring the total or partial
reduction of internal revenue taxation,
and Mr.. Turpie, of Indiana, presented
resolution (Which created some merri-
ment favoring an amendment of the
civil service laws so that worthy and
well qualified applicants from the vic
torious party be selected for office.
The committee then voted to go into
executive session for consideration of
the platform. The sound of music and
the enthusiastic shouts of the marching
delegates under the committee head
quarters here, caused total suspension
of business, and finding it impossible to
preserve order in the parlOrS of the
national committee, at 1915 the sub
committee removed to the quarters of
the Kings county Democracy, in more
secluded portion of the Southern. Mr..
WatterSOn says that the committee will
doubtless sit all night, and the opinion
of the members at this hour is that only
their utmost eXertiOnS can enable them
to report the platform to the meeting of
the full committee at o'clock to-mor-
row morning. Not a clause of it has
been formally read or discussed by the
subcommittee.