Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-22


soaked from the rain which had dripped
through the flimsy roof of the convention hall
Another member stated that the Union League
Club of Chicago extended invitation to the
committee to meet in the more salubrious at
mosphere of the parlor of that club.
Before this invitation was acted upon, Mr..
Crafts of Illinois. who was ayerse to the COM
mittee receiving courtesies from a club gen
orally recognized as q republican organization,
made the point. secretly. to various members
that it would he better to meet in the Iroquois
Club. the well-known democratic club of Chi
cago. No one was present, however. who had
authority to tender an invitation on the part Of
the Iroquois Club. and for a time there was
considerable embarrassment to where the
committee would find an appropriate meeting
place.
Finally Chairman Brice of the national COM
mittee. who had been aware of the situation,
entered the room hastily, and, asking to ad-
dress the committee, stated that he would be
glad 10 have the committee on resolutions meet
in the Iarlor of the Palmer House, which had
been reserved for the national committee "You
can have these parlors," said he, for your ex-
elusive use until you complete YOUR labors-"
his invitation was accepted by reclamation,
and the committee, having extended its thanks
TO the Union League Club for its kind invita-
ton adjourned until p. m.
Several resolutions were introduced, but
action thereon wass deferred until the next
meeting Of the committee. Most of these re-
ferred to the tariff and silver questions the
tariff resolutions being Of decidedly radical
character. ard declaring in substance for tariff
for revenue only. There were half a dozen
resolutions introduced ON the financial ques-
ton. those from the silver states and some Of
the southern states being emphatic declarations
for the free and unlimited coinage of silver,
but those from the eastern states usually dis
posed of the subject by a demand for honest
MONEY!"
The following resolution sent. in BY Repre-
sentative Bacon of New York. which has been
Endorsed by the democratic members of the
committee on banks and banking of the national
House of Representatives, of which committee
Mr.. Bacon Is chairman, was introduced:
Resolved That we recognize that the ma
tional banking system under existing laws, and
partly by reason of the diminished amount and
increased price of the bonds Of the United
States, has become inadequate to the needs Of
the people. and we pledge the democratic party
to such amendment and alteration of the laws
relating to banking will afford to all localities
the opportunity to supply themselves with ade-
quate banking facilities and a safe, elastic and
properly distributed currency
The worlds fair was the subject Of lively
discussion in the com9ittee in the evening.
Congressman Durborrow. chairman Of the COM
mittee on worlds Columbian exposition of the
national House of Representatives.; John P.
Altgeld, democratic candidate for governor Of
Illinois; President W. T. Baker Of the world g
fair directors. Director Lyman J. Gage and sew
eral other gentlemen appeared before the COM
mittee and argued extensively in favor Of the
adoption of plank in the platform favoring
just recognition and substantial appropria-
ton for the benefit Of the worlds fair.
BUILDING THE PLATFORM
Chairman Jones silver plank was said to be an
inSeniously contriyed compromise declaring in
favor of an honest dollar and conceding to the
silver sentiment all that the republican, Mime
apolis platform did. This, however, did not by
any means satisfy the pronounced silver men,
though the wrath which they had been nursing
was not little curbed by it. The plank was
expressivelv summed up BY Senator Daniel of