Evening star., 1895-06-21

dered Mr.. A. b. Humphrey, the retiring
secretary. Votes of thanks were also ten
dered the citizens of Cleveland, President
Tracey and other officers.
The election of the treasurer was re-
ferred to the executive committee
At 1:10 the convention adjourned sine
die.
The delegates will take an afternoon
excursion on the lake and attend the re-
ception to Governor Mckinley tonight.
LONG FIGHT IN COMMITTEE.
Concession to the Silver Men in the
Interests of Harmony.
Special From STAFF Correspondent.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 2O-The silver
men, after about ten hours hard fight
forced the committee on resolutions to
abandon the idea of reporting a platform
and to go into the convention with the
statement that the National Republican
League has authority to make plat
forms The silver men gave them this as
an alternative to a fight in the convention
and the opening Of the issue now and at
money republicans. For the first time in
a number of years the committee on reso-
lutions failed to report platform. AT pre-
viouS conventions the platforms have COW
cred almost every imaginable subject, and
as nearly broad and far-reaching as the
declarations of national conventions.
AS stated in these dispatches yesterday
afternoon the sound money men had pre-
pared. as being in the nature of a COM
promise, an address to the people CT
the country, which was to have been used
in lieu of a resolution. This was the work
of a subcommittee appointed for that pur-
pose, and the nature of the address was
| outlined yesterday. 1t was general in
character, laud!rg the republican party
ard arraigning the democrats. 1t touched,
however. in a general way. upon all of the
issues of republicanism, except silver, re-
ferring by indirection to many of them,
but still covering the ground.
The sound money men confidently expect
ed that this would be adopted by the full
committee and reported to the convention
without delay.
When the committee on resolutions met
late in the afternoon, however, an OBJ
stacle arose. The subcommittee with Con-
gresham Tawney Of Minnesota as its
chairman. read the address.
There was an immediate protest from
the silver men. THAT won't do they
said You are making platform by in
direction, and handling everything but the
most important issue OF all, the hnanciai
question. If that address goes, it must
have something on the silver question in
it. If you don't want to advocate free
silver you will have to. come out and say
it frankly"
That declaration put the committee at
loggerheads right away. The sound money
men started in to explain to the other slde
that it was not a platform, but simply
publican party and arraignment of the
| democrats
The discussion was taken up in turn by
nearly every man on the committee and
ranged all around the financial question.
The sound money men implored the silver
| people not to precipitate the hnancial issue
| at this time
why, we are perfectly willing not to do
So" replied Senator Carter, in his blandest
| tones. And therefore We suggest that you
do not bring in any platform, but leave
| the whole thing alone"
But the other fellows wanted that ad-
dress to go, and that brought them right
| around to the starting point again.
| Frantic appeals for harmony We're made,
and every time these silver men answered
that for the sake of harmony they were
willing to relinqush their demand for a
declaration upon silver. But you must
not declare upon any other point, either,
| they added.
A Red Hot Speech.
During the discussion Judge Mcclure Of
Arkansas took hand. He is a rugged old
fellow, and he proceeded to sail into the
silver men without gloves.
You fellows talk of seeding from the
party" he said. well, go; the loss will
be yours. Why, there are more republican
votes in my state alone than in all of your
silver states together. And yet, what have
you done for the republicans of the SOUTH
| You have betrayed them, like the towards
| that you are. When a measure was before
|
a fair count in the south 0he force bilD
what did you free silver republicans do?
| You traded us off for silver and beat that
| bill And yet this address pending here
congratulates the colored republicans of the
| south for their courageous stand for free
| ballot. Bah"
The old judge was getting too vigorous
| about this time, and they called him down
| on a point of order.
| The afternoon passed away In talk and
recrimnation. while the convention was
awaiting the report of the committee. The
| silver men remained obdurate however,
and swore they would sit out that address.
One of the sound money men got his fight
ing blood up and advocated laying out
| free silver with a blow.
| You cannot fool the people by not
| adopting a PLATFORM he said. when
they read that this committee failed to
bring in platform, thereby reversing ali
| other proceedings. they will know why il
was done. They will know that the re-
publicans are afraid to come to the issue
| upon this question:
They smoothed this fellow down, how
meeting bent upon defeating a proposition
that would divide the convention held a
firm hand upon the session.
Finally Patton of Michigan concluded
| that 1t must either be an abandonment OF
| the platform or a big fight in the conven-
| tion. He consulted the silver men. and
| after ascertaining their attitude toward
| an idea he had in mind he proceeded to put
| Senator PnttOn's Resolution.
| He drew up the following resolution as
substitute for the subcommittee ad-
| dress, reciting the constitution Of the
league and declaring that it has no prov
| ince to formulate principles:
| Whereas, section 16 OF the constitution
of the republican league of the United
| States says: This league shall not in any
| manner endeavor to influence any national
| state, county or municipal convention the
delegates of the republican league Of the
| United States in convention assembled dc
| hereby renew their allegiance to the prin-
| ciples Of the republican party and pledge
their best efforts for the success of the can
didates of that party. Believing that this
convention has no instruction from the re-
publicans Of the United States or jurisdic-
tion under Our constitution to frame party
platforms. We hereby refer all resolutions
in relation to public questions to the re-
publican national convention of 1896. with
entire confidence that its action will re
dound to the prosperity of our people and
the continued glory and advancement OF
cur country"
After some debate this was unanimously
| adopted and ordered to be reported to the