The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-08
ON RESOLUTIONS.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, Named
as Chairman.

CHICAGO. July THE committee on
resolutions met tonight at the Palmer
house. Senator White Of California was
elected chairman of the committee Be-
tore he could take the chair a committee
from the committee on permanent
organization called upon him and notified
MIN OF his selection for permanent chair
man of the convention. Senator Whit ac-
cepted the permanent craftsmanship and
returning TO the room of the committee
on resolutions stated it would be i'm
possible for him, as permanent chairman
II the convention should ratify the choice
OF the committee on permanent organiza-
ton, to serve as chairman of the com
mittee on resolutions Senator James K
Jones of Arkansas was then chosen chair
man OF the committee on resolutions, Mr..
A j. Jones OF Illinois was elected secre-
tary &. 5. Thomas Of Colorado made
motion that the committee appoint a
subcommittee of which Chairman Jones
should be chairman, the
COMMITTEE TO CONSIST OF NINE,
to report a platform to the full commit
tee tomorrow morning at o'clock Mr.
McDermott OF New Jersey offered a sub
stitute that the subcommittee should con-
slider everything in the platform save the
financial question, upon which it should
be instructed to take no action. This
motion was supported by Mr.. McDermott
in a very vigorous gold speech, in which
he declared that the silver men were
carrying the power they possessed in
the convention to an extent which would
destroy the Democracy. He said that he
could not support a platform for the
free and unlimited coinage of silver, and
| intimated in rather plain terms that the
New Jersey delegation would bolt or
1 that the New jersey Democracy would
not support a silver candidate and plat
form. Mr.. McDermott talked at great
length, and his language reused Senator
White of California to deliver a ringing
/ speech denOunCing the gold men for their
opposition to the majority of the party.
He said that the speech of McDermott
was like all other gold speeches, consist
| ing entirely of the platitudes of selfish and
/ sordid wealth. He said the gentleman
| from New Jersey talked OF repudating
| the action of a majority, which proposed
to restore the money of the constitution
AND MAKE GOLD AND SILVER
| EQUAL.
Let the traitors secede, if they went
! to-" said Senator White '"Fhe majority
! of the party is here with a fixed pur-
| pose and determined to carry it out"
| Mr.. Harrison of Connecticut followed
| Senator White in a speech. counseling
/ moderation by the silver men, and de-
/ claring if the plan of Mr.. Thomas and
/ other silver men was to be carried out,
| no single eastern state could be carried
! for the ticket.
The motion for the appointment of a
I subcommittee to report the platform TO
| the full committee at 8 o'clock tomorrow
morning was then put and carried. The
following gentlemen were appointed as
| the subcommittee:
/ Senator j. K. Jones of Arkansas, chair
man; Senator Cockrell, Missouri j. n.
I George, Mississippi; N. E. Worthington,
/ Illinois; Senator Tillman. South Caro-
] lima; Mr.. Owen, Indian territory; Senator
David B. Hill. New York; Senator W. F.
Villas and Senator Gray. The committee
| then adjourned.
A RAILROAD PLANK.
| relative to the Pacific railroads, which is
| likely to be Incorporated in the platform.
/ 1t declares that all debts to the govern
ment, whether owed by rich or poor,
| should be paid in full.
| Senator Villas subsequently, refused TO
! serve on the subcommittee, and John II.
Russell of Massachusetts was appointed
in his place.
mittee was reached only through resort
! to strong measures by the silver forces
| Ex-senator John II. Reagan OF Texas
was responsible for the result, when ne
1 ASought about by moving the previous
| oNestion on the motion to appoint a. SUD-
! committee This motion had the erect
| of cutting off all debate and nothing was
| left to them but to demand roll call,
! which they did. The call resulted 90 10
| Il for the motion.
pointed. whereupon the full committee
/ adjourned until 9 o'clock tomorrow, leaY-
! ing the subcommittee with the prospecC
Of an all night session before it. The
committee has a mass of matter before
it. and while the platform has been prac-
ticaliy agreed upon in all it's essential
details by the silver Pajority, the gold
men on the subcommittee indicate de-
cided determination to tight every step
tatCen and to in the end file q minority
report antagonizing the position of the
/ majority. especially on the financial ques-
ton. :. -
inc an effort to secure the adoption of the
following shipping plank.
1--WE favor a return to the Jeffersonian
policy of differential duties for the res
toration of our merchant marine in the
foreign carrying trade
The committee has also been impor-
tuned bv a delegation of ladies from the
National EQUAL Suffrage ASSOCIATION 20
inrert a. plank favorable to equal suf-
frage for women.