Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-08

comnlrIlr on nnsoLurIoNs.
Pi--b. Of the Platform discussed and
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CHICAGO, July s.-rhe committee
on resolutions was not over prompt In
assembling today owing 10 tho fact that
tho subcommittee was at work until
late this morning.
Shortly after II convened the full
committee heard a delegation from the
Woman Suffrage association, which
desired 10 have Incorporated In the
platform strong woman suffrage
PLANK. The leading argument ~ favor
OF the resolution was made by d.
Julia Holmes smith OF Chicago. Az
argument also was made by Mrs. Calh.
arino Waugh MoCullOch. lrho anti.
suilisgisis were also given n heating
ami argued against the adoption VI n
tuiifape plank.
William p. ~. John OF New Yotk
advocated NE free coinage plank which
had been submitted 10 the committee.
lie made the argument inst there
are many VOTES In the East In favor Of
free coinage, aud claimed that New
York aud some New England states
have mai0flties Tor ifce collage.
Tue subcommittee then made It,
report 10 tho foil committee, sub.
hitting the platform adopted last
night.
w. W. Gatew00i, n Texas delegate,
made IA argument IN favor Of modeta-
ton In the tatin declaration, aud sub.
United the following, which has been
incorporated;
"Rosolved, That we favor tsriii Tor
revenue sufficient % doifhy tho urcss-
taTy expenses Of the government 90 :
nomically administered An1 20 adjust.
ed Nh not 10 discriminate against tns
industries Of any section and especial.
~ the raw materials VI the South and
sheep, cattle and other live Stock In.
teresta."
Allen w. Thurman Of Ohin offered
~. J1hu's amendment ~ the fluinciai
plank providing tor th1 Issuance OF
coiu certificates Ia timea VI money
stSlngcncy In exchange for unitsd
States bonds and spoke In IT. favor
The amendment leu to an animated
debate. Several opposed the amend.
mont ON the gtouhd that Il was not
polite or wlss 10 make any suggestion
Of tho possibility Of tue FREQ coinage Of
pilvet causing n panic. Others Ia sup.
port OF Thurman dec|Afud that they
believed the banks would not start OF
pfecipitalo panic In clsu OF the
adoption Of free coinage, In order 10
regain the power which they had
wfongiully wtttted from tue people. II
wHs declared the banks were even now
licking az the money In preparation
ipr such chance. The previous quua.
ton was ordered OnThufmnuSs amend.
ment and 70 was rejected.
Thufmau's amendment was offered
AZ such 10 the paragraph la the plat.
form declaring that the dtmUnotiza.
ton oil silver nae Resulted Ia an nppre.
citation OF gold, etc, aud this paragraph
was adopted alter the amendment was
rejected,
Tue secretary proceeded With reading
tbs platform section by section, dc.
yelopiug little discussion ~ ho pro.
grtaied.
Senator HIN made tho suggestion
when the paragraph 4 demanding
the immediate ruatOTatlon OF free ana
unl itel coinage Of silver was read,
TO the effect that there ahould be- n
declaration for the Preservation Of the
parity ui the mothls.
This brought 90 the discussion ns 10
the absence OF the minority report,
ssvnfal silver men complaining that
the minority report was unduly
delayed anu saying II should be before
the mll committee 10 b. considered,
together with the majority report.
Later 10 was stated by momuefs that
the minority report viii not be pre-.
Hrntuu the committee but 10 the con.
venti0u. IL may take tho form VI a
protest.
Tho paragraph cUnd0muing the
Issuance Of bonds In time OF peace
siotl1d a discussion which was partici.
pated In by Thomas, Tillman, German
aud 9th n, when the possibility OF a
panic was freely discussei. Finally