Evening star., 1896-07-08
PLATFORM COMMITTEE,

| ing at 10 o'clock.
PLATFORM COMMITTEE.
The Work Intruxted to II subcom-
| mfttee.
The committee on resolutions found it
| fmpracticable to organize at its room in the
| convention hall at Chicago yesterday, as
was attempted Immediately after the ad-
)oIrnment OF the convention, and adjourn
| ed to meet at the headquarters of the
Michigan delegation at the Palmer House
| at o'clock last night.
Senator White elected chairman of
the committee. Before he could take the
chair committee from the committee on
permanent organization called upon him
| end notified him of his selection for per-
manent chairman Of the convention The
Senator accepted the permanent chairman
ship. and, returning to the room Of the
would be impossible for him If the con
vention should ratify the choice of the
committee on permanent organization to
serve as chairman of the committee on
| resolutions.
Senator James K. Jones of Arkansas was
then chosen chairman of the committee on
| resolutions.
| Mr.. A. j. Jones of Illionis was elected
| secretary. c. S. Thomas of Colorado
moved that the committee appoint a sub
committee. of which Chairman Jones
should be chairman, the committee to con-
sist Of nine, to report a platform to the
| full committe this morning at 9 o'clock
Mr. McDermott of New Jersey offered a
| substitute that the subcommittee should
consider everything in the platform save
| the financial plank, upon which it should
be instructed to take no action. This mo-
ton was supported by Mr.. McDermott in
| vigorous gold speech. in which he de-
elared that the silver men were carrying
the power they possessed in the convention
to an extent which would destroy the de-
| mccracy. He said thatnhe could not sup
pert a platform for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver. and intimated In rather
plain terms that the New Jersey democ-
racy would not support a silver candidate
and platform. er Co.
Mr. McDermott talked at great length,
and his language reused Senator White Of
California to deliver a ringing speech de-
nouncing the gold men for their opposition
II the majority of the party. He said that
the speech of McDermott was like all other
gold speed hes consisting entirely of the
platitudes of selfish and sordid wealth.
He said the gentleman from New Jersey
talked of repudiating the action of ma
jCrity. which proposed to restore the money
of the Consultation, and make silver and
gold equal. =
Let the Traitors Secede."
Let the traitors secede if they want &c. ="
said Senator White. The majority of the
party is here with fixed purpose and de-
termined to carry it out"
Harrison of Connecticut followed Sena-
tor White in speech counseling modera-
ton by the silver men, declaring that if
the plan of Mr.. Thomas and other silver
men must be carried out, no single eastern
state could be carried for the ticket
The motion for the appointment of sub
| committee to report the platform to the
! full committee at o'clock this morning
| was then put and carried. The following
| gentlemen were appointed as the sub-com-
| mittee: Senator J. X. Jones Of Arkansas.
| chairman; Senator F. NJ. Cockrell Mis-
| souri: J. H. George Mississippi; n. E.
| Worthington, Illinois; Senator Ben. 7. Till
man, South Carolina; MIR. Owen, Indian
| territory, D. B. Hill. New York; Senator
w. F. Villas and Senator George Gray of
Delaware. The committee then adjourned.
Senator Villas subsequently refused to
serve on the subcommittee, and John E.
Russell of Massachusetts was appointed in
his place.
| The early adjournment of the full COM
| 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, which he
| brought about by moving the previous
| question for the motion to appoint a sub
| committee. This motion had the effect Cf
| cutting off all debate, and nothing was left
to them but to demand roll CALL which
| they did.
The call resulted SO to IA for the motion.
| The subcommittee was Immediately ap-
pointed whereupon the full committee ad-
| journcd until o'clock today. leaving the
| subcommittee with the prospect Of an all
| night session before it. The committee had
| a mass of matter before 1t, and while
| the platform was practically agreed upon
| IN its essential details by the silver ajori-
| ty, the gold men on the subcommittee in
| dicated a decided determination to fight
| every step taken. and to, in the end file a
| minority report antagoniZing the position
| OF the majority, especially on the financial
| question.
| Arthur Sewell of Maine made an effort
| to secure the adoption of the following
! shipping plank: I'VE favor a return to the
Jerersonian policy of dfferential luties for
| the ton of our merchant marine in
| the foreign-carrying trade"
| The committee was also importuned by a
| delegation Of ladies' from the National
| Equal Suffrage Association to insert a
| plank favorable to equal suffrage for wo-
| men.
A plank was offered by Senator White re-
| !ating 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
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Action Taken by the Committee on
Rules.
At the meeting Of sthe committee on
rules of the Chicagonconvention last even