Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-11
PLATFORM STRENGTHENING
Two Errors in the Democratic Document That
Need Correction.
Representative Richardson Going 10
He Says Of Tennessee.

Representative Richardson of Tennessee
Will leave this evening for New York to help
Chairman Jones straighten out a couple of
mistakes that have been made in the final
daft Of the national democratic platform.
The official stenographer put in the plat
form resolution offered by Senator Hill
and voted down. this resolution providing
that any change in the standard of money
In the United States should not affect exist
ing contracts. Such provision was regard
ed as utterly useless, as the free silver men
argued that upon the opening of the minis
of the United States to the free and UNI
limited coinage of silver, silver and gold
would he at parity. so that practically the
legislation proposed by them would not af-
feet the standard of money. MIR. Richard
son was presiding over the convention when
this resolution was defeated but the official
s;cnographer attached it to the platform
amid Tie confusion. and in that form it has
been published in many parts of the coun-
Try. Another error which crept into the
platform was the omission of a phrase at
the end Of the plank fixing the tenure of
office under the government. This plank
ended with the words except those Offices
provided by the Constitution" all of which
were omitted by the Official stenographer
as they were added on a separate slim of
paper. which was lost in the confusion. II
IS Oh the utmost importance that these cor
meeting
Is held tomorrow evening to notify Mr.
Bryan of his nomination.
MT Richardson has just returned here
a!ter having received his seventh nomina-
ticn for Congress without opposition. and is
hlshiy gratffed with the result of the cleo
ton held in Tennessee last week when three
Judges were voted for and elected by the
democrats. ~ ~
e carried the state by majority of
5000" said Mr.. Richardson, land II must
he remembered that this was done while
tnera WASH perfect fusion between the re-
pubiicans and pcpulists of the state Next
1ali we VIII elect democratic governor by
a majority or at least IODO, even il we do
not fuse with the DopuliStS. The fact is the
popultsts have come back to us, and last
week voted the straight democratic ticket
without regard to the fusion on the part of
their party leaders. They will be with Us
next November without fail.
Il have never seen such interest and en-
thEsiasm in campaign in my life," con-
tennessee last week. At one meeting IN
my district we had an attendance of 5000
by actual count, and that is a very unusual
crowd for meeting that had been adyer-
t:Sed but a week. 1 feel confident in ass
sorting that the populists of Tennessee
Will not hesitate to vote the straight demo-
cratic ticket. They will vote for SewaIl as
we'll as Bryan. as they realize that the tick
ct represents all the important issues of
this campaign"
Mr.. Richardson will recommend the ap-
pointment of Fl. b. Sparks consul to
PeidrOs Negras. Mexico, in place of Mai
J. W. Sparks, deceased. The deceased con-
sui was the father of the young man who
will be recommended for the position, which
pays 5000 per annum and fees. Mr.. Rich
ardson will return from New York on
Thursday