Connecticut western news., 1896-07-09
COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
The Free Coinage Men Formulate the
 Declaration of Principles

The Free Coinage Men Formulate the
 Declaration of Principles
 CHICAGO July 8.-The oommittee on resolutions met last night at the Palmer House. Senator White of California was elected chairman of the committee. Be- fore he could take the chair a committee from the committee on permanent orRani- ,ation called upon him and notified him of his selection for permanent chairman of the convention Senator White accepted the permanent chairmanship, and, return ing to the room of the committee on reso- lutions stated that 1t would be impossible for him, as permanent chairman, If the convention should ratify the choice of the committee on permanent organization, to serve as chairman of the oommittee on resolutions. Senator James K. Jones of Arkansas was then chosen chairman of the committee on resolutions. MT. A. J. Jones of Illinois was elected secretary.
 Mir. Thomas of Colorado made a motion that the committee appoint a suboommit tee, of which Chairman Jones should be chairman, the committee to consist of nine to report platform to the full com. mittee Mir MoDermott of New Jersey offered a substitute that the subcommittee should consider everything in the platform save the financial question, upon which 1t should be instructed to take no action. This motion was supported by MoDermott in very vigorous gold speech, in which he declared that the silver men were oar rying the power they possessed in the con- yention 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 that the New Jersey Democracy would not support silver candidate and platform. MT. Mo Dermott talked at great length. His lan- guage reused Senator White of California to deliver a ringing speech donouncing the gold men for their opposition to the ma jority of the party. He said that the speech of McDermott was like all other gold speeches, consisting entirely of the plati- tudes of selfish and sordid wealth. He said that the gentleman from New Jersey talked of repudiating the action of a ma jority which proposed to restore the money of the constitution and make silver and gold equal. Let tho traitors secede, If they want to, said Senator White. "The majority of the party is here wi a fixed purpose and determined Co carry it out"
 Harrison CounseIs Moderation
 Harrison of Connecticut followed Sena- tor White in a speech oounseling modera- tisn by the silver men, declaring that if the plan of Mir. Thomas and other silver men must be carried out no single east ern state could be carried for the ticket
 The motion for the appointment of a subcommittee to formulate the platform was then put and carried. The follow ing gentlemen were appointed as the sub committee: Senator J. K. Jones of Arkan- sas, chairman; Senator E. NJ. Cockrell, Missouri; J. s. George, Mississippi; N. K. Worthingtop, Illinois; Senator Ben T. Tillman, South Carolina; Mr. Owen, h. dian Territory; D. B. Hill, New York; Senator W. F. Villas, Wisconsin, and Sen ator George Gray of Delaware.
 Senator ". F. Villas of Wisconsin subse- quently refused to serve on the subcom- mittes, and John R. Russell of Massachu- setts was appointed in his place. The early adjournment of the full committee was reached only through a resort to strong measures by the silver forces. Ex- Senator John H. Began of Texas was re- sponsible for the result which he brought about by moving the previous question on the motion to appoint a subcommittee. This motion had the effect of cutting otf all debate and nothing was left to then