The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-15
At a Conference of the Leading
Statesmen ar ST. Louis.
ON MOTION OF Mr.. suRIEIGH.
Modified to Be the Money Plank of
the National Platform.
Wsshtngson's Delegation TO Organ
fse Today With Barieixh a. Chair
Commfsre~man-Peo From This
state Attending the Conventien.

81 LoE.is. No. June -4-Sreeiai--Tt IL
probable that tae state Of Washington
vii furnish the plank for the nax.o.al
Republican platform At a conferscce
hes1 al the Southern hotel this evening
20 consider me money psank 70 be IN
serted n the platform. there were pres
I ert Hon 7. C. Platr. Senator Quay. Sena-
Tor Lodge. Mr.. Charles A PiliSbgry. OF
Minnesota: Mr.. Draper. chairman OF tho
Massachusetts delegation Mr. Lzuter-
bach. one OF the gatss-at-large from
New York. Mr.. French. of Iowa. Mr.. San
ford. OF Tennessee. Mr. & O. Leach. for
merry director OF me mint. now repre-
sea1i1g the New York Chamber OF Com
raerce. and Hon Andrew =. Burfeigh. Of
Washington.
Altar a fal discussion of the subject
Il Ess. on motion Of Mr.. Burieigh. agreed
that the Washington plank should be
adopted as the money plank OF tAs plat
fern. modified 20 read as follows. Il
being in these words more terse and
concise and equally expressive: We favor
the maintenance of the existing geld
standard and are opposed 10 the free
coinage OF silver. except by International
agreement for bs-metauism with the Lead
ing commercial nations OF the Rorla-'s
II was agreed that each Of the states rep
resented az the conferences would support
this plank II the committee on Platform
and endeavor 70 have Il adopted The re-
suit Of the conference. which IS due large-
~ 70 the efforts OF Mr. BurlelEh Is re-
gaxdea with satisfaction hy the washing
/ ton delegation. who. Though few In num-
bsrs. feel that ghsIr state Is exertlng a
beneficial influence on the politics cf the
country. The revised plank means al
most exactly the same thing as the Esv-
erett plank. the particular changes being
EniTnpoTtant- Fer example. ths woris
! free AID Unlimited coinage of silver AZ the
ratio ox Is 70 l. are stricken out
nslegate Wilson. during his stay in this
city. has been busy formulating a financial
resolution, which he intends SHAH be
adopted as paragraph In The platfa-ra,
separate from the regular financial plank.
| IL Is.
Safe and permanent bi-netalIsra- TIE
I use ~ both gold and silver as money a.
ultimate redemption. can be secured oniv
% the eo-opera ton and concurrence Of TIE
great commercial nations OF the world.
we recognize IN the mining OF the nra,.it,ns
i metals one OF the great industries Of the
| United Seates and favor its p~otes.tten ara
development to the fullest extent
We tneretore savnr an earnest and con-
seieHilotis e1ort on the part OF the govern
raesft OF the United States to secure inter.
national hi-nstaiIism through interua-
tk9aa1 agreement.
Mr. Wilson is confident his statement oe
tne question viii be satisfactory 20 the
vast majority OF the Republicans His
Restitution silt De handed 70 Gen. I4w
aIiaee. who has agreed 70 take il before
the committee. and II II fails there =,
present Il 70 the convention.
Gov. Mcfras. VIM. with Mr.. Barlesxh.
Col Robert c. WashbGrn and Horace c.
Henry. IS stopping al shs Planters. said
rsFza~ - - 49,.
was almost faElfless. However. he wsuIa
De In favor az pie4ging the incoming al
rninistration % more aggressive gTe~ts
on behalf of ei-netallisn.
IN case the silver men. under the leader
ship 0f Teller. made a bitter farnr for shA
white metal as casey have Indicated II
has been pointed ont that they should
oe answered by Western men out os the
entire West but one state Washington
eenld furnish the orator whose arguments
would silence the advocates OF silver. and
Il 3 urged taat Bargsiga coula more ap-
propTlarelv take the floor az the cham
pioa of sound money than any delegate
from Massachusetts or New York
Win tiae arrival today OF Mr Barfefgh
George II. Emerson. James II Gilbert and
Harry A FzIrchiid. the Washington del
egation Is on the ground ready fer action.
z. G Sullivan who IS Nelson Bennetf.s
proxy as national congressional commit
teefnan- has been here fer several DAYS
as have Harrys-L- Wilson. Al Gosfman aud
. L. y. Carues
Ar. Sullivan has found his position ss
committeeman 70 be one calling for a
great deal OF hard work and il xas xffh
a feeling OF relief that ~ announced ths=
evening ths settlement Of the many con-
tests brought before the committee one
ot the last to be considered was from
AfAaka and the committee. almost zorn
out ~ its iacessant labors. declined 10 90
into the merits oE the controversy As
soon ss the question was brought before
the cam ulittee. A motion was made and
carried thar beth delegations be seated.
ard the two votes hs dfvfaea between
them 50 that S0weii. johnson. Young and
Blacklist wti each - given one-haff a
vote. The two delegations stand On sub
stanEaily ths same platform and ought
20 Be united IN ar EFFORT to secure teztsia-
tloa Tor the TERRITORY
TIE flrst meeting of The Washington DEL
eEatfon VIA ~ held IA the headquarters
az he Planters ar II aaclock tomorrow
morning 4 caEwaSS as the de3eEztsr
shoTs unqsestiouabI BY that Mr. B2-seigh
All Be made chairman ard also Wash
inEton.s member of TIRE committee on
platform and resolutions Mr. Emerson
probably VIII he named Tor tne commit
tee on permanent organization ard essgsr
0f business. ard Mr.. Fafrrhild Ter the
committee on credentials OF course. Afr
sullivan wiII BE- rational committeeman.
Thera seems 70 - no 9eEht tnAr the Hxhe
over tHs nsoaey plank w1sl be tna onlv
ore "a slfnEen the convention As zas
remarked BY ore or the Washington men
today. the Only thtrE r. order - fa- every
ore To awa1t The nomination day and thsn
e wfI be NJ kIngey Even ths proafera %
a vice president ts attracting hut Iltsle
ztteaefon
When Nr. Bgrfeizh's train drew u5 rear
tne Eaas bridge this afternoon NJ. Esary
wRs heard % say. 80 he poknts8 "a ess
-resazch hcfv ru1as Il a great 5-tck haa1s ~
r. ths path e the cyclone nnat tzrzrs4
she river fus5 Es4s- s. Loutz.
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NeEIzzey kAs swept &awn aa ne gos3tl-
etanz cppcse4 . n1n- has wrencse5 saG
tarn thslr anab3e1ozs irte a milton wr~ra-
less aAr+Acles Art scattered taa raIzs %
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