Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-17
SILVER MUSTERS FOUR VOTES
First Financial FiEht Occurs in the Plat
form Subcommittee.
TEST ON THE ELECT TON Of A CHAIRMAN
Foraker is Chosen by Thirty-Five to
Four Given for DuboiS-Drnft
of the Platform il Com
pietcd.
EST ON THE ELECTION OF A CHAIRMAN

| o. m Some time was spent in comforting the
ground. during which time there we're three
/ groups. Foraker, Lodge and Teller being the
/ central figures. respectively in these clus-
| ters. over half an hour was spent in this
general conference, ana in unloading the
resolutions that had been referred to differ
ent members. Some members had their
pockets full Of papers. Even the silver men
we're divided on the phraseology Of their
plank. and each silver member OF the com
mittee had his own version.
1t was seen at the start that Lodge and
Foraker and others we're cooperating the
ground Senator Lodge called the commit
tee to order and presented the name Of Sen
ator Foraker of Ohio The silver men pre-
sented the name OF senator Dubois Of Idaho.
Then Charles e. Pryor, Forakers law
partner who with him, was made teller
/ and temporary secretary. The roll was
called. showing thirty-nine present and
twelve absent and an official list Of the
membership was made up before the states
We're called on to vote for chairman. ms
| roll call resulted; Foraker, 80; Dubois, /.
1 and the former was declared by Senator
| Lodge the chairman. The committee began
an Informal session in outlining its work.
The four votes cast for Dubois were those
. of Messrs. Teller Of Colorado, Hartman
of Montana, Mott Of North Carolina
/ and Cannon of Utah. When his name was
| reached Senator Dubois stated that under
| ordinary circumstances he would cast MS
/ vote for Governor Foraker. This he would
like to do on account of the high esteem
in which he held Mr. Foraker. and he was,
he said only constrained from acting in
accordance with his personal inclination by
the principle involved in the contest. on
account of this principle he would with
| hold his vote. Governor Foraker responded
| with similar remarks as to his position
toward Senator Dubois and also declined to
vote.
FORAKER PROPOSES WORK.
When Mr.. FOrakers election was an
nounced he took the chair, acknowledging
the compliment with only few words.
Il sincerely thank you for the honor you
have conferred on me, he said, but think
that / can best show my appreciation of the
compliment by Immediately proceeding with
the business which we have been selected
to perform
General Lew Wallace of Indiana was
unanimously chosen secretary and a resolu-
ton was carried unanimously to appoint a
I subcommittee of seven to draft the platform
and Chairman Foraker named as the COM
mittee Merriam Of Minnesota, Fessenden OF
Connecticut. Teller Of Colorado. Lodge OF
| Massachusetts Patterson of Illinois, War
! mouth of Louisiana and the chairman. Bur
leigh of Washington moved TO enlarge the
/ committee on the ground that il should
represent every section Of the country.
Foraker replied that he did NOT consider
geography in the makeup of the COM
| different ideas on the currency question as
nearly as possible. The motion 10 in
crease the committee carried. and Burleigh
( of Washington and Lauterbach of New York
were added.
The committee then adjourned until g
o'clock. pending the report Of the sub
committee. The subcommittee convened at
| o'clock in Governor Forakers room at
| the St. Nicholas hotel. all the members
I being present 1t was decided to grant no
I bIIt gIIbpOmmiTtae announced
. its willingness to receive suggestions in
the shape of prepared resolutions Several
OF these were sent in, in addition to those
which had been offered at the meeting Of
| the full committee.
H T. Oxnard president of the American
Reet Sugar association. was given a hear
. ing by the subcommittee. and, after dis
Cussion. the resolution was accepted as part
OF the platform TO be reported 10 the run
I committed
Mr.. Oxnard says that while the resolution
does not specifically refer TO beet sugar that
| is what is meant, he regards this as the
| sugar crop of the whole country. He says
the encouragement of the beet sugar indus
try would result during the next hVe years
in an investment of at least S3OO,OOJ,OVo IN
| improvements for manufacture.
Whom the hour arrived for the convenlng
of the evening session of the committee,
Messrs. Fessenden and Yarmouth Of the
subcommittee appeared and announced that
the subcommittee had been unable to COM
plete its lahOrs, and asked for an adjourn
1 meut until 10 o'clock tomorrow. The sub
| committee had been in session from until
9 o'clock but had not nearly completed its
labors. II appeared then as il the com
mttteo might be compelled TO spend the
| entire night in putting this declaration OF
PARTY principles into acceptable shape.
DRAFT OF THE PLATFORM
The subcommittee of the committee on
| resolutions adopted the following draft of
the platform and put it in the hands OF a
/ typewriter for preparation for its meeting
at . o'clock tomorrow morning, at which
| time ii will be again considered ana some
! verbal amendments probably made;
The republicans of the United States as
/ sembied by their representatives IN national
convention appta! from IhC 7ttaif poHtr,,t r,,s
! TO me bitter fruits Of four years or demo-
cratic control, aS Wen as me Hllltt.Iiiiic7s i
| achievements Of thirty years OF republican
/ rule, earnestly and confidently address
| themselves TO the awakened intelligence
| experience and conscience of their country
men in the following declaration OF facts
For = the tirst time since the civil war the
| American people have now Witnessed the
| calamitous consequences Of full ana unre-
! stricted democratic control Of the govern
| me,-t II has been a record or unparalleled
| inCapaCity, dishonOr and disaster. In the
! administrative management II mas ruin
/ lcssly sacrificed Indispensable revenue, ekea
/ out ordinary current running expenses with
| borrowed money, piled up public debt OF
! S262, 900, OoJ in time OF peace, forced an adj
| verse balance or trade, kept a perpetual
! menace hanging over the redemption fund,
| pawned American credit 10 alien SyndiCates
| and reversed all the measures and results
! Of successful republican rule. In the broad
| effect OF its policy IL has precipitated panic,
/ blighted industry and trade with prolonged
/ depression closed factories reduced work
/ and wages halted enterprise and crippled
! American production, while stimulating tor
| eign production for the American market.
! Every consideration for public safety ana
| individual interest demand that the govern
| ment shall be rescued from the hands OF
/ those who have shown themselves incapable
J Of conducting il without disaster at home
! and dishonOr abroad, and shall be restored
/ TO the party which for thirty years admin
lstered it with unequalled success and pros
perity,
DEVOTED TO PROTECTION.
! We renew and emphasize our adhesion to
the policy OF protection as the bulwark OF
/ American Independence and the foundation
! Of American development and prosperity
] This true American policy taxes foreign
! products ana encourages home industry: IL
] puts the burden OF revenue on foreign
goods, it secures the American market for
the American producers; IL upholds the
American standard Of wages for the Amer
/ lean workingman; IL puts the factory by
I the side OF the farm and makes the Amer
lean farmer less dependent on foreign de-
mand and prices IL diTuses general thrift
and founds the strength OF an on the
strength OF each. In its responsible appl-
| cation IL is just. fair and impartial. equally