Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-06-18

lied by the election OF Senator For
aksr, of Ohio, as chairman. Gen. Lew
Wallace, OF Indiana was unanimously
chosen secretary, and resolution was
carried unanimously to appoint sub.
committee OF seven to draft platform,
and the subcommittee about COM
pleted Its labors last night and adj
journed until this morning at nine
o'clock. There is scarcely any dis
agreement in the committee over the
various resolutions, the phraseology oc-
cupying the attention Of the committee
during its session.
Allegiance to protection is declare~.
I'VE are not pledged to any particular
schedule" but the question Of rates
should be governed by conditions.
The restoration Of discriminating
duties for the upbuilding Of the mer-
chant marine is favored.
A plank favorinc liberal reciprocity
Is incorporated, and the repeal Of the
reciprocity agreements is condemned.
The plank on foreign affairs favors
the independence Of Cuba and control
Of Hawaii by the United States and
indorses the Monroe doctrine.
There are planAs favoring the ex-
tension of civil service reform; decla-
ration against the use Of money for
sectarian purposes; in favor OF labor
arbitration; for liberal pensions, and
the building Of the Nicaragua canal
by the United States government
II. r. Oxnard, president Of the Ameri-
can Beet Sugar association, was given
a hearing by the subcommittee on.
resolutions and after discussion the
following resolution was accepted IS q
part Of the platform to be reported to
the full committee:
We condemn the present administration for
not keeping faith with the sugar producers Of
this country; the republican party fav0rs such,
protection as will lead to the production on
American soil OF oil the sugar which the
American people use, and for which they pay
to other countries more than $lOO, ,O00 an
nually.
The subcommittee on resolutions
gave a hearing yesterday TO Henry E.
Asp, the member Of the committee on
resolutions from Oklahoma, on the
free homes plank for Oklahoma, home
rule for the territory, and statehood.
Mr.. Asp also informed the committee
that the republican sentiment in Okla
homa was favorable to a service PEN
sion. In his judgment, such plank
in the platform and such legislation
would DO favorably received In the
west Mr.. Asp received encouraging
assurance from Chairman Foraker, of
the committee and subcommittee ON
resolutions. He believes that the
plank will be injected into the report
of tho committee.
The true story OF the formation OF
the platform which will be proclaimed
to the country by tho republican con-
vention to-day makes the most inter-
esting chapter of the past week. The
authorship of the financial plank,
the plank which has been the vortex
of the convention whirlpool, is cred
tied to H. H. Kohlsaat, the publisher
of the Chicago Times.Herald, and the
warm friend of Maj. Mckinley. 1t is
known also to the party managers
that the spirit and matter Of the plank
meet the approval of Maj Mckinley,
and of his chief adviser, Mark Hanna,
and it Is known as well that neither
Mr. Mckinley nor Mr.. Hanna has
borne any part In the struggle which
led up to the final decision upon the
party's monetary utterance.
Despite the general feeling that the
ticket will be Mckinley and Morton,
Gov. Morton's name will not go on the
ticket without the most vehement pro-
test of the anti Platt faction in New
York state. Headed by Warner Miller,
the leaders OF the latter are bending
their energies to prevent Morton's
nomination for vice president The
breach in the New York delegation be-
tween the Plat and Miller factions
was intensified when the telegram
from Morton to Platt was received,
signifying his acceptance of the Woo
presidential standard, if he failed In
the presidential race.
The committee on credentials or
ganized yesterday and by its decision
to ratify the judgment Of the national
committee on contested seats probably
materially shortened the duration Of
the convention.