Birmingham state herald., 1896-06-17
II E UNDER LOCK AND KEY The Platform Was Finished Last
 Night, BUT WILL NOT BE GIVEN OUT Until the Full Committee Has Acted-Both Candidates May Be Nominated Today.
 Hobart or Evans ?

St. Louis, June 16.-The subcommittee on resolutions completed the construction of the platform tonight shortly before 12 o'clock. Every member was placed under injunctions of secrecy, and the text of the platform will not be given out until after the full committee has acted upon it tomorrow.
 The preamble and arraignment of the democratic party was written by Charles Emory Smith, The tariff plank is visor- ouS in it's enunciatlon of the policy Of pro- lection and reciprocity, and Is based upon the speech made by Mckinley in opening the Ohio campaign at Springheld An effort was made to secure the insertion of a plank restoring bounties on sugar, but this was defeated, although the subject was cared for through the medium of a declaration for the protection Of the American sugar grower and manufae- turer
 The plank relating to foreign affairs is especially strong. It indorses the Mon- roe doctrine, comments the policy or the Harrison administration in a1falrs per taining to Hawaii and declares in favor of the recognition of the Cupan lhSur- gents as belligerents
 There is also a strong pension plank, in which the democratic administration of the pension office is arraigned ana demand made for liberal pensions.
 1HS cOIuIllIlee lS lSdSCo tO NONN NS AA any and all amendments that may. be offered to the financial plank.
 Senator Teller, when asked for state ment tonight, declined to talk beyond the single admission that the committee on resolutions would adopt the financial plank of the subcommittee. A free sill yer senator who enjoys MT. Teller's con- fidence made the statement that the great silver leader would make thirty minute speech, in which he would clearly state the position of the silver men in this fight and would then walk out of the con venticn. It Is not believed that MT. Tell CT will go so far, although he will decline to take any further part in the proceed ings.
 The silver bolt appears to be diminish ing in it's importance for 1t Is reported tonight that Senator Mantle of Montana failed to persuade his colleague, Chair man Carter of the national committee, to join in with them in protest against the action of the convention. Mir Man tie himself declines to discuss the sub ject, but is said to have expressed the opinion that it would be useless for him to bolt unless MT. Carter and he acted together This leaves as the silver lead CTS who still talk of bolting Senators Teller, Dubois and Cannon and Con- gressman Hartman. Just what their fol- lowing may be when the test comes is problematical, but the silver men admit that quite a numDer or those WHO were firm up to today have been weaned away from them.
 It is the programme of the Mckinley managers not to have any extended de- bate on the financial question, and if MT. Teller is the only speaker the previous question on the adoption of the resolu tions will probably be ordered as soon as MT. Teller finishes his speech. Accord ing to this programme it is not impossi- ble, the Mckinley men say, to adopt the platform and nominate both candidates tomorrow.
 Governor Morton being put of the way, the contest for the vice presidency mar rows down to MT. Hobart of New Jersey and MT. Evans of Tennes see. At Me Kinleys headquarters it was stated to- night that either of these men will be satisfactory, and the vote of Ohio will probably be divided between them.