The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-17
By Subcommittee of the COM
mittee on Resolutions.
STRONG ENOUGH FOR ANY ONE
Chairman Foraker Forced 10 Put Bur-
leigh on the Subcommittee.
The Silverftes VIII Vow Be Obliged TO
The Credentials Committee In
ciined to Make Short Work With
Committees Decisions.

Sf Louis. June I6-The committee on
resolutions met al the LiadeIl hotel al 80
p. n Some tine was spent IN confsrriEg
tasset her. during which tine there were
tares groups. Foraker, Lodge and Teller
being the central figures respectively in
these clusters Over half an hour was
spent IA this general conference and N
unloading the resolutions that had been re-
ferrsd to the different members. Some OF
the members had their pockets full OF
papers. Even the silver men were divided
on the phraseclogy Of their plank. ard each
silver member OF the committee had lis
0wn version. IL vas seen az the start that
Lodge and Foraker and others were CO..
operating
Senator Lodge called the committee 20
order ani presented the name ot Foraker.
OF Ohio. for chairman. TIE silver men pre-
seated the name OF Senator Dubois. OF
Idaho. Then Charles Z. Pryor. Eoraker's
Law partner. who was with him. Eas made
teller and temporary secretary Tne Ail
was called. showing thirty-nlne present
and twelve absent. and an Official uss OF
the membership was made up before the
states we're called on the vote Tor chair
man
The rou cali resulted Foraker 3. Dubois
4. and the former was declared by Sen
cast for Dubois we're those q Messrs- Tel
Ter 0f Colorado. Hartman Of Montana, Mott
Of North Carolina, and CaHnG1 Of Utah
Dubois and Foraker declined 70 vote.
Gen Lew Wallace. OF Indiana. vas una7-
imously chosen secretary, and a resolution
was carried Immediately TO appoint sub
committee OF seven 10 draft the platform
and Chairman Foraker named as tie COM
mittes Merriam Of Minnesota. Fessenden
Of Connecticut. Teller OF Colorado. Lodge
OF Massachusetts. Peterson OF Illinois,
WarHoth OF Louisiana. and the chairman.
Burielzh OF Washington moved 10 en-
large the committee. on the ground that
II should represent every section OF the
country.
Foraker replied that he did not consider
geography In the makeup OF the commit
BE. but appointed men TO represent the
different ideas on the currency question as
aesriy as possible.
The motion 20 increase the committee
was carried and Buriesgh OF Washington
and Lauterhzch OF New York were added.
The committee then adjourned untl $
O'Clock. pending the report OF the sGn-com-
mlEtee.
The subcommittee resolved TO recon-
mend 10 the committee on resolutions the
following financial plank:
The Republican party is unreSerysdly
for sound money. 1t caused the enactment
CT the law providing for the resumption
OF specie payments IN 1879. since then ev-
cry dollar has been as good as gold We
are unalterahiy opposed 10 every meas
ure calculated TO debase our currency
or impair the credit OF our country. We
are. therefore, opposed TO the free coin
age OF silver. except by international
agreement with the leading commercial
nations Of the world. which we pledge
ourselves 10 promote. and until such
agreement can be obtained the existing
gold standard must be preserved Al our
silver and pa per currency now in ctrcUia-
ton must be maintained AZ parity with
gold, and we favor al measures designed
70 maintain inviolabls the obligations OF
the United States and all our money.
whether coin or paper. st the present
standard. the standard OF the most en-
llxhfened nations OF the earth"
Senator Teller offered a free coinage
resolution as . substitute, which was
voted down. The plank will 80 20 the fun
committee tou-orrow.
When the hour arrived for the c0nvsn-
Ing Of the evening session % the commit
tee on resolutions. MessTs. Fsssenden ard
Wsrrnoth. of the subcommittee appointed
20 draft the platform. appeared and an
uounced that the committee hzd been un-
able 70 complete their laso-s and asked
fo- an adjournment until 70 o'cicck 90
morrow. The subcommittee had beeD in
session from 70 o'clock. hut ha1 not
nearly completed is Iahors- L appeared
then as = the committee might be COM
nelles to spend the entire night iu putting
the declaration % party principles into
acceptable shape.
The committee first to0k up the financial
question. and Gov Merriam. O. Mirnsso-
"a. offered the gold STANDARD declaration
given above. Senator Teller. the only
~sa~sssntatfve on the cour1itses o. ths
SILVER element. offered as substitutes sever
al propositions providing for the free ard
unlimited coinage Of silver. An animatesa,
although somewhat o2e-Sid@d da~-'sss1on,
followed. the Colorado senator 8otdtnE u7
"a silver era alone. All OF the free coin
are propositions we~s defeated by the ani-
fo~n- vote % 20 L The gold standard
r}atfs--, proposed BY Gov. Merriam zss
thea voted g7pon an8 adopted ~ ths sane
vote hus wsfh the understanding that vhe
action taken should Tor the ffzae ae Re-
Ears8es as merely tentative A18 srbteet 20
rs~o~s{5eration Should there - = desire
manifested 20 change ins phTasea3ogy in
anv respect
Tafsr's rpsalasle having bee7 disposed
- hv tre adverse xots % ! t1 ) tes Co1-
craaa senator a~ere6 a proposition for tie
~rf~ara ~ the American pras3ueE- IN Do
f1x -. Re safs tss rssslZ-fon vas not hts.
bat ~ o1eraa Il by request He said ~
zss ~or ar advocate cf tae policy saaSc1tf1
n fhe p~roassssou. hus tsat & had beer
ass4rt~a that the party would Eof accept
sFvsr coinage restricted 20 tne American
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sheass raxx wnor T. AS fer hf-ssls hs
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