Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-07-05


one time. Then they put up the cry
that Bryan would not accept and car
ried Il BY two votes. 2e to a. Prob
ably Hawaii and Oklahoma. territor-
les that cannot give US an electoral
vote, win defeat the will Of the east
and the entire democracy. The
strongest silver men are with US.
Even Jones is with US. and has so de-
clared himself. but he is dominated
by Bryan just as ! am opposed to
Imperialism in the nation. so am
opposed to It in the individual This
is imperialism OF the worst sort.
However believe that we viii beat
them
Kansas City, July 5-10:S6 a. m.-
Augustus Van Wyck, representing
New York on the platform committee,
refused to sign the minority report
against the 16 to proposition. His
action is approved by Tamhany, Kings
county and Erie, and the majority
delegation. 1t is looked upon as the
first break in the conservative ranks.
Kansas City, July 5-The Pennsyl-
vania delegation this morning unani-
mously decided to support Adlai c
Stevenson, of Illinois, for Hce-presI-
dent.
Kansas City, July 5-The resolution
committee decided for an explicit dec
1aration for the free coinage Of sill
yer at 16 to l. The vote stood 81 to rs
and was taken at $3.50 o'clock, yester-
day afternoon.
The vote stood as follows on the
resolution for the substitution Of the
16 to l declaration for the simple re-
affirmation of the Chicago platform:
Ayes-Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado,
Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Ken
lucky, Maine, Massachusetts,, Missouri,
Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dar
kota, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennes-
see, Vermont, Washington, Wyoming
Oklahoma Indian Territory, New
Mexico, Arizona, Hawaii-27
Noes California, Connecticut,
Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana,
Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mis-.
sissippi, New Jersey, New York,
North Carolina, Ohio. Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas,
Utah. Virginia, West Virginia, Wiscon-
sin, Alaska-25.
The plank agreed upon is as fol-
lows: I'VE reiterate and demand the
platform Of 1896 for the American f.
nancial system made by the American
people for4thenselves which shall re-
store and maintain bimetallic price
level and as part * sueh- ssssts-.., ta.<
immediate restoration Of free and un-
limited coinage of silver and gold at
the present legal ratio Of Is to l, with
out waiting for the aid or consent of
any other nation"
Kansas City, July 5-A. P. Bulletin.
There will be no minority report on
the platform, The opposition decided
such a report useless.
Kansas City, July 5.-Charles A.
Towue gave the associated press the
following signed statement this morn.
ing. 81 am greatly encouraged this
morning Assurances of support are
constantly reaching me from members
of delegations representing all sections
of the country. My friends seem to
be the only body of confident, purpose
ful slapp0rtersz behind any candidate
for the vice-presidentiai nomination
I believe the opportunity to unite al
opponents to the republican misgov
ernment viii not be neglected by pa
triotism and political wisdom of the
democratic party"
Kansas City, July Stalk amonl
delegates is that the tide is settin;
very strongly. toward Stevenson 20
the vice-presidency. The Towne can
didacy seemed not to have made mucl
headway, although his friends say th
16 to i declaration is bound to hell
him and may nominate him.
Kansas City. Mo-, July 5-The CON
: mittee on platform did not reconven
until Il O'Clock. 1t was an all nigh
vigil 1t decided to present its repor
to the convention at p. m. TIL
delay was due to a number Of verbs
changes being made in the draft {
the report
The committee has changed the G
der of presentation of subjects, place
the question of Imperialism in th
n front place, making it the paramoul
es,issue. @
d It Says while other issues al
II vital the question of imperialisi
y strikes at the very existence of I'll
a repubIic.o