New-York tribune., 1900-07-06


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HILL GREATLY DISAPPOINTED.
David B. Hill said when he heard of Hawaii's
vote II hear that Hawaii's vote was cast by
Prince David. Isn't this slightly too mon
archical -
Then Mr.. Hill grew more serious, for he was
deeply disappointed over the action of the Com
mittee on Resolutions, and said: THE fight on
the platform will be carried to the floor of the
Convention. for the action of the Committee on
Resolutions is not conclusive. Why, just look
at the list of States that voted for 16 to
plank. It includes States that never did bring
electoral vote to the Democratic party and
States with small delegations in the Convention
Look at the list Of States that voted against the
plank. Isn't nearly every doubtful State in that
column? Does not it include nearly every State
that is battle ground and the States with the
most powerful delegations? There's Indiana,
for instance, and Michigan, and New-York.
Maryland and Ohio"
Then you don't consider the matter settled
by the action of the Resolutions Committed"
Senator Hill asked
mo, sir, it is not settled by any means.
Wait until 1t comes up in the Convention.
But, Senator, 1t is understood that there will
will not be a minority report"
i don't so understand. Mr.. Sinclair, VINO was
member of the committee, has just been here,
and 1 gather from what he said that there will
be such report. In fact. it was the understand
ing that such report should be made. Why, do
you know" he continued, in a rather excitable
manner. that we carried the conservative
proposition by five votes one time and they put
up the cry that Mr.. Bryan would not accept,
and then carried it by two votes. Think of it,
two votes. Probably Hawaii and Oklahoma, two
Territories that can't give electoral vote,
defeat the will of the East and the party. 1t is
appalling The strongest silver men are with
US. Even Jones is with US and has declared,
but he is dominated by Mr. Bryan. Just the
I opposed to imperialism in a ma
ton, so I am opposed to it in an individual.
This is imperialism Of the worst sort. However,
believe we'll beat them"
BEATEN BY VAN WICK AND CROKER,
Mr.. Hills plans, however, were seriously in
terfered with by the action of Augustus Van
Wyck and Richard Croker. When General SIN
clair. of West Virginia, announced that there
was to be meeting of those the Committee
on Resolutions opposed to the silver plank, for
the purpose of drawing a minority report, Mr..
Van Wyck, the representative of New-York.
promptly announced that he would not sign any
such report. He said II have made n fight
for a conservative platform in the committee
and 1 have been beaten. do not intend to go
back of the committees decision"
Ex-senator Murphy, chairman Of the New
York delegation. said: New York will vote as
a unit for the majority report. The delegates
from New York City. Erie Rensselaer,. Albany
and Monroe are for it. That is a majority, and
must abide by their decision.
Murphy right, a poll of the New York
delegation showed. and the announcement broke
the back of the opposition to the silver plank.
Without New-YOrk's seventy-seVen votes. Mr..
Hill knew that he could not defeat the silver
platform.
PENNSYLVANIA also wavered it being announced
that the delegation about evenly divided
upon the silver plank.
The opposition to the silver plank then rapidly
dissolved. New-YOrk. under Richard CrokeTs
leadership. was therefore the chief instrument of
the adoption of the 16 to l plank. BY the time
the Convention met in the afternoon the oppo-
stion to the silver platform had subsded, and
Mr. Bryan and Mr. Croker had obtained the
adoption of the platform they desired. Tam
many Halls alliance with the POpuliSt leader in
the West was completed Senator Tillman pre-
sented the platform to the Convention, read it
as though it a stump speech, and it was
adopted by acclamation.