The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-16
IN THE
The Committee and n
Lengthy Speech by Boutwell,.

Early in the afternoon session the fol-
lowing committees were announced:
mmitt on Credentials-William J.
Palmer. Colorado; ]. c. Sherwin, Iowa; NJ.
A. Nef. Cincinnati; d. C. Tillotson. To-
peka. Kan; NJ. L. Fox. South Dakota;
James III. Howard. Pennsylvania: j. J.
Sturgess. Illinois; William Potts. New
York; David G.. Haskins. Massachusetts;
Myron II. Walker, Michigan; Rev. T. S.
E = MARYLAND; I: r. Johnson, Inaiana'
ton, Wisconsin.
COMMITTEE on Permanent Organization
Mrs. Alice Thacher. Illinois; Moses Hallen;
son. Topeka, Kan; n. L. Dawson. Wash
ington, ID. c.; j. T.. Staley. West Virginia:
=. H. Lien. South Dakota; Charles J; Reed.
Henry Vollmer, Iowa; w. S. Decker, Colo
RADIO: William Potts, New York: Francis
karr. Michigan: Charles f. Armistead,
West Virginia; l.. D. Emmert. MARYLAND;
John Overmyer. Indiana; Rev. S. w. Sam
pie. Minneapolis; F. w. Lewis. Massa-
chusetts; George b. Wild. Wisconsin.
Committee on Resolutions-Rev Herbert
s. Bigelow, Cincinnati; Ora Williams, South
Dakota: George G.. Mercer. Pennsylvania;
p. j. O'Farrell. Washington. d. c.; Charles
y. Spahr, New York: DR.. w. A. Croffutt,
Maryland: F. ]. Van vorhis, Indianapolis;
Moorfield Storey. Massachusetts; George L..
Pollock: Chicago; Gen. John Beatty, Ohio;
Rev. Thomas s. Bacon. Maryland; l.. w.
Habecom. Washington; D.. c. Tillotson.
Kansas; Sigmund Zeisler. Illinois: r. O.
Brown, Illinois: ID. w Brown, Ohio; Chas.
r. Goldman. Massachusetts; Louis Enrich,
Colorado: Moses Hallett. Colorado; Geo. P.
Monroe, Georgia: William Potts, New
York: Nelson Spencer. New York; Albert
H.. Tolman. Illinois.
FRIENDS OF BRYAN.
While the committees were preparing
their reports the conference. or congress,
listened to some short speeches. all of
which contained a distinct Bryan flavor.
Among those who spoke were DR.. Croffut,
of the District of Columbia; General John
Beatty. of Ohio; Edgar A. Bancroft. of Chi
cago; Gamaliel Bradford. of Boston. The
latter speaker said he came 10 raise his
voice against a third-ticket movement. He
declared that to defeat Mckinley they
would have to throw their influence to
Bryan. and this could not be successfully
done with q third ticket in the field. Gen.
eral John Beatty declared he had been a
Republican for fifty years and would al
ways be a Republican. He did not say how
he intended voting this time. but he by
no means left the impression with the audi
ence that he intended TO support McKin-
ley.
Judge Moses Hallett. of Denver. was
called for. He holds a federal judgeship
i'm Colorado. He announced that that State
would go for Bryan.
After the season of brief speechmaking
the committee on credentials and the COM
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their reports. The committee on organiza-
ton that Ex-Governor Bout
well. of Massachusetts. the president of
the American ~Anti-imperialist League, be
selected as the permanent chairman, and
that the temporary secretary be made per-
manent. The committee also reported a
long list OF vice presidents: The report of
the committee was adopted, and Governor
Boutwell, took charge of the conference.
making a lengthy speech.
AT almost the outset of his address. Gov
ernor Boutwell, declared that if THE accu-
sation brought by the Anti-imperialists
against the administration is true, 1.-The
first means before us for the preservation
of the Union is the overthrow of the adj
ministration." This and every other SINH
lar sentiment uttered by the speaker were
loudly cheered, placing beyond dispute the
Democratic character of the congress.
A~LLUSIONS TO CHINA.
Governor Boutwell, made an interesting
allusion to the Chinese situation and was
enthusiastically applauded. He said:
1--WE made no effort to reach Picking
through diplomatic channels. We engaged
In a military undertaking. and through that
military undertaking., whether we partici-
pated in II directly or not, the guns OF the
allies-we being one-were trained upon the
citadel of the Chinese empire. and was it
not war? What is war If that act is not
war? And who authorized IL in the pres
ence of the Constitution OF the United
States, which declares that Congress only
can declare war? And can a chief magis-
trate. in the absence of a congressional
declaration of war, make war and justify
himself by declaring that IL is not war;
The speaker declared that the presence of
United States troops in the Philippine
islands undoubtedly had much TO do with
precipitating the trouble in China.
Near the close of his address Governor
Boutwell, aroused the greatest demonstra-
ton of the day by declaring dramatically:
Il am for Bryan in spite of what he has
said and In spite of what he may believe
concerning the currency or finance of the
country"
The speaker admitted that his speech was
dreadfully long, and no one contradicted
the assertion. However, he had evidently
keyed himself up for a lengthy %renuncia-
ton of the party which he has served all
his life until four years agO-according to
his W statement-and was determined TO
test the patience of his audience 10 the
limit rather than conclude before he had
run down"
The conference. at its afternoon session,
adopted resolutions of sympathy tor Carl
Schurz on account of the death of his son.
RADICAL SPEECHES