Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-07-11
HISTORY OF The PLATFORM
Tale Of Changes Made Not Known
10 the Committee.
Senator Foraker Trlk Whit H. KBOws Of Form
alton Of Republican Party Planks Quisg
Charged With Making Commissions.

fOTdker OF OnlO, mas given the III
bune a statement regarding his know
ledge of what was done by the sub
committee on resolutions of the Re-
publican National Convention when
the platform was being framed
The Senator says the subcommittee
had three and probably four meetings
before 1t reached to the full committee
and he attended only the first two
meetings. He says that his knowledge
Of the action of the subcommittee IS
confined therefore, to the first and sec
ond meetings.
II may be remembered that General
Grosvenor of Ohio, charged with GER
tain plank In the platform, defining the
power Of Congress over the territory Of
the United States, had been approved
by President Mckinley and had been
agreed to by the subcommittee on the
platform, but had been surreptitiously
excluded in the final draft of the plat
form.
In his statement for publication in
the Tribune, Senator Foraker says that
at neither one Of the meetings he at
tended did any one suggest that the
plank asserting the power of Congress
to govern the Territories should be
omitted, nor did any enc suggest that
the plank in regard TO the merchant
marine should be modified as II was.
The Senator from Ohio knew nothing
about the changes and omissions until
he read the platform as 1t finally ap-
peared.
Senator Forakers statement is DIS
follows:
THE subcommittee had at least
three and probably sour meetings be-
fore 1t reported to the full committee.
| attended only the first two meetings
and was not present when the report
was read to the full committee. All |
know about the action OF the sub-com-
buitttt 10 NohiIth W Ill 81
and second meetings. At the first
meeting read the draft that had been
prepared by Mr.. Smith anu others. II
consisted Of an extended recitation Of
the achievements Of President McEin-
ley and an earnest tribute to him, fol-
lowed by a number Of specific declara-
lions in regard to the financial ques-
ton. the merchant marine, the author
ity Of Congress to govern acquired ter
ritory, pensions, etc.
There was considerable discussion
as to the exact language that should b.
employed in the money Flank as sub.
stitute the word flexible which h,
was thought should he omitted ant
some little discussion-not very much
as to the omission Of the word aid
and the substitution of ether Language
therefor in the merchant marine plank
AS to the isthmian canal, a substitut,
was offered by Mr.. Madden, which, to
btthti Win al th'o' Olnti u
which have referred was without any
formal vote acquiesced IN by the com
mittee, II not, as | supposed, accepted.
in view Of the position taken by Mr.
Quigg as to the historical part OF Mr.
Smiths draft, he was requested By tn,
committee to put into form his idea o.
proper substitute therefor and in THU
connection Mr. Smiths draft together
with other propositions were turned
over to him, and the committee adj
journed until ~ midnight at which
time he was to report the result OF hi.
labors.
AT that hour, the sub. committee ME
for the second time. Mr.. Quigg has
not fully completed his work, but h
read to the Subcommittee what he hat
written and with some changes OF ;
minor character, 1t was without az!
formal vote accepted and the commit
tee adjourned until o'clock in tn,
morning, at which time Mr.. Quigg hop
ed to be ready to make 4 final report
At neither one of these meetings 'th'
first and second) did any one sugges
that the plank asserting the power {
Congress to govern the Territore'
suggest that the plank IN regard 20 thu
merchant marine should be modified
except as above indicated, and did no
known until after the platform hat
been reported to the convention tina
the plank asserting the power OF Con
gress to govern the Territories ha'
been omitted, or that the merchan
marine plank had been changed to tn,
form In which 1t appears in the plat
form. Whether these subjects wer,
discussed and acted upon at the meet
ings of the Subcommittee which di,
not attend, ! do not know. | learne
OF the matter for the first time afte
the platform had been reported to tn
convention and was published In tn
newspapers. did not know until 'he'
that It was intended on 'he part of any
body to omit any OF the special plank
or to make any material change In an
OF them, think the merchant marin
plank was stronger and better in II
original form, but can understand HOY