The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-20
A Faint Struggle Made For Recogni-
tion of Silver.
'PRosEcTIoA" FOR NEGROES IN SOUTH
There is Also a Perfunc!ory Declaration Against
Truss and One in The interests of Labor.
kcKinIey's Administration is
Commended Throughout
(By the Associated Press.)

The Committee on Resolutions or
ganized Immediately after the adjourn
ment of the convention and then adjourn
ed to meet at the Walton Hotel at five
o'clock.
On motion Of Senator Foraker, Sen
ator Fairbanks, Of Indiana, was chosen
chairman OF the committee ana e. Rose
water, the Nebraska member, secre-
tary.
The committee re-convened at O'Clock
when the following members were APP
pointed a subcommittee to draft and
submit a platform to the full commit
tee:
Senators Fairbanks Qnd), Davis
(Minn.), Gallinger IN. HI Foraker co.,
Carter (Mont), and, McCumber On. D.,
and Messrs. Quigg On. W, Noyes (Mdo,
Madden 0lls.). and Rowell Cab.
Senator Penrose, of Philadelphia, in
troduced d declaration for an executive
department of the Government to be
known as THE Department of Commerce
and Industry but it was referred to the
subcommittee.
When the sub committee convened
delegation OF ladies from the Suffrage AS
ISOLATION was admitted to present argu-
ments for a resolution which they submit
ted asking Congress to submit to the
State Legislatures an amendment to the
Constitution granting the elective fran
chse to women. The delegation was
headed by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait
President of the Equal Suffrage Associa- |
ton. and Mrs. Annie Shaw, vice. president !
of that association and they both made !
brief speeches in support Of the propo- |
Sition.
protest against the suffrage plank
was also submitted. This was handed IN !
bv Mrs. Francis NJ. Scott, of New York; !
Mrs j. Eliot Cabot, of Massachusetts;
Mrs. Caroline f. Corhin, of Illinois, Mrs.
r. w. Wilbur, OF Oregon; Mrs. Samuel
Casady, of Iowa, and Mrs. c. w. Griggs, |
of Washington, each Of them presidents
of State or city society opposed to the
extension of suffrage.
Another delegation that was heard very
briefly was composed of colored men and
was headed by Representative White.
They asked for the insertion of plank
denouncing mob violence in the South. e.
j. Dickinson, also colored man, asked
the insertion of a similar plank and for
tone protecting against the suppression
of the ballots of citizens in the Southern
States" which the resolution went on to
declare amounts to a notification of the
Constitution and laws of the United
States. The whole matter was referred
10 Mr. Lynch. of Mississippi, with in
structiors to draft plank covering the
Southern question.
II. NJ. Hanna and Henry c. Payne, Of
Wisconsin, were heard at some length in
support OF the request to insert the fol-
Lowing plank in the platform:
1.-The employment of the people is the
contentment of the people. The greatest
benefaction to man is the opportunity for
labor. Our best hope for continued pros
perity lies in winning the worlds markets
for the products of the American farm
and factory Low interest rates are po-
tent factors in securing this result. The
wise financial legislation already enacted
by the Republican party contributes to
this end. Having secured stability in our
currency we now favor additional none
tary legislation to equalize and lower
the rates of interests by providing
flexible and sufficient medium OF ex-
change fer the benefit of the borrower
as we'll as the lender of money in order
that American commerce may be enlarged
and tha+ labor may be assured of steady
and remuneratiye employment
They made an earnest plea for the
resolution, but it met with opposition on
The ground that it was liable to be in
terpreted as calculated to disturb the
financial legislation already secured.
The draft of the platform as proposed
by Senators Foraker and Fairbanks and
others was then read by Mr.. Foraker
1t is the same document which was out
lined in these dispatches on Monday
morning. but several verbal changes were
do hot
was too long and it was referred to
ib-committee to revise and shorten If
possible.
There was considerable discussion of
the financial plank which as it stands
is an absolute declaration for the gold
standard. Several notifications of this
resolution were considered. among them
one suggested by the Colorado delega-
ton, which met with favor among the
Western members. 1t reads as fol-
lows:
..The Republican party by tradition
and principle is in favor of bimetallism
and upon all proper and opportune occa-
sions will advocate the cooperation of the
United States with the other leading
commercial nations of the world to secure
the free coinage of both gold and sill
yer at a fixed ratio"
The question was not settled at the
early evening meeting. Pending its dis
cussion the subcommittee adjourned to
await the action Of its revisers, to meet
again at midnight.
The recess until midnight was taken for
the purpose of permitting Lemuel E.
Quigg, the New York member of the COM
mittee to go through the draft of the plat
form and make the changes necessitated
by the action of the subcommittee. When
the recess was taken at o'clock posi-
tive Policy had been decided upon on most
Of the questions considered proper for
action.
The principal declaration of the inan-
cial plank had been completed, but there