Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-19
Platform Trainers at Work.

There has been an active all-day dis
cussion among the national leaders to
secure an outline Of the platform, and
1T has been pretty well accomplished.
1t was brought over from Washington
by Postmaster General Smith, submit
ted to Senator Foraker, and further
considered at a dinner at the Griscom
residence tonight, when most of the
administration leaders were present.
The platform will be largely along
the lines hitherto announced in the
Tribune. 1t will declare for the con-
struction of 4 canal across the isthmus;
the government of the island posses
sions by congressional enactment,
without regard to the constitution;
the continuance of the gold standard;
the retention of all countries now un-
der the flag; congressional regulation
of trusts; protection to American in
dustries; civil service reform; and
the usual topics found in republican
platforms.
The principles will commit the party
to the policy of building up the mer-
chant marine of the country, but it
will not specially indorse the subsidy
scheme, leaving it to congress to de-
eide just how aid to shipping interests
shall be administered.
Sympathy for the Boers.
A plank favoring or expressing SYM
pathy for the Beers will be adopted,
but how far the convention will be call
ed upon to go will be determined only
after careful consideration in the
committee. Senator Mason is here
with radical Boer plank, which GER
taiEly will not be adopted in its pres
ent shape.
The chances are that the admins
tration will be commended for offering
mediation when no other country dar-
ed to do it, and beyond that the expires
sions of sympathy will be hearty, but
so guarded as not to give offense
abroad.
According to the present indications
the convention of 1900 will be decidedly
spectacular, but scarcely sensational.
Real Brotherly Love.
Philadelphia is going into the decora-
tion business with a hearty good will,
and the people here have set about en-
tertaining their visitors in way
which is likely to make reputation
for the City of Brotherly Love as an
ideal convention town.
The crowds are rather small as vet,
but the Philadelphia people are ready
for them. There is abundance of room.
in the hotels, the best appointed con-
vention hall ever seen, clean streets,
good comradeship everywhere, and not
the slightest disposition toward extor-
ton or unfair treatment of visitors
Philadelphia may be slow, but it is
undoubtedly sure. -s
There are three or four bands in
town, but otherwise the usual accom-.
paniments Of a national convention
are somewhat lacking, especially ir
view of the fact that open saloons and
conviviality are unknown things Sun.
day in Philadelphia.
Dolltyer Boom at Capital.
Washington, D. c., June 1S.-That
the Dolliver boom is growing is evi
denced by the expressions of delegates
passing thru here on their way to the
convention.
The first. callers yesterday were
some Missouri delegates. The chair
man of the delegation said he was il
favor of Dolliver, but if the New York
delegation should agree on candi
date he thought the Missouri mer
would fall in line. But other member.
of the delegation did not agree il
this view of the case, and all of then
spoke in favor of Dolliver, tho they
were not committed strongly to any
candidate.
A,nOnp the other callnrs Uera !.
by j. L. Cameron of Marysville. He
said, after coming out of the executive
| chamber, that the president had moi
talked with him about the vice presi
! dency, but personally he favored Dol
liver. Others of the delegation eS
pressed themselves favorable to Dolli
YER.