The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-23
Senator Hnnna Holds a Short Confer
ence with Few Members of
the National Committee.
ROOSEVELT AT OYSTER BAY
HIS BRIEF REPLY TO THE PRESI-
DENTS CONGRATULATIONS.
tive Landis and Champ Clark
Letter from Bryan.

NEW YORK, June 22.-Lemuel Z. Quigg,
the New York member of the committee
on resolutions of the national Republican
convention at Philadelphia. in reference to
a statement of Gen. c. II. Grosvenor, of
Ohio. which was called to his attention,
in effect that certain language had been
form after it had been agreed upon by the
subcommittee. of which Mr.. Quigg was
secretary, tonight gave out the following:
General Grosvenor's statement that
something was surreptitiously omitted from
the platform which was understood by the
committee TO be a part of the platform is
untrue. He states he makes that state
ment upon the authority of Senator For
aker, but that is impossible. The platform
was the work of the subcommittee of the
committee on resolutions, and every men,
ber of that subcommittee contributed to
the work of making the platform, and on
every point and every plank the subcom-
mittee was unanimous. 1t was also unani-
nous on all matters suggested but omitted.
'It is true that document was read to
the subcommittee by Senator Foraker that
contained the language General Grosvenor
quotes. That document had been prepared
in Washington. but the committee con-
sidered that it was much too long and that
it too much resembled a political essay.
The points made in that document, how
ever, were fully discussed during a session
of nearly five hours duration. / was
elected secretary of the subcommittee and
requested to put together the planks upon
which the agreement had been reached.
81 did this and the committee met again
at / o'clock on Wednesday morning and
went over what I had written, word for
word. My draft was altered in many de-
tails and every such alteration received the
approval of every member of the subcom-
mittee. We then took UP other planks of
minor Importance and after full discussion
conclusions were reached as to each of
them and was requested to make draft
of the minor planks. / worked on that the
rest of the night and at clock Senator
Fairbanks came to my room. Together we
went over the completed platform from the
first word to the last. The subcommittee
met again at o'clock and the document,
with such changes as Mr.. Fairbanks had
suggested, was read I'm full.
'"rhe language of the two planks to
then precisely in the form in which it was
read to the convention that afternoon. The
subcommittee had considered just how far
it would go in the direction of giving coun-
tenance to subsidies to the shipping inter-
ests, and the language adopted was its
deliberate and final judgment.
GAS to the statement that Congress has
full legislative power over territory belong
ing to the United States. subject only to
the fundamental safeguards Of liberty, JUS
tice and personal rights the committee
considered that, inasmuch as this question
was now before the United States Supreme
Court, it was neither advisable nor neces-
sary to run the risk of getting our plat
form into controversy with the Supreme
Court, but we did say that it was the duty
IF the government to put down armed in
s,urrection in the Philippines. and that as
TO the people of all the territories acquired
by war, the largest measure of self-gov-
ernment consistent with their welfare and
our duties shall be secured to them by
law
This plank was fully debated and delib-
erately and unanimously agreed upon, and
no man has any authority to say that one
word was put in or left out surreptitiousiy
The platform, as prepared by the
subcommittee. was read to the full COM
mittee, was there debated for two
hours. and. with few alterations, one
Of which related TO the two planks referred
to by General Grosvenor was unanimously
adopted.
Mr.. Grosvenor says that it was agreed
and understood that the planks,' as he
states them should be part of the plat
form There was no such agreement or
understanding in the committee on resolu-
tions. or in the subcommittee. In writing
the platform I employed the language of
the document Senator Foraker had read TO
us. in so far as II was consistent with the
decisions at which the subcommittee had
arrived. but when Mr.. Grosvenor says that
anything. no matter what was agreed up
on by the subcommittee and afterward
emitted, he says that which is absolutely
false