Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-03

Fourth dl5trict-Wm. Hodges mann,
Nottoway.
Fifth district-E.W. Saunders, Rocky
Mount.
Sixth district--Carter Glass, Lynch
burg.
Seventh district-Thomas 8. Martin,
Scottsville.
Eighth district-Joseph E. Willard,
Fairfax.
Ninth district-W. F. Rhea, Bristol.
Tenth district Edward Echols,
StauntoD.
An attempt to prevent 'reaffirma-
tiou OF the Chicago platform failed Gig.
nslly, owing to the opposition Of Sena-
tor Daniel.
Ia order to insure the elimination OF
the negro, the convention decided, al.
ter fight in the committee on resolu-
tons, to make the proposed revision OF
the constitution party issue thus COM
pelliDg all democrats to vote for it.
A plank offered in the Eighth dis
trict caucus py Mr.. G G Carlin, aud
there adopted, which emphatically de-
clined to make vote for the conven-
ton test of party fealty, was present
ct to the committee on resolutions, and
was defeated by vote Of 10 Z.
The platform adopted indorses the
action OF the legislature in submitting
the question of convention to the peo-
pie, and calls upon the latter to vote for
the convention.
The conservative sentiment OF the
convention found it's spokesman in Mr..
B. B. Munford, OF Richmond, who sub.
mitted 3 minority report upon the plat
form, urging the Virginia delegation at
Kansas City to labor for q platform based
upon new issues. Mr.. MuDford made
an earnest speech 10 advocacy Of his
substitute, chsraoteriziDg free coinage
OF silver as dead issue, upon which
the party had once gone down to defeat
and the fear OF which 10 the future
would array all the business interests
against the democratic party. Senator
Daniel, however, took the opposite
view and the convention followed
him.
Senator Daniels speech was devoted
but slightly to national issues, but was
q lengthy argument for the constitu-
tional convention, enumerating the
reasons 10 its favor, not the least i'm
portant being "the vital question Of
suffrage and the relations between the
races in this common wealth." At some
length Senator Daniel discussed the ne
gro as the white mans burden In the
South, Just as the Filipino was the
Il d hrr in ha
republicans, he said, had ceased talk
log about shooting and killing negroes
in the South lest it should reflect upon
the policy of the administration In
shooting and killing negroes in the
Philippines. He heartily gave his ap-
proval to the action OF the committee
on resolutions on this subject. In re-
vising her constitution, Virginia, the
speaker said, would simply be follow
ing in the footsteps OF her sister south
ern States. He inveiehed against
trusts and the republican high tariffs.
"If," said he, III were the head OF a
Virginia corporation. would recon-
mend my principals not to stand In the
way OF the people of Virginia for q
constitutional convention. II they do
So" said he, "the people may resent
such course" Such policy on the
part of the corporations would, the
Senator asserted, bode no good to
them or the people themselves. He
put himself and the democratic party
az being empbatically opposed to the
dlsfraDchisement OF any white man.
He, however, recognized the fact that
there might be endorsements in deal
ing with this branch of the subject Of
the reformed suffrage.
Turning to the great question of the
hour-of imperialism-Senator Daniel
stated in very positive terms that he
was in no sense an imperialist. He ex-
planned at some length the history
leading up to the great events which
have occurred in the history Of this
country since the accessions OF the new
territories of this government.
Senator Daniel said there were some
features of the platform with which he
did net fully agree. He, however, as
all good democrats do, bows willingly
to the action of the majority OF his pal
L
address was his positive assertion that
he is In no sort OF Q way an imperialist.
At the conclusion of a speech from
Mr.. Charles Wallace, Of Richmond, iD
opposition to it, the convention laid
upon the BILE Mr.. Munford's minority
report to the committee on resolutions.
An unsuccessful effort was made for a
vote by counties on this proposition. The
convention then, by reclamation,
adopted the platform as repor ed by the
committee on resolutions.
Before the vote on the adoption of
the platform Carter Glass, it's author,
made an impassioned speech, in which
he called attention to the alleged am
biguity of the convention plank, aud
insisted that there could be no doubt
that it committed the party to the con.
vention scheme. With this statement,
the convention adopted the report by
viva yoce vote, and the convention adj
journed.
THE PLATFORM.
The following is the platform adopt
cd by the convention:
We hereby indorse the principles of
democracy as enunciated 10 the nation
al platform of the party adopted at Chi.
cago in 1896. We heartily indorse Will
liam jennings Bryan as the logical dem
ocratic candidate for the Presidency Of
the United States and we instruct our
delegates to the national democratic
convention to ne held at Kansas City to
vote accordingly.
We denounce the republican policy OF
IMPERIALISM as undepocratic, uD-Amer
lean and unconstitutional, Virginia
has ever been foremost in battling for