Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-20
MAKING A PLATFORM.
Hearings Given by the Committee to
Advocates Of Planks on Spe.
cial Subjects.
The Women suffragists Are Given
Chance to Present Their
Case.
Southern Negro Delegates Ask For
a Plank on the Race
Question.

Philadelphia, June 2O.-The commits.
tee on resolutions organized ilnmedi-
ately after adjournment of the sconven-
ton Tuesday and then adjourned TO
meet at o'clock. Senator Fairbanks,
of Indiana was chosen chairman and
E. Rosewater, of Nebraska, secretary.
When the committee RECOMMENDED the
following members We're appointed a
subcommittee to draft and submit a
platform to the full committees:
Senators Fairbanks, of Indiana;
Davis, of Minnesota; Gallinger, of New
Hampshire: Foraker. of Ohio; Carter
of Montana. and McCumber of North
Dakota, and A1essrs. Quigg. of New
York; Moves, of Maryland; Madden, of
Illinois, and Rowell, of California
Senator Penrose. of Pennsylvania.
introduced a declaration for an execu-
tive department of the government, to
be known as the department of COM
lnefce and industry, but it was re-
terred to the subcommittee.
| When the subcommittee convened a
delegation of ladies from the Suffrage
Association was admitted 10 present
arguments for resolution which they
submitted, asking congress to submit
TO the state Legislatures an amendment
10 the constitution granting the cleo
tive franchise TO women. The delega-
man Gait, president of the Equal Suf-
f,..,, A NJ
Shaw, vice president of that associa-
ktion, and they both made brief speeches
! in support of the proposition.
y protest against the suffrage plank
Was also submitted. This was headed
by Mrs. Frances NJ Scott, of New
York; Mrs. j. Eliot Cabot, of Massa-
chusetts; Mrs. Caroline F. Gorbin, Of
Illinois. Mrs. r. w. Wilbur, OF Ore
gon; Mrs. Simon Cassidy, of iowa. and
Mrs. G. w. Grigss, of Washington,
each of them president of a state or
city organization opposed to the extern
sion OF the suffrage. They took the
position that IAN extension of the sui
frage TO a Very large body of new vot-
ers is serious step, and one which
should be taken onl. when it clearly
appears that such an extension Is
necessary to the general Welfare of the
community or that 1t is called for as
an actof justice TO n body OF citizens
who are suffering some deprivation of
l3their rights by reason OF present quail
| Utica tion.'
Another delegation that was heard
livery briefly was composed OF colored
men and Was headed by Representative
White. They asked for the insertion OF
4 a plank denouncing mob violence in
the south and for one protesting
against the suppression Of the ballots
4of citizens in the southern states. "
The n2atter was referred TO Mr.
4 Lynch, of MISSISSIPPI. With instructions
I TO draft plank covering the southern
( question.
/ H. II. Hanna and Henry G. Payne, o.
I Wisconsin. We're heard at some 1engit
lin support of the request toincorporatc
1 the following plank in the platform.
l,he employment OF the people is
4 the contentment Of the people, This
| greatest benefaetion 10 man is the op,
portunity for labor. Our best hope FOL
continued prosperity lies in winning
the World's markets for the product Vi
4 the American farm and factory Low
Il Interest rates are potent in securing
this result. The Wise financial legisla,
4 ton already enacted by thu. renIt,lieaI
party contributes to this end Ha,jnt
4 secured stability in our currency Il.
"A now favor additional monetary leyisIa.
II ton to equaiize and lower h,. rates =
Interest BY provisiing 1, flexible an,
II sufficient medium of exchange far IN,
benefit of the borrower as we'll az IN,
ttslender of money in. order Thai a rna,i,.,,
q commerce may be enlarged and ina
a labor may be. assured of steady and r..
munerativt employment,
They made AN earnest pIea for III
! resolution. but ii met win onnnsi,io
on the. ground that it Vas liable 10 Il
& interpreted as calculated ia flisturhi IN
financial Legislation already secured.
The draft Of the platform as ,,ro
posed by Senators Foraker ana Fai,
!, banks and others was then read nv AZ,
ief fl :, IS the same aocumsn
!. on Monday, but several yer
bal changes We're suggested. Obiectio
Twas made that il was ton Ion.r and