The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-23
oulGG AND GposvENOR AT OUTS.
Controversy Between Them ns TO
Framing the Platform.

NEW YORK, June 22-Lemuel e. Quigg,
the New York member OF the commit
tee on resolutions OF the national Re-
publican convention In Philadelphia, IN
reference 10 a statement ofGen, G. II. eros
venor, of Ohio, which was called 20 MS at
tention, in effect that certain LANGUAGE
had been agreed upon by the subcom-
mttee of which Mr.. Quigg was secre-
tary, tonight gave out the following:
Gen. Grosvenor's statement mat some
thing was surreptltously omitted from the
platform which was understood by the
committee 10 be part OF the PLATFORM
Is untrue. He states that he makes IN, me
statement upon authority of Senator For
nkor, but that is impossible. the pat
form was the work of the subcommittee
OF the committee on resolutions, ana eF-
cry member of that subcommittee con-
trihuted to the work Of making the plat
form, and on every point ana every plank
the subcommittee was unanimous. II was
also unanimous on all matters suggested,
IT is true that document was read
to the subcommittee by Senator Foraker
that contained the language Gov Grosve-
nor quotes. That document had been
prepared IN Washington, but the com
fnittee considered that II was much too
political essay The points made in that
document however. we're fully discussed
during a session OF nearly hVe hours du-
ration. Al the end 81 the session | was
elected secretary Of the subcommittee and
required 20 put together the Ilanks upon
which the agreement had been reached.
at / O'Clock on Wednesday morning and
vent ever what ! had written, word for
word. Ny draft was altered IN many de-
tails, and every such alteration received
committee We then took up other pianks
OF minor importance and after full dis
uussion conclusions were reached a. 20 each
OF them. and ! was requested 10 make
a draft Of the minor Qlsnks. ! worked
on that The rest % the night, and at
o'clock senator Fairbanks came 20 my
plefcd platform. from the nrst word 70
TIE last The su1commtttoe met again NJ
p O'Clock and the document with such
changes as MI Fairbanks had suggested.
The language u the two ll1nks TO
which Ger. GrusveDor referred wNs then
precisely IN The form ig which IL was
read 20 the convention. The s50commit-
tce had considered just how far II woad
90 90 the direction - giving c1ucttnan9o
10 subsidies 90 The shipping interests aud
the laugnage sdoptcd was its deliberate
ard FINAL Judgment.
As 20 Tho statement that congress has
iul legislative power over the toTrt,crI
bel1nEiuE "a ne United StatsA subject
oaiy % the furdaIueutal safeguards q
liberty. 1lsNrH ara personal rigats TIC
committee -orsidere1 that inaarnuch Es
this question was now before the United
States supreme court Il NGs Hcither ad-
vitah.s nor necessary - run Pee risk -
getting or platform into a controversy
with thr supreme court. But 80 did say
that 10 was the dut) q tae government
- put down armed insuTre~tlon III the
Philippines and that. as - the people Il
all the territories acquired by war the
largest measure Of self government row
slsfeUt with their welfare and 0uT duties
shall be secured 20 them ny law
THE plank 9as fully debated and de-
liberated AID unanimously agreed upon.
and no man has ans authority 10 say that
one werd was rqt u OF left cat surrep-
titiouSly. The platform as prepared BY
the subcSmnttiee was read 20 the fun
committee. was there debated FOR two
| hours and With few alterations. one OF
which related 20 tina two plAnks referred
TO by Gen Grosycnor. was unanimously
adopted.
MIR Gresyenor says that "a was agreed
4 end Understood that the .lAnkS as he