The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-05

age of Silver i'm the Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, July 5.-The silver ele-
ment has won in the Committee on Res
olu,ions. Sixteen TO one will be in tie
Democratic platform.
The committee was in session exactly
eleven hours. The members met at 2:30
yesterday afternoon and were in sess,on
until p. m. At S O'Clock they recon
veued and adjourned a; 3:2O a. m. today.
The plank recommended hy Bryan con-
tanning a specific endorsement OF 16 10 1,
was adopted by a vote OF &c TO "a. The
vote in detail follows:
The Detailed Vote.
Yeas: Alabama. Arkansas. ColorlCo.
Delaware, Idaho. Iowa, Kansas. Ken
tucky, Maine, Massachusetts,, Missouri,
Nebraska. Nevada, New Hampshire,
Oregon, North Dakota, South Carolina,
Utah Vermont. Washington, WyoEIng.
Arizona, Indian Territory. New Mex
leo. Oklahoma. Hawaii Total. 26.
Nays: California Connecticut Flo
rida, Georgia, Illinois. Indiana, Louis
ana, Maryland, Michigan, Minneso a.
Mississippi New Jersey, New York,
North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania.
Rhode Island, South Dakota. Tenn s.
see, Texas, Virginia, West Virgi-ia,
Wisconsin. Alaska. Total. "a
Not Voting; District of Columbia.
Montana. Total. 2.
The result shows that Van Wyck. OF
New York. and Carter Harrison, of ILL
nois, voted against Bryan.
The silver Plank.
The silver plank agreed upon is as fol-
lows:
We reiterate the demand Of the
platform OF 1896 for an American finan-
cial system made by the American peO-
pie for themselves. which shall restore
and maintain bimetailic price level;
and as part Of such system the imme-
diate restoration CT free ana unlimited
coinage OF silver and gold al the pres
ent legal ratio Of 10 10 /. without wait
ing for the aid or consent Of any 9TH
sr nation"
II was an exciting contest while il last
ed. Chapman. of Ohio. offered the motion
to endorse the Chicago platform, without
specifically endorsing the Is to l plank.
Ex-Governor Stone, OF Missouri. offered
as a substitute a specific endorsement Of
IG to / On this line the battle was waged
for hours.
Fight of the Conservative.
Augustus Van Wyck. OF New YoIN and
Carter Harrison. Of Illinois. led the fight
against I6 TO l. They pleaded with the
delegates not 10 force the plank upon ,le
Convention, fearing for the result in Nv
York Van Wyck made the strongest sp-
peal 10 the South and warned them Of the
danger CT Il force bill in case Of the re-
Virginia. Sinclair. OF West Virginia, Car
ter Harrison. OF Illinois, and l. Victor
Baughman. Of Maryland. assisted him The
main speeches in opposition to the conser-
vatives were by George Fred William. OF
Massachusetts. and Senator Blackb, m OF
Kentucky.
Hauser OF Montana. was in the room
and prepared to ycse against 16 Il up
10 the last mOraent. when he retired be-
cause of q telephone message from M
Bryan. Representative Newlands Of Ne
vada was in tie room during the contest,
although he is = silver Republican.
After the committee adjourned. a sub
committee consisting OF Blackburn. Met
calf, Girard. Van Wyek. Stone, Williams
McGettrick, and Tillman. was chosen 70
draft = platform with the Is to l plank IN
it,
When the Resolutions Committee got to
work last evening and the eloseness OF the
vote was developed. the interest of the
whole Convention centred upon its proceed
ings. The Vice Presidency was forgotten
for the time begging. though everyone knew
that Chairman Jones and other Bryan lead
ers were working for Stevenson.
Senator Money who left the hall for -
few minutes at i;I5 O'Clock this morning.
nearly lvo and a half hours before the
vote was taken, said he thought the vote
would be reaeSed within an hour. The
vote Will be close said he Whatever
proposition carries will have not more than
two votes to spare
R. l.. Metealf. OF Nebraska. came out Of
the committee room at $50 and said Utah
appeared to speak on both sides. wha,
she would do remained to be seen
II the committee had decided against 16
20 l, Bryan's friends were 10 go into eau
Gus to decide what should be done to
respect his wishes.
J. W. Tomlinson, of Alabama. a 16 to l
man, came out at 1903 and said. I'VE will
beat them in Convention" which was re-
garded as virtually an admission of de-
feat At the same time Senator Money.
who is opposed to specific plank said:
Il think We viii win out by about one
vote"
Judge Van WycL's Stipulation.
Augustus Van Wyck stipulated when ha
went on the committee that, in case OF
defeat, so far as New York was concerned.
the matter world not be taken into the
Convention. In consequence, practically
all of New York's - votes will be cast in
favor of the platform with the silver plank
in it.
After the action of the Resolution Com
mittee the general opinion was that Towne
would win in the race for the Vice Presi-
Dental nomination.
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