The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-20
SHAPING TIE PLAqFORM'
The Resolutions Committee Hears
Many Petitioners.
Organization Effected and Advo-
Gates of Various Pinnks Allowed
to Make Their Piens-LittIe- Change
VIII He Made in the Instru-
ment as Previously Prepared.

PHILADELPHIA, June 19.-From 5
o'clock this afternoon until after midnight
Master Workman Fairbanks and his crew
Of artisans nailed away upon the planks
Of the party platform. They did not mako
| it, for it was made before the Convention
met. But they looked 1t over and listened
to propositions as to its amendment and
| its establishment.
l They worked in fact, not so much to
put planks into the platform as to keep
| planks out Of it. and they succeeded well.
| When the committee meets tomorrow they
will have their platform OF party principles
| in such complete and satisfactory shape
that it will be adopted with the unanimous
! approval of the Convention. 1t will be in
| line with the speech OF Senator Wolcott
| today.
The platform committee, technically
known as the Committee on Resolutions,
is composed, OF course, OF one delegate
from each State. but the work OF putting
In the last pieces of the mosaic was per-
formed by a subcommittee of eleven
members. who in turn submitted their
work informally to what well might b0
called sub-sub-committee. At $3.50 to-
morrow morning the full committee will
meet again to ratify and accept the work
and arrange for its presentation to the
Convention. The subcommittee was COM
posed of the following members: Senator's
Fairbanks of Indiana, Chairman, Davis Of
Minnesota, Foraker Of Ohio, Carter OF
Montana McCumber of North Dakota, and
Gallinger Of New Hampshire, and Messrs.
Quigg of New York, Lynch of Mississippi,
Noyes of Maryland. Madden OF Illinois,
and Rowell Of California.
The full committee met Immediately
upon adjournment this afternoon and or
ganized by selecting Senator Fairbanks as
chairman.
Edward Rosewater, Of Omaha, was
elected secretary. Then an adjournment
was taken until o'clock, and at that
hour the subcommittee was selected and
the task CT listening to the appeals to
those who wanted planks inserted, was
begun.
Contrary to general opinion, the adyo-
Gates OF strong pro-BOer resolution did
not appear before the Committee on Reso-
lutions. The gold standard will be re-
affirmed, and in response to the desires q
the Western men a word may be said in
favor Of international bimetallism-
When the subcommittee finally got
ready for business the corridor outside
their door was filed with representatives
of various organizations who came to plead
various causes. The first persons to bs.
admitted were five women who sought
to have inserted in the platform a
plank recommending to Congress the
submission to the people OF the various
States constitutional amendment favor
ing woman suffrage
Opponents Of a woman's suffrage plank
were also on hand, but did not seek an
audience. They contented themselves
with submitting a long ard well-worded
After the women had departed three men
were admitted to the carpenter shop
They were Hugh Hanna, Chairman Of the
monetary conference; Henry
c. Payne. OF Wisconsin, and Jules Guth-
ridge, of Washington, ID. c. For fifteen
they talked to the Subcommittee.
advocating plank in favor OF additional
monetary legislation to equalize and lower
the rates OF interest b. providing flexible
and sufficient medium of exchange for the
benefit Of the borrower as well as the
lender of money.
The committee gave no sign OF how this
financial proposition struck them, but pro-
,eeded at once to receive two delegations o,
.0lored men, both Interested in the sans
subject. They wanted plank inserted
the suppression OF tie colore1
mans suffrage in the Southern States, and
lynchiIg.
Z 1t is, of course probable that the advo-
md meritorious plaaks will seek to in
,roduce and have them read in the Con-
sention, and those who advocate a moro
radical declaration on the subject of tho
Beers than the committee has seen fit to
avor are especially emphatic in the state.
nent that they will seek to plead their
,ause in the Convention. II they do tho
committee will not oppose them, but there
S little likelihood that the work Of those
with the job of platform making
will be materially amended.
At midnight the subcommittee on reso-
utions met in Senator Foraker's room, anu
he first man to appear before them was
enator Mason, Of Illinois. He was allowe,.
we minutes to make a speech in behalf
t a plank est,i easing sympathy with tho
,oers. Henry F. Oxnard, of Omaha, and
Ir Quigg, of New York. preented other
esolutions and the subcommittee settled
own in earnest to the task of shaving
fl and planning down the planks prepara-
cry to submitting them to the full CON-
uittee in the morning