The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-08

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democrats. party oi Virginia to-day, '''
,.....fIor .---rbi.L. ......a that me
negro .u ja.s State mus. %. a.-.Ta".".7,n d
t..gug. constitutions. am-a.u.a- iA
a.l..u. tg taking this uo-.uF, stand. '"'
,..ysluoa elected Senator I.~-.,. anu
Martini Gov Tyler. a.l tu"GIs-- .i'"
-...- as 4.-,latss-at-LaTge To -nf D.. ii'-
..ar. National C0uyeu'ioH and instruct
fa.m as well 4s the district ...'-a.'-'
.. vote Tor Bryan. An alt,ml' 'a p5 -
...- O. reclamation Of The Da..ag" ..a'-
.a failed -.glally, owing 90 ja' "p-
..ag uf Senator Daniel although. up
.. .a0 moment o. his speech. ta. -,"'i-
I...- o.! a large number Of jhs Del. gates
-.- undoubtedly BOO favor az ,.'-.i'a
.... .a iona. platform. UuEuE ia. -rs-
-. DeWsy.- nam. was TJuu..y l.--t4-
.. .ar convention fu-aaE. a- d. 'A'
.Uiu4E sk.mlsE.- yesterday. Tie
.-'oE " Gi~fT.ugllsUs ,h. negro over
lowed dll other toTic-. lu order 80 I--
srr this elimination af Tie negro. the
Invention decided. after hgM lA the
...um.iir. do. I,-a..tous. 90 maxi ire
propose. ....-... uE the constitution a
party ISSUE. r..- compelling an Demo
Gratis r. sH.. .nr d. While the CuHycu-
r..u u.-.t E.E. ...l ordered 5y the pOpu-
l.r E.... m.... .- Co. be taken or the 18Th
o. rh.. MONTH this result was not Ger
lain. a.. r.. advocates of the anti-ucsro
...r.r.f.,..l I.uIW,nt. being in a ma
.... u r.r convention, decided 10 re-
....n ...- uncertainty hy to-days action.
..-...a. therefore. has Joined Mississippi
Louisiana. ... North Carolina IN the cf-
81. Oh. deprive the negro Of bis suffrage
..- 3D.. form adopted inG0rSes H., ac-
r.n. .. r.. legislature iu submitting the
...a.. . convention 10 tne people
...t ...- .l.u The latter 10 vote for the
Radical Clause stricken Ont
M... -.e committee on resolutions
w.' ..e convention plank pledged the
...ma.ral. organization TO support the
convention scheme This specific clause
Bats stricken out by Mr. Carter Glass. Of
...-.aars. who prepared the platform. at
-.. suggestion OF Congressman Jones and
E..a. both of whom were actively op-
I.-,I r0 the convention. Al the same
time plank offered i'm the Eighth district
caucus by Mr. &. G. Carlin. and there
.."r'ed, which emphaticaIy declined to
,s.ake vote for the convention test
I'd. party trdlty. was presented to the
,aumlttre uu resolutions. and was de
..a-rd by a vote of lg to Z These two
actions apparently Inconsistent. led 10
come talk tonight TO the effect that the
Institutional convention had not been
made "a party issue. The sentiment uf
tY-lay's convention, however was un-
mI~takably in favor Of compelling Demo
Gratis 70 vote for a constitutional con
Erntion, and the platform adopted may
certainly be construed a. a reflection Of
that sentiment
The convention assembled in the Armory
Hall, room OF such enormous dimensions
that before the session had far advanced
il became necessary 10 station human
mesaphoncs AT different points TO repeat
10 the $40 delegates the text Of resolutions
offered. Some leftover decorations and
booths from the Elks' carnival gave the
hall a gala appearance, and the excellent
Scabuard Air Line band cniYcnrd the pro-
cecdings with popular airs. The dele
Edtes. whose personnel was of an unusual
ly high order gave a demOnstrative wei
come 10 Hon. II. ID. Flood. of Appomal-
tON, who was chosen as temporary chair
man. Mr. Floods speech was significant
iu view Of the fact that he proposes TO be-
candidate for COgnTesS next fail and
took especial pains TO strike a popular
chord. II was therefore interesting to
note that h. declared strongly against
'Apansion. and the applause which greet
81 his hostile views showed that he had
hot misjudged the temper of the dele
EatSS.
There Is threatened the incipient If
not the complete, transforma ti0n of this
government hr said. from reuuhlic
into aH empire. The boundary did rot eX-
I.ud, nor IN tie Temotest expectation of
ITS founders Was II ever intended 10 eX-
l~nd, beyond the confines Of the Amer
lean Continent He denounced the de-
-.t rate departure from all our aur.red.ut
history and traditions" and mVeighed
earnestly against The scheme Of foreign
territorial dggIandiZemeuJ."
Old Problem of 1865.
The demonstration which greeted these
expressions was in marked contrast to the
Indifference shown TO the denunciation
OF trusts. Th- appeal for constitutional
convention. however, again awakened en-
thasla~m, especially when Mr. Flood char
."'rTlzrd th- present constitution as the
work uf carpet -bagsrrs from the North
and apoStat-S from the South. He said
that the problem which confronted Vir-
-.ula In 1868 was no nearer solution in
lr1 than il was then.
Many OF our sister Southern States"
De- exclaimed, have relieved themselves
from The Odium of reconstruction" and
bis appeal that Virginia follow their eN-
supIe met with a hearty response
Al The conclusion Of his address. which
Was delivered with clearucss and force.
Mr.. Flood was heartily gangra .uluted He
made an admirable presiding officer. The
-Icech Of Mr. =. ". Saunders. who sI.-
cerdrd him as permanent chairman Was
almost entirely devoted 20 a discussion Of
fhr constitutional revision. which he
heartily favored His most emphatic dec
..ra-.ou was that the Democratic pa~iv
la- always stood for Law duI order and
Ha.r- supremacy, and stands there 20
.a. All assertion which aroused great
'.u.-.-sm. His most significant stat
l~.. aas that while Bryan would be- re-
dominated, times change and conditions
,..ra. -y that party platforms and poll
..- H.st also change. In this SeuJeace
tE saunders voiced the Seutimru, 4
NANNY delegates that a conservative pIa.-
..ra. ought 10 be- ddop.el al Kansas C.yy
-- -A.l when aJ "a later stage Of the con
.-l..yu Congressman Ojry declared Tor
..- Ieafirua.0H Of tH, Chicago platform
..- declaration WAS received almost in
silence.
The attitude Of the convention toward
lDau wH- I-t wildly enthusiastic His
-#u, Wa apH.Aaaro. hlJ NOT with prJ-
...EUd demonstration OF the eaT-Split-
...s yell through which Virginia Demo
..s.- ... expression for Spontaneous and
..-rry tribute. Even the eloquent Tribute
..- % Bryan by Temporary Chairman
l..yt failed ,o elicit more Than mo-
Lrlta-y spl l.aIsc.
Ir&rd Platform on New Issues.
The cou-eTr1'iNe sentiment OF the con-
ya.r..u found ils spokesman iu Mr. Z =
E.n,arl of Richmond. who submitted a
T..sly report upon the platform. urg-
'.. '.e Virginia delegation IL Kansas
'..g ~ labor for a platform based upoD
r.- issues -.T Munf0rl made an earn
'-' speech .n advocacy OF MS substitute
....t. .r..1.ua '.re coinage Of silver As "A
'-.H ---ur .u1u which the party mad
.... ..r. down TO defeat. and the fear OF
...-h B.. 'l- future would array an the
Do -.lr-- interests against the Democratic
J.. no.. Nr. Mruf.rd argued earnestly ana
E irans statements ellcIted loud aU-
ta.-. senator Daniel. however. took th,.