The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-26
Lightning Calculator Holds the
Platform Draft as Approved
by Mr.. Mckinley.
EVIDENCE OF MUTILATl0N.
Question Whether the SubcOmmit-
tee Agreed to the Removal of
Several PlankS Is Waved
Aside.

| Washington. June e5--The Post tomorrow
| will print an authorized statement from
| Representative Grosvenor of Ohio in repl!
| TO the statement by Mr.. Qujgg. the New
York member of the Resolutions Committee
| of the National Republican Convention. de-
| nying the allegations cf Mr.. Grosvenor. as
reported in The Republic. that Mr.. Quigg
stole several planks out of the Republican
platform. The Grosvenor statement is as
follows:
Il have read Mr. Quigg's statement. !
hold in my hand the original document
which was handed over to him with GER
tain interlineatiOns of no very material
Importance. but which required the re-
drafting of one entire page and part or
another. Otherwise 1t was the platform
agreed upon by the committee and the sub
committee, and no man connected with the
transaction will put his name 10 a statement
contradicting mine.
1T IS In my possession. having been hand
ed to me by Senator Foraker after ne recov-
cred II from Mr.. Quigg the day following
the action of the convention on the plat
form. 1t contains interlineations in the
handwriting OF Senator Foraker and others.
1T contains the extract from the message
of the President Of the United States pro-
claiming the policy of the Republican party
=
1t contains "A plank distinctly proclaimng
the policy OF the Republican party in the
matter of legislation in reference to our
island possessions In the words I gave in
my letter TO the New York Journal. II con-
tains direct approval cf the policy of leg
fslation In favor Of the merchant marine
of the country. all of which Is omitted from
Mr.. Quiggs platform.
Il had this document when I made the
statement to the New York Journal and /
had the positive evidence of the truth of
every statement i made. and any one SO
desiring can come to me and examine the
documentary evidence TO which l have re-
ferred, which will convince any man of the
truth of my statement.
II have read the statement Of Senator
Fairbanks. which does not say anything
1t is not question of whether he approved
OF the change of tie platform or not: IL is
a question of whether or not the revision
which Mr.. Quigg calls the rewriting Of
the platform by him. changed the whole
character Of the document
Il refer to one single statement of Mr.
Quigg. and that was that the platform was
considered 10 be too long. The platform as
handed over to Mr.. Quieg contained 2.O00
words: the platform adopted. as written by
Mr.. Quigg. contains 23t3 words.
Il shall have nothing more to say about
this matter. The document is in my posses
sion at this date. and will be retained by
me until L can return It, according TO my
promise. TO Senator Foraker. The Republic
an party will not be seriously affected by
the matter, for the reason that We have
the two great speeches delivered in the con-
vention, and will have the letter of the
President accepting the nomination.
Mr.. Quigg's statement in regard to my
self are matters Of the slightest Importance
to me. and the controversy ends right here
and now"
GALLINGER AGAINST GROSVENOR.
Concord. y. H, June Ex-senator Cal
nnger. member OF the Subcommittee on
Resolutions OF the Philadelphia Conren-
ton. said Postmaster General Smiths draft
OF platform was submitted to the COM
mittee by Senator Foraker
Nv hen the draft was read to the commit
tee. objection was made by several MEN,
bers that 1t was in the nature OF a political
essay. rather than an incisive declaration
of priciples. and after some discussion a
subcommittee was appointed, of which 1
was a member.
'.As to the canal proposition, 1 cannot
now recall the words used in the original
draft. made by Postmaster General Smith
and submitted to US by Senator Foraker
There was very little discussion over the
plank. l recall very distinctly that several
members of the committee suggested that
the phrase "Isthmain" was preferable 10
Nicaragua. and TO this proposition there
was no opposition"