The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-10

/ Representative Richardson. Of Tennes-
see who was permanent chairman OF ne
Z Democratic convention at Kansas City
and who made a speech on accepting The
gavel which attracted the attention O.
( the country. returned to Washington yes
terday afternoon. He made the triI East
with members OF the West Virginia ana
. District Of Columbia delegations ana
comes here to resume his work as chair
man Of the Democratic Congressional,
. Campaign Committee
: Are you satisfied With the ticket nomi-
mated at kansas City," M Richlri-on
was asked.
OF course" he replied everybody
/ knew that Dir. Bryan wouid be the Homi-
| nee for President. That vas settled ue-
! fore the convention met and has been
/ for months The only question as 10 can
| didates hat could arise was over the Niei
| Presidency | think the selection OF Mr.
| Stevenson is a very happy one and while
/ he is not as strong aggressively as MT.
! Bryan, yet he il entirely acceptable .
| all OF the elements and factions, sO-cauei,
| In the party He is beyond unfayoraO.s
! criticism Of any kind or character.
No New Criticism oil Either.
Il think the Democrats were fortunats
in their selection OF candidates for Pre-.
ident and Vice President in this that no,
, one word of new criticism can be Lodged
against either Of them. because the who's
subject was exhausted a. 10 Mr.. Fvan
| four years ago and as to MT. StryeHso3
| four years earlier. The ticket will s-dUt
absolutely without new criticism. Any
! other criticisms will be simply was,eI
I powder"
How do you regard the platform adopt
( ed at Kansas City2"
AS to the PLATFORM" responded the
! Tennesseean. my idea is pretty clearly
/ set forth in my speech as permanent
! chairman. 1t was natural enough for me
! 10 outline in my remarks in a somewhat
| general way what | thought We're The
! salient Issues Of the campaign. ] did n1-
use the phrase free coinage OF silver a.
/ the ratio of Is to !, and saw no necessity
| for repeating it I'm the platform However.
As that is not the issue this year and can
not be made the issue. the mention NJ
/ that phrase was more or less imm8'er.i..
THE controlling reason for using The
phrase Is 10 In the platform explained
I Mir. Richardson, was because SON"
/ thought that. while free silver was not ma
issue of this year. yet, were 81 omitted. me
very fact Of the omission would give
more prominence and possibly cause - 70
be discussed more than II Il were simply
repeated in the platform. The alignment
VAS that II It we're left out Of The plat
form IL would be an issue. bGt j. @ ~-s
put into the platform it would be super
seeded BY the great issue OF imperialism.
: do you expect that imperialism can BE-
MADE the dominant Issue Of the CAM
. palsn?'
Chief Issue Made By the Counfry.
The chief issue Of the campaign vas
made. not by the convention" Mr. E.-
arGson replied. but BY the country AZ
/ large. and while the platform 1Fe-
that imperialism was the paramoHH. -s-
sue. II Was only declaring the fact as
exists. The greatest demonstration Of a'
three days. while the conversion vas p
session. occurred while the plank 1. IT,
perialism IN the platform was rssd.
have attended many conventions. a--
never witnessed anything eq4a. 70 me
scene az that time"
"Wul the platform command the up
port Of those who. four years ago. broke
away from the Democratic party
r 7 have been gratiheI be- arr"
. "tO see that the nominees aEH 10.
form have met with 70 great favor "-.'
the Eastern press. ie" nav" .F...
but 10 is only - few. and ine - f. .-." .-
the Democratic press is once NOR. '' re
in line vita the party. Win 'Ei- a.-
ity ! feel quite sure thai ~ .. t
enough OF the Eastern and A.-l.. '.a.'
20 VIZ the election
Washington for some time and 20 t.-..-
take actively the work N' thr '..-.
. sI0ual campaign. which W. t- ....-s
FOR The Democrats from va hihs ,.-