The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-04
He Was Defeated for Place on Reso-
Iutions Committee.
THE FIGHT ON THE PLATFORM.
There is Great Opposition to Dis
tinct Enunciation for 16-to-l
Plank-Virginia Delegation is
Opposed TO 1t and Senator
Daniel Will Voice Senti-
ment in Convention.
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is certain at Kansas City except an uh-
certainty. The platform is not CERTAIN
for the men who are to prepare II are
being chosen from two opposing camps
The Popuists, who are clamorhg lor Iile
nomination of Towne for Vice-Presiden''
arc also demanding reatfirmation of the
Chicago platform in it's enurete at1u d
specitic decara ton for free silver at liie
ratio of l6 to l. This is largely due to tfe
great influence of Mr.. Bryan, VINO mas III
sisted on that declaration.
Mr. IRryan feels that his position az
man of sense and principle require nun ~
nail l6 to / TO his mast, and elther 20 -
prosperity or the bottom Oh lile Seo' tA
has heretofore received SO many other po-
litical wrecks.
CAUSES CONSERVATION.
This is causing CONSERVATION among .le
rarfy regulars. AS well-known Nlr-
einia nolitical leader said to-day, defeats
do not do a party any good, ana thls
idea has taken forcible possession OF
many others who fail to see why WI:
Bryan's personal campaigns III the pas.
or personal preference at me pleset
should be given weight that must Sc
yiously hurt the Democratic cause.
The south and some of the more M
oortant Western States, such as Cai'for-
MIA, Oregon, Washington, are strohs'S
orpoaed to more than general Pa..s
adherence to the Chicago platform tns
leaders from these States feel that Tue
issues raised by the Spanish war anu '4is
growth Of trusts are more important al"
should be given the more prolnihe'. pa. pa:
Fxnansfon. with its attendant possipllitles
- E,i,inino as well as a negro question;
The e,oen door in China, with an thae
means for American cotton gooas: the
fear of the Pacific Slope lest there come
naw oriental invasion, taken with tne
FAINT interest that is felt for silver aI ~
- ! nv all save a very few, have com
,ined to make the framing OF 'he plat
form very ehary yCas,I9p az 70 tnS nTIsE iS!I5'7
,a,,ara1,v understood that Mr.. Bryan
,.i1l baya no compromise, but MT. bryan
a++i+ude has caused the comment 4! 9oi.o
quarters that 10 thwart the parry loi n!S
n,,, desires would be as dictatorlai Do any
thing vet done by Hanna. ..: +
II ras baeu said that the opposition ~
+ha declaration for 16 TO l may deVetop 30
s4r,nsl,. as 10 force Mr.. Bryan to compfo-
-,1isn or fnrego the nomination. This latter
- 1,,raiI- nossible. but ii shows the 1fehu
nv, yicp-Presidential nomination IS an
so,lrelv undetermined. Al present II seems
~ if it only required some sueh 9ltoAo 80
that made by Bryan i'll ms cross ~ 49,
soaacf To rft some other obscure man nv
+i,a ca,c;ur,1 glare of a presidential canvas
I,,t +here is one fixed point in the shl!t-
- and chaotic convention crowd; u !s tiie
Dsmocracy OF the Whole AFFAIR NJ pnN
10 looks on can doubt but that the WISHES
of the delegates will be CARED ou''
,s,rl;'ia Hrrtni->5 delegation is unequivocaHy
onnosed 10 a distinct enuneiaton oL ~ -
rIank in the Democratic platform. you
say, declared Mr.. Joseph Sutton,
ir,,s-ar,- of the delegation, at the WASH
:roton TODAY. that the Virginia deiega
rinr is a unit against specltic declaLaI q It'ti
IN favor of Is to /. and that senator 1att.s1
viii voice this sentiment in the cohVtH-
ton r, u.iII
,,.a bis wav in naming ToWne for VICE
I,.,<i7ar- hIl1 there is much opposition 10
mis- nar, ,f the programme from deiesatss
rs,,,asanring the debatable States lhci"u-
mo the Virginians. VINO say 'he! Piei d
modified platform and canoloate VIZ
na,, mite the conflicting clements OF the
party r,IcH7,
strong effort is making among me
,o,ser,atiyes who believe in forclns lhe
roY. iss,,cs to the front. to defeal q 10 U
n,ank and modifying the platform 50 as
r. make Towne's position unteiiapie, ou'
tl,a signs point TO the general Su'ot " ,,.
80, os views to the individuality OF MI
Bryan. ,-:;,;o,,;- ,,a,,,ad
100 {, NJ White OF EauGuier, CHAIR
NAV and Joseph Button. Of Ap2omattoS,
sacre,arv seer. of the delegation. honorary.
(By Associated Press)
NEW y0Rk-The New York state
s.laea1ion furnished the sensation OF the
Ssy when. after a stormy session OF three
hnurs they nut forth a candidate lor
Vice president in John w. kelar, Com
missioner of Charities of the CITY OIL Ne"
York. 1J;u hsd
,rhis was done after David .h- H1ii M hau
nean defeated as a candidate for the New
p1<,.,- renrasertative on the Committee on
PLATFORM by Augustus van NSch, anu
ha15;na heeu offered New York,s endorse
,r,ant for yice-President, had declined 1t.
T,hera are those who tonight believe
+har the DELEGATION leaders are playins
| rba same game that was PLAYED oy tne
| Ra,nblican delegates In Phiiaoe!ptiia
u,,,en 1,ey endorsed r, IL. Woodruff Tor
W. .,na p.asjdant and that the name OF
E-a,lar is presented for the purpose OF
,,aonin. the delegates from voting for any
athar New Yorker until they can vote
either for Towne or for Suizer.
Ny sulzer withdrew IN favor OF NJ.
| Kellar. and in fact, seconded tiie liohiilia- W M
| ton. which lends some coior 70 e!i's soi :
| mise ,oo+ion os
aIso, / ". S. Blackburn as member
| - ~ The Committee on Platform to-day is
| regarded as distinct victory by the radi-
cal silver element party
strong disposition exists in the dele
CATION to support some strong New York
! man for the yice-Presldency
itt. tt1ASsA+The state of Kansas in its
|oonn,,s this afternoon declared strongly
esainst the insertion of a platform calling.
for the coinage of silver at the ratio of
| Is +o and declaring that a reafnrmation