The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-02
Tomlinson, of Alabama, Says That
Issue Must BE Affirmed as
Strongly as the others.
w0ODS0N OF THE SAME MIND
THE KENTUCKIAN is VERY STRONG
IN HIS REMARKS.
He Takes the Chance to Ring In
Goebelism and Denounces Cover
nOrs Taylor and Mount.

David B. Hill, who. it is asserted, came
here at the solicitation of William j. Bry-
an, arrived this evening from Kansas City.
He was met by Mr.. Bryan and a number
of visiting politicians including National
Committeeman Woodson, of Kentucky, at
the Lincoln Hotel. where the party had
dinner. Mr.. Bryan was asked If he or
Mr.. Hill would make any statement for the
Associated Press as to the visit of the New
Yorker or the subject under discussion.
$50 far as I am concerned, / have no
statement to make" was the reply.
Senator Hill says he has nothing to
say" came moment later from Mr.. Bry-
an. after putting the question to his visitor.
Senator Hill will return to Kansas City
at o'clock tomorrow morning.
The feature of the day in Lincoln, aside
from the visit of Senator Hill, was the
fact that draft of the Democratic plat
form, said to have the Endorsement of Mr..
Bryan, and meeting the approval of his
friends in nearly half the States in the
Union, has been made. 1t makes the three
leading issues of the campaign Imperialism,
militarism and trusts, in the order named.
The financial plank, according to the pres
ent draft, will be secondary. There will
be a brief plank reaffirming the Chicago
platform, and in that plank is the reaf-
firmation of 16 to /, income tax, repeal of
the currency laws, and minor issues.
There was a thinning out this morning
Of the Democratic politicians who have
been here for the past three days. all going
to Kansas City, but enough new ones
came in to nearly fill the gap. and Mr.. Bry-
an was kept busy receiving until late in
the evening. The Bryan pew in the First
Presbyterian Church was not occupied at
the morning service, Mr.. Bryan admitting
that he did not get up in time to attend
church.
Urey Woodson, Democratic national COM
mitteeman from Kentucky, was among
those who arrived to-day. He met Mr.. Bry-
an by appointment, and they were in con-
ference some time. Later. accompanied by
several New York gentlemen, they paid a
visit to the Bryan farm.
John M Tomlinson, of Alabama, a dele
gate at large from that State, who is also
chairman of the National Bimetallic
League, gave the Associated Press the fol-
lowing: 1.-The bimetallists will not insist on
giving the currency question any more
prominence in the platform than the ques-
ton of Imperialism or trusts. but will In
sist on a specific declaration for the inde-
pendent coinage of gold and silver at the
existing legal ratio Of 16 to l. Why any
one should favor general reaffirmation of
the Chicago platform and oppose a specific
declaration of the currency question is not
plain. unless it be to give our opponents an
opportunity to say-which they would say
that we had weakened on the currency
plank of 1896.
81 do not think there will be any doubt
about the platform containing the specific
declarations of Mr.. Bryan, who knows but
one way of fighting. and that is in direct
and straightforward way. He could hardly
be asked to stand on a platform about
which there could be the least misunder-
standing.
"As to the vice presidency, 1 do not an
ticipate that the convention would select a
man not in accord with the head of the
ticket and all the declarations OF the plat
form that will be adopted.
National Committeeman Woodson, Of
Kentucky, tonight gave the following to
the Associated Press:
1.-THE feverish anxiety of some of our
friends who were not very enthusiastic in
their support of the Chicago platform in
1896 to have that platform simply reaf-
firmed indicates that in their estimation
there is a difference between reaffirmation
and restating principle The object, 1t is
manifest, is 10 slight silver. Other planks
of the Chicago platform will be restated
with emphasis. and this all seem to desire.
And to slight silver would be heralded as
an abandonment and claimed as a victory
by the advocates of the gold standard. This
would embarrass Mr.. Bryan in the cs>9-
paign, who has made his greatest reputa-
ton as the champion of silver, and as a
man who lodges no issue. If the conven-
ton desires TO get away from silver II
should nominate some other candidate than
Bryan. do not believe the convention will
fail TO restate its loyalty to bimetallism in
as strong terms as were employed in 1896.
81 have been disposed to favor Shively
as the candidate for Vice President. and
I see no reason why 1 should change. He
is as true to the party as Bryan himself
He Is splendid campaigner and would be
Of great assistance to Mr.. Bryan In that