The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-05
Three Drafts of Platforms Presented.
but All Virtually Alike, Ex-
ccpt as to Money
MORSS WITH CONSERVATIVES
SAID HIS PARTY COULD WIN IN IN
DIANA WITHOUT 16 TO L.
III Adopted, He Thought Republicans
Might Carry the state-Points
from Other Speecheas

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. July 5. 4 a. m.-The
committee on resolutions wrestled all night
with the platform and at $3.50 reached
vote on the financial plank. The committee
decided in favor of an explicit declaration
for silver coinage at the ratio of 1e to l.
The vote stood 2e to % against simple re-
affirmation of the Chicago platform. Many
strong speeches were made. Chairman
Jones and others who are supposed to rep
resent Mr.. Bryan fought hard for 16 to 1
and finally won by the vote given.
The vote stood as follows on resolution
to substitute a 16-to-1 declaration for a
simple reafhrmation of the Chicago plat
form:
Yeas-Alabama. Arkansas Colorado, Del
aware. Idaho. Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Maine. Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska,
Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota,
Oregon, South Carolina Tennessee, Yer
mont, Washington, Wyoming, Arizona,
Oklahoma. Indian Territory. New Mexico.
Hawaii-26.
Nays-California. Connecticut. Florida,
| Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Mary
| land, Michigan, Minnesota. Mississippi,
| New Jersey, New York. North Carolina,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South
| Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West vir-
| ginia, Wisconsin, Alaska-22.
| The plank agreed upon is as follows:
1--WE reiterate the demand of the platform
| Of 1896 for an American financial system,
made by the American people for them
selves. which shall restore and maintain a
| bimetallic price level; and as part of such
| system the immediate restoration of the
free and unlimited coinage of silver and
gold at the present legal ratio of is to 1,
without waiting for the aid or consent OF
| any other nation
| A subcommittee, consisting of Jones,
| Blackburn, Metcalf, Gerard. Van wyck,
| Stone, Williams, McGettrick and Tillman
| was appointed to draft platform.
| The advocates of reaffirmation say they
| will not decide as to whether there shall
| be a minority report until later to-day
| Hauser, of Montana. did not vote, and the
| District of Columbia was absent
1
The total negative vote by States makes
the apparent vote "a. Owing to the late
ness of the hour II was impossible to
secure correction at Kansas City.
| KANSAS CITY. Mo-, July 4.-The contest
over the question of the monetary ratio,
| which has been brewing ever since the
| delegates to the convention began to as
K
on resolutions when 1t assembled to-day
The committee called together soon
| after the first adjournment of the conven.
ton, but they only elected its officers. ad-
journing to meet again at $3.50 p. m. Senator
Jones' of Arkansas. was unanimously
chosen chairman and Mr.. Metcalf. of Neb-
raska, secretary.
When the committee reassembled Mr.
| Metcalf presented the draft of a platform
covering all questions of public interest
which draft all the members accepted as
Mr.. Bryans expression on this question
Mr.. Girard. of Georgia, also presented a
platform, as did Mr.. Van Wyck. of New
York. All these documents took practically
the same ground on all questions, except
finances. Mr.. Metcalf's declaration was fol
the reatimation of the Chicago platform ir
letter and spirit. and it emphasized and re-
iterated specifically the declaration for tn,
free coinage of silver at Is to /. Both tn.
other drafts simply reaffirmed the Chicago
platform without reference to the ratio.
The reading Of Mr.. Van Wyck's document
brought Mr. Ball. of Texas, to his feet Will
the suggestion that the financial question
should be Immediately taken up and passed
upon. He said it was apparent to all tha
there was no division on any other plat
form question and that with the fnancia
plank disposed Of the preparation of th'
remainder of the platform would be merel,
| a matter of clerical work This suggestion
was adopted. and the committee immedi
ateiy entered on the effort to settle tn,
| question OF ratio
The session proved a very interesting on
and many speeches were made Mr.. Val
IWyck led on with brief statement say