The Portland daily press., 1900-06-23
Committee Was Unani-
mously Agreed.
Each Was Deliberated Upon and
Debated.

New York, June 22.-Lernuel K. Quigg,
the New York member of the committee
on resolutions of the Republican nation
al convention at Philadelphia, In refer
ence to a statement of General 9. III.
Grosvenor OF Ohio, which was called to
his attention, in effect that certain Ian
guage had been omitted from the final
draft of the platform after it had been
agreed upon by the subcommittee OF
which Mr.. Quigg was secretary, tonight,
gave out a statement saying General
Grosyenor's statement that something
was surreptitlously omitted from the
platform which was understood by the
committee to be a part OF the platform
is untrue. He states that ae makes che
settlement upou The aetsgs.sy = Senator
Foraker, but that is hnposslble. The
platform was the work Of the sub-com-
mittee Of the committee on resolutions
and on every point and every plank the
subcommittee was unanimous. 1t was
also unanimous on all matters suggested
but omitted.
"It Is true that document was read
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that contained the language General
Grosvcnor quotes. That document had
been prepared in Washington but the
committee considered that 1t was much
too long and that it too much resembled
political essay.
after nearly five hours discussion l
was elected secretary OF the subcommittee
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planks upon which the agreement had
been reached.
81 did this My draft was altered in
many details and every such alteration
received the approval of every member OF
the subcommittee. We then took up
other planks of minor Importance, and
was requested to make draft of the
minor planks. worked on that the rest
of the night and at seven O'Clock Senator
Fairbanks came to my room. Together
we went over the completed platform
from the first word to the last. The sub
committee met again and the document,
with such changes as Mr.. Fairbanks
had suggested, was read in full.
''The language of the two planks to
WHICH OtIl. OIOofChOA AtANAANNf was NhSh
precisely in the form In which IT was
read to the convention that afternoon.
The subcommittee had considered just
how far it would go in the direction Of
giving countenance to subsidies to the
shipping interests and the langugage
adopted was Its deliberate and final
judgment
"As to the statement that Congress
has full legislative powers over territory
belonging to the United States subject
only to the fundamental safeguards of
liberty and justice and personal right,
the committee considered that inasmuch
as this question was now before the
United States Supreme court 1t was
neither advisable nor necessary to run
the risk of getting our platform into a
controversy with the supreme amt. But
we did say that 1t was the
duty of the government to put
down armed insurrection in the Philip
pines, and that as to the people OF all the
territories acquired by war, 'the largest
measure Of self government consistent
with their welfare and our duties shall
be secured to them by law
"This plank was fully debated and de-
liberated and unanimously agreed upon
and no man has any authority to say
that one word was put in or left out
surreptltiogsly: The platform as pre-
pared by the subcommittee was read to
the full committee, was there debated
for two hours and with few alterations,
one Of which related TO the two planks
referred to by Gen. Grosvenor, was
unah imously adopted. Mr.. Grosvenor
says that 1T was agreed and understood
be a part of the platform. There was no
such agreement or understanding In the
committee on resolutions or In Its sub
oommittee."