The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-03

IN favor OF standing by the utterances Of his
State convention
Congressman Williams. who is a candidate
for member Of the Committee on Resolu-
!, lions. said the Illinois platform suited him
pretty well.
ION this matter Of the vice presidency II
New York will take interest enough in Il to
present n man strong in New York and rot
Objectionable 10 the West, ! viii vote for n
New Yorker. Otherwise. we will have TO
look to some other State. ! want to see the
party united. and favor n conservative plat
form. but l want the real friends OF bi-
metalism. the men who were Democrats IN
1896. TO arrange the financial plank. | would
not Ike Ia trust Il to those who were
against Us four years ago"
The general affirmation OF tho old Chi
cago platform Will hest suit me-" declared
l.. F. Meek OF Peoria. and no specific
repetition OF any ol dnlank. II We start IN
with one. there Ia no telling where We stop
The labor unions might demand that we
repeat the words Of the government by
Injunction plank OF the platform OF four
years ago, and In the end We would have
4 platform So unwtelay and pleced up that
II would not be recognized when II was
sent 10 the voters. II New York agrees on
candidate. Its choice viii probably be
my choice. 1 am very friendly TO Danforth.
lie has been right and with us all through"
Harry l. Forham OF Compton. Lee Coun-
~. declared for a conservative utterance on
the financial Question. He was pleased
with the provisions Of the Springfield plat
form. and would like TO see that plank in
corporateG IN tho national platform lie
had no personal choice for Vice President.
hut was strongly for Congressman Williams
for member of tho Resolutions Commit
tee.
Il am q strong 1s-to-1 Democrat" warm
ly declared II. 4. Rouse OF Danyi!le land
would not like to see Il letter or cphsr
lit,Ri.r tod
in Kansas City. and don't care how much
IS added to Il 1 have no personal prefer
euccs for Vice President but am for the
best and strongest man
Doctor J. Whitney Hal OF Bloomington
wired that he could not DO here until To-
morrow morning On account OF sickness in
his family.
Views of Others.
Joseph NJ. Page, editor of the JerseyviIIe
Democrat, professcd himself exactly SAITH
fed with the platform adopted in SPRING
Held last week, and prefers Danforth for
second place.
II want a conservative platform" de-
clared former Senator Joseph ". Rickert Of
Waterloo. Let II be modelled after the
Pattern of the Illinois announcement. Tor
which all Democrats can stand. If the vice
presidential nomination goes outside IL
iir.ois, prefer David b. Hill of New York"
THE Illinois platform suits me- said
former Senator Reed Green OF Cairo. Il
believe there Is no better or more consistent
free silver Democrat in tho State than l
am, but want nothing better than the IL
iinnis platform OF course, there should he
some proper additions to cover national con-
sidorations, Danforth is my choice for Woe
President.
Judge e. W. Henry of Vandalia. q great
a.!nirer Of the Illinois platform, said:
II don't believe We can afford to swe-ye 4
particle from the Chicago platform. ana
while some may imagine the Illinois in
strument Is a sweryins ! don't look at II
that way. ! can see 10 harm in using the
phrase i6 10 1. and am not particular about
it. but the Chicago platform must he in
dorsed, and We must give ii out that we
stand on II IA gell on the Kansas City
platform. We cannot afford to even seem
70 shun the issue in the national platform,
and there must be no appearance OF waver-
ms. on H. | am Tor a candidate for Vice
President who is I'm harmony with the prin-
ciples OF the party, and would rather have
an Eastern man. II one cannot be found.
then Shiveiy would do me-
AIR. Reith and MIR. Brooilings are expect
ed late this evening or early in the morn
ing. The Illinois delegation will he called
together IN caucus Tomorrow afternoon or
evening. probably In the afternoon. Mr..
Gahau will call Il to order.