The Portland daily press., 1900-08-17

soriAihg OUT that portion OF the resolu-
~ohs Whloh advised support Of Bryan
MI. Goldman opposed the motion.
Rev. 5. w. Sample of Minneapolis
favoreN supporting Bryan and Stevenson.
John Jay Chapman of New York. one
OF the Independents" opposed the en-
dorsement of Bryan.
George q, Mercer of Philadelphia said:
I'VE propose to devote our energies to
the destruction Of imperialism.
Oswald Willard of New York smoke
against the specific endorsement of
Bryan. Franklin Pierce OF Naw York
spoke against the amendment. claiming
would be unjust to ignore the name
OF Bryan in the resolutions after Bryan
had made such a magnificent arraign-
ment OF Imperialism in his speech of ac-
ceptance.
Edward Osgood Brown of Chicago. a
member Of the committee on resolutions
spoke vigorously in favor of the platform
as reported.
The convention then recessed until 2
O'Clock when the debate continued.
Sigmund Ze1ster OF Chicago again pre-
sided at the afternoon session when the
debate on the report of the resolutions
committee was resumed.
M. Z. Bridgman of Massachusetts,
offered a substitute striking out all refer
ence to Bryan in the platform.
Judge Moses Hallett of Colorado said
that the Colorado delegation would leave
the city during the afternoon and on his
motion all those delegates who We're
forced to leave the congress before the
taking of the vote were permitted to
record their votes on pending questions
before leaving or to instruct proxies to
vote for them. Congressman White
of Kentucky took exception to the
language Of the resolutions which said:
"That we welcome all plans of defeat
ing NICK inley.'
He said it was language like that that
caused the assassination OF GoebeI IN
Kentucky. Mr.. White charged that a por-
trait of Bryan was concealed under an
American flag over the platform. ''Take
down that covering over Bryan's pic
ture, he said, ''let us not masquerade
any longer, let your convention be known
for what it is-a Democratic convention"
Then followed a running debate for
and against the amendment of Mr.. Os-
borne to strike out the endorsement of
Bryan. Those who opposed the amend
ment and favored the endorsement of
Bryan were William Potts of New York,
Jacob Ingenthron of Chicago, Fisk War
rem ana David b. Haskins of Nassachu-
setts, James II. Howard of Harrisburg
Pa, eolored delegate, A. NJ. Nef of
Ohio, Joseph Rothschild of Massachu-
sets, n. e. Guyot Of Colorado and Ed
win Burritt Smith OF Chicago.
Those who favored the amendment and
opposed endorsement of Bryan were
Ralph Edward Emerson son of Ralph
Waldo Emerson. Robert A. 81 7emann Of
New York, delegate to the Independent
or third party convention and n. e.
Bridgman of Massachusetts,.
Guyot of Colorado said he had served q
year as a private soldier IN the Philip
pines. ''To my knowledge" he said.
these operations carried on by the adj
ministration IN the Philippines consti-
tute the most damnable crime in the his
tory of the United States. The Filipinos
were our allies and the entire record of
the administration in the Philippines has
you have seen as 1 have the conditions in
the Philippines you would not hesitate
for moment to endorse ". J. Bryan"
In closing the debate Edwin Burritt
smith answered the charge OF Mr.. White
of Kentucky by saying that he had no
knowledge of any portrait Of Mr.. Bryan
in TomIinson hall He said that the ex-
ecutive committee had directed that all
portraits of living men should be removed
from the hall before the meeting of the
congress. Before the vote was taken on
the amendment Mr.. Osborne accepted the
substitute of Mr.. Bridgman which elimi-
mated all reference to Mr.. Bryan and read
as follows:
without regard to views on questions
of minor domestic policy we welcome and
advise the use of all honorable means of
defeating the reelection of William Nc
Kinley in order to stamp with our disap-
prevail what he has done to establish i'm
perialism."
The substitute was lost by an over
whelming majority, only 10 voting for it.
The resolutions as reported were then
adopted, less than score of delegates
voting against them. The following reso-
luton, proposed by w. S. Holden of
Chicago was added to the platform as re-
ported:
Resolved, that in declaring that the
principles of the Declaration of Independ-
ence apply to ali men, this congress
means to include the negro race in
America as well as the Filipinos. We de-
precate all efforts whether in the North or
in the South to deprive the negro of his
rights as a citizen under the Declaration
OF Independence and the constitution of
the United States"