Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-06-21
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS
Who Want Planks in the Platform
Win Treat Southern Question.

| Philadelphia, June 1.-THE committee on
| resolutions reconVcned at ) o'clock when
| the following members We're appointed IL
Sub-C committee to draft and submit "a plat
| form TO the full committee: Senator FAIR
banks, Indiana; Davis, Maine; Gallinger,
New Hampshire, Foraker, Ohio; Carter,
Montana and McCumber. North Dakota,
and Messrs Quigg of New York, Noyes of
| Maryland Madden of Illinois and Rowcll
| of California
| Senator Penrose OF Pennsylvania intro
duCed Il declaration for an executive de-
partment OF the government to he known
as the department of commerce and indus
try hut it was referred to the sub-commit-
tee.
When the subcommittee convened "A de-
/ legation of ladies from the suffrage as
ISOLATION was admitted to present argu-
ments for Il resolution which they submit
ted asking Congress to submit to the State
legislators an amendment to the constitu-
ton granting the elective franchise to wo-
men. The delegate was headed by Mrs.
/ Chapman Gait president of the Equal
Suffrage ASSOCIATION; and Mrs Annie
Shaw, Nice-President of that association
and they both made brief speeches in sup
port of the proposition.
! protest against the suffrage plank was
also submitted. This was handed in Mrs
Francis NJ. Scott of New York. Mrs j.
Eliot Cabot Of Massachusetts,, Mrs Caro-
J lIlt L. AOlbln OF Illinois, MIS- = w. Nll-
bur Of Oregon, Mrs. Samuel Cassidy of
Iowa and Mrs. c. w. Grisgs Of Washing
ton, each of them president of State or
city society opposed to the extension of
suffrage.
Another delegation that was heard very
briefly was composed of Colored men and
was headed by Representative White.
They asked for the insertion of plank
dcnouncing mob violence in the south.
/ j, Dickinson also - colored man asked
tn" insertion OF a similar plank and for
one protesting against the suppression Of
, the ballots of citizens in the Southern
States which the resolution went on to
declare, amounted to a notification OF the
constitution and laws Of the United
States The whole matter was referred to
MI Lynch Of Mississippi with instructions
To draft a plank covering the Southern
question.
| II. II. Hanna and Henry c. Payne Of
| WISCONSIN were heard at some length IN
support of the request to incorporate the
following plank i'm the platform 1.-THE en-
ployment of the people is the contentment
of the people. The greatest benefit to
man is the opportunity for labor. our
best hope for continued prosperity lies in
winning the worlds markets for the pro-
ducts of the American farm and factory.
Low interest rates are potent factors in
securing this result The wise financial
legislation alread enacted by the repuhi-
can party contributes to this end. Having
secured stability in our currency we now
favor additional monetary legislation to
equalize and lower the rates of interest by
providing a flexible and sufficient medium
of exchange for the benefit OF the borrow
er well as the lender of money in order
that American commerce may be enlar scd
and that labor may be assured of steady
and remunerative employment"
= They made an earnest plea for the re o.
luton but II met with opposition on the
ground that 1t was liable to be interpre ed
as calculated to disturb the financial leg
sa ton already secured.
The draft of the platform as proposed
by Senators Foraker and Fairbanks and
others was then read by Mr. Foraker. 1t
is the same document which was out
lined in these dispatches on Monday
morning but several verbal changes were
suggested
! Objection was made that it was too long