The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-30

gates. 127; total votes. including proxies.
e,H3ls States represented, ~; Territories,
The Chicago faction has forty-seven
delegates, representing Loo votes and
Twelve States. The Springfield faction has
seventy delegates. representing 4.l9S votes
from hfteen states and one Territory. The
independent faction has eight delegates.
representing go votes and three States.
Later in the day Franz Shilling. of New
Jersey, was seated as q delegate by the
credentials committee. He represents nine
lily votes.
The other committees appointed were as
Resolutions-Sprirgield party. Hoehn. of
missouri; Chicago party. Kelly. OF indiana;
independent. Seeds. OF Kentucky.
neutrality-suspicious. party. Stedman. of
chicago; MacCartney. OF Massachusetts,;
Goebei. OF New Jersey. Springfield party.
Hartman. of New York. Morgan and
Mills. OF Illinois. Independent. Robinson.
Platform-springheld party. Hilquith.
Carey and Simons. Chicago party. Berger,
Hale and Westphal. Independent, Dobbs.
Before the convention adjourned last
evening the time of holding the meetings
was changed 10 : to y a. n. and 3 70 8
p. II. This amendment caused a discus
sion, and Westphal. or Chicago. said the
delegates were sent TO this convention as
representatives Of the workingmen, and
they should go u work at O'Clock in
the morning. Others objected To this sug-
gestion by saying II was too hot Tor such
holding a ten-hOur session there Will be
no time for the deliberations of the vari-
Gus committees. One delegate objected TO
a ten-hOur session. as he belongs 10 a
union that is on a strike for a nine-hOur
day, and he did not think it would be
the proper thing for him TO come TO In
dianapCiis and agree 10 sitting IN a con-
Vention for ten hours when he advocates
nine hours as n days work. 1t was de-
cided TO hold the convention three hours
in the morning and three hours in the
afternoon.
TO LEAVE OUT DEMOCRATS"
The committees on resolutions and plat
form met last night at the Grand Hotel and
discussed the reports to be submitted 10 the
convention to-day. One of the principal
subjects the platform committee will have
to contend with will be the proposed amend
ment of the platform dispensing with
immediate demands" This question is
such an important one that ii will probably
be left for the convention 10 decide.
Another important question 10 come be-
fore the convention and with which the
committee on resolutions will probably deal
Is the hanging of the name of the party
from Socialist Democrats TO Socialist party.
Inc committee on resolutions also VIII re-
port on the question of conducting the So
cialist party on the state autonomy plan
or maintaining a national headquarters of
the party all the time.
Numerous kilograms were received by
representative delegates yesterday from
country, among them being one from
Eugene v. Debs. the leader of the Social
lists, and Mother Jones, the stanch sup
porter of organized labor.
A furore was caused in the convention
yesterday afternoon when H. Gaylor VIII
shire, the millionaire Socialist" of Los
Angeles. Cal. arrived clad in a light shirt
and linen trousers. An effort was made later
to nominate him as secretary of the conven-
ton, but he declined to act. saying he was
incompetent to fill such an office. Mr.. Vii
shire does not resemble a millionaire in ap-
pearance. and he could easily be taken for
a 50 per week office man. He is very mod
GST In nj nroG N III IN N OF IN m
ners, but he is a devout Socialist.
when he came down into the lobby of the
Grand Hotel last evening after having dis
carded his travelling attire he fastened to
secure a package of linen prepared for the
laundry, and after nwrapping the package
he produced a small sized bundle Of green
backs of large denominations from the
pocket OF a pair of linen trousers he had
wrapped in the package to SO TO the
narrow escape his roll" had of going
through the laundering process.
HIS CHALLENGE TO BRYAN.
Mr.. Wiltshire is the man who offered Will
liam Jennings Bryan $4,000 TO meet him
in joint debate on the Socialist question
during the last national campaign. Speak
ing of the matter last night Mr.. Wiltshire
said:
Il posted a certified check for 81, 900 in the
hands of William r. Hearst as a guarantee
of my offer of $l0. 1000 to Mr.. Bryan to meet
me in a joint debate at any place that
would be suitable TO him. l desired to
point out TO him the Socialist questions
and demonstrate 10 the people before whom
the debate was to be held that Mr.. Bryan
knew but little Of the workingman's side
of life or the questions OF socialism. | also
wanted to convince him that trusts are
something he could not prevent as the in
dustries Of this country under the govern
ment of the Republican or Democratic
party are bound TO be controlled more or
less by trusts. Mr.. Bryan refused to meet
me in this debate, or rather he did not ac-
cept my offer and the certified check was
returned TO me by Mr.. Hearst.
Socialism in this country is growing in
popularity and with a unihcation OF the
two main factions Of the party 1t will be
stronger than ever and will figure very
prominently in the next national cam
paign."
Mr.. Wiltshire is a banker. Socialist paper
publisher and controls numerous other
business interests in California that class
him as a millionaire.
Last night a number OF the visiting So
cialists spoke on the street corners to large
crowds of men, who gathered to hear the
leaders Of the party eXpound their views.