The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-01

have never changed my coIors. and come
before you tonight simply because i made
a night against a leader who was not OF any
use TO his district and who was not wanted
there. Goodwin had every chance In the
world. The police were his. They wouid
do anything he ordered, and i am sure L
did not appoint the election ofnclais. In
the name of justice and OF right. / ask That
i he protected. 1 won fair and squarely'
and certaily should not be robbed. i nope
that your decision will be that we are TO De
allowed 10 represent the voters who showed
at the election that they were for me-
Other contests were subsequently consld-
cred 1t is claimed by men who are close
TO Senator Hill that the committee Will not
seat either Goodwin or Devery. but Will de-
clare the district unrepresented. III this -
done. Devery declares tonight that he VIII
appeal TO the convention from the hoor
( Late tonight IL was rumOred about the
corridors of the Grand Union Hotel that
prominent party leaders, including john Is.
Stanchfeld and Elliot DanfOrth, had gone
10 Senator Hill and Informed him that IN
their Judgment Il would be political suicide
to keep Devery out of the convention, ana
that he had succeeded in creating a strong
sentiment in his favor by his gentlemanly
demeanOr since his arrival here. Mr. Hill
Is said 10 have told them that he had recon-
sidered the matter and that possibly IL
would be best TO permit Devery and his
fellow delegates to take seats as the reg
ular representatives from the Ninth. This
could not be confirmed, as all the men men,
toned positively declined TO discuss the
matter.
Devery held reception on the porch Of
his hotel tonight and many took advan-
tage OF the opportunity to shake hands
with him and assure him OF their support.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
A committee on resolutions was APP
pointed. consisting of fifty members. each
representing a senatorial district. Chair
man George Raines and the committee met
I'm the afternoon. They were overwhelmed
with requests that certain planks be placed
I'm the platform. At the conclusion of the
meeting il was said few of the proposed
blanks received much consideration. Two
proposed planks caused somewhat of fur
~ IN the committee. The liberal Democ-
racy with a committee of five headed by
Robert Baker as spokesman demanded
that the Democratic state convention
stand for a reaffirmation of the Kansas
City platform as whole"
The Chicago-Kansas City platform party
of New York State, through Calvin j.
Reach. demanded the incorporation of this:
THE Democratic party of the Empire
State recognizes the national platform of
1900 as the organic law of the party until
IL be changed by another national conven-
ton, and regrets that it was not ratified
by the people at the polls"
Mr.. Baker offered these suggestions for
the platform:
THAT every article produced by trust
or combination be at once deprived of all
tariff protection; election by the people of
federal judges and United States senator's
pending which the state convention should
nominate candidates for the United States
Senate; governmental requirement and
operation of railroads and coal mines; en-
tire home rule over local affairs to munich
palities, including local option in taxation:
quire, construct and operate all public
service utilities. pending which all new
modified and extended franchises only to
become operative when ratified by popular
vote: the initiative and referendum; consti-
tutional amendment to secure the prevail
ing rate OF wages on all public works: ex-
eilslon from municipal debt of all obliga-
ties; adequate provision TO widen and
deepen the state canals; complete safe
guards for freedom of speech and assembly
and against government by injunction by
enactment of an anti-injunction law; for
TEXTURE OF Office by public officials accept
ing free passes, and finally an explicit
pledge that IL elected its candidates will
strive TO uproot ali forms of special privi-
leges."
In presenting these suggestions. Mr.
Baker said. DO not think for a moment
that any vacfllating policy on these ques-
lions will gain for you our vote. Don't
dream for a moment that you are helping
your cause with US by shouting harmony
and putting on your platform men who
once repudiated real Democracy. Do you
want TO throw out friends and disrupt the
party? So sure as you do defeat awaits
YOU"
-, Senator Grady-WeII, Mr.. Baker. most OF
the things you suggest are of national i'm.
port and 1t would not be policy to en-.
cumber our platform with them So far as
your anxiety for labor is concerned let me
tell you that the Democratic vote in the
Legislature has been uniformly in favor
OF the laboring man.
Mr.. Baker, am not speaking for JUS
the labor vote. / am speaking for a great
indignant public who demand relief anC
who will defeat your party if
AS Bird Gardiner rose at this point and