Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-07-11

, tralia or South Africa The Demo.
Gratis say that this is wrong. and stand
by the American farmer. The Repub.
leans say that this Is right. and there.
by stand by the foreign farmers. VIII
some "stand-patter" tell why Amer.
leans should pay more for American
steel rails than foreigners pay?"
Committee report seated Porto Ri.
cans, but excluded the Filipinos. This
provoked n discussion. ending In the
adoption OF the report. The minority
report OF the committee on credcn.
tials Is not ready. The committee on
permanent organization were also not
rendy to report. and recess was then
taken until ? p m
The New Jersey delegation today
decided to cast - votes for Parker.
The subcommittee on resolutions.
which is drafting platform. this
morning approved planks on irriga-
tinn. separate statehood for territories
and the election of senators by direct
vote. The Interstate commerce plank
laNors 'such amendment as will give
the public speedy and eifectual ade-
quate and inexpensive remedy against
unreasonable transportation charges.
1t was written by $. H. Cowan of Ft
Worth. The platform may cause a
night session 1t will be strictly con
servatiye with no reaftrmatlon
clauses.
ST, LOUIS. Mo, July There is
trouble over MIR. Bryan, and
although Senator Hu is in the
saddle and Parker is going to be nom.
mated. there Is a good deal of feeling
over the cut and dried arrangement.
and after short session this morning
the convention adjourned till this af-
ternoon. because the committees were
wransling and neither OF the great and
important ones was ready to make
report.
General Bailey declined the perma-
nent craftsmanship, whereupon the
committee on permanent organization
named the merry Champ Clark of Mis-
souri. who accepted It, and when the
hour came delivered rather warm
speech, full OF his frolicsomc and semi
serious humor. He bitterly denounced
| the Republicans and the president.
and won applause that was somewhat
| perfunctory. Interest. however. this
morning did not center on the conven-
ton. although the great hall was pack.
ed to the doors by crowd expecting
many flights of oratory but on the two
committees-crede and platform
or resolutions. 1t was known that Mr.
Bryan was going to center his fight
on the credentials committee making
the Illinois contest the feature of his
| argument, AS he had not spoken at
half past ten, ANA as the resolution
committee was still busy with the
platform. there was nothing for the
convention to do but to adjourn until
this afternoon. which 1t did shortly
Of New York. At one o'clock the com.
mittces are still In session, and II does
not seem likely that they viii be ready
to report until three
Al this hour. o'clock 1t looks as
| though the nomination would not he
made until tonight or tomorrow The
committees have not finished their
work, although the platform sub-com-
mittee has reported in measure. The
platform Is likely TO cause hours of
controversy Ex-Governor Thomas of
Colorado fought hard Tor labor
plank denouncIng military rule, but
the subcommittee turned him down
He may carry his fight to the floor OF
the convention.
One of the most remarkable events
of the convention was the marvellous
demonstration given Bryan ON enter
ing convention hall this afternoon
II continued for hall an hour, all eff
forts to stop II being useless until ex-
haustion finally overcame the shout
ers.
ST LOUIS. July S.-With the lead
ers dcsirous OF eifoctlng the nomina-
ton OF president and vice-presldent
and the adoption OF platform. the
Democratic convention was called to
order by Champ Clark shortly after
10 O'Clock this morning The heat in
the coliseum was such to cause dis
comfort aud many men removed their
coats.
For over an hour the. delegates sat
around listening to the band. await
ing report from the committee on
platform.
A financial plank for gold drafted
by the subcommittee, and its final
elision at Bryans command, caused
a bitter struggle regarding substi-
tnte. After being In session almost
continuously since Wednesday. the
committee this morning decided to
leave II to another subcommittee
composed of Bryan David Hill and
John sharp Williams.
At l1;10 a. m. the delegates began
calling upon Senator Bailey Charles
A. Towne and Bourke Cochran for
speeches. None Of them appeared,
and to XIII lime the names of the hon
orary yico-presdents were read.
Captain Richmond Pierson Hobson
was then requested TO make a speech.
He bitterly assailed Roosevelt on the
negro question. concluding his speech
rs the committee returned to the
platform. They reported that they
would not be ready until tonight, and
the convention then adjourned until
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