Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-08
Admission of Territories.

The committee after a long debate on the
plank relating to separate statehood loi
the territories adopted a substitute plahk,
offered by Delegate w. f. luminous Oh
Arizona with respect to Arizona ana Ne"
Mexico as follows:
I'VE favor the immediate admission OF
the territories of Arizona and New Mexico
as separate states.
In dealing with the subject of statehood
for Oklahoma and Indian territory the
committee was less emphatic In its decla-
ration confirming the plank to general
recommendation of statehood for these TWO
territories, follows:
I'VE favor the admission or the terrlto-
ries of Oklahoma and Indian territory"
The currency plank offered by Mr.. Bryan
was referred to subcommittee, consisting
of Williams Bryan and Hill, with authority
to draft a financial plank for submission
to the full committee. The opinion was
expressed that these men might agree upon
something. and. II they should. 1t would
probably eliminate any fight on the floor of
the convention.
One of the western members said that he
did not expect Mr. Bryan to make a minor
ity report. in view of the many changes he
had been able to procure in the platform.
Motions to Recess Rejected.
The committee decided to continue work
on the platform. and voted down all mo-
lions for recess.
There was a suggestion that 1t might be
necessary for the convention, adjourned to
meet at 10 o'clock, to take recess until 2
o o'clock, in order to give the committee time
to prepare its report
When, at $50 a. m, the last plank as
drafted by the subcommittee had been read
the members Of the committee applauded.
Mr. Bryan said that if his desired amend
ment to the trust plank should be adopted
he would not press the plank favoring the
imposition of an income tax. Senator Till
man, upon noting a smile upon the faces of
both Mr.. Bryan and Mr. Hill, remarked to
Mr. Bryan that 'since you and Mr.. Hill
seem to have become so chummy, think
we had better look further into the trust
plank" Discussion of it thereupon was re-
sumed and Mr.. Frank Cannon of Utah
took the floor. II followed Mr.. Bryan in
1896 and 1900" he said, ION the paramount
issues Of those campaigns, but now that he
has abandoned those issues / will vote
against this proposition he seems to want
most"
Mr.. Cannon. In closing, contended that
the paramount issue in this campaign was
victory and that the issue should be
'Rooseveltism''
Mr.. Bryan defended his position on the
trust question by saying that victory
| alone should not essentially be the para
mount Issue and that unless question was
settled right 1t was never settled at all.
Senator Daniel called Mr.. Shively to the
chair and made speech supporting the
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| the position, however. that If enforced, the
existing interstate commerce law and anti
trust statutes are sufficient, and he believed
| that a democratic administration could be
| depended upon to enforce them. Hence, he
| considered it safe to omit the proposed
plank.
HILLS Substitute Adopted.
The discussion continued at length and
| until Mr.. Hill presented a substitute for
! the trust plank, which was unanimously ac-
| cepted with applause The compromise
| antitrust plank offered by Mr.. Hill and
adopted provides that whenever a trust