The sun., 1904-07-09

BRYAN WINS; IS PLEASED.


An All Night ana All morning sesAOn OI
the Platform Committee-Bryan De
feats Hill and Forces Him TO Abandon
Any Plan to Adopt . Money Plank
threatens an Income Tax Plank,
and Hill Has to Yield-sub-Committee
Finally Reports in Favor OF Doing
Nothing-Tammanys vigorous Pro-
test Goes Unheeded-senator Daniel
Induiges In Personalities with Bryan
Tho Latter Wins Praise for His Mod.
grafton In Conduct In tho Committee.
ST. LOUIS, July S.-The Democrats talked
about nothing all day except the omission
Of a money plank to the Democratic ma
tional platform for the campaign this
year. The history as to how this came
about 10 not the least Of the interesting
features OF q situation which for q week
has been intense. THE SUN announced
thirty days ago in It's news columns that
while Judge Parker would without doubt
be the nominee for President OF this con-
vention his selection would not be brought
about except by a compromise with the
Bryanites, who have been In control OF the
Democratic party for the last sight years.
The Hon. william j. Bryan announced
at noon to-day:
.The platform IL satisfactory to me and
] and my friends will not bolt this oonven-
ton. but, on the contrary, we are to sup
rort the ticket and the platform
Mr.. Bryan had just effected that oom-
promise Of which THE Sun spoke month
ago. Mr. Bryan, continuing, said:
Il and my friends win not only support
The ticket. but We will support the plat
icrm Of this convention
Then Mr.. Bryan srinnsd and went OF
to bed. "..
HILL RBsPoNsIBL1 ToR II.
The platform COMMITTEES had besn In
.easion from Q O'Clock last night until 1i:2o
O'clock this morning. The fAot that there
is no financial plank to the platform Of
this convention is due directly to the work
.f David B. Hill Of New York. William j.
Eryan Of Nebraska and John sharp Will
liams Of Mississippi After wranglinE all
u light last night on the tariff, trust and in
come tax planks the consideration Of
money plank was handed over carly this
morning by the platform committee as a
tedy to Messrs. Hill, Bryan and Williams.
Late yesterday the sub-committee Of
the platform committee adopted tho fol-
lowing money plank for the platform:
The discoveries Of gold within the e., last e..
sfd1sS 70 fss hs 20 ne
share Of the United States. have contributed
to the maintenance Of money standard OF
ns0is ns ,Sat hs ssns rom PIE ths sd Of pocs con-
tention.
When the foregoing plank. whioh was
accepted here to be the money plank Of the
platform, was adopted by the sub-com-
mittee, Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. williams were
absent. Those who voted for the plank
we're Daniel Of Virginia, Hill Of New York.
Pattison OF Pennsylvania, Hamlin Of Mas
sachusetts, Cable Of Illinois. Poe Of Mary
land and Davis OF West Virginia, total 7.
Those who voted against the plank were
Dubois Of Idaho, Shively Of Indiana and
Newands OF Nevada.
BRYAN HOUSES HIMsELY.
When the sub-oommittee issued its plat
form many believed that it would be the
platform to be accented by the full COM
mittee. When the full committee assem-
bled at the Southern Hotel last night to
continue in session until nearly noon to-
day Mr.. Bryan determined to make him
self felt. Moreover. Mr.. Bryan decided that
the time had come for him to insist upon
that compromise which all along has been
declared would be the result Of this con-
vSntion as TO platform in return for the
GDport Of Judge Parker.
Mr.. Bryan had got up an income taK
plank, which was vigorously opposed BY
Mr.. Hi, who announced that II such .
plank was Incorporated in the platform
Judge Parker could not carry New York
State. Ex-senator Pettigrew presented q
plank providing for Government owner
ship Of the railroads. - follows:
The Qovernment should own the railroads
engaged In interstate commerce., and operate
for and nd for pso e s:.
erenoe to the amount of their shipment.
Mr.. Hill combated this plank, saying to
ex-senator Pettigrew:
4 don't mean to be offensive, but. Mr.
Pettigrew. that plank h silly"
HILL owNEHsHIr PLANK IN iso2.
IN not take any offence at anything the
gentleman says." replied Pettigrew. 'but
should like to say that the gentleman
from New York calls this plank silly. yet
he put plank IN the New York State plat
form In 1909 which called not only for the
Government ownership Of the coal carry
ing railroads but OF the coal mines as
well.-
The laugh was on Mr.. Hill OF New York,
but Mr.. Pettigrew's plank was voted down.
The wrangle over q proposed income tax
plank continued until nearly sunrise this
morning. when action on this was deferred
and the financial plank was taken up BY
Hill. Bryan an ni Williams, who were directed
to pas finally upon the financial plank
for the platform to be adopted by this oon-
vention.
BAILEY SUGGESTS THK DIAL.
Senator Bailey Of Texas turned to MIR.
HAl ef New York and spoke these words
DNOrMKRn00D CHAMPAGNE
ns Wine says the rsss-Ada