The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-12

a plea especially for the South and said
h a Democratic success was necessary
in the face OF the Republican policy o;
Imperialism. Its recent platform was
dangerous to the south. He hoped some
agreement could be reached which
would bring to the support of the DEM
ocratic south, the Democratic party OF
the east. AS TO the money question thai
was for the time, settled. and he urged
that that matter be not injected into
the coming campaign as a disturbing
element
Shortly before 4 O'Clock Senator Dan
;el created a sensation in the committee
by an attack upo Mr.. Bryan which
500 evoked cries~for order from sever
al members.
Senator Daniel, who, some time be-
fore, called Senator Tillman to the
chair, began by saying he questioned
the propriety OF a man whom the DEM
ocrats had twice honored with the pres
idential nomination and under whose
leadership the party had twice been
defeated, attempting to force his lead
ership upon the party again. Growing
more impassionaed, Senator Daniel
said regarding Mr.. Bryan:
The silver question was a question:
in Virginia ten years before the gen.
tleman OF Nebraska discovered it.
Eut conditions have changed in the last
lew years ana HSIOlC ShdLlSCSs uSildllu
heroic remedies. We must consider
New England. New York and that sec
ton of the country.
Again facing Mr.. Bryan, Senator
Daniel said:
He has reviled every mar whom any
state has recommended for the presi-
dency. and, so far as / have been able
to learn, has as yet presented no can-
didate of his own
%L;c o;n Co.o%4~T H. 81 80 &.
t~errupted with cries of order. SENATOR
Tillman who was acting chairman, de-
manded order and said:
well, lets have order before this
meeting degenerates into a converse
tional row."
Mr.. Bryan asked that Senator Daniel
be allowed to proceed, and the latter
resumed his speech by saying that he
had not intended to enter into PERSONAL
tiles. Continuing the Senator said: -
Il am convinced that the country Isl
on the verge of a great catastrophe and
calamity" and he said further that i'll
was urgent that the Democratic party
recover the reins Of government. This
is not the time,' he said, for SELFISH
interest, for small conceptions Of con-l
sistency, for personal likes or regards.l
1t is not pleasant for me to give up'
own opinion But there are ques-I
tons of ~expediency to be considered"
Senator Daniel favored the gold
plank.
Mr.. Poe, OF Maryland, made a brief
but vigorous appeal for the gold plank
declaring that if the party in its plat
form refused to recognize an existingi
fact, he feared that Maryland would
be lost to the Democrats in the fall
elections. |
The question was demanded and thel
gold plank was stricken out by a votel
of 35 to -. |
Mr.. Bryan got the foor soon after the
adoption of the motion striking out thaj
gold plank, and informally presented
for the individual consideration Of thel
members of the committee a financial
plank, which it is his intention 1afoj
to present as a substitute for the goidl
plank.
The Panama canal plank was modi-l
fed so as to promise to do what could
De done when the Democrats get conf
troll of the government.
The committee then took up the trust
plank. This was the subject of conSid-I
cradle discussion. Senator Bailey beingl
among the more important speakers inl
defense Of the subcommittee report.
Mr.. Bryan offered an amendment tol
this plank, declaring in specific termsl
for the prosecution Of the trusts and
reciting the manner in which it should
ben done. This was voted in by 23l
To 20.
Mr.. Pettigrew offered an amendment
providing for the government owner-I
ship Of railroads and telegraphs, which,
was voted down.
Reciprocity and the Monroe Doctrine,l
handled by the subcommittee, met
the approval of the full committee. Butt
not so with the navy plank, calling forl
a liberal annual increase for the
Senator Tillman said this plank would
gain no votes and there was no neceS-t
sity, in his opinion, of mentioning the
navy.
The first part of the navy plank ~"e
out.
The plank proposed 10y EX-GOVERNOR
of Colorado, regarding lahorl
was adopted bv the committee.
The committee after a lengthy debatel
on the plank relating to separate stated
hood for the territories adopted a subj
stitute plank, offered by Delegate w.
Lemons, OF Arizona, with respect
to Arizona and New Mexico, as follows:
We favor the immediate admission of
territories of Arizona and New1
Mexico, as separate states"
In dealing with the subject Of stated
hood for Oklahoma and indian Terri-I
torv the committee was less emphaticl
IN it's declaration. combining the plank
to a general recommendation of stated
for these two territories, as foil
I'VE favor the admission of the ta~-
ritories of Oklahoma and Indian Terri-l
The currency plank offered by Mr..
Bryan was referred to a subcommittee
consisting of Williarnc Bryan and Hill
authority to draft a financial
I - g. - @ho f,n a@-
nittee. The opinion was expressed that
men might agree upon some-l
hing and if they should, it would prob
ably eliminate any fight on the floor
IF the convention.
When at $50 a. m. the last plank
vas drafted by the Subcommittee hadI
been read, the members OF the commit
zee applauded.
Mr.. Bryan said that if his desired
amendment to the trust plank should
De adopted, he would not press +hol
Hank fayorinp the imp0Sition Of an inl