The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-10

money question, we would like to know whether you favor reducing the volume of silver dollars or whether you favor an asset currency and branch national banks; whether you prefer national bank currency to United States notes"
 MT. Bryan then proceeded to answer some of the statements made by those who had followed his first address. Great applause followed his assertion that lack of harmony in the party could not be laid at his door. Senator Carmack under took to correct a statement made by Mr. Bryan as to the proceedings in the com mttee, and a short debate followed be- tween the gentlemen.
 Woke the Galleries.
 The speaker woke the galleries to en- thusiasm when he declared that he had expressed a willingness to support a gold standard man to build up harmony in the party and when he declared he believed thel adoption of the gold stand ard plank would defeat the party in the impending campaign. there were two ways out of the difficulty into which the action of Judge Parker had plunged the party. One was to amend the message in the manner he had suggested and the other was to amend the platform by the insertion of gold plank Leaning further over the railing in front of the platform, he shook his hand at the New York delegation and said. q will agree to accept Senator Car mack's plank. Will that satisfy the friends of Judge Parker?'' Mir Bryan said in conclusion.
 It was ten minutes after midnight when MT. Bryan concluded and. Representative John Sharp Williams was recognized. He plunged without preface into a scathins arraignment of MT. Bryan Turn ing from time to time, he faced MT. Bry- an who sat with immobile countenance and famed himself. His voice trembling MT. Williams declared that MT. Bryan had presented the spectacle of man pleading harmony when in all this great convention his had been the only voice of discord. The amendments to the Par ker telegram he characterized as lot of foolish questions 1 He spoke satirically with great earnest ness. In explaining that the telegram from Judge Parke< was simply an expres- sion of the judges own individual opinion MT. Williams suddenly wheeled and fac ing those on the platform asked:
 Suppose we had nominated MT. Bryan on that platform"
 1 God forbid" ejaculated Richmond Pearson Hobson.
 In explaining his own attitude on the absence of a financial plank in the plat form, he remarked of the money ques- tion:
 If it is in a trance It will awake but if 1t Is dead, I don't want the corpse ir my parlor"
 Taking up the reply of the convention to Judge Parker, MT. Williams read the first sentence:
 tion is silent on the question of the none tary standard"
 Does any one deny. even MT. Bryan?' asked MT. Williams.
 Take the next sentence" he continued 'because it is not regarded by us as a political issue.
 Does any one in this hall deny thati Is there any one on the floor present who believes the money question is an issue in the campaign? Let him arise in his place"
 | Not delegate arose.
 "Now let any one on the platform who believes the money question an issue arise,'' and as he said this MT. Williams turned to Mir Bryan. But MT. Bryan kept l his seat
 Cries of Question" Cries of question" question came so fast that confusion reigned for some minutes. In. the confusion an effort was l made to make an adjournment motion l This was ruled out of order. Mt. Bryan 1 sprang. to his feet and declared his dele | gationfwas going to support the candl- date that New York wanted for vice president and if it would conduce to har- mony he would withdraw his amendments to the reply.
 q am going to withdraw this amend ment,' said MT. Bryan. Our delegation will vote for the candidate for vice presi- | dent that New York wants. We are not going to do one thing to mar the har- mony of the convention GA roar of ap- | plause followed this announcement) After some debate roll call was order ed on the question of the adoption of the Williams reply to Judge Parker's mes 1 sage to Mr. Sheehan.
 As the roll call proceeded it was evi- dent that the motion to send the mes sage to Judge Parker would be carried by an overwhelming majority. The result