Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-09


| frenzy. Long after the hall was filled
| the crowd pressed against the en-
| frances, loath to give up the hope Of
getting in.
Frequently half a dozen people would
| be allowed to enter on a single ticket.
A series Of energetic thumps on the
presiding officers table were given by
Chairman Clark In an endeavor to call
| the convention to order. The reading
clerk ordered the floor officers to clear
the aisles.
AS Mr.. Clark stood at the desk Sen
| ator Daniel of Virginia, chairman of
| the resolutions committee, made his
way to his side with a copy of the
| platform in his hand and from that
| position read 1t to the convention. Sen
| ator Daniel than moved its adoption
and upon this moved the previous ques-
ton.
The platform was then adopted with
| out debate.
The convention has agreed upon what
Ia probably the most remarkable plat
form ever adopted by q political party
on the eve of a national campaign.
The platform contains no reference
to the money question one way or the
other. 1t was agreed by the members
of the committee who were in control
of the situation that there should be
no reference to either gold or silver,
and after hours of wind jamming and
fervid oratory 1t was decided to ignore
the money plank entirely.
The members of the committee as
they emerged from the meeting room
said that while they were not entirely
satisfied with the document it was the
best they could do.
Mr.. Bryan said, 1.-The platform is not
such as we all want, but one that we
all agreed to-
"Will you support the platform and
the candidate" he was asked.
81 will support the platform, but you
know the candidate has not been nam
I'd as yet" was the reply.
John Sharp Williams of Mississippi
said. Il am delighted with it."
Senator Daniel. the chairman of the
committee. said, ut is reasonably sat.
isfactory. and we all agreed to it,
The last effort to get in a money
plank was made just before the com
mittee adjourned. 1t was in the shape
Of a proviso that the volume Of stand.
ard money be undimlnishcd.
a resolution by Senator Carmack
f1roytiing for the subsidiary coinage
5f silver dollars had been dropped be-
.orc this. In explaining the action Of
the silver men former Governor Thorn.
rs Of Colorado said:
Eve agreed that we should have nc
mention Of silver or gold, We con.
sidcred the resolution providing that
the standard money be undiminished
IN unfair piece Of business. So we
voted 1t down by a vote Of 2 to II
The PLATFORM suRlmarized is as fol
ows: Z
1t has a preamble, in which there Is
no reference to the Chicago and Kan
sas City platforms.
The declaration Of principles includes
large reductions in governmental ex
penditures, the enforcement Of honesty
u - rAI LI- A4N Ia AA NAEHA INN"NE NE
} In the public service and q thorough
Investigation of the executive depart
{ ments, the enforcement of the anti
TRUST laws and seyerer restrictions OF
1.-The trusts, tariff reduction, reduction
Of the tariff on trust produced articles
approval of the Panama canal projec
and disapproval Of the measures tina
, made the building of the canal a real
ity, the maintenance Of the Monroe
doctrine. reciprocity with Canada, n
increase in the army, but consisten
npbuilding of the navy.
s 1t urges impartial legal treatment O
i, capital and labor, insistence upon prop
r treatment OF American citizen
,broad. approval Of pension laws, Blu
: tisapproval of giving pensions by exec
J ttive order. denunciation of the shil
Nibsidy BIN and approval Of the up
touIlding Of the merchant marine with
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