Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-08
roNTtST WAS VERY EXCITING.
n. and Senator Daniel Had a Bitter
and Acrimonious Time in
Committee.
FRANK !. DESERTS OLD LEADER
c.. Paramount Issue in the Campaign
is Victory,' aud That the Issue
Should be "RoOseycltism''

g, ropis. July S.-The committee on
.ntons spent the entire night on
~. patform, and at $3.50 considered
g ,,s, resolution Of the draft submit
"a hv the subcommittee. But TINS
moan that the platform was
eo,,bed and ready FOR the conVehlion'
The struggle continued and at O'Clock
4, was clear that an agreement on lhe
So,ument as whole could not De
,.,cbed Immediately During the watch
ot tbe long night in the committee
hare we're many dramatic scenes, not
mo least striking Of which was the
verbal encounter between Senator Hll
and MIR. Bryan. 1t occurred While MT;
Pryan was engaged In making one or
Ms many attacks upon the gold stand
ara plank as framed by the sub-coin-
mittee. He was wrought up TO hlBh
tension when, approaching the new
York leader, and shaking MS niger
dangerously near the nose of thar gem
tfman. ne exclaimed, "You ought to
have a gold platform to go with the
gold candidate you are forcing upon
the country"
Mr.. Hin replied that he knew moth
hg as to Mr.. Parker's monetary views.
"Do YOU mean TO say demanded
he Nebraskan that you do not know
Ndge Parker's financial Views?
~ mean just that responded Mr.
'You have no knowledge on that sub
jNt2'
None"
eHaye you never asked him.
u have not, have never sought TO
sure an expression Of his views, and
\ never sought 10 convey them 10 me.
lonly know that he is Democrat and
hlgh-minded and patriotic man, and
believe that he can be trusted implic-
Ny on this, az upon other matters OF
public policy"
Mr. Bryan then demanded to know
shen the gold plank had been decided
tlon, and why Il had not been incor-
prated ia the New York platform.
W. Hlll replied that the matter had
Inst been discussed at the meeting OF
he delegations about 10 days ago, and
nat the declaration was the result OF
Existence by other members Of the deli
taton than himself,
After continuous session OF sixteen
aurs, the committee on resolutions
Perfected the platform and adjourned
Just before noon instructing it's sub
committee TO arrange the draft for sub
mission 10 the general committee at 6
o'clock this evening for report to the
convention two hours later.
Ihe platform Is a compromise accept
soIe TO all Of the interests involved,
ana was adopted unanimously by the
committee. II may he said in a general
way 10 nave been a concession 10 the
Il byan wing Of the party without IN
.ny way sitting the declarations " the
conservatives. The absence of any pro
4 9aneement on the financial question
II most significant and discloses the
II gUer lmposslbIllty Of finding any dec
tn P''''' w
A 4io this morning the com
0 nllee on resolutions voted the
Fl standard plank out of the
n nocratlc platform by vote Of 81 L.
Fl rms was the third victory for viii
a n Bryan during the aIl-night SEES
4 wv Oh me committee, He had made
W. successful efforts early in the eve
n WV and secured notifications Of the
"ll plank on two separate votes
n m euort was made to secure n recess
. S,M NE vote on the gold plank. but II
II '"'o'ed down and the committee con.