The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-08
WILL REPORT IT EIGHT O'CLOCK TONIGHT
(By Associated Pess.)

ASSOC1dC6O 1I0SS.J
st. Louis, Nd, July S.-Having
adopted the reports of al committees
at an exciting session last evening
except that Of resoluti( (ns, the fea-
ture today was a fight bn platform.
Full committee on resolutions was a
stormy session continuously all night
after the subcommittee had been Ill
4session continuously the previous
night and all day yesterday. Daniel.
Hill and Bryan and Bailey and other
members are speaking without rest
for two days and nights Bryan also
speaking at length in tie convention
last evc<ing. While defeated i'll the
fight on contested seats Bryan and
followers in full committee knocked
cut the gold standard plank, 50 to IS.
This modifes the tariff plank in two
points and inserted the income tax
plank. The latter is against the as
sertion of Hill that they would lose
the New York vote for the Democratic
candidate.
Bryan gave notice that he would
submit later a substitute for the gold
plank. He offered an amednment to
the trust plank declaring for prosecu-
tHon trusts and designating how it
would be done. This was adopted %
to 20. The navy plank, calling for an
increase was stricken out. EX-Gover-
nor Thomas, Of Colorado, had his la
bor plank adopted. Bryan's financial
plank was referred to him and Hill.
Twas hoped they would agree on
something the committee could adopt.
The opinion is expressed that Bryan
will not make minority report in
view of the concessions gained by
him.
The promise Of exciting scenes in
today's convention created tremen-
dous demand for tickets. The day
promised to be as hot as yesterday.
Three sessions are expected, but the
leaders hope to reach the final ad-
journment tonight.
There is much comment over Ohio
dividing its vote last evening. 21 for
and 25 against Bryan 5 minority re-
port on credentials. 1t is claimed the
there may be occasion yet to use it
for JudsOn Harmon in some contln-
gency. The result so displeased the
Parker men that they will not likely
IT
= place. Kentucky also displeased Par
ker men by voting solidly with Bry-
an while West Virginia gave him only
three of her fourteen votes. Delegates
for all these three seem today to be
waiting for second place, especially
Governor Beckham of Kenteucy.
Bryan and Hill Have Enning.
At ten O'Clock it was clear that the
committee on resolutions which had
been in session all night and had con-
sidered the entire platform prepared
by the subcommittee was not ready
to reach an agreement on the dOcu-
ment as a whole. During the night
session when the gold plank was un-
der discussion Bryan walked up to
Hill and shaking his finger at him
said: "You ought to have got q
platform to go with the gold candi
date you are forcing on the country
Hill replied he knew nothing concern
ing Parker's monetary views and tc
Bryan's astonishment added, he haC
never asked him his views and Parker
never sought to convey them to him
He only knew Parker was a Democrat
high minded and patriotic and coult
be trusted implicitly on this as on al
other measures of public policy'
Chairman Clark arrived at 10:1(
and at 1870 no word was received
from the resolutions committee anC
a messenger was despatched to ascer
tain when it would report. In the
meantime the band played and thu
delegates cheered the favorite airs
At ~ the convention was called tt
order, Rabbi Sales making the open
ing prayer. The committee on reso
lutions announced it was not ready tt
report and the roll of States wa.
called to announce members of th,
National committee.
The trust question was settled b,
the adoption Of the declaration offer