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


plank offered by Nj. Hill and adopted
provides that whenever a trust or com
bination affects q monopoly in the pro-
duction or distribution of any articles
OF trade, outside the state Of its origin
IL may be restricted by appropriate leg
islation from continuing to do business
IN such states.
race question was taken up and after
a brief discussion, a plank deploring
the injection OF this issue into the cam
paign by the Chicago convention was
adopted.
1t was introduced by Senator Daniel.
Two financial planks offered by Sen
ator Carmack were voted down. Mr..
Bryan presented a suggestion declaring
II 10 be the sense OF the Democratic
party that the volume of the currency
should not be diminished, but Mr.. Hill
complained that in view of the action
OF the committee last night in voting
down the gold plank, the insertion of
the proposed resolution would be a spe-
cies OF bad faith. The committee ac-
cepted this view and voted down the
resolution. No further financial planks
were suggested and the platform bein~
considered complete, was then adopted
by a rising vote and in the midst Of
general applause.
As the members emerged from the
chamber, they generally expressed
themselves as satisfied with the work
they had accomplished, some of the
expressions heard being as follows:
Senator Daniel: The platform was
unanimously adopted and is reasona-
bly, satisfactory"
Senator Tillman: 1--WE have accom-
plished a miracle; We have succeeded
in getting a platform without any
poison in it."
Mr.. Bryan: Il am fairly well salts
fed with the platform. 1 have had OPP
portunity to present some matters as
I desired n 1 have had to make 49,
cessions in some instances, in order to
get what I wanted in Others" d.
twill you support a ticket on this
PLATFORM" was asked Of him.
I will certainly support the Mat
FORM" was his reply and this was said
in a way to convince his interrogation
that he fully expected to be able to
supper both platform and ticket.
Senator Hill and William J. BRYAN
came out together and both were smil-
ing. Mr.. Bryan said to the newspa-
per men. Nov boys be sure and get
Hills platform right" and Hill retort-
ed with a laugh II think that we will
have to share honors on that
Mr.. Bryan said: w are all salts
fed. We have all wanted some things
pul III Ahol llIC O. lOJOSlCts
but on the whole the document is per-
fectly satisfactory. You know YOU
can't get everything you want"
Senator Hill said: Il am perfectly
satisfied. OF curse there are things
that / wanted in, n thought Should
go in, but in politics it is give and
take, and 1 am taking. I should have
liked to have seen an expression on fl
nances in the platform, but the major
ity thought otherwise, and neither Mr..
Bryan's plank nor mine was adopted.
You will remember that the New York
state convention made no mention on
the financial question and SO this plat
form is similar. fWe did not put in -
income tax plank and we changed only
slightly the tariff plank.
"Will Judge Parker stand on the
platform as drawn?" was asked
Il do not see why not. I am said 10
be one of his friends" he answered
smiling. land 1 have said I am satls-
fed"
Despite Senator Hills optimistic
views of the situation there was many
expressions of strong d~isapproval IN
the Parker headquarters by delegates.
One said:
Parker cannot stand for such a
platform and if he is nominated, he
will be compelled to 6eal with the fl
AN 60
ceptance."
To this statement, Cord Myer, the
chairman of the New York Democratic
state committee said:
Something like that viii have to oe
dom or we will not be bic to carry
New York"
The antiLParker people were jubilant
over the matter when they heard the
disposition of the financial plank.
Charles F. Murphy said: IT don't
think the decision of the committee has
improved Parker's chances. but of
course nobody knows Judge Parker's
views
1t was sale at Tammany h~eadquart-
ers today that at a meeting Of the anti
Parker forces last night, Mr.. Bryan
had stated that he would willingly ac-
cept either Olney, of Massachusetts,
or Gray, of Delaware, as compromise
candidate and that George Fred Will
liams had declared that he would &C
cept Olney.
The Parker supporters are confident
that they will nominate on the second
ballot, if not on the first ballot, but to
this the anti-Parker element takes ex-
ception. Charles A. Towne said to-
day:
'fWe still control more than a third
of the delegates and if they stick to
the third or fourth ballot you will see
a jump to some candidate other han
Parker
will 1t be McClellan?'
well, if it is, some other state must
start it. We cannot as We are instruct
ed for Parker
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