The sun., 1904-07-09

because there IL no mentjen Of the mopey
question in the platform Mr.. Ryan.
along with ex-senator Henry q. Davis OF
West Virginia. has worked necessarily
on the platform committee to have II in
corporate this plank. Of which Mr.. Ryan
was the author:
The Democratic party pledges itself !"
the maintenance OF the existing money stand
ard OF value.
Mr.. Ryan has visited all Of the delegations
doing missionary work for his plank Mr.
Davis had charge Of Mr.. Ryans plank In
the committee on platform, but neither the
sub-committee nor the full committee
a gallant fight for is adoption Mr. Ryan
said tonight: J
Il do not care 70 discuss the failure OF
my efforts to have the platform committee
adopt my plank, except to say that I am
bitterly disappointed In fact am very
greatly disappointed man."
HILL CHECKED M'cARREN.
In view Of all that has happened it is
we'll to record that ON Saturday last when
Senator Patrick Henry McCarren OF New
York arrived here he caused this announce
ment to be made in THE SUsi i am to in
troduce straightout gold plank at the
meeting OF the New York State delegation
on Tuesday morning.
Mr. McCarren was deferred from taking
this action by Mr.. Hill New York's member
on the committee. II will do no harm,
either, to record the little interview which
Mr. Bryan gave to THE Sun when he was
told of Mr.. McCarren's gold plank. Mr.
Bryan requested THE Sun to say:
Mr.. McCarren is bluffing. The N ew
Workers. are bluffing, They will never
force that plank Oh the resolutions COM
mittee."
BRYANs DEFEAT OF HILL.
A conspicuous feature Of the pre- nomna-
ton maneuvering at this convention has
been the fact that David b. Hill is the only
member Of the faction In the Democratic
party favoring reorganization whom Col.
Bryan has been able to defeat
The only victory that Col. Bryan has
been able to win so far in this convention
was on the all-important question OF what
the platform shall or shall not conta ain
on the money question, and David Bennett
Hill was the man who lost it. In the line
up in the committee on credentials between
the Bryan faction and the reorganization
committee the Bryan people were beaten
by vote of thirty-fve to twelve.
Yet In the committee on resolutions
upon the vital question to be passed upon
at this conventional the money plank-this
vote is reversed, and the reorganlzers,
under Mr.. Hills leadership, were beaten by
a vote OF thrty-f1ve to fifteen, showing
clearly that the reorganizers as led by
NJ ~.ul H., H.. tt,,<v
delegates for Judge Parker. but that they
compromised and dickered and lost the battle
when they came to putting Judge Parker
on a platform. Mr.. Hill was quite cross
the other day when he learned that Senator
German Of Maryland was not to attend
this convention. and Mr.. Hill said to his
friends then:
I'VE haven't any fear of German and
we don't see any reason why he shouldn't
come on here. But then German never
turns up where there Is fight
An important member Of the Democratic
national committee said tonight, after
discussing the absence OF money plank:
"I'll bet ten to one now that the ticket
Is beaten on election day il this platform
goes through as agreed to by Mr. Hill and
Mr.. Bryan"
Thomas Taggart's friends OF Indiana insist
that he shall be elected chairman Of the ma
tional committee. Other Democratic friends
Of Judge Parker insist that Chairman Jones
and his fellow officers Of the national COM
mittee shall remain at the helm until after
the notification committee discharges its
duty to Judge Parker at his home in Esopus
SILENCE MEANS l6 TO STANDS.
The New Workers. said this afternoon
that they had greatly objected to any omis
sion OF the money plank In the platform;
that is, the New Workers. from Manhattan
and The Bronx This includes Cord Meyer,
chairman Of the Democratic State commit
tee. One Of Mr.. Meyers friends said:
you might as well leave out anything
about the tariff issue as the money ques-
tion. The last declaration OF the party
was for silver, and that remains the posi-
ton of the party on the question until spe-
officially repudiated. Silence means con-
sent"
Mr. Meyer had talks with Representa-
tive Cochran, Charles F. Murphy, Thomas
F. Grady and others, and later they talked
with William F. Sheehan. Later Mr.. Meyer
and Mr. Cochran had talks with Edward
Murphy, Jr,, Senator Patrick Henry McCar-
rem and Mr.. Sheehan. Mr.. Hill was in Mr.
Sheehan's room but did not take part in
the conversation.
TAMMANY's PROTEST UNBEEpED.
Mr.. Cochran then submitted to ex-Sena-
tor Edward Murphy, Jr., Of Troy, chair
man of the delegation the following COM
munication:
ST. LOUIS. July 8.
TO Hon. Ednard Murphy. Jr.. Chairman
Ner York Delegation.
SIR The undersigned representatives OF
Congress- districts in the city OF New
York respectfully request that you convene
the State delegation TO the national Demo-
cratic convention in n,meetinG to be held prior
to the time OF the assembling OF the convention
this evening.
The purpose for which this meeting h de-
sired is to ascertain what provision has been
made by the representative OF this State on
the committee on plat form TO express the prac
tically unanimous entment Of the delegation
on the money question and. II necessary,
to take steps 10 secure In the convention an
expression of the views Of the delegation on
a matter 40 vitality affe citing the interest OF
the people whom we represent Respectfully.
- CHARLEs r. MURPHY, JOHN j. DELANY.
THOMAS OSuLLIvAN. CHAnLEs A. TowNE.
THOMAS F. GRADY. TIMOTHY d, Sullivan,
NJ. WARLEY PLATzEK. NIcToR j. DowL1No.
GEORGE M. WALGRovE. W. BouRKE COCHRAN.
WILLIAM McADoo, BIRD 8. CoLKR, JOSEPH
CASSIDY. JAMES W. GERARD. u. Lewis NIXON.
DIATADo vILLAMENA. JOHN j. BRADY. 4
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