Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-08

/ attempt was made to secure recess
/ but it was unsuccessful, Senator Till
man remarking, 1T was sun up and
we might as well go ahead"
After the vote, however, many
members left the committee room
with heavy eyelids and refreshed
themselves with coffee at learby
restaurant.
Mr. Bryan got the floor soon after
the adoption of the motion striking
out the gold plank, and informally
presented for the individual considera
tion of the members of the committee
financial plank which it is his in
tention to present later as substi-
tute for the gold plank.
PANAMA PLANK CRITICIZED
| The Panama canal plank brought
out d severe criticism tromm Sena tor
Pettigrew. He said that the canal
could not be built in ten years, sand
when completed 1t would be valuelesS
for sailing vessels would never get
through it, and steam vessels could
not utilize it, because of the great
consumption Of coal. The plank was
modified SO as to promise to do what
could be done when the democrats
get control of the government.
The committee then took up the
trust plank. This was the subject OF
considerable discussion, Senator Bail
ey being among the more important
speakers in defense Of the sub-com-
mittee's report.
Mr. Bryan offered an amendment to
this plank declaring in specific terms
for the prosecution Of the trusts, and
IL
should be done. This was voted in
by % to 20.
The majority of the votes came
from Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota,
Nebraska, Wyoming, the territories,
Porto Rico and Hawaii, while the
negative votes were from the east and
south
Severe comments were made by a
number CT representatives from these
states to the effect that radical
amendments were being forced into
the platform by men from republican
states and territories which could not
attribute a single electoral vote to
tie democratic candidate.
Mr. Pettigrew offered an amend
ment providing for the government
ownership of railroads and tele-
graphs.
"Oh, that's silly" remarked Mr.
Hill, II don't mean that to be often
sive,'' he ADDED.
''Oh, I'll not take offense at any
thing the gentleman says" retorted
Pettigrcw. especially if it were n
matter of opinion
Pettigrew's amendment was voted
down and he remarked:
"The gentleman from New York
called that amendment silly, rut he
put plank in the New York plat
form two years ago not only for the
government ownership OF the coal
carrying roads, but OF the coal mines
as we'll And the ticket got a larger
majority in New York city than ever
before given democratic candi-
date"
Reciprocity and the Monroe doc
trine as handled by the subcommittee
met the approval OF the committee.
But not SO with the navy plank, call
ing for liberal increase for the navy.
NAVY PLANK DEFEATED.
The first part of the navy plank
was stricken out
The plank proposed by Ex-Governor
Thomas Of Colorado, regarding iabor,
was adopted by the committee
The committee after a lengthy de-
bate on the plank relating to separate
statehood for the territories adopted
a sub-plank, offered by Delegate w.
f. Timmons of Arizona, with respect
to Arizona and New Mexico, as fol-
lows:
1--WE favor the immediate admission
of the territories Arizona and New
Mexico as separate states" In deal
ing with the subject of statehood for
Oklahoma and Indian territory. the
committee was less emphatic in its
declaration, combining the plank to a.
general recommendation of statehood
for these two territories, as follows:
1--WE favor the admission Of the
territories Of Oklahoma and Indian
territory"
The currency plank offered by Mr.
Bryan was referred to a sub-commlt-
tee consisting Of Williamms, Bryan and
Hill, with authority to draft a fnall-
cial plank for submission to the fult
committee. The opinion was express
ed that these men might agree upon
something and, If they should it,
would probably eliminate any fight on
the floor of the convention
One Of the western members said
he did not expect Mr. Bryan to make
a minority report in view Of the
many changes he had been abla to
procure in the platform.
The committee decided to continue
work on the platform and voted down
all motions for recess.
There was suggestion that 1t
might be necessary for the convention
which Is to meet at 10 o'clock to take
recess until 2 o'clock in order to
give the committee time to prepare
its report
When at $50 a. m, the last plank,
as drafted by the subcommittee had
been read, the members of the COM
mtttee applauded.
Mr. Bryan said that if his dc. ,;.ed
amendment to the trust plank should
be adopted, he would not press tho
plank favorfng the imposition Of an
Income aRx. Senator Tillman upen
noting n SIri1a IInon fha faces nf both