Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-09
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s,nittee was one which the silver
"d gold eleent in the party could
1" s;,v stand upon. He said that this
sIark did not call on the free silver
P,,.,c,tes to retract or repudiate their
former beliefs
nJt is SIMPLY" he said, recognition
=, an existing fact.
Mr. Poe closed by saying that the
-'~,ocratic ticket would have for
-, hope if the plank was omitted.
,fter several other members had
IAN heard briefly the question was
,.n,,ndei The gold plank was
w, k.n out by a vote of 35 to Is.
r,rlier in the night Mr.. Bryan had
.,,barsw temporarily his income tax
..s,,ntion AS this juncture an at
mi was made to secure a recess, but
a.,s unsuccessful. Senator Tillman
marking that 1t was sun up and
=. might as we'll go ahead"
,n.r tle vote however, many men,
I.ft the committee room with
,.ny,. .veliis and refreshed themselves
--.h coffee at a nearby restaurant.
ur E,.van got the floor soon after
=, ol,.,;inn of the motion striking
,nt the gold plank and informally
.rosa,,t..l for the individual considera-
~ or the members of the committee
financial plank which it is his inten-
,,o, l1rer Ia present as substitute
for the gold plank
nh. Panama canal plank brought
-, , eevcrn criticism from Senator
I,o,,;grew. He said that the canal
couh not be built in 10 years and
,,.ben completed it would be valueless,
e., chilling vessels would never go
.hrough il and steam vessels could not
80. If because of the great cOnsump-
ton Of coal.
The plank was modified so as to
,ro,riee 10 do what could be done when
,be Democrats get control of the gov
eminent
The committee then took up the
trnst plank. This was the subject Of
considerable discussion, Senator Bailey
being among the more important
cnaak ars in defence OF the sub-commit-
tees report
L.
this u,lnk. declaring in specific terms
for the prosecution of the trusts and
netting the manner in which it should
he done. This was voted in by %
to 20.
The majority of the votes came
from Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota
Nebraska. Wyoming. the territories
Js:,, an.1 Hawaii while the neg
atiy. votes were from the East and
South.
Srvcre comment were made by q
number of representatives from these
states Ia the effect that radical amend
mrnts were being forced into the plat
form by men from Republican states
and territories which could not contri-
Luto n single electoral vote to the
Democratic candidate.
Mr. Prttirl-W offered an amendment
rrnridiug fni government ownership %
railways and telrglalhs.
ooh. that's silly" remarked Mr.. Hill
II don't i.it...n that to De offensive h'
added
"Dh. I'll rot take offence ut any
thing the gentleman says. retortet
P4ltisr, ", "r..rtc:.illy if it were a mat
trr Of ~pIi,ioii.
PGti1r.v's amendment WAS voted
doyu and n" remarked: The gentle
man from New York called tina
amendment silly bat he put planl
in the NrW York platform two year
arn not Only for the government own
.i,hip of the coal Carrying railroads
,ui of the coal mines as we'll, and tn
tick,i got Il larger majority in NeN
York city Ihrn ever b"f"r" gwen
l,innrI.ttic Candidate"
Reciprocity and the MORO" d"ctrin
~ handled 10y TIN. Subcommittee me
~. appIov:Il ri tn" committee. Rl
lot ~ With Tia. navy plank calling f.
Il lib4ral annual Increase "f the navy.
The if.. part "i the navy plank Wa
stricken ont.
The raul, proposed by eX-G"'
TiNu.a$ OF Colorado regarding lab'
vas adopted 10y the committee.
Tia, committee. after Il lengthy de
l,tr on DE plank relating to separat
Statehood for the territories adopted
substitute plank offered by Deiegat
W f. Timmons of Arizona, with re
sprct To- Arizona and New Mexico Il
foluwS:
We favor the immediate admiSsio
81 III" territories of Arizona and Me-
M"XiC" as separate states
In dealing with the subject of state
h"nf !or oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory the committee WAS less emphati
in it's declaration. combining The plan
t" 4 general recommendation for state
E""l Tor these two territories, as fol
lows.
We favor The admission of the ter
riories Of oklahoma and Indian terri
tory"
Tie currency plank offered by Nj
Fryln was referred to sub-cOmmii
Zee consisting of Williams. Bryan an
I'm with authority Ia draft a financi;
f'dhk for submission to the full CON
'hitte". The opinion was espresso
mat these men might agree upon some
lhlnE and if they could. eliminate an
i'%ht "A the floor of the convention.
On" "f the Western members sal
hr did not expect MIR. Bryan to MAX
. minority report in view of the man
changes he had been able to procul
IN the platform
ne committee decided to cODtint
work IN the platform and voted down n
u"tl'lilS Tor 4 recess.