Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-07-08
PLATFORM
ADOPTED
After Fierce Struggle and All
Night Session Committee
on Same Finally Agrees.
COLD PLANK KNOCKED
Hill Loses Fight for Single Standard
Bryan Defeated on Income Tax.
Single Statehood for New
Mexico and Arizona.

| St. Louis, July 8-The committee OF
resolutions spent the entire night OF
the platform and at $3.50 this morn
ing considered the last resolution O.
the draft submitted by the sub-commit
tee. But this did not mean that the
platform was finished. The struggle
continued and at 10 o'clock, it was
clear that an agreement on the dOcu
ment as a whole could not be reached
Immediately.
Gold Standard Plank Voted Out.
st. Louis, July Sat 4:40 this morn
ing the committee on resolutions voted
the gold standard plank out of the
platform by vote of 35 to Is. This
was the third victory for Bryan during
an all night session of the committee.
He had made two successful efforts
early in the evening and had secured
notifications of the tariff plank on two
separate votes. The contest over the
income tax and the gold plank, was
the most interesting of the convention.
Bryan led the forces in favor of the
income tax and the omission of the
gold plank. Hill of New York led the
opposition.
Hill lost on the gold plank. He said
in his speech that he considered the
gold plank of more Importance than
the omission of the income tax and
offered to agree to the putting in OF
the income tax if the gold plank be
left intact. His argument was in vain,
however. Bryan replied at length to
Hill, and C. S. Thomas, of Colorado,
also made strong protest against the
gold plank. Several other members OF
the committee discussed the two
planks before the vote noted above,
was taken.
He was then appointed to wait on
the platform committee to ascertain
when he could expect their report.
He created some enthusiasm and
was applauded when he closed with
picture of the approaching battle be-
tween the parties saying: Let us
make the Republicans name the battle
field and let lis make them call it
Waterloo"
The committee adopted the plank Of
fered by Ex-Governor Thomas of Colo
RADIO, regarding labor. After lengthy
debate on the plank relating to the
separate statehood bill it adopted the
following:
1--WE favor immediate admission OF
the territories of Arizona and New
Mexico as separate states"
In regard to Oklahoma it was less
emphatic, saying: "We favor the adj
mission of the territories of Oklahoma
and the Indian Territory"
Platform Unanimously Adopted.
The committee on resolutions unani-
mously adopted the platform and will
report to the convention at 8 O'Clock
tonight.
The platform was adopted without a
financial plank.
Hobson's Voice Strongest in the Con-
vention.
In the anxiety to learn when the
committee on resolutions would be
ready to report the list of national
committeeman had not been confirm
ed and the oversight was remedied by
a motion which was carried and the
procedure Strengthened out. The roll
call was then ordered on the list OF
honorary vice president This was done
more for the purpose Of keeping the
convention quiet than anything else.
Calls were made for speeches by
Bourke Cochran and c. A. Towne, but
they declined. Richmond Pearson
Hobson of Alabama. was invited to ad-
dress the convention and accepted. His
voice proved to be the strongest heard
at the convention.
Chairman Clark arrived ten minutes
after ten. Twenty minutes after, the
delegates were in their seats. No word
was received from the committee on
resolutions. At 10:4S Chairman Clark
called the convention to order. A
prayer was offered by Rabbi Samuel
Safe, Of st. Louis While waiting for
the report of the resolution committee
the roll of states, was called for the
purpose Of having the names of the
next national committee announced
The committee which had been ap-
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Importance to the exhibitors of horti-
cultural products.
The attractive showing of fruits
from the Territory received a great
amount of attention from the visiting
editors who pronounced them among
the best to be seen in the vast build
ing.
Some of the New Mexico delegates
to the national Democratic convention
are here and have visited the New
Mexico building. Judge Laughlin and
|C. F. Easley of Santa Fe have regis.
tered at the New Mexico building.