The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-10
TROUBLE OVER GOLD PLANK
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Grover Cleveland could have stood. oil
anybody else who was with as on
pending live campaign issues could
have stood"
He then announced that a message
In answer to Judge Parker had been
prepared and would be submitted to
the convention. He asked Senator
Tillman to read the message, which
was as follows:
The platform adopted by this con-
vention Is silent on the question of the
monetary standard. but 1t is not re-
garded by us as possible issue In
this campaign. and only campaign is
sues We're mentioned in the platform,
Therefore, there is nothing In the
views expressed by you In the tele-
gram just received which would pre-
clude a man entertaining them from
accepting the nomination on said plat
FORM"
As Tillman concluded the reading Of
the message Representative Richard
son OF Alabama arose. as he said. to
dispassionately discuss the message to
be sent to Judge Parker Chairman
Clark said he had recognized Senator
Tillman. who desired to discuss the
mater. Richardson retired at once.
and while Tillman was making his
speech Bryan came into the han. In
stantly there was an uproar. Calls
for Bryant Bryant" went up and
the galleries applauded. When Bryan
appeared on the platform his face was
chalk white.
Bryan presented an amendment to
the reply to Judge Parker as follows:
But as you viii. ii elected. be called
upon to act upon certain phases Of the
money question. we should like to
know whether you favor reduction of
the volume Of silver dollars; whether
you favor an asset currency, and
whether you prefer national bank cur
rency to United States notes.
Carmack undertook to closet the
statement made by Bryan as to the
proceedings in the committee on res
olutions, and this was followed by
short debates between those gentle
men. Bryan followed with a state
ment In which he declared there were
only two ways out Of the difficulty
into which the action OF Parker had
plunged the party. One was to amend
the message in the manner he had sug-
gested, and the other to amend the
platform by inserting gold plank.
Leaning far over the railing In front
of the platform. he shook his hand at
the New York delegation, and said
Il viii agree to adopt Senator Car
mack's plank. VIII that satisfy the
friends Of Judge ParkerT
Representative williams then arose
and plunged without preface into an
arraignment Of Bryan. Turning from
time to time, he faced Bryan. declar-
ing that Bryan had presented spec
tacular playing for harmony, when In
all this great convention he had been
only discordant. Bryan sprang to his
feet and declared that his delegation
was going to support the candidate
New York wanted for vice president,
and, il it would conduce to harmony,
he would withdraw his amendment.
After some delay the order OF bus
mess went back to the point where
Governor vardaman sprank the Par
ker telegram rumor and the recess
when the roll of states was about to
be called on the vote for the nomin-
alton Of candidate for vice president, |
and the chair directed that the roll
should be called. The final result of
the ballot (unofficiaD allowed williams
1866; Turner, 100; Davis. 654; Harris,
IS. Iowa did not vote. The nomin-
alton Of Davis was made unanimous.
Senator McCleary OF Kentucky pre-
sented the minutes Of the convention,
and the usual resolutions of thanks.
At 1921 o'clock he adjourned the con-
vention sine die, the band playing
Aud Lang Syne."