The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-23
INSIDE HISTORY.
Senator Daniel Tells About His
Part in the PROCEEDINGS.


Part in the Proceedings.
40 he Editor Of rho Sui:
Sir-Thcrc Is an Interesting article lii
Tho Sun or July 18th on tho Democratic
Convention at ST. Louis, which styles
1.-THE most remarkable OF NATIONAL
Conventions Permit me, II you please,
to make these comments:
!. In this article 1t is said: chairman
Daniel and n numbcr Of Tiers advised
MI. Hill that in Difference to Mr.. BrS-
ans wishes the so-called money plank
ought TO be elilnlnated''
Az TO myself, this is not tho fact, On
the contrary, 4 took the flooi' and spoke
earnestly In favor of keeping in tho
platform tho money plank hs reported
By the subcommittee, and would have
supported any strong, clear expression to
the effect that tho question Of the gold
standard was settled expressed my
self TO this effect In the convention
which fact the article does not notice.
AZ TO Governors, TIill,; lle did hot con-
sent, to- my knowledge, that the gold i
plank DO eliminated, nor do believe
he did. On the ontrary, the article it,
self would seem from its face TO show
tho contrary. for It says: The money
plank or tho subcommittee was then
voted down by The full Committee ON
Resolutions by n vote of so to is. S'53 This
was not consent to elimination, but
a. vote against the money plank, Gov
sernor Hill and myself being of the fif-.#
Steenain favor OF it. There We're not 90
but IS against II. 88 W, VI 5t isl ~
q, a minority report would have been
made In favor of recognizing the gold
standard d 8 settled. but for the fact; that
1t would have produced, as members OF
tho committee (NIr. Bryan and others)8
declared other minority reports from
them on d number Of questions, and
great confusion would have resulted So I
st was agreed that no minority reports 4
be mad IN; 4
1T was argued by the Hon. ohm
Sharp Williams and others that SS New
York had said nothing insts platform on
the money question; that by general con q
sent the question wa .IeE arded &as set
lied; that there Mas nd stse in noticing 4
D dead issue; and. tina t silence about 1T
was the best way OF showing It was 4
regarded as dead I. There were mem
bers Of the committee who have been
constant gold men all through the con-
test who took this view and voted ac-5
cordlngly. This was the reason, for the &
most part, that Produced the vote Of 80 4
against noticing the question While
logically offered, the public view soon 4
showed that It did not coincide as to-
the meaning Of silence, and this view
led to the vote of the convention en-
Idorsing Judge Parkers telegram, which
was greatly u larger g han the Il. original
vote for hi1n. "a hiscfact is "a demonstra-
ton that hs..tgrearl I. 81 TIER edH him
self, before the convention a s before the
country, by his manly and upright
course 5a2
4. The writer of the article does me 4
the honor$to say after speaking OF the
Acknowledgements by some in ex-8
cited way about Judge Patker's telegram,
that senator Daniel was calmer, but
none the less troubl ed. J" True, every
BODY was to some extent troubled ia by
the conlmotion the telegram caused. But
Mr.. Sheehan came to- mt Immediately
and at once took the gold plank OF
the subcommittee sjAs lla nc. Went ito the
stand, tooktrn1fy seat- by 4tise,a chairman
and was about TO fake1the floor to- offer
it as an il1depeht, eht fgso ION. this
iuncture member of the committee
others concurring, came to me ana sng-
gested that as I refreesnted q compro-If
misc report j should offer no other reso-$
luton. i replied that5I might differ with
him, as the platform matter was ended
and an exigent situation presented, but
r would not debate a question OF pro-
gurIety, and Welded to this opinion. Ac-
cordingly, I returned to my delegation
aud did not sneak until N1essrs. Tillman,E
John Sharp Williams and X hers, Who
originally opposed the money plank, had
supported Judge 1'arker's teleg gram ram
Then in a plain way gave my view
to tho convention, commencing Judgel
Parker's course. ana III q short While
The convention took action favorlng MI.
.tviliams's resolution to the Ike etlect
BY an Overwhelming majority.
take the liberty TO ask you TO pub
fish this, as 4 do not WISH eitller my my
colleagues Of the COMMITTEES or lnysellll
.s JOHN W. DANIEL