The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-07
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 St. Louis July 6.--The committee on resolutions met In a room connected with the convention hall immediately after the adjournment of the convention and after affecting an organization and trasacting considerable preliminary work, adjourned to meet in the parlors of the Southern hotel at o'clock
 The meeting was called to order by ex- Senator Hill and on his motion Senator Daniel of Virginia was elected chairman of the committee and given authority to appoint a secretary and subcommittee of eleven to consider the various drafts of platforms and report,
 Upon taking the chair Senator Daniel extended his thanks for the honor be- slowed upon him and especially mention ed the fact that it had been done at the instance of Senator Hill He expressed the hope that the committee would take advantage of its great opportunity to adopt a platform of a character which would be sure to win fhe suffrage of the people and in turn haing relief to the entire country in the shape of demo- cratic administration which would be in great contrast to the present administra- ton. His remarks were received with cheers.
 Bryan Makes Suggestion.
 The suggestion having been made that the committee should take a recess until T o'clock MT. Bryan suggested that if there were any members of the com mittee who had drafted platforms which they desired to present, they should sub init copies to the members of the full committee in order that they might have time to consider them before coming to- gether again.
 If" said Chairman Daniel, the gentle man from Nebraska has a platform should be very glad indeed to have copy of it-'
 MT. Bryan replied that he had none.
 At this juncture number of members stated that they had formulated various resolutions which they desired to sub init. among them being Mir. Williams of Mississippi who presented his resolution in form.
 MT. Neelands then presented some blanks, MT Daniels presented a draft of a platform which he said had been pre- pared by member of the Virginia dele gation, MT. Tillman of South Carolina plank on the race question declaring IL to be the position of tAe democratic party that this Is "a white mans government, and by MT. Poe, the Maryland member of the delegation who stated that the views of Senator German were embodied in his draft.
 The Poe draft In It's declaration on im- perialism says
 "Tne practical results of the policy or imperialism inaugurated by the republi- cans and now illustrated in the govern ment of the Philippines demonstrates the folly, danger and injustice of the con quest, subjugating and forcible control or alien races in remote islands of the sea and distinctly denouncing this policy as without warrant in the letter or spirit of the constitution and vicious in itself, we favor the return at the earliest pos sibe moment from so radical a depar- ture from the cherished traditions and long established practice of our govern ment and the speedy substitution there for of friendly relations with the Fii- pinos as free people corresponding as far as reasonably practicable with out ex- isting relations with the people of Cuba"
 Regarding the isthmian canal 1t says:
 Regarding lsthmian Canal.
 We favor the early completion of the isthmian canal. But while making this declaration, accepting from necessity the result of negotiations conducted by Pres ident Roosevelt, we cannot too forcibly express our detestation of the methods by which in fragrant disregard of law and treaty obligations the canal route has been acquired. or too solemnly record our hope that this precedent of defiant di- plomacy may never be used against us to our humiliation and injury
 A promise is made of more econom- ica1 administration of the government.
 The race question is toucned upon as follows:
 We deplore and denounce the raising by the republicans of the race issue. We believe that Its wanton introduction into this campaign cannot fail to obstruct and delay the complete restoration of that harmony and good will amongst the people so essential to the peace. happ- ness and prosperity of every section of the United States and we demand that the regulation of the suffrage shall be left without congressional dictation to the several states, subject only to final Judgment of the supreme court of the United States"
 The financial plank is brief. being in full as follows
 The Financial Plank.
 The democratic party congratulates the county upon the vindication of the democratic contention for an increasad