The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-09
COMMITTEE VOTES
GOLD PLANK OUT
Holds a Long Session Eniiy.
ened by Some Sharp
Encounters

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, July 8.-After a
continuous session of sixteen hours the
committee on resolutions perfected the
PLATFORM and adjourned just before
noon, instructing its subcommittee to
arrange the draft for submission to the
general convention at o'clock this
evening for report to the convention
two hours later.
The platform is compromise ac-
ceptable to all Of the interests involved
and was adopted unanimously by the
committee. 1t is a concession to the
Bryan wing of the party without in
any way stultifying the declarations OF
the conservatives. The absence of any
pronouneement upon the financial
question is most significant and dis
closes the utter impossibility of find
Ing any declaration upon this subject
acceptable to ALL
During the watchers long night in
the committee room there were MANY
dramatic scenes, not the least striking
or which was the verbal encounter be-
tween Senator Hill and Mr.. BRYAN.
1t occurred while Mr.. Bryan was max
ing one of his many attacks upon the
gold standard plank as framed by the
subcommittee. He was wrought up
TO high tension, when, approaching the
New York leader and shaking his finger
dangerously near the nose of that gen.
tlemen. he exclaimed:
I'VE ought to have a gold platform
to go with the gold candidate you are
forcing upon the country"
Mr.. Hill replied that he knew noth-
mig as to Mr.. Parkers monetary views
Asks for Parker's Views
DO You mean to say demanded the
Vol cir
Parker's financial views?"
I mean just that" replied Mr.. Hill.
You have no knowledge on that
subject?"
None"
Have never asked him."
Il have not. / have never sought to
secure an expression of his views and
ne has never sought to convey them
to me. only know that he is Dem
ocrat and a high-minded and patriotic
man and / believe he can be trusted
implicitly on this as upon other mat
ters Of public policy"
Mr.. Bryan then demanded to know
when the gold plank had been decided
upon and why it had not been incorpo-
rate in the New York platform.
Mr.. Hill replied that the matter had
been discussed at the meeting of the
delegation about ten days ago and that
the declaration was the result of insist
ence by members of the delegation 9TH
er than himself.
Votes Gold Plank Out
| AT 4:40 a. m. the committee voted
the gold standard plank out Of the
Democratic platform by a vote of 80 to
IS. This was the third victory for
William J. Bryan during the all-night
session of the committee. He had made
two successful efforts early in the
evening and secured notifications Of
| the tariff plank on two separate votes
An effort was made to secure a re-
cess after the vote on the gold plank,
but it was voted down, and the COM
J mittee continued with it's work on other
features of the platform. The contest
was one of the most interesting fea-
lures of the convention. The main
fight was upon proposed income tax
plank providing for an amendment to
the constitution to meet the adverse
decision of the supreme court upon the
Wilson law. 1t was upon this amend
ment and the gold plank, the two prop
ositions being brought in conjunction,
that Mr.. Bryan made his strong fight.
Mr.. Williams, of Mississippi, first Of
fered the income tax amendment, and