The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-09

the approval Of the committee, Bu'
not 50 with the navy PLANK calling TOT
a liberal annual increase for the navy.
Senator Tillman said this plank would
gain no votes, and there was no neces'
sity, in his opinion, Of mentioning the
navy. The first part Of the navy PLANK
was stricken out
The plank proposed by Ex-Governor
Thomas of Colorado regarding labor
was adopted by the committee
The committee after long debate
on tie plank relating to separate state
hood for the territories adopted a sub
stltute plank offered by Delegate We y.
Tmmons of Arizona with respect %
Arizona and New Mexico as follows:
1--WE favor the immediate admission
Of the territories Arizona ana New
Mexico as separate states
In dealing with the subject Of state
hood for Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory the committee was less emphatic
in IFS declaration. combining the plank
to a general recommendation Of state
hood for these two territories as eel
lows.
1--WE favor the admission Of the terri
tories Of oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory"
Bryan Currency Plank Referred
The currency plank offered by Mr..
Bryan was referred to . subcommittee
consisting Of Messrs Williams, Bryan
and Hill, with authority to draft a
financial plank for submission 20 the
full committee The opinion was ex.
pressed that these men might agree
upon something, and If they Should i
would probably eliminate any fight on
the floor Of the convention.
One Of the western members said BE
did not expect Mi Bryan 70 make a
minority report ia view Of the many
changes he had been able to procure
in the platform
The committee al this point decided
to continue work on the platform and
voted down all motions for a recess
There was suggestion that il might
be necessary for the convention which
was to meet at 40 o'clock TO take
a recess until ? O'Clock in order TO give
the committee time to prepare it's re
port
Mr.. Bryan said that If bis desired
amendment to the trust plank should
be adopted he would not pr IS the
plank favoring the imposition of AM
income tax. Senator Tiilman. upon
noting a smile upon the faces q both
Mr.. Bryan and Air. Hill, remarked to
Mr. Bryan that, Since you and AIr
Hill seem TO have become So ehuminy
think we had better look further
into the trust plank Discussion Of ii
thereupon was resumed, and Mr. Frank
Cannon Of Utah took the floor.
II followed Mr. Bryan I'll 1896 ana
1900 he said. ION the paramount issue
Of those campaigns, but now Tint Be
has abandoned those issues | will vote
against this proposition he seems to
want most
Mr.. Cannon IN concluding. c0Hiended
that the paramount issue in this oim
paign was victory and that the issue
should be "Rooseveltisn.
Bryan on the Trusts.
Mr.. Bryan defended bis opinion on
the trust question BIZ saying that ayle
tory alone should not essentially ia
the paramount Issue and that unless
question was settled right ii was neve,
settled a an.
Senator Daniel called Mr. Shively Il
the chair and made q speech support
ing the principle 81 antitrust leeisla.
ton. He took the position. however
that If enforced the existing interstate
commerce law and antitrust statutes /
are sufficient and lie believed that
Democratic administration could ia fle I
pended upon 10 enforce them. Hence
he considered il safe to omit The pro.
posed plank.
The discussion continued hi length I
until Mr.. Hill presented subsH 1
tute for the trust plank. which MAI
accepted and with an
plause. The compromise antitrust
plank offered by Mr. HHl ana adopted
provides that whenever trust III cop,
bination affects monopoly ia the pro.
auction or distribution Of ane article.
IF trade outside the states o. TIA ofl
gin It may be restricted by appropriate
legislation from continuing To Do ms
ness in such states
The trust matter disposed Of the raes
question was taken up, and. after
1rief discussion a plank deploring nv
injection Of this issue into he cam.
laign by the Chicago convention was
adopted II was introduced BY Senator
Daniel
Chairman Clark Appears.
Chairman Clark arrived Ill tbe con
'ention han at ten minutes after n
ind was received with a few band
laps,
Twenty minutes after the deiegatas
we're IN their seats no word Ind I,eap
eceived from the resolutions comnit
ee and Chairman Clark dispatched
messenger 70 learn when it would ~
eady 70 report Private advipes yars
Q the effect that It would be several
ours pefore the report would BE- pfe
AIRED and the prospects for a short
ession grew stronger. one 81 tba W.
etarie s called through a megapnope