Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-14
PARKER AND DAVIS.
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET NAMED AND PLATFORM FRAMED
BRYAN WAS OUTGENERALED ON GOLD ISSUE.


Iowa remamel seated.
Roll call was ordered on Il motion Go
substitute the minority report for the
majority report Of tho credentials COM
mittee.
Bryan's minority report was defeat
I'd by large majority. The majority
report was then adopted by viva Noce
vote.
This practically ended the work OF
the day. Friday morning the conyen-
ton was called 60 order, listened 10 on
opening prayer and a speech by Rich
ard Hobson and adjourned till : y. IN.
20 await the report of the committee
on resolutions.
The committee OH resolutions. which
mad been In continuous session for lO
hours, split on the monetary" TAR
tIff,' Income tax" and trust planbs.
Bryan led file fight against the
gold" plank offered by the sub-coD-
lnittec. and IL was stricken out. IL is
understood thai in case OF failure OF
the convention TO declare on the money
question IN the platform Judge Park
or. if nominated. Will make specific
declaration on the subject in his letter
of acceptance.
Bryan also secured notifications of
the proposed tariff plank.
Hills trust substitute providing that
states may lcgislatc 10 exclude mon
Opoly trusts was adopted
Efforts 10 insert an income tax plans
were futile.
After an all-day session the c0nvcn
ton met at O'Clock Friday night and
listened To the reading of the platform
which was adopted without debate,
and mt o'clock Saturday morning the
names OF Parker. Hearst, Gray, Miles
and Coclxrcll had been presented.
At 5:35 a. III. Parker was nominated,
receiving G67 votes.
The Democratic convention ASSEM-
blcd in ST. Louis on Wednesday organ
lied with John ). Williams temporary
chairman. {. 4. Walsh Temporary sec
rotary and Juhn |. Martin temporary
sergeant alarms MIR Williams AL
dress was a maSterfui presentation Of
the Democratic kcynotes of the com
ing campaign; his speech aud the ap-
pointment of the various committees
completing the days work. The at.
tendance was large. even TO excess.
and the heat oppressive. The cOnyen-
ton was in session less than all hour
Thursday morning when q recess was
taken till = O'Clock. the opening having
been delayed till IL. The real cause fO"
the delay was the time needed 10 pre-
pare the report of the committee on
credentials. This committee disposed
of the last contest at an early hour in
the morning, but was unable tO have
It's report ready for the convention.
The principal feature of this short
session was the admission Of the Porte
Rico delegates ana according them the
privilege TO vote and a wranglc over
tie Philippine delegation. which was
finally seated, but not accorded the
right 10 vote. Senator Bailey's refusal
to accept the permanent Craftsmanship
resulted ia Champ Clark, tine Missouri
congressman. being selected FOR that
position at the afternoon session.
Hot rim.
There was a hot time over the repor.
OF the committee on credentials. Mr..
Bryan brought in minority report on
the Illinois delegation and made bit
ter fight against the seatins Of the
HoDkins-Cahlc contingent. He lie
nounccd them as a gang who operated
Xix" train robbers. etc. but he WAS IL
nored and the Hopkins men seated,
There was great uproar when Bryan
had finished. but delegates outside of
Nebraska and Iowa remained seated.
Blyans minority repor was defeat
cd by n large majority. The majority
report was then adopted bY viva vocc
vote
This practically cudcd the work OF
the day. Friday morning the c0nvcn-
ton was called TO order, listened TO an
opening prayer and speech by Rich
ard Hobson, of Mcrrilnac fame, and
adjourned till p. m. 10 await the re
port of the committee on resolutions.
ut which time the convention heard
the platform read and adopted it with
out debate. Mr. Bryan had won in hav~
Ing The gold standard plank climinat
ed. the tariff plank revised and then
nominating speeches began.
The main features of the platform
arc the absence of all reference 10 Che
gold standard and tic following
planks:
The Philippines.
We favor the preservation, 50 far as
we can. Of an open door for the worlds
commerce in the orient, without an I'M
necessary ENHANCEMENT IN oriental and
European affairs. and without arbi-
trary unlimited. irresponsible and alb
SOlutc government anywhere within
orr jurisdiction.
We insist that Wr oaght to do Tor
tine Flipinos whaf we have done al
ready for the Cubms. aud It is our
duty to make That promise now, and
upon suitable guarantees of protection
10 citizens OF our own and other coun-
tries resident there at the time of our
withdrawal. set the Filipino people
upon their feet, free and independent.
tu work out their own destiny
TariT Revision.
We dcnouncc protection as q rohOcrF
Of the many 10 enrich the few and we
favor tariff limited TO the needs of
.t. n. IA.