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WAS BUSY ON
The PLATFORM
PLANKS WERE SUGGESTED
AT THE MEETING OF THE RESOIU-
TIONS COMMITTEE.


tiOns Were Invited--Sub-COmmi
tee Drafting Platform.
ST. Louis July 6.-The Committee on
Resolutions met in room connected
with the convention hall Immediately
after the adjournment of the conven-
tion, and, after affecting an organiza-
tion and transaeting considerable pre-
liminary work, adjourned to meet in
the parlors of the Southern Hotel at
o'clock.
The meeting was called to order by
former Senator Hill of New York, and
on his motion Senator Daniel of Vir-
ginia was elected chairman of the COM
mittee and given authority to appoint
a secretary and subcommittee of
eleven to consider the various drafts
of platforms and report.
On talking the chair Senator Daniel
extended his thanks for the honor be-
slowed on him and especially
mentioned the fact that it had been
done at the instance of Senator Hill.
He expressed the hope that the COM
mittee would take advantage of it's
great opportunity to adopt a platform
of a character that would be sure to
win the suffrages of the people and in
turn bring relief to the country in the
shape of a Democratic administration
which would be in great contrast to the
present administration. His remarks
were received with cheers
Bryan Had no Platform.
The suggestion having been made
that the committee should take a re-
cess until Z o'clock, MIR. Bryan sug-
sested that if there were any MEM
bers of the committee who had drafted
platforms which they desired to pre-
sent, they should submit copies to the
members of the full committee in or
der that they might have time to con-
slider them before coming together
again.
IF said Chairman Daniel, ''the gen.
tleman from Nebraska has a platform,
should be very glad, indeed, for one,
to have a copy of It,"
Mr. Bryan replied that he had none.
At this juncture a number of men,
bers stated that they had formulated
various resolutions which they desired
to submit, among them being Mr.. Will
liams of Mississippi, who presented his
resolutions in printed form; also Mr..
Newlands of Nevada, who presented
some planks; Mr.. Daniel, who present.
ed a draft of a. platform which he said
had been prepared by a member of the
Virginia delegation; Mr.. Tillman of
South Carolina, plank on the race
question, declaring it to be the posi-
tion of the Democratic party that this
is white mans government" and bv
MIR. Poe, the Maryland member of the
delegation, who stated that the views
of Senator German were embodied in
his draft
TO Prepare "a Platform.
The committee reconvened at 7
o'clock and Senator Daniel Immediate
ly made the appointment of Edwin
Seton and ]. ]. Sinott as secretary and
sergeant at arms respectively. He al
so announced the appointment of a
sub committee to prepare a platform
for submission to the full committee,
as follows:
Messrs. Daniel of Virginia, Hill of
ANCM IOIky blydl VI N6DIdSkd, VIII
liams of Mississippi, Pattison of Penn
sylvania; Dubois of Idaho. Hamlin of
Massachusetts,, Gable of Illinois, Poe of
Maryland, Shiveley of Indiana and
Davis of West Virginia.
Senator Newlands made a plea for a
fuller representation of the irrigation
interests and by unanimous consent his
name was added to the committee list.
A number of suggestions from per-
were received, among them being the
following from Senator Bacon of Geor-
gia:
That with the view to the encour-
agement of American shipping and the
restoration of the American flag upon
the high seas, we favor that, upon all
articles brought or imported into the
United States from foreign countries in
States from foreign countries in
American built ships and under Amer
ican registry, upon which duties are
required to be paid, classified rebates
of such duties shall be allowed of not
less than 5 or more than 10 per cent.
of the same"
The Labor Question.
The full committee then entered
upon the consideration of the labor
question in connection with a plan pre-
sented by ex-Gov. c. S. Thomas. Of
Colorado, condemning the employment
of militia for Punishment of citizens
or control of elections.
Gov Thomas said the acceptance Of
the plank would do much to render
Colorado safely Democratic. He was
replied to by Mr. MacMahon, of Ohio.
who said that while the adoption of
this plank might do much to secure the
labor vote, it would also probably have
the effect of depriving the party Of
the support of the employers of labor
TiIIman and Race Issue.
The labor question was then tenn
porarily laid aside i'm order to listen to
a plea from Senator Tillman for a
strong plank in support Of the principle
of white supremacy I'm the South. He
denounced the plank on this subject IN
the platform submitted by Mr. Will
liams and said:
'If we are to have a declaration at
all let us have one that means some-
thing and not a weak-kneed, namby-
pamby. fiimsy thing like that in the
so-called williams platform.
The committee then entered upon a
series of hearings Of outsiders, includ-
ing representatives Of the anti-im-
perialist League and the National
Moman's Suffrage Association.
The COMMITTEES was asked 10 consider
the question Of a shipping plank by
Field s. Pendleton of New York, who
spoke in behalf OF plank favoring dis
eliminating duties.
The full committee then at 9:45
o'e'"ck adjourned until 2 o'clock to-