New-York tribune., 1906-09-26
MACK STARTS A FIGHT.
Aims to Get .ShOscdOzCn on IndOrse-
nent of Bryan.
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Buffalo Sept 25-Norrnan E. Mack threw
bombshell into the committee on platform to-
night when he proposed plank indorsing Will
fam J. Bryan for President in 1908.
The Murphy-H Hearst men were expecting some
thing Of the kind, as they knew that MI Mack
had discussed the thing in his paper, The
Times" but they did not think 1t would come IN
the way he sent #.
Mr. Mack is very sore at the way that William
J. Conners has swung things away from him in
Erie. He is conservative. the member Of the
Democratic National Committee for this state,
and until lately has been the undisputed leader
IN Erie. Conners has been fighting him for
some time, and seems TO be gaining ground be-
cause Of having advocated Hearst's nomination
by the Democratic State Convention.
The plank proposed by Mr. Mack will cause
fight in the platform committee. of which w.
Bourke Cochran is chairman. Mr. Mack in
tended that Il should cause fight The plank
IS follows:
We favor the nomination of William Jennings
Bryan for President IN 1903. His high charac-
ter, his great ability and exemplary patriotism
coupled with his persistent and aggressive ad-
Eocacy OF the cause of the common people. mark
him the greatest Democratic leader since
Jefferson. With his election 10 the Presidency,
which we confidently expect will come
Then follow several things which, It is
thought, will follow the election Of Mr Bryan.
Most of them 10 be found in the platform
OF all parties.
One Of the things which doubtless will chaI-
ienge the attention of the Hearst enthusiasts
is a demand for a reduction in the tariff
The tariff plank is not pleasing to the Hearst
men, Mr.. Hearst recently declared for pro-
teetive tariff for infant Industries"
Until a late hour tonight there was an angry
debate in the committee platform over va
rious proposed planks, the Bryan plank making
more trouble than any other
Without a word OF discord the committee on
platform organized after the adjournment Of the
convention to-day. and will not complete its
labors until tomorrow The committee met in
rooms at the Iroquois Hotel and w Bourke
Cochran was elected chairman. II was decided
that. as the committee unwieldy with its fifty
members. a subcommittee be appointed TO pre-
pare the platform. II viii have its draft OF the
platform ready to hand 10 the committee in its
entirety tomorrow morning. The subcommittee
consisted Of w. Bourke Cochran. John D. Lv-
man. Of Monroe: Thomas E. PearsaIl, of Kings;
Frank H. Mott OF Chautauqua Edmund G.
Sutherland Of Westchester. and Norman E.
Mack, of Erie
n Taylor Phillips, Deputy Collector Of New
York City, introduced resolution for a plank
expressing sympathy for the prosecuted Jews
OF Russia. Leslie J. Tompkins Assembly
man from New York offered resolution for
the Insertion Of a plank providing for the di-
rect nomination and election OF Senators in this
state and so TO change the primary laws as to
give the people an opportunity to have a little
more 10 say in the matter OF nominations and
elections. in speaking for his resolution he said
that the laws at present were of Republican
making end that the people had no chance for
themselves.
Edward Hagaman Hail. also Of New York ap-
pesred as secretary Of the Association for the
preservation Of the Adirondacks and urged that
plank looking toward their preservation be
inserted All the blanks offered were merely
tentative and no decision viii he made until the
meeting tomorrow