Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-13
OFFERED 100000 As IBDUcEh{lT
Committeeman Have Heated Debate
over Question Whether All Neees.
sary Expenses Have Been Paid -
Resolution to Use only What Was
Tabled
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'~NS'i'- - O.Si ~. ~, DcS. IL -
After deciding TO hold tho next Dem.
cratic National Convention ut Den :
YER Colo. and fixing the date of tI7
meeting Cor July Z. 1905. the Demo
cratic National Committee late today
entered upon spirited debate on tho
proprle,y OF accepting more of the
100000 offered by Denver for the
eoayention than actually needed TO
pay the convention expenses In that
city.
The propagation to accept another
contribution took the form OF n res
olution by Representative Clayton OF
Alabama. declining money not actu-
ally needed for convention purposes.
but after q long debate the resolution
was laid on tho table by n vote oj
u to Il.
Mr., Clayton. Representative John
shnrn Will!ams OF M!saissippl ma
Governor iioke Smith OF Georgia. All
spoke In favor Of tho passage OF the
resolution.
Governor Smith was especially en-
pha;lc In saying THAT the 500, 900
which Ind been offored 10 secure the
Republican convention and refused
by tho Republican National Commit
tee. hal been offered TO. and was
about to be accepted by. the Demo
cratic Committee. 10 said the Re-
pnblicans had turned down tho OFFER
because It was regarded rs In TN
nature Of br!be and That the Demo
Gratis, In view OF that circumstance,
could not afford 10 accept It.
Ar. Williams spoke In aimllar vein
~ did also 3ir. Clayton.
AFR. Tagsnrt advocated the accept,
ance OF the 100000. saying II would
he needed now even worse than mon
ey was needed in 1904. aud tina. IL
that time dt would have been prac-
tioaiiy impossible To- have opened
headquaItars for Judge Parker. n
they had not had the extra money
secured from ST. Louis where .he
convention was held.
Gum Shoe Stone Makes Lono speech.
Senator Stone OF Missouri, made a
long speech in WHICH he favored the
acceptance OF the money.
Mr.. Clayton declared that the 40
ceptance Of tho money would be In
line with! the very practices In cam
paign contributions that had been
condemned By the committee.
This view WAS antagonlzed by SEN
ntor Stone who declared that tho
transaction was open aud above
board and this WAS not 10 be com
pared with any Of the propositions
That Ind been condemned Many
people he said. would go to Denver
ard tho young and growing city was
glad to mako this contribution for tho
advantages II would receive. The
money. he said, would BIO badly
needed IN starting the campaign.
Mayor Tom l.. Johnson OF Cleve-
land. advocated the acceptance OF tho
money offered by Denver. He said
money for Campaign purposes Is ton-
tribnted By corporations with the liew
OF securing advantages in legislation
or otherwise. whilo the contribution
or Denver could not be ascribed 10 my
''NS" P"' l'O,'. Ut people OF 1cl1'
yer, he said. have n regular organt
cation for the purpose OF attracting
conventions to the city for business
reasons aud 1t was perfectly proper
for the Democratic National Commit
toe 10 accept their offer.
1liiman Talked One Why.
Senator Tiliman opposed the nc
cept1nce OF the money. Let th 10.
cal Democratic organizations ofiCol-
orado, he. said. have. money tonight
their next compalgn. Guggethe!m
can DO fependedtupon to furn;s9mon-
ey for, the Republicans. No} give
the Democrats OF Colorado a khancej
and let them use the money tdroturn
Senator Teller"
Mr. Tlliman however. votedagainst
the motion TO lay the resolution on
The table.
Mayor parlmnn OF Omaha express
ed tho idea that the moneyconld be
probably employed In opfing the