The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-07
NEW YORK LEADS
MOVEMENT FOR
MILD PLATFORM
Appoints Sub committee to.
Draw Up Tentative Plat
form; MIR. Bryan Modify
ing His Demands.
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DENVER. COL, July 6.-Some real
life has been injected at last into the
opposition to a radical Democratic
platform.
New York State has taken the initia
tive. and while the entire program
which the New Workers Will pursue
in their endeavor to bring about a
return to safe and sane principles las
not been arranged, everything indi-
Gates that they will make deter
mined fight in the committee on reso-
Iutions and perhaps on the floor OF the
convention.
Ever since the delegates began to
arrive in Denver there has been de-
sultory talk of a contest to bring corr
servatisrn into the Democratic party
in connection with the principles upon
,wbinh II viii 20 before the country.
III has been mostly talk. however. nntil
TO-DAY. when The New York 1elega-
ton. at Its first caucus. appointed a
subcommitteG to draft a platform .ot
certain planks OF PLATFORM "iiiea
would give the Democratic party a
better chance of success
Committee Meets.
This subcommittee on platform haa
Is meeting this afternoon, and lnoush
little progress was made. because iapoi
,n.,Iars who got hearing, took up
moro time than was expected, VIZ
subcommittee got together again 70
night with the purpose OF asreei,ie
,,non some definite declarations 10 De
s,'h,,,tted Ia the entire New York
delegation. Although the New iorh-
ers are uncertain yet whether thelr
poiicv viii have any effect toward IN
durinr the radical element in the con-.
yentinn TO see the necessity Tor more
conservative declarations tnan THOSE
which have heretofore helpeu ca 5li ~
the party down to defeat, they are
greatly encouraged by the khoWieuSe
thar Yryan has consented to q modl-
fication of some OF the most drastic
nlanks III the tentative platform TO De
presented by the Organizes. and that
ho is showing a disposition toward
moderation all along the line.
Rut the New Workers feel that the
BRYAN platform when ultimately COM
2pleted will contain declarations which
will tend to split the party IN the
conservative East. and particularly ~
New York State, and they seem TO be
anxious to do everything In their
mower to bring about Democratic har-
lnony.
Others Will Follow.
The action they took to-day in ap-
pointing a subcommittee to draw UP
resolutions to be incorporated in the
national platform has given consid-s
cradle encouragement to delegations
four other States where the trend to-
ward moderation is strong.
Upon the outcome of New York's
course may depend the action OF a
Southern leaders particularly are
awaiting with interest the final at
. titude of New York. There Is a feel
ing among many delegates thntyif New
York points the way toward return
to declarations which will tend to
bring the party together. Bryan cam
not fail to be influenced and VIII act
accordingly.
The decision to have a subcommittee
of the New York delegation prepare
platform or suggestions, for plat-
form was agreed upon by the leaders
Of the Empire State contingent before
the delegation had It's caucus to-day.
Therefore this part Of the program
went through in apple-pie order. The
subcommittee. consists of ten members.
with Lewis Nixon, as chairman. Alton
3. Parker. who is to be New, York's
representative on the committee on.
resoluttons,fis one of the subcommit-l
tee.
Suggestions Nude. 81
X u At its first meeting this afternoon
\ IL was kHSTeelsltlttLO ll ~ Cetldlll IedlureS
OF the Bryan platform, which the sub-s
committee expected to- be radical,
should be taken up for discussion.W With.
THE Nebraska State Democratic plat
form, which Mr.. Bryan drew as an
3eNpressi on$ of what Bryan desired ( the
subcommittee was able to agree With
out trouble that q number OF the
splanks should be passed over without
objection. and that the fight, If any
We're to be made. should be directed
against the more important Ideal
features.
~ The planks, to which the subcommit-
tee decided to pay particular ton
arc those concerning & the tssuanc g 1of
'writs Of Injunction pby Federal COURTS
the physical valuation OF railways,
recommendations as to a financial leg
islation and declarations as to tho
cause of last Sfall's panic and such
Other. matters of a 4 radical r character
likely to cause q ascension in the par
ny. u Is II n. a III
Other Matters, I'D
SG Daniel II. VI Cohaln, one Of the New
York subcommittee, had prepared az
platform which served ms a basis for
the guidance Of the subcommittee.
That this wi III 81 be4s adonted without
material chang seems to hbeS assuTed'