The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-10
SUBCOMMITTEE APPOINTED 70
DEAL WITH THE VARIOUS
PROPOSED PLANKs.
FIGHT ON TARIFF
Judge Parker IL Conservative Mem.
Der Of The subcommittee Appointed
- Deal With The Antl~-lnjunetlon
Plank Deliberations Delay Pro
gress 81 Convention.

Denver, July 8.-After being In SEES,
sion most Of last night, the working
subcommittee OF the democratic CON
vention committee on resolutions re-
;sumed it's sittings at an early hour to.
day, but at Z p. M, took q recess until
9 O'Clock. It was reported that the
members Of the committee had re
ceived intimation that they would be
needed IN the convention hall. It had
been the expectation Of the committee
that 1t would be prepared to report
to the full committee at 5 o'clock,
and when that hour arrived, the works
OF the subcommittee was so incom.
plete that Is was necessary for the
full committee to take an adjourn
ment until s O'Clock tonight with the
prospect that upon meeting at that
hour It would be necessary again to
adjourn until tomorrow morning.
Divide subjects.
The subcommittee spent the first
half Of the day In discussing sug-
gestions made by Mr.. Bryan and
others relative to planks in the plat
form, but shortly after noon decided
that IN order to make progress, 1t
would be necessary to substitute and
divide the work and consequently the
committees of the sub-committe we're
appointed on various subjects includ-
ing injunctions, trusts, railroads, re-
sources Of the country, tariff, setc.
These minor subcommittee con
sisted in all cases Of three members
and the remainder of the day was
spent largely by them in c%onsulta-
lions over the various subjects under
consideration. There were, however,
some questions upon which the full.
subcommittee found 1T possible to
pass and these included the publicity
Of campaign contributions, relative to
which q strong plank was adopted.
The committee also accepted various
other suggestions, among them being
planks demanding the enactment Of
an income tax law. providing for the
destruction Of oriental immigration,
denouncing what the committee term
ed president Roosevelt,s perpetuation
Of his dynasty, etc. III.
Injunction. Z
The Injunction subcommittee was
the first appointed and its members
were busily occupied during the day.
This subcommittee consisted OF
Messrs. Williams Of Massachusetts;
Parker Of New York and Sullivan Of
Iowa. It's deliberations were bassd
upon a draft Of the proposed plank
made by MI. Williams, which while
found to be generally acceptable was
very closely scrutinized not only by
the conservatives OF the committee,
including Judge Parker, but by the
labor leaders al well. Mr.. Williams
was In consultation during the great
er part Of the day with the labor men
who appeared extremely anxious that
not only the substance, but the parti-
cular language Of the resolutions
should he such as would satisfy the
voters who are claimed to be behind
them. Owing to the care which It
was found necessary to give to this
plank 1t was still under consideration
by the subcommittee when a recess
taken for dinner.
Tariff.
The subcommittee on tariff found
less dimculty In reaching a conclu-
sion. This committee consisted Of
Messrs. Pettigrew, South Dakota,
Brown Of Nebraska, and Alschuler Of
Illinois, and it was able to report to
the full subcommittee by five o'clock.
That committee said the adoption Of q
comprehensive plank on the tariff. In
Guiding among others, q provision for
free print paper; free wood pulp; lum-
Der, logs, etc. No definite announcement
the question OF the Philippine tar
III relative to sugar was made by the
subcommittee. Following Is the text
Of the subcommittee tariff recommen.