The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-07
John z MAR7IN
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1t win be handed to the committee on
resolutions as presentation of the
views of the conservative element.
The Cohaln platform follows close
ly the lines of many OF the planks
of the Nebraska State platform, and
In addition contains planks advocating
giving publicity to campaign contrib
utions and the election of Senator'S by
proposition to tax deposits of public
funds is Endorsed. There Is no refer
#ence to compelling interstate corpora
tions to take out Federal licenses.
But the committee in it's two hours
session had little opportunity for Civ
ing serious consideration to these mat
ters because Samuel Gompers. presi-
dent of the American Federation of
Labor: Nice.President Duncan, OF that
organization, and Sam Prince. the New
that 1t recommend TO the State dele
cation and TO the convention the adop-
ton of declarations which would salts
" organized labor.
Brynn's Draft.
The final draft OF Bryan's platform
did not get into Denver until Tonight
1t was completed yesterday and given
into the custody Of Mayor Brown. of
Lincoln. who Is to be the Nebraska
member of the committee on resolu-
Euons. and Bryans personal representa-
tive on that committee. Brown left
y
TO floods and other troubles along the
way, his train did not get here until
tonight.
Immediately upon his arrival he
vent went. INTO conference with Charles w.
81 nrs MJsse exGo seI David r Francis
,Oiklahonla. He said that he had with.
MIN some suggestions from Bryan as
=. e. platform for the consideration OF
the committee on resolutions, and
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mittee.
Other men who left Lincoln shortly
before Brown got to Denver to-day
were able to testify that in some
Important particulars the platform as
mnrs !, approved p -, Bryan, was much
democratic platform.
Trend Toward Moderation.
The anti-injunction plank, they said
mad been rewritten several times.
One strong Bryan man declared he
was satisfied that Bryan intended to
moderates by eliminating the provi-,
sion in the plank for a jury trial of
cases of contempt arising out of writs
of injunctions where the contempt was
court.
Another man, radical and an adj
mirer of Bryan, said he was greatly
disappointed in the platform which
.
been SO modified, he said, as to make
Lit an extremely wishy-washy docu-
ment, and he was afraid that it would,
have bad effect on the party. This
man spoke, of course, from a radical
Viewpoint.
Opinion is strong that the Conn
moner is trimming his sails to every
adverse wind, and that his whole OBJ.
ject IS to conciliate the old time con-
servative Democratic leaders while de-;
pending upon his personality and rad
ical reputation to hold the Bryanites
true to their leaders standard.
This understanding of@Bryan's pres
'ent position is giving much & concern
to ardent Brynnites who are delegates
to the convention. They are insisting
upon platform OF extreme radical
ism, and are making life miserable for
Bryan's representatives in Denver.
Judge Gray Endorsed.
HOne trouble into Which Bryan has
been led has grown out of the fact
that several delegates and other who
ARE here, all of them extremists. got
the idea that each had been selected
by Bryan to- shape up some particular
part OF the platform. Governor Hask-
ELL, of Oklahoma, came here from Lin-
coin, and announced tina Bryan wanted
him to be chairman OF the Committee
entrusted with the work of drafting
some of the most important planks.
&@ Haskell asked for estions from
several radicals as to the scope and
character Of platform declarations and
these men obtained the impression that
Whatever they wrote was pretty GER
tain to be putinto the platform
Il The New Jersey delegates caucussed
late tonight. After adopting tho unit