The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-08
PLATFORM TO BE READY
FOR CONVENTION TOMORROW

DENVER, July 8.-The committee on
resolutions of the Democratic national
convention will not report to the on
vention until tomorrow. At / o'clock
this morning the subcommittee which
is drafting the platform adjourned until
9 a. m, today at the suggestion of
Senator Stone, of Missouri. The full
committee was instructed to assemble
at 5 p. m. today, at which time the
subcommittee expects to be able to
report. The convention will be asked
today to meet at 10 o'clock tomorrow,
and it is the plan to have the report
ready for presentation at that time
with the idea of having 1t disposed of
by noon.
Suggestions of Mr.. Bryan, which fol-
low closely the Nebraska State plat
form, relate to the planks on the con-
Citation of capital and labor; amend
ment to the antitrust law; the extern
sion of the eight-hour law to include
all government employees as well as
government contractors and sub-con-
tractors: a general employers liability
act; the separation of the department
of labor, a bureau of mines and mining,
and a department of public health with
a competent physician at its head; the
regulation of Asiatic immigration and
diplomatic understandings whereby
greater respect shall be accorded
abroad to an American passport; the
admission of Arizona and New Mexico
as separate States and the welcoming
of Oklahoma as a sister State, and for
Porto Rico a full territorial govern
ment; the reclamation of arid and
swamp lands and the protection of the
forests; the construction of the Panama
Canal and the development of the in
terror waterways, and the continuance
of the pension policy; a guarantee of In
dependence for the Philippine Islands
and a pledge not to use the navy for
the collection OF private debts; the
public land plank is to declare a regard
for the rights OF the people of the
States as well as for the general policy
Of the rights of the nation.
Mr.. Bryan suggests the advisability
of a plank setting forth the alleged ex-
travagance OF the Republican admin
%istration and pledging the Democratic
party to economy; also a strong plank
on campaign publicity. AS to Alaska.
his suggestion is that any declaration
which the Washington and Oregon
members may agree upon will be salts
factory to him.
After Governor Haskell had read 10
the subcommittee all of the sugges-
lions and messages from Mr.. Bryan,
ex-Judge Alton B. Parker took the
floor and read in detail the platform
which had been drawn by the members
OF the New York delegation and which
has already been given publicity. Both
sets of suggestions were received with
out discussion by members of the com
mittee and no action was taken as to
any of the planks.
Governor Swanson. of Virginia, pre-
sented a plank entitled THE ~degeneracy
of the House Of Representatives
which he read. with the m that
he believed 1t would be a decidedly pop
ular issue to bring to the front. The
plank recited that the House had be-
come to be dominated absolutely by
the speaker and pledged h party to
such an amendment of its rules as
would remedy the evil complained Of.
Mr.. Swanson declared that there was
not a congressional district In the coun-
try In which it had not been reported by
it's representative in Congress that ne
was unable, because Of the position Of
the speaker, to obtain results for the
particular measure, or measures, he
had advocated.
Ex-Governor Thomas. Of Colorado.
presented a plank which, he said. was
destined to unite in its supprt both the
western cattle and sheep men opposed
to the present administration, the for
est reserve regulations and the farmers
and agriculturists who favor it. He
also offered an injunction plank, drawn,
he said, by one Of the best lawyers of
the West.
After receiving this mass of material
for the platform, and being assured by
other members of the subcommittee
that they had other planks to offer. the
committee recessed until . o'clock this
morning.
The session Of the sub-committse was