The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-13
SIMMONS GETS GRnIlnG
His Partymen Charge Him
With Violating The Nat
ionaI Platform
BANQU0S GHOST APPEARS

BANQU0S GHOST APPEARS.
Was Given the Hot lad Of the rok~r
{ in a Running Fire Debate in tho
senAts-SenAtow Kern Reminds
Simmons That lie Endorsed Plat
form II the Time II Was Adopted
Simmons says Was Released
From Piatform-ssafe Chairman
simmons
The following appeared in Tues
days Charlotte Observer and vas fur
nished that paper by Its regular
Washington correspondent:
Senator Simmons had his Democ-
racy sharply called in question In the
Senate to-day during the course OF
his speech In opposition TO Canadian
reciprocity. and a running fire of de-
bate ensued. which lasted for more
than an hour and was at times ex-
cedingly sharp. The charge was made
that Senator Simmons. in voting for
per cent duty on lumber. had
done so in violation OF the last ma
tional platform demand for free lum-
Der and in order TO secure the votes
OF the lumber barons' of North Caro-
lima.
Senator Simmons replied that he
was against free lumber on princi-
pie and had been relieved from the
obligation of the national platform
demand, as had every other candidate
for Congress in North Carolina, by
the action of the. State Democratic
Executive Committee. He told OF a
letter to this effect, which, he said,
had been written and circulated for
the committee by Chairman Eller.
Mr.. Kern Interrupts.
Senator Kern, of Indiana, who
ran on the last national ticket with
Mr.. Bryan, interrupted to ask:
Mr.. Kern: 1 desire to know If
the North Carolina delegation in the
. Denver convention did not unani-
->mously vote for the adoption of that
) platform!
! Mr.. Simmons: suppose they
did, and l have not said anything to
the contrary.
"Mr. Kern: I wanted to know
whether or not that platform was not
adopted by the unanimous vote of the
delegation.
Mr.. Simmons: l think everything
was unanimous there.
Mr.. Kern: And then | would
like TO know the name of that dis
> tinguished North Carolinian who took
it upon himself to repudiate the ma
tional platform in order to get the
Carolina.
Mr.. Simmons: I stated a little
D while ago that | was member of the
= Denver National Convention. The
> Chairman of the Democratic State
! Executive Committee, Mr.. Eller, is
sued the circular. I did not issue it
and had nothing to do with it.
Mr. Kern: AS I campaigned to
some extent in different parts of
North Carolina 1 had not heard of
the incident and | was curious to
know about it.
l ITO which Mr. Simmons made no
y reply
Chairman EIler Contradicts Simmons
Statement.
Mr. A H. Eller, Chairman State
: Democratic Executive Committee.
t says he did not write letter excusing
8 the party in the State from any plank
= in the National platform, and says
I that Simmons was against protection
1 on lumber during the last campaign.
In letter to yesterdays News and
Observer Chairman Eller denies Sim
mons statements in no uncertain
|. tones. Chairman Eller's letter, in
! part, says:
After the adoption of the Denver
s platform the people Of North Caro-
e lima rebelled against that declaration
t of the Democratic party to such an
e extent as to make it manifest to the
r Chairman of the Democratic Execu-
t tive Committee of that State (Mr.
Eller) that we were in danger of los
s ing the control Of the State as the re
s suit of that declaration"
This is the first time that Senator
u Simmons, Mr.. Maxwell or any other
! person ever suggested such danger
to me, and it is the first time that
such a thought ever entered my
mind. I deny that this article refer
red to which appeared in supple
ment on October 90, 1908, was in
n tended by me to qualify the declara-
: ton of the party in its national plat
: form.
}. During the campaign Of 1908.
t was assisted nthe campaign by Mr..
: A. J. Maxwell, as manager OF the lit
q erary bureau, etc. He was newspa-
a per man of experience, but was at
= ti Of time God r, Il, h<a h,,