New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-27

tee on Naval Affairs, argued against the
building OF any more battleships this year
and asked that the Democratic caucus Of
the House be sustained on that point.
Professor Irving Fisher, OF Yale; Protes-
sor Darlington. Of New York and Senator
Owen. OF Oklahoma, spoke I'm advocacy Of
an independent national health bureau, and
ex-State Chairman Miller Of Iowa argued
against It.
Bishop Alexander Walters and other ne
groes asked the committee TO reafiirm the
declaration Of 1872 in favor Of justice TO all
of whatever nativity, race or color"
The following were named AZ the sub
committee 10 draft the platform:
John ". Kern, ex-oflcio. chairman; G.
c. Culberson, W. J. Bryan James a..
O'Gorman. Isador Rayner. A. VI. Dockery,
y. J. Walsh. Atlee Pomerene, Thomas $.
MARITIME, s. W. Bedford, r. T. Broussard,
and George W. Fithian.
Working in Harmony.
The subcommittee worked until after
midnight trying to whip their report into
shape for presentation 10 tho fun commit
tee at II o'clock tomorrow morning.
Messrs Bryan, Kern, OGorman and Cul-
berson we're rated as the radicals who
would work together for the adoption Of
the most radical planks possible, but 1t was
declared that everything had been entirely
harmonious In the committee.
Senator O'Gorman asked for a plank on
the antitrust law which would call Tor
administrative rather than legislative add
ton 10 the Sherman act, and provide for
nd ba nf r
soual guilt instead of fines as the penalty
for violation.
Senator-eleCt Nardaman. OF Mississippi
who Is a member of the committee, nut
not Of the subcommittee. WAS present ny
invitation, II was said. Vardamans attl-
tude toward Bryan since the rcbun he met
in Bryan's room last Sunday night Is be-
leved TO be antagonistic TO the Nebraskan,
and It was said his presence was chiefly to
oppose Bryans views Nardaman came out
long enough to say that there had been
absolutely no clash between himself and
BRYAN. nor between any other members
of the committee
Bryan is az Gocile. as loyable. as sweet
tempered, as KIND, and as peaceful as
Tennysons brook" said the Mississippi
Senator-elect, nen he came out or the
room.
The subcommittee adjourned after mid
night TO meet gain tomorrow morning.
MI Bryan tho ght the report would be
ready for the fLll committee at Il o'clock.
In general m, work Of drafting in fnal
form the variou9 planks were turned over
10 different members OF the sub-commit-
tee BRYAN will be one of a small com
mittee which viii draft the tariff plank.
The NebTaskan came out of the com
mittee room when the shout that greeted
the radical victory on the unit rule ques-
ton was raised and when he heard the
news went back into the committee room
saying Good good That's the way"
The complete platform draft Of the
New York delegation, presented by Sena-
tor O'Gorman, agreed in the main with
another complete draft BY Senator Ray
ner OF Maryland. and the final draft. II
was understood, would cling fairly close
10 those lines
Runners that Bryan had taken adyan-
tage of his apparent domination of the
platform committee to write in some par
ticular denunciation OF the money trust"
by way Of slapping al what he has
termed Ryans control of the reactionary
element OF the convention were denied
BIZ some Of the members Of the sub-com-
mittee. although others. including Mr.
Bryan himself. had nothing 10 say on the
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