The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-27
SEVERAL PLANKS
ARE PICKED OUT
One Is Aimed at Roosevelt to Prevent
Him From Running for Presi-
dent All Of tho
Time.
CONSIDER TARIFF LAST
Womens Suffrage Is 70 be ignored
With No Mention Whatever
Made Of tho Move
ment

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BALTIMORE, June 37.-F4irly
shouting progressiveism. rough
draft OF platform, drawn largely BY
w. J. Bryan, was presented today to
the resolutions committee by the
in charge Of It's pre-
liminary formation. The whole oom-
mittee met at II o'clock. following
midnight debate and an early morning
session Of the subcommittee. Tho
rough draft presented today wns not
complete, but many planks are prac-
tically finished.
Not before tomorrow is It expected
that the complete platform will re-
ceiye the final 20 K" OF the commit
tee, and be reported to the conven-
tion. The revolutionary program. sug-
gested by Bryan to adopt the plat
form after the nominations, today
gave the committee more time to con-
slider the party battle cry.
Two platforms are in process OF
preparation. Bryan and other pro-
tions committee by an impressive ma
jority, but minority platform is pos
sible Tammany's platform SO far has
been ripped, and broken to pieces.
Most of the planks have been re.
jected, 1t is said Similar fate was
doled out to four or five other plat
forms.
From behind the locked doors oi
the subcommittee today details Of
the progressiyes' victory in drafting
/ pIanks leaked out A flat declaration
for "a tariff for revenue only Is one
of the leading proposed planks, An
other, limiting tenure of presidents To
one term of six years, is aimed for
principal use against Colonel Roose-
velt The tariff plank was not COM
pleted 1t is to be the last to be pol
ished off.
The ne-presidential-term plank, 1t
| is rumored. will not pledge the demo
cratic candidate to it's rigors, but will
recommend adoption In 1917.
| Other tentative planks are:
| Condemnation Of the Aldrich cen.
trail bank scheme with recommends
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primary elections; direct election Of
senator's; limited conservation of pub
lie resources, but declaring for de-
! velopment of Alaska; enactment of
generous workman's compensation
1 law; independence for the Philippines,
enactment of an Excise tax law or
adoption of an income tax constitu-
tional amendment; parcels post extern
! sion; limiting courts power In In
! junction and contempt cases; estab-
| lishment of department OF labor; adj
vocating d "seamen's relief" bill;
against the gag rule for government
employees; against competition be-
tween free and convict labor. and
radical strengthening and enforce
ment OF the Sherman antitrust law.
The tariff plank will contain criti-
cism of the tariff commission as now
constituted, but declaring for similar
body of experts under congressional
control
High praise will be given the demo-
Y cratic legislation of the present
house.
No mention will be made, as now
contemplated, of the initiative and
referendum Woman suffrage advo-
Gates have abandoned efforts to obtain
insertion of suffrage plank
Disputes involving the progressives
of the committee are over proposed
planks pledging the party to a wider
program to increase the naval estab-
lishment and repeal of the Canadian
reciprocity treaty. Action upon both
is problematical. Strong pressure is
being brought to bear to commit the
democrats to program of construc-
ton of two battleships
The more radical progressives are
demanding a declaration for imme-
diate repeal of the reciprocity treaty
but the conservatives are urging
against such action. at least while
the democrats control only one
branch of congress.
The entire membership of the COM
, mittee met at eleven o'clock to dis
cuss the partial draft prepared, and
also hear several other persons who
, desire to air their views on the tariff
and monetary planks.