The Washington times., 1912-06-26
|0LL|E N. JAMES
| TO HOLD CAVEL.
| IN CONVENTION
Unanimously Elected As
Permanent Chairman of
Meeting.

Md, June 26.-Ollie James, of Ken
lucky. was today unanimously named
for permanent chairman OF the Demo-
cratic national convention by the COM
mittee on permanent organization, after
practically every State had indorssd
him. Senator Culberson, of Texas;
Senator Kern. Of Indiana; Martin J.
Wade, of Iowa, and Governor Burke,
OF North Dakota, who were placed In
sent word they could not
serve and their names were withdrawn
in favor Of James.
Theodore Bell, Of California, who was
then proposed, personally appea red b.
fore the committee and declined the
office.
What assurance have we that James
will server" demanded Delegate Alt
schul. Of Illinois.
Hes writing his speech right now"
retorted J. E. Kehoe, OF Kentucky. who
nominated James.
New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut
and Ohio then seconded James and he
was unanimously chosen.
After a brief discussion Of the plat
form suggestions the resolutions
committee recessed until Q D. m.
when a subcommittee will be named
to draft the platform and then re-
port to the full committee.
Kern Chairman.
Senator Kern will be the chairman
OF the subcommittee and 1t Is expect
Re
be among the other members.
Bryan, II Is known, favors making
the proposition that guilt is personal
paramount in the declaration and
pledsing the party to legislation that
will make the punishment for persons
who engage in criminal combinations
in restraint OF trade prison sentences
in place Of fines and making jail SEN
tences absolutely mandatory.
Some of the committee favor hav-
ing the tariff plank a return to the
days of Grover Cleveland and plsdg-
ing the party to a tariff for revenue
only. Others believed 1t should de-
clare for high tariff on luxuries and
low tariff on necessaries OF life. This
feeling seemed general among the
delegates and 1T was accepted that
the plank would be framed with this
object in view.
A delegation from the Reform Club
of New York presented q plank which
seemed TO meet somewhat general
approval and part Of which, at least
will be Incorporated in the document
This suggestion read in part as fol-
lows: ,,. 49,.
the people at the present time Is the
overthrow Of the combination be-
tween the tariff protected trusts and
I'VE denounce the Republican doc
tTine of protection as a fraud. 1t robs
the consumer for the benefit Of o small
group of favored monopolies. For every
ury Of the United states. it hands so
dollars to tarff-made trusts, in high
prices Of the necessaries of hfe-food,
clothing and shelter.
Reduces Wages, Salaries.
1T reduces wages and salaries by ar
| tificially raising the cost of living, by
restricting production and narrowing our
export markets it lessons the demand
for labor. thereby further depressing the
wages Of labor. The highest protected
industries pay the lowest wages as wit
ness the protected cotton and woolen
mills.
| THE working man sells his labor in a
| free trade labor market in competition
with the whole world. and must spend
| his wages in a conopolized home mar
| ket.
1.-The Republican party has been false
to every promise of relief from their
extortion. 1t has always presented
plausible excuse for Withholding relief
foreigner pays the tax 'pauper labor.
and now, driven from every pretext,
1t seeks further delay by a tariff board
upon an impossible basis of operation.
Revenue for United States.
I'VE declare that the only proper pur-
pose OF taxation Is to provide revenue
for Government. We promise a res
toration Of the Government of the Unit
ed States to this just principle of tax
alton"
Senator Newlands. Of Nevada. pre-
sented an entire platform he had
drawn. It declared that the "Republi-
can party has drifted from the teacn-
ings of Lincoln and now is the part
of privilege" 1t favored gradual re-
duction of tariff duties and supplement
tary legislation strengthening the Sher-
snttrSss sT IN tbs Pse
scheme and new plan OF reserve as;
sociations made up Of both National
and State banks was suggested.
| Newlands went strong Into the race
question wanting declaration that
would say:
Experience has demonstrated that
the granting of the franchise to the
blacks under the belief that II was
necessary for their protection was a
mistake, and that 1t had led. ana can
lead, to nothing but their injury.
Entertaining nothing but the most
humane and helpful purposes regarding
the blacks in our midst and the most
friendly disposition to races differing in
color and confronting us on the Pacific,
we declare our purpose to maintain this
as a white mans country, and to that
end we favor a constitutional amend
ment confining the privilege of voting
to the white race, and legislation pro-
hibiting the immigration to this country
of all peoples other than those of the
white race, except for such temporary
purposes OF education. travel, or COM
merce as comfy between friendly ma
tions may require"
BY a vote of forty-one to eleven.
a motion by William ]. Bryan to adopt
platform after and not before the
candidates are named was adopted
by the resolutions committee today
shortly before the convention assem-
bled.
The new program will have to be
ratified by the convention before II
lbecomes effective