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~ BRYAN, SUPPOSED 10 HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY DEFEATED, SUCCEEDS IN HAVING , THE GOLD PLANK REJECTED IN COMMITTEE AFTER A STIFF AND PROLONGED FIGHT. AL-GHT BATTLE OVER THE PLATFORM Hot Fight in the Committee on Resolu- tions Over the Proposed Fioancial, Trust and Income Tax Planks, in| Which Hill and Bryan Cross Swords. CONVENTION HLL, ST. LOUIS, July 8.—In m. rkeJ contrast to his crushing defeat in the convention, when he truggled to make a showing on the vote for the minority report of the Committee on Cre- dentials, was the triumph of Wilfam Jennings Bryan to-day in the Com- mittee on Resolutions, which spent tre itire night in trying to, frame. up a platform which would harmonize all the elements of the Demo- | cratic party. | Despite a sub-committee report if favor of a gold plank in the platform w ‘ct. was fought for by some ef the most powerful leaders | cf the dominating force here, like Hill «f New York, and Poe, of Mary- | land, Bryan, by the sheer force of his personality, succeeded in having | such a delelaration thrown out by the overwhelming vote of 35 to 15. | It was the third in the series of his victories, all won by hard and persistent fighting and against opposition of the fiercest sort. He suc: | ceeded shortly after midnight in getting two modifications of the tarift , plank on separate votes. He also made a fight for an income-tax plank, | which stirred up a terrific row, leading members of the committee de- claring that it would certainly sacrifice New York for the party to advo- “cal such a constitutional amendment at this time. ARANDONED INCOME-TAX PLANK. In the end Bryan abandoned the plank temporarily, so as to proceed to the argument on the favorably reported gold plank, but it is pos- sible that it may be taken up again later on. It will lead to another bitter fight, in which the factional lines will be tightly drawn if any at- tempt is made by Bryan to force the measure on the party. Besides the fight over the gold plank the other differences before the Committee on Resolutions paled into insignificance. That Bryan | could fise from the wreck of his yesterday's hopes and make a successful | fight in the face of an adverse sub-committee report was not believed. | It' was not accomplished by the Nebraskan, however, without a contro-’ Vérsy in which many hard works were used and bitter personalities in- dulged in. David B. Hill took a leading part li. the fight, and Senator Daniel got excited and became so vituperative in his references 10 Bryan that! a halt had to be called in the argument in creer to give Daniel a chance to recover b's halanc. and make an apology. BRYAN, TOO, WAS BITTER. Bryan was no more sparing of bitter words than his opponents, and the way he fired shaft after shaft into the “sane and safe” crowd sent his followers into paroxysms of glee. And when he sat down, weak | from his Jorts and the vote announced his trumph, his happiness showed in every line of his perspiring face. Bryan's victory left the platform without a financial plank, #0 a com- mittee of three to draft one to take the place of the rejected one of gold ‘was appointed. This committee consists of Bryan himeelf, David Be Hill, of New York, and John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi. By 2 o'clock this afternoon this committee is expected to be ready with -@ plank which will satisfy all. How it le going to arrange it, isn't quite clear to anybody yet. It is not improbable that a plank may be offered to which Mr. Bryan will not agree, and {f that {s the case the fight will have te be made again on the convention floor. ‘As most of the planks are to be debated in the open convention*and a pertect flood of oratory 1s to be turned loose, it 1s extremely improbable that ithe convention can get to nominating before to-night. That a night sea- sion will be held if necessary there is no doubt, as it ta agreed that it will | de Impoasible to carry the conventon beyond to-morrow. The outlook now | fa for a night session to-night at which Alton Brooke Parker will be nom- {nated for the Presidency, and an early seasion to-morrow, at whieh a run- ning mate will be selected from among the many Vice-Presidentia! booms which are anchored in and about the convention hall. ‘The delegates will almost certainly be leaving for their homes to-mortow @tternoon, - Among the many minor things done by the Committee on Resolutions in fts all-night session waa the afoption of a plank urging statehood for Okla- home. Indian Territory and Arizona. The plank is rather emphatic in the case of Arizona, but rather lukewarm in its advocacy of the other territoties. It was offered by Timmons, of Arizona, the man who fainted in the conven- tion hell yesterday from excitement. Bx-Senator Pettigrew was one of the most turbulent of ah the men Defore the committee. He is the Hearst floor manager, and ho plumped {nfo every controversy that he could manage to make himself heard in. He wanted an anti-Panams cans! plank and secured the promise that something would be done. HILL GETS A STINGING BLOW. Next he Inaisted op ® plank advocating government ownership of rail- woads and telexraphs. P “Oh, you are silly,” said David B. HIM. “Biliy, eh?” said Petti@vew, ‘well, I notice that my critic put a plank fot Government ownership of coal mines and railroads in the New York State platform two years ago.” Mr. Hill swbeided. A vote was taken and of course Pettigrew was ‘knocked out. A hundred other petty arguments occupied the attention of the committee until the Income tax amendment came up for discussion. Mr. Bryan said that while sucb an amendment might lose votes among the rich ft would be only right to consider the poor. who have to vear the burden of taxation. Senator Daniel replicd to Bryan, and was very vigorous in his denuncia- tion of the course the Nebrasha man wae pursuing. He sald that le wailed to win, and desircd a platform which would bring back te the Democratic party the voters who ‘ad ieft i! when prrsuiyg a course \yhich Mr. Bryan had shaped snd-advocated. He was‘Lired of being forever in the minority, and insisted that it would be absurd for Democrats, facing victory, to take any action which would mean defeat.. To lose New York meant defeat. Senator Bailey and Senator Tillman, while believing in an income taz, said that, in view of the statement of the New York member of the Committee, it would be tinwise to Insist upon the income tax plank. HILL gneves FOR GOLD. ed AILL ACCEPTS PLATFORM AND THINKS IT WILL SUIT PARKER. Mr. Hill objected, and there was a prolonged discussion, Mr, Hill taking o leadifig part in it. Mr. Hill began by saying that he was in this campaign not from per- | motives, but because of his loyalty and enthusiasm fur the Demo.| cratic party. He hoped the party could cease its discussion and agree | mittee oy an attack upon Mr Bryan, which soon evoked cries for order! many attacks upon the gold-standard plank, as framed by the upon a platform in harmony with the views of the party geucrally. He! was opposed to the insertion of an income tar plank, becavee he saw! no necessity for making this new isaue, “1 belteve,” he sald, “it will hurt us, it will weaken our platform; a ‘it the members of this committee think otherwise, it shou!s go in; but the quéstion of the gold standard {s of far more Importance. Mr. Hill urged that if the gold plank was omitted the party would be placed in a fa’se position. If the party was in favor of the free und unlimited j coinage of eilver, that was another thing, But, he sald, through no fault of the party, conditions had changed, and it had been proved that the gold! standard was the solution of the question. Although the Republican platform declared in favor of gold, he pointed | out that the Democrats, in their platform, could show that the Republicans were not responsible Yor the change in conditions which ioade the gold standard desirable, but the Almighty himself. ADDRESSED SOUTHERN MEMBERS. Speaking directly tc the Southern membere of the committee, Mr. Fit! recailed the time of reconstruction, and sald he bad always worked for Dem- ocratic principles along Democratic lines, that he had been the friend of ths South in that trying period, and since that time. Mr. Hill in the courne of his speech talked eloquently of the personality of Judge Parker. He said that in the course of a conversation about ten | whose leadership the party had twice een defeated, attempting to force \< visider New England, New York and that section of the country.” — eS oe ' ENING, JULY #, 1904 ae ci Pot Dovid & Hil? Photograph raken In st Lous” the campaign of Judge Parker was started, {t was never expected that | the Democratic party was to be brought to a declaration for the gold staniard, COLORADO AGAINST GOLD PLANK. Mr. Thomas, of “Colorado, also made a strong tgs against od gull standard plank, Senator Carmack, of Tennessee, made & plea especially for the South, and said that Democratic success was necessary |p the face of the Reouill- | can policy of imperialism, Its recent platform was dangerous tothe South ment could be reached which would bring to the support of the Demo- eratic South the Democratic party of the East. As to the inoney question. that waa for the time settled, and he urged that that matter ve not Injected Into the coming campaign as a disturbing element, | Mr. Shively, of inciana, followed much the same line. If this monsy| question was brought {nto the campaign, he said it would cause a serious division in the Democratic party, and especially i) Indiana, Several Con-| gressional districts would be endangered Mr. Fleming, of Wisconsin, was opposed to the gold plank and jie! the declaration of the Williams platform. It this committee were so much jn the committee room there were many dramatic scenes, not the ‘ divided, how was it possible to prevent a division among the seven million Democratic voters. | Shortly befofe 4 o'clock Senator Danie! created a sensation in the com-} from several members. | DANIEL ATTACKS BRYAN. Senator Daniel, who some tine before called Senator Tillman to tho! chair, began by saying he questioned the propriety of a man whom the/ Democrats had twice honored with the residential nomination, and under his leadership upon the party again Daniel sald regarding Mr. Brvan “The allver question was a question in Virginia ten years betore the gentleman from Nebraska discovered it, But conditions have changed in the last few years, and heroic changes demand herole remedies, We must Srowing more impassioned, Senator Again facing Mr. Bryan, Senator Daniel said “He has reviled every man whom any State has recommended for the Presidency, and, so far as | have been able to learn, bas as yet presented | ne candidate of his own.” | fenator Dantel was interrupted with crios of order, TILLMAN’S PLEA FOR ORDER, Senator Tillman, who was Actiog Chairman, demanded order and said: “Weil, leis have orler before this meeting degenerates Into a conversa- | tional row.’ days age with the New York jurist, the latter said in reply to a question about the kind of plattorm the Demcerats should adopt: “J am entirely willing to leave that to the wisdom of the Democratic party. But while Mr. Hill did not assume at any time to speak for Judge Parker, the committee interpreted the inference of his speech to be that Judge Parker favored the Insertion of a gold plank. Mr. Hill declared that the Democrats could not. possibly nominate a better man than Judge Parker, and spoke at some length upon his peculiar qualifications for the office. He emphasized the fact that Judge Parker was in Do sense an active candidate for the nomination, and that he had not dictated anything regarding the platform. HILL SAYS HE WANTS TO WIN, “I do not think it ts improper for us to Say we want to win,’ con- tinued Mr. Hill, “We have stood defeats im the past, and we can stand them again, If is true. This contest, for me, means that I shali devote myself from now until November to the campaign, all leave my bual- ness, but I shall do it gladly; and I shall work hard for whomsoever the Democrats nominate; but I think the platform is of the greatest impor- oe, espectally the gold standard plank.” take, but added that the@old plank was of far greater importance, In conclusion be aald: ,. “Nor should one of these planks be traded for the other. | earnestly hope each will be taken up separately and considered on its individual merits.” Mr. Hill was applauded at the conclusion of his speech. Mr. pid phage ont. weds Pikyrega ata HAN and insisted peg adhe per tbe the party, a gold plank would + He reiterated that he thought an income tax plank would be a mis-j| Mr. Bryan asked that Senator Daniel be allowed to proceed, and the latter reaumed his speech by saying that he had not intended to eater into personalities. Continuing, the Senator said: “1 am convinced that the country is on the verge of a great catastrophe and calamity.’ He said further that it was urgent that the Democratic party recover the reins of government | “This is not the time,” he said, “for selfish interest tor! small con- cessiona of consistency, for personal likes or regards. It is not Pleasant | for me to give up my own opinion. But there are questions of expediency | to be considered.” Senator Daniel favored the gold plank. MARYLAND WANTS GOLD PLANK. Mr. Poe, of Maryland, made a brief but vigorous appeal for the gold! plank, declaring that if the party in its platform refused to recognize an! existing fact which could neither be denied nor effseed by omitting the gold plank, he feared that Maryland would be lost to the Democrats in the fall elections. He pointed out that ine gold plank recommended by the sub-committee was one which the silver and gold elements in the party could eagjly stand upon. He said that thia plank did not call cn the f-ee- j Silver advocates to retract or repudiate their former bellets “Its simp)y,” he said, “a recognition of an existing fact.” Mr. Poe closed by saying that the Democra te ticket would have a forlorn hope if the plank were omitted After several other members had been heard briefly the question was demanded. The gold plank was stricken out by a vote of 36 to 15 At this juncture an attempt was made to secure a recess, but it was un- successful, Senator Tillman remarking that “ft was sun-up and we might | as well go ahead.” After the yote, however, many members left the committee-room with Democratic voters, Ha said wat, “ heavy qyelids and refreshed themselves with coffee at « nearby restaurant, | Senator 4 DAVID f. HILL, PHOTOGRAPHED IN THE HOUR OF B HIS ‘TRIUMPH IN ST, LovIs— RAGED AT HIM THIS MORNING AND LINKED HIS ARM Rahs bint TELY IN THE AFTERNOON, BRYAN FINGER AT tie toped rome agree: Silver Advocate, in Long Fight iat HOW BRYAN Bryan Ang Hi!) PoP TP OF AILL —_ Committee on Resolutions, Becomes Excited and Demands Answers ee Some Stinging Queries. CONVENTION HALL, ST. LOUIS,Wuly 8.—During the long-nigttt- striking of which was a violent encounter between Senator Hill ‘and | Bryav. It occurred whe Mr, Bryan was engage: in making one of * Aroroacl’” , the Ne York. leader, and shawir his finger near his nose, he exclaimed: “You ought to have a gold platform to go with the gold auf date you are forcing upon the country.” y's, Mr. Hill replied that he knew nothing as to Mr, Parker’s monte tary views. i “Do you mean to say,” demanded Mr. Bryan. know Judge Parker's financial views?” “| mean just that,” responded Mr, Hill, “You have no knowledge on that subject?” “None.” “Have never asked him?” “I have not. | have never sought to secure an expression of views, and he has never sought to convey them togne. | only know, that he is a Democrat and a high-minded and patriotic man, and | believe that he can be trusted implicitly on this. as upon other mat» ters of public policy.” ¢ Mr. Bryan then demanded to know when the gold plank had been de cided upon and why ft had not been incorporated in the New York patform, | fr, Hill repited that the matter had first been discussed at the meeting of , the delegation about ten oayn ago and that the declarction waa the —" i of insistence by other members of the delegation (han bimself. t During the argument over the trust plank Mr, Bryan seid that it his desired amendment to the trust plank should, be adopted he would net press the plank favoring the imposition of an income tax. Senator Tillmas, tuipon noting a smile \pon the faces of both Mr. Bryan and Mr. Hill, re marked to Mr. Bryan that “Since you and Mr. {ill seemed to h ve become go chemmy, I think we bad better look further into the trust plank.” Discussion of it (hereupon was resumed, and Mr Frank Cannon; o ook the floor a's om non, in concluding, gontende:! that the paramount issue in this campaign was “victory and that the {ssue should be “ “Rooseveltism.”” Mr. Bryan defended his opmion on the trust question by saying that victory” alone should not essentials be the paramount ee and a 4 vestion wes settied right 1 was never settied at al j " oa Hiscussion continued until Mr. Hill ended it by presenting a siubethey 4 the trust plank, which was unanimously accepted. The vote was applauded. ‘This plank provides that whenever @ trust, or combination, efiects a monopoly in the production or distribution of any articles of outside the States of its orfgin, 1 may be restricted by appropriate tiou from continuing to do business in such States. The trust matter disposed of, the race question was taken 4p, and a brief discussion a plank deploring the Injection of this iseue-t campaign by the Chicago Convention was adopted. It was Daniel, mittee, geres's ¥ A tute for