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As this land would run his mill three years or more, its value is apparent. Tatum & Bowen, 29 to 35. First Street, Portland, Or. THE FOURTH IN LONDON. American Society Celebrated "With, a Dinner. LONDON, July 4. In addition to nearly all the American residents .and visitors in London celebrating tne Fourth of Juty, at the dinner of the American Society to night were a number of distinguished Britons, including Lord Woiselpy, the Earl of Jersey, Henry Campboll-Banner-man and Lord George Hamilton Among the Americans present wers: Ambss6 dor Choate, Messrs. Whlt and Carter, of the American Embassy: Comman-if-r Glover, the American naval attache; Mar shall Field, of ,Chlcago; ex-Senator Can non, ex-Governor Wolcott, of Massachu setts, and Josiah Qulncy, ex-Mayo- c.f Boston. The feature of the evening was the complimentary remarks of English men. "Within a measurable period of time," declared Lord Wolseley, In proposing a toast to President McKinley, "the United States must become the greatest nation in the world," with whlcn declaration al most 400 persons who ware present "brixo Into loud applause. "We watch," con tinued the British Commander-in-Chief, "the actions of the "United States with greater interest than any other nation. Both nations, if. united, would be able to control the destinies of the world, alwaya with a view to .insist upon universal peace." , t Eight rveathii In Chicago, CHICAGO, July 4. The thermometer registered 90 degrees steadily throughout the dajy, with scarcely a breeze to afford the slightest relief. Up lo 10 o'clock to night, eight deaths and four prostrations had been reported. Barker Succeed Philip. WASHINGTON, July 4. Rear-Admlral Barker, now commandant of the Norfolk navy-yard, has heen selected xto succeed Rear-AdmlrafPhil'p, deceased, asCom mandant of the-New York navy-yard Ask for ono of the following brands: ' Gold Seal Indian Anvil Badger Elk Obelisk Cosijserw Pioneer Heptane SMOKE THE AH BRIMELL BEST RVE-CENT CIGAR HADE Frank Drug. Co. Wholesale Distributers Booms Single 75c to JLBO per flay Rooms Double JL00 to 52.00 per Gay Booms Family $1.50 to 53.00 per day C. T. BELCH ER.jSec and Trees. American plan ?1.25, 51.50, L75 European plan 50c, 75c, $1.00 j , , 207,WASHjNGTq!f jmyraT 320-338 E. Morrison St. GENERAL JAMONT RESIGNS More Trouble In tee French "War De partment. PARIS, July 4. The changes made in the general staff by the Minister of War, General Andre', which caused General Delann. chief of the general staff, to ten der his resignation, culminated In the resignation today of General Jamont, In-speotor-General of the Army and Vice President of the Superior Council .of War. General Andre announced this fact in the lobbies of the Chamber bf Deputies, and added that General Brugoc, the Military Governor of Paris, had been appointed his successor. General Jamont called at the Elysee and saw President Lou bet. He afterwards wrote to General Andre, tendering his resignation on ac count of the War Minister's alleged inter ference with the staff. The matter was Introduced in the Cham ber of Deputies this evening by the ques tion of M. Jourde (Socialist Revisionist) as to whether the report was true. Tho President confirmed the announcement and explained that General Jamont said he had resigned because the unstable sit uation of the general staff rendered direc tion of the War Department impossible. Such remarks, constituting a protest against the acts of the Government, Gen eral Jamont was removed from his po sition and placed upon the retired list. The proceedings grew uproarious as speakers blamed or praised General An dre's measure to punish certain members of the general staff, who were Intriguing against the Government. Finally the mo tion of confidence In the ministry was put, and adopted by a vote of 337 to 258. I No Indian Trouble Feared. WASHINGTON, July 4.-The orders for General Wade to start for the scene of the threatened Indian uprising in Min nesota have been countermanded, as the Secretary of the Interior has 'received ad vices from the Rainy Lake region that affairs have quieted, down and that there Is no longerjany.reaspa to apprehend trouble from the Indians. GAR'S WILD LEAP Plunged From a TalrTa coma Trestle. CARRIED 36 TO DEATH Three Score Others Injured, Many Fatally. OVERLOADED CAR .RAN TOO FAST "People Were Ground to Piece on fildo of Gulch, After Tnlda-r tne Lean of 00 Feet, j TACOMA, July -L Nearly 100 people, passengers on a car bound for this city, were plunged down a gulch at Twenty sixth and C streets, shortly after S o'clock this morning. Those who were standing on the platform dropped off only to be crushed and wounded by the heavy body of the coach, while others inside were killed and maimed before they knew -what had happened. The car jumped tho track and was smashed to kindling wood in the bottom of the. chasm over 100 feet below. The dead will number nearly three score, for there are many of the injured who will never recover and who are expected to die at any moment and there are at least 06 of the passengers of the car now in the various hospitals and under the care of their own physi cians. Following is a list of the dead: Miss Lois Drake, employe of telephone company, lives at South Tacoma. Annie Glass, South Tacoma. Lottie Suiter, South Tacoma. Dorley' Dinger, Lakeview. Louis DingeY, Lakeview. Edward Brax, South Tacoma. ' 'Carl Moser, South Tacoma, Albert Moser, South Tacoma. Richard Lee, Bouth Tacoma. Mrs. Grossman, McNeil's Island, G. Bertoll, "Hillhurst. Otis Larson, Parkland. Ole, Hansen, Lake Park. James Benston, Hillhurst. Charles Davis. William WUUams; South Tacoma. John Pauls, South Tacoma, William. Nlesen. Lake Pane -Selseberg, Soulu "1 Rev. Herbert Gregory. Lake Park. Griffith .Vandersbelden, Reservation. A..L. Heaiy. Lake Park. Q. McMullen, South Tacoma. John J. Shauner, Parkland. Unknown man. W. H. .Davis, Lakeview. Joseph McCann, Ballard. Roy Llngerman, Bouth Tacoma. Gordon Newton, South Tacoma. Richard Sanburn, South Tacoma. Willie Hastings, 1002 Tacoma avenue. Mrs. George Elliott, 1317 Bouth I street. Mrs. Shauger, Parkland. J. D. Calhoun (cbnductor) Tacoma. Unknown woman. A letter was found on Joseph McCann, which was written by Mrs. M. Bowen, of Ballard, and another from a little girl evidently the child of Mrs. Bowen. Both letters were moiled to McCann at Scap poose. Or., Nothing further is known of the man. List of the Injured. Besides these, there are about 65 more or less seriously injured, amor.? them being tho following: Jphn Lydburg. Edison. Oleo Friburg. S. M. Henry, Puyallup. O. Martin, South Tacoma Frank Bochm, motorman. Thomas Hardstrom. t Miss Rice, Woodland. Mrs. C O. Lee and children,1 Lyman; Mary and Roscoe, two children, being missing. D. W. Cooper, printer; very bad. Anton Hansen, head and face cut. Alf Anderson, thigh hurt. J. L. Lacey, ribs and face; not serious. George C Botts, head hurt, not serious. Earl Healy, face and head; not serious. Edward Hoffman, not serious; Goldle Hoffman, sister to Edward, 10 years. Parkland. H. L. Weir, face and head; not serious. G. H. Brown, badly hurt. C W. Woodruff, head and breast. Otto Johnson, face cut; not serious. Francis O'Hara, face and head cut. O. M. Parks, strained leg. Malcolm D. Campbell, head and face cut; not serious. Miss Bessie Rice, fracturea arm and leg.' Miss Palma and sister, head and legs hurt. Ethel Withers, thigh and head hurt. Elmore Sllfberg, bust and body hurt, Tena Schwiesow, Lake Park, 14 years; head hurt. Lillian Sevenson, Parkland, 14 years; hurt about the head. Bernice Hoffman, 7 years; not seriously. Mary J. Suiter, South Taconia, an elder ly woman; left side hurt and ribs prob ably broken. Mrs. Bwanson, Parkland; head and body hurt; unconscious and will probably die. Sam Mathers, South Tacoma, worked In the car-shops. Harry Suiter, South Tacoma. aged 5; head hurt (brother to Lottie Suiter, who was killed). Herman Moser, South Tacoma; 4 years; both legs broken. Guy T. Fleming, South Tacoma, 14 years; head hurtr. Dot Fleming, 11 years; left arm broken, hurt about the head. Sophy Swonscn, 9 years; not seriously. BIrdena Llngerman, IS years; shoulders hurt. J. B. Llngerman, South Tacoma; back hurt, right arm cut. The two little girls of W. T. Hoffman, of Parkland: not seriously hurt. O. G. Brotten, Parkland; head and shoulder hurt Alfred Brotten, Parkland: both arms broken. Leonard 'Brotten. Parkland; jumped and was not hurt. Willie Campbell, 5 years; not seriously hurt. " f Arthur Newton, Spanaway; thigh frac tured. . - M." M. .Hosking,' of WlIkeson.'North- em Fndflc fireman; not externally hurt, but probably Internally Injured. Mrs. Xiouls Dinger, Lakeview; ribs brok en, aside sprained, hip "hurt. Her sister. Miss Effle Boberts; left foot hurt, also head and shoulder. John Callahan, 7 years. South Tacoma; hurt tibout the head, John. Jaeger, blacksmith. South Taco ma; ribe broken, not seriously injured. Earl Hasklns, seriously, unconscious; left thigh fractured and probable con cussion of brain; may die. Hovr Accident Happened. The car which carried its human freight into a deep ravine instead of to the city was No. 116, of the United Traction Com pany's cars, and was on the Edison line. It left Edison at about 8 o'clock, in charge of F. Tj. Boehn. motorman, and J. D. Calhoun, conductor. The car, which is one of the big box-like affairs, was crowd ed to the doors, and every inch of space on the platforms was taken. Men hung on the railings, and were glad to be able to get a ride to the city, for., like thoso Inside they were anxious to arrive early. V fr FJ kP, i i , ' THE "WRECKED TROIXET CAR. AT TAC03IA. &mmm fcagHfcae4B9i& Aa-r-e irtls& ' - - m - r' -wi.y - , The car run moderately along, the pass engers chatting wljh each other, for they were noarly all or-;ualnted, and every thing was pleasant until it reached the crest of the hill just beyond Tacoma ave nue. From this point the stories differ. One is that the motorman, after starting down the hill, turned on his current- In stead of. shutting it off, and when the car had gained such a momentum as to threaten td get away from him, ho turned off the current, but It was then too lato, for the car was going at lightning speed, and thdre was nothing to bring It to a standstill, for the Incline is steep. Pass engers on the front platform, who saw the sharp curve on the bridge as it leaves DeLin street, endeavored to Jump. Sev eral of them succeeded, and reached the ground in safety, but others were as badly injured as they might have been had they remained on the car to the bot tom of the chasm. Ground Passengers to Death. Whew the car went off there is a sharp curve, at the foot of a steep grade. As the car struck the curve. Instead of fol lowing the rails, it whirled completely over and pitched from the bridge, strik ing on Its top, the heavy trucks and body of the car crashing the frail upper works to splinters and smashing down upon the mass of men, women and children, with which the car was loaded. It was one of the most appalling acci dents that has ever occurred in this city, and it came at a time when it was least expectei. Here were happy people, resi dents of the nearby towns, Edison, Lake view, Parkland, Lake Park and other places, coming to Tacoma full of joy and patriotism to spend the Fourth of July. Their journey was nearly at an end when death interfered, and claimed them as his own in a most frightful manner. Crushed, maimed and mangled, the unfor tunates were dragged from beneath the wreck of the car, and kind hands minis tered to them until conveyances could be had to carry them to hospitals and to the homes of their friends. The dead were laid on the grass, but there were few In the crowds of spectators and rescuers who gathered at the scene at that time who knew -which were dead and which were living. Such a spectacle of battered, mu tilated bodies is seldom seen. A member of the First Washington Volunteers, who has played a part on many battle-fields in the Philippines, said he had never wit nessed such a sight. A Scene of Carnage. It waii a spectacle of carnage such as is seldom observed in war, for car wheels and trucks and heavy timbers make more horrible wounds than bullet and shell. And,th agonizing cries of the wounded and dying as they lay on the side of the gulch and 'on the bottom, or were held down under heavy timbers that had once formed part of the wrecked car, could be heard for blocks away. Mangled remains of the victims were- brought up out of the gulch in blankets and gunny sacks, and those not killed , v., tv.- -.otfiJ , -... were borne to the waiting cars to carry them to their homes or the hospitals, the sight making- the stoutest hearts sink. One young fellow, who was apparently badly injured, with his legs and arms dangling as if they were broken into a dozen i.leces. and his face all covered -t. i- a v.i n . .. ,. with dirt and blood, smiled, as they put him aboard the car, and remarked that he was lucky. Tbene' was help athand a-few momenta T (Conciaded on ToSrtS Pajpfc) " DOWN TO BUSINESS First Day of Convention De voted to Organization. SPEECHES BY THE CHAIRMAN Ex-Senator Bill Given an Ovation Outcome of Platform Sirufffflo Awaited "With Interest. KANSAS CITT, Mo., July 4. Amid j acres of tumultuous enthusiasm, befitting j sucn an event ana sucn a day, tne uemo- cratlc convention began Its sessions fo l day. After sitting until a late hour to night, the expected climax of tho day sastagsKaaiMsr i -"' -ifmr- Mr-T;y ml ! t--Air ? kltj I DtrfnocvatlC banuidate forPresident has' failed of realization, and all of the larger business of the convention awaits the completion of the platform. As a spec tacular event, however, the convention has fulfilled the hopes of the most fervid party man, for the vast assemblage of delegates and spectators has twice been swept with whirlwind demonstrations, first for the leader, who Is about to bo placed in nomination, and then for that other champion of Democracy, David Bennett Hill, But In actual accomplish ment the day's work Is confined to or ganization, with the speeches of the tem porary chairman. Governor Thomas, of Colorado, and of the permanent chair man. Hon. James D. Richardson, the ap pointment of the various committees and the detailed propositions for the more serious work yet in store. It was an inspiring scene that Chair man Jones looked out upon when at noon, after beating a tatoo with his gavel, he stilled the tumult and declared the con vention open. About him were fully 25, X people, rising tier on tier like the spectators in some vast coliseum, await ing the appearance of the delegates and alternates of the party, while on the other side stretched away the rows of desks accommodating representatives of tho press from every section of the coun try. Above and on all sides was a gorge ous sunburst of color, huge flags In "rosetts and graceful fan-shaped bunt ing looped and in streamers, mottoes and coats-of-arms of many states, mingling this overhanging spread of color with tOa bright Summer hats and dresses of tho many women present. But it was clearly not a gathering alone of wealth and fashion. The bronzed faces of many of the men, their coarse shirts, collarless and scarfiess, marked them, as from the soil. With hardly an exception they took off their coats and sat shirt-sleeved and Demo cratic Many of the women were in cam bric and ginghams, rather than in Sum mer silks and laces, and the gorgeous costumes jand picture hats were In an oasis of duller hue. It was a gathering none the less Inspired with the patriotic spirit of the day, which found constant expression In wild hurrahs at every sound of "Dixie" or "America." Notable Party 3Ien on Hand. In the body of delegates were the best-known men of the party, many of them of National reputation. Immediate ly in front sat Governor John Walter Smith, of Maryland, and his delegation. Alongside them was that notable New York trio, Croker, Murphy and Van Wyck. To the right was the classic face of Daniel, of Virginia, while back 6f him & Jewall of Maine .and Senator aisle. To the left, at the head of tho Massachusetts delegation, was their in trepid young leader, George Fred Wil liams. Near him sat Governor McMillan, of Tennessee, and the tall, gaunt, Clay like figure of Richardson, soon to be permanent chairman of the convention. With the Kentucklans sat their youthful Governor, Beckham, accompanied hy Sen ator Blackburn and ex-Governor Mc Creary. Senator Hill was late to come, upon the scene. The great audience had been eagerly awaiting him, and his entrance was the signal for the first real ovation i of tho day. He found no place reserved amonff the Croker-Murphy dignitaries in e fore-front of the delegation, and con- 2? """"I P1 ?.f2tiar.ln.t?e TT' Sitting with the Mississippi delegation , hitealred lady alternate. Mrs. w j Brown, of that state, and further suik. sat Mrs. J. N. Cohn, another lady ( alternate, from Salt Lake, i The early proceedings of the convention were marked by two brilliant but rather lil-Umed speeches, one of Ylcome J1 the Mayor of the city, and the other from , q o of CoIorado. assuming the dutles of temporary chairman. But delegates fretted during these deliver- ances, and sought for more exciting The first dramatic episode of tho day occurred after Campau of Michigan had secured the adoption of a resolution for tho reading of the Declaration of Inde pendence. As the reading was about to begin, two attendants pushed up to the platform, bearing a pedestal and bust, both draped in the Stars and Stripes. As tho orator raised his voice for the first words of tho immortal instrument, the draperies were thrown back, disclosing a splendid head of Bryan. The effect was electrical upon tho vast assemblage, which up to that moment had neither heard the name nor seen the face of their leader. As the massive features were recognized a yell went up which fairly shook the steel girders, and above the storm scarce ly could be heard the strains of the band which had broken out with the National anthem. Men and women were on their feet, waving handkerchiefs, coats and fans, and Joining in the wild chorus. As the ora'tor sought to proceed thero were demands from all parts of the hall to see the full face of the leader, and as It was turned, about, first this way and then that, eaah turn caused a fresh outburst. At last tho uproar quieted, and Orator Hampton, youthful and strong - voiced. d?4.year8 ago oday madeAmorica" free; Quickly fol- Iowinc this came another outburst as a young woman from New York mounted the platform and In a clear soprano voice sang the "The Star-Spangied Banner." Deafening cheers greeted the song, and as the last line died away and the singer turned the strains to those of "America" tho vast audience with one accord took up the inspiring' air and bore it forward in a tumultuous paean of the Nation's song. Hill the Hero. Thia outburst of patriotism, now turned in a new direction, and during- a momen tary pause in the proceedings the name of "Hill" was sounded. It was quickly caught up. first among the delegates, and than from gallery to gallery among the spectators, until the whole multitude had Jdinsd in a noisy demand: for the ex-Senator from New York. For fully 10 min utes the enthusiastic demonstration pro ceeded, the chairman battling vainly agairclt it. Delegates stood on chadra and joined In the demonstration, and the Sen ator wad surrounded by a shouting mob oflnrfatent men. He smiled and shook his' head throughout the demonstration. Many of the New Yorkers Jctned in the tribute, but it was noticeable that the immediate following of Mr. Croken, and the Tammany leader himself, held their scata and maintained a otolid composure throughout the remarkable tribute to their associate. At lost, when the demon stration had run on for 15 mlnut Hill could foe seen rising frcm his obscure place In the body of the New York dele gation. He bowed and smiled, and his Hps moved to address the chairman. But as well might he have addressed Niagara, for tho waves of tumultuous sound drowned everything, and he dropped, back in his seat. When the tseiegates had time to think, they began to ask each other if Hill was to bo the hero of this conven tion for another such demonstration at an inopportune time might carry the con vention off iits feet and place him on tho ticket with Bryan, in spine of all contrary calculatlona The routine proceedlnga were quickly disposed of. But even in this there was opportunity to give further tribute to the New Yorker, and whea Judge Van Wycks name was called as the New York member of the platform committee, a tre mendous call for Hill, mingled with hisses from thoso who opposed him. greeted, the aimouncenien3i. With the committees ap pointed, there was nKKng to do but await the receEP, wMch the convention took at 2.50 until 4 o'clock. As the dele gates filed out of the hall, they pressed around Senator Hill, who for half an hour was the center of an enthusiastic personal greeting from Individual dele gates. At 4 o'clock the committees were not ready to report, and another adjourn ment was taken until 8:30 P. M. It remained for the night session to bring- the most remarRaDle demonstra tion of tho entire day. Again the great structure was Invaded by thousand and the moving picture took on new glories of color and animation under the giare of countless electric lights. For the first hour the proceedings were formal and profitless, but when, at the close of tho speech of Permanent Chairman Richard son, he paid a glowing tribute to W. J. Bryan, pandemonium broke loose and tho historic scene, of Bryan's nomination at Chicago was repeated even exceeded in a frenzied demonstration lasting half on hour. The standarda were wrenched from their sockets and borne aloft and a battle for supremacy was waged among the standard-bearers, urged cm by the deafen ing applause of the entire shouting, ges ticulating multitude. Outside of the formal proceedings of tho day, Interest was centered in the action of the platform committee. As the even ing advanced, it became known that a de termined struggle was in .progress, involv ing not only the question of Incorporat ing a specific 15-to-l declaratloa In the (Concluded on Fifth Page.) THE SILVER BATTLE Hard Fight in the Committee on Resolutions. BRYAN'S FRIENDS VICTORIOUS Committee Voted 20 to 24 for Specific Declaration tor IG to 1. V KANSAS CITY, July 5. The resolution committee this (Thursday) morning de cided for an explicit declaration for freo silver coinage at 16 to 1. The vote stood 26 to 24, and was taken at 3:20 o'clock. The vote stood as follows on a resolu tion to substitute a 16-to-l declaration foa a simple reaffirmation of the Chicago plat form: Ayes Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Ohio, Iowa, Kansas, Ken tucky. Maine, Massachusetts Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oregon. South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington. Wyo ming, Arizona, Oklahoma, Indian Ter--ritory. New Mexico, Hawaii. Noes California, Connecticut, Flcrlda, Georgia. Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missis sippi, New Jersey, New York, North: Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhodej Island. South Dakota, Texas, Utah. Vir ginia. West Virginia, Wisconsin, Alaska. The plank agreed upon Is as follows: "We reiterate the demand of the plat form of 1SS6 for an American financial sys tem, made by the American people feu themselves, which shall restore and main tain a bimetallic price level; and as m part of such system, the immediate res toration of the free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold at the present legal ratio of 16 to 1, without watting for tha aid or consent of any other nation." A subcommittee consisting of Jonea Blackburn, Metcalf, Gerrard, VanWyck, Stone, Williams, McGeittrick and Tillman was appointed to draft a platform. Tha advocates of reaffirmation say they will not decide as tq whether there shall be. a minority report until tomorrow. Hausen of Montana did not vote, and the District of Cclnmbia was absent. KANSAS CITY, July 4. The contest over the question of the monetary ratio, which has been brewing ever since tha delegates) to the convention began to assemble, found expression in the com mittee on resolutions when it assembled today. The commltee was called together soon after the first adjournment of the convention, but then only elected Its of ficers, adjourning to meet again at 3:30 P. M. Senator Toncs, of Arkansas, was unanimously chosen chairman, and P. L. Metcalf presented the draft of a platform covering all questions of public interest, which draft all the members accepted, as Mr. Br.Tan's expression upon this ques tion. Mr. GIrard. of Georgia, also pre sented a platform as did Mr. Van Wyck, of New York. All these documents took: practically the same grounds on all ques tions except that of finance. Mr. Met cairs declaration was for the reaffirma tion of the Chicago platform In letter and spirit, and It emphasized and reiterated specifically the declaration for free coin age of sliver at the ratio of 16 to 1. Both" the other drafts simply reaffirmed the Chicago platform without reference ta the ratio. The reading of Van Wyck's document brought Mr. Ball, of Texas, to his feet with the suggestion that the financial question should be Immediately taken np and passed upon. He said it was ap parent to all that there was no division upon any other platform question, and that with the financial plank disposed of, the preparation of the remainder of tho platform would be merely a matter of; clerical work. This suggestion was adopted, and tha committee Immediately entered upon tha effort to settle the question of ratio- The session proved a very Interesting one, and many speeches were made. Mr. Van Wyck lead oft with a brief statement saying that -while In his platform ho had referred to four Issues as prominent, tho most prominent, namely, those of im perialism, militarism, trusts and the finances, he considered that only three of these were of current coneqdence, be lieving that the money auction had "been crowded into tho background by other subjects, which had pressed to the front during the post four years. Daniel Is Conservative. Senator Daniel, of Virginia, somewhat to the surprise of some of the members of the committee, followed Mr. Van Wyck: in support of his views on the- question. The Senator said that no man whotknew him would doubt for a minute that he now stood where he had stood on th silver question in '96. and he entertained precisely the same views- on this subject which then controlled him. He was, however, anxious to bring back into the fold of the party those who hod left it four years ago on account of the position token on the silver question, and If this could be accomplished, as he believed" it could by omitting all reference to the ratio, he, for one, was content to pursue that course, simply reaffirming the Chi cago platform. Mr. Fitzgerald, of Colorado, followed 'n a warm speech, denouncing in most em phatic language any effort to minimize the financial question. He asserted that the omission of a declaration on ratio of the two metals would be a mere evasion and concealment; that such evasion would not get anyone or catch any of the gold-standard people, whom It was meant to entrap. It was only meant to be construed as a silver plank in one section of the country and an anti-silver plank in another. Such a course as this would fail to satisfy the people of all sections. "If," he said, referring to the platform presented by Mr. Metcalf. "Mr. Bryan Is a good-enough platform, then the plat form approved by him should be good enough." He declared was essential that there should be a declaration for the ratio in clear and unmistakable terms, and ho followed this up with an assertion that if such declaration was not made, even Colorado could be counted a doubt ful state, -with a prospect of not only casting Its electoral vote for McKinley for President, but of sending Mr. Wol cott back to the United States Senate. George Fred Williams, of Massachu setts, also made a spirited argument for a specific declaration on the question of ratio. He asserted that the Democratic party had become a new party since it hud incorporated the financial question In Its declaration of principles. It had re ccir.e e virile and live party since 1536, and tris fact was duo solely to tho cir cumstance that the money question, which was the question of the people, had (Concluded on Third PafioJ