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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."
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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
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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.
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, ' THE "WRECKED TROIXET CAR. AT TAC03IA.
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, 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
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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
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(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-
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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