Show fR FOR PLATFORM 4 t Silver Republicans On WAS YON WON BY THE 4 Convention W l Bryan and Towne Today 4 I Kans Kansas Oit City Mo July silver sHyer Republican national convention spent the day In waiting for the report of the committee on resolutions I It was expected that the platform would be out of the wa way and nominations be In order before the cose close or of the afternoon session but so much fricton friction developed In the subcommittee that I it was not until late this afternoon that foral formal announcement of the principles was in readiness to be presente presented to the committee Once nce the disputed pints points had ben been settled however the committee promptly voted its vote approval of the subcommittees work work The main pint point of difference lay in the at of the party on expansion I It was on this point that both the sub committee and the ful full committee were divided practically on geographical Jnes lines the eastern member members favoring condemnation of imperialism while most of the member members from the western states oppose opposed this course A plank do de denouncing flouncing was finally and In thIs shape the plat for form tion wi will be resented presented to the CODe convert ton Nerl Nearly the entire tIme of the mor morn morning ing nd afternoon sessions was spent in listening to te speeches Unless the unexpected happens happens the convention wU illI reach final adJournment tomorrow afternoon I It is not expected there wi will be any debate on the floor of the convention over the adoption of the platform and i it is the plan pian to nominate I both Bran Bryan and Towne by I ton tion The pro mme of speeches in placing the ticket In nomination in l des but six addresses Dr Howard Taylor Talor of Chicago wi will place Bran Bryan In nomination Seconding speeches wi will be made by Judge of California and Former Congressman Joseph B Cheadle of Indiana Indiana The nomination of Charles A A Towne for vice president wi will according to the be I made b by Senator Teler Teller and the Domi naton nation wi will be seconded by S E Par II ki man kill of Hartman Michigan of and Montana Forer Former Congress I MORNING SESSION The delegates straggled the au I hal hall very slowly thIs morn lag and when Chairman Teler Teller caled called the convention to order not more than I har haf the delegates were present present Chair man Teller wa was extremely hoare hoarse a as a reul result ot of his long speech yesterday esterday an awl yielded the chair to Frnk Frank Ran Han Hansom som of Nebraska Immediately after convening the re por pott of the committee on credentials was caled called for but I it wa was not ready and a recess wa was taken until it its report wa was completed The California dele gaton gation came to the Auditorium toda today wit with the determination to force the nominations of Bryan md and Towne the first thing after permanent organization ton tion Delegates Insisted that the siver silver Republicans had lef left the old party as asa asa a mater matter of principle and a as Bran Branand Bryan and and Towne represented the majority of the siver silver Republicans ther there was ivas no need ee to delay proceedings by waiting on the platform After a short recess the committee on credentials reported The delegates present were reported a as follows Ne Nebraska braska I Idaho aho 12 Wisconsin 3 35 Washington 20 Indiana Di i Kansas 23 IllinoIs 6 64 Arkansas 1 12 New Jer Jersey sey 20 O Uth Utah 15 Louisiana 5 Iowa 16 Caloria California 24 Ohio Minnesota ta So South th Dakota 10 North Da Dakota kot kota 2 25 Colordo Colorado 47 i Texas 2 Mon Montans tans 6 Oklahoma Oklahoma 10 The report was adopted BROW BROWN FOR FO CH CHAIRMAN The committee o on oran organ organIzation then reported the selection of J Judge dge W Yo L Brown of Ohio as per chairman of t the e convention and H A A McCreary of California as per permanent permanent I manent secreta secretary Judge Brwn Brown re received hearty recognition as he took I the chaIr He said that as the eat east turned turned to the west in the time of Lincoln so It agin again turned to te the west and aDd found a leader eader In the person ot of William Jennings Bryan The menton mention of Brans Bryans name gave th the convention an opportunity of show showing showing ing its loyalty to the Democratic led lead leader ere er The allusion to Chares Charles CharlesA I A A Towne ns as the candidate for send second place cuse caused an emphatic applause I equal to that accorded to B nn i The chairman reviewed the history of the financial legislation The mone money queston question wi will not be sette settled until the national bank banks are driven out or of pow tic cr he said The of money and trust trusts were Inseparable The he banks of the countr country were In the power of the city banks the bank banks of NOW e York York which the speaker de elated ate are In league leae wih with Lombard street One remedy he suggested was the removal of dutes duties on every artcle article controlled by trust trusts The demand for government ownership of te the telegraph and systemS of the count country a as made by the speaker met wih with en enthusiastic approval of the convention In criticising the foreign foreign policy of the present administration time the speaker do de dared that I it had given a serous serious stab to the Monre Monroe doctrine and he ar the present administration be before before fore the bar of the American public for forIs Is its work In the Philippines The rhe speaker was loudly cheered as ashe asbe he be took hIs seat seat Former Congressman Hartman ot oh Montana announced that the commit committee tee on resolutions probably would not be ready to report for two hour hours The report of the committee on rles ruler and order ot of business wac was then adopt adopted ed I It provides for the nomination o oi president and vice president Immedi Immediately after the report of the thc m on resolutions A delegate from MIssouri a resolution of s sympathy with the thc r Boers This was referred t to the reso lotions committee VOICE PROM KANSAS Crie Cries for Joseph Vaters of Kansas I Ithen then went up from the delegates and ant i Mr lr Water Waters wa was introduced Gentlemen sid said he I wish I kew enough about parliamentary tactics to h hr move to nominate Bryan Bran and Towne b r acclamation give belated thanks to t God God for the sunshine ot of our cornfields claimed by the Republican party and I adjourn 11 Mr Water Waters aroused wid wild enthusiasms enthusiasm 1 by his fere fierce denunciation of the Re Republican publican party arty r I dont believe he be continued In re ferring rl to the PhIlippine i war tha ret t lt the shambles a should be erected I on thi a I ruins ot of the American home LINCOLN VOTERS Same one cale called upon the delegate S ent who voted for Abraham LIn Ur LInI t mr to stand up and the I yelled wih with enthusiasm as nearly 20 0 white headed men arose Major John Brwn Brown clore colored of Kan Kans s arts who saw service In Cuba Cuba was ap applauded apa when he promised the negro a vote ote to th the silver Republican party There was apparently no t of ri te on ro reso tind nd an adjournment Was a taken p ii m a WI When in the convention reassembled all at b I 3 20 P m Judge Van Vorhis reported tat th than at te the committee on resolutions I w not be ready to report for tor sev seval erl an al hour hours b although the platform h p be been age agreed upon The committeemen agee agreed upon u pon b by the various state delegations then read B A OHara or of w ere rd R ten J Bassett of f Idaho Monta M ad and C Bet Ido m ere reported In addition to tose those an announce fl last night J N Crowe of South Dakota into intro d resolution changing the name a te duce of o do f te the sIver silver Republican party to te the L pat party and adopting te th e lk likeness ness of LIncoln ns as te the party emblem e A small row ensued but at atter smal rw ensue ete ter te teth r a short debate It wa was referred to tote toe te th e on resolutionS The apparently in a delegates were humor h to listen to speeches and shout shouts and went w ent up for Altgeld Hartman artman H The later latter responded briefly C Clo of Colordo fol lo wed him in a shor short speech He lowe that the thelver a roused enthusiasm by Sing saying si lver Queston question wi will not Dot die so long as ther t here are debtors and creditors Cheadle of Indiana interrupted te the speaker s to that the DemO Derno c sc attle convention had appointed a com m to confer wih with the siver silver Re Bc p committee in n regard to the c pc of Chares Charles A A Towne A wid wild the theames o of applause followed names ames n of Bryan Bran and Towne were cheered c again and again again When hen the convention was quieted David avid D lI f te Kennedy Kenned delegate from Min Mm n attempted to make a speech but b ut after talking a few mInutes a K ansas delegate yelled Sit down and a nd for ten minutes the convention was wasn in I n an uproar The Minnesota delegate p refused to sit down and r up his to lend Jend emphasis to t o his refusal I It looke looked for a time as asif asa if a few fistfights would woud occur but buthe thE t he ang angry delegates were finally quiet quieted ed e d down and Foghorn Worley of ofis W is cons In a member of the Populist c committee made a brief the delegates address a congratulating on o n the pending success of their mutual e forts Judge Phillips of California and J B S former president of the Fe Fed e ration of Labor also addressed the c briefly At there were still no prospects of o f an early earb report of the platon platform corn com m and the convention adjourned u 9 tomorrow w I |