Show PLATFORM BUILDERS BUH DEHS mene who composed the declaration of principles chicago july S the tha platform of the democratic convention which was telegraphed from chicago it night exclusively clu by tile the associated and which will be depoi reported led with a few amendments by the committee on resolutions lut ions has no such cloud of rival claimants to its and inspiration as surrounded the malting making 0 of the platform at st louis which was really the malit main issue of the republican convention ven tion one man may be to all practical purposes credited with the authorship thor ship dr ot of the democratic platform this honor belongs to col charles it II jones publisher ot of the st loul louis post dispatch ds patch col jones wrote too the first drift of the declaration of principles consultation with senators cockrell and vest and other leaders and hta his draft was adopted by the committee on resolutions litter carter three minor planks bad been added and with r alth some changes in the wording word lne tho the plank against tho the pacific railroad bill 1 was as first sted by the tha mato democratic convention of california which instructed the state dole dele cats to propose such it a plank to tile the convention ex ei cant and congressman Cone ressman maguire of california ifor rila made it a canvass of the committee on oil resolutions 0 oil behalf of the post lion and senator white who was a ri of UK succeeded in prevailing upon it to pledge the party t to the policy of opposition to tho the fund ing plan senator vel of missouri drew up the on pensions tho the expression of sympathy with tho the cuban revolutionists in the platform was first brought forward in the form of it a plank written by mr james jamea creelman the correspondent but congressman sulzer of new york modified the statement to meet the views of the leaders leaden |