20.-An effort to commit today's conference of state railroad committees, representing eleven states west of the Mississippi River, In what Is known as the "Western classification dlstrl2t" to a uniform, 'classification of freight rates throughout the United States waa frustrated by 'Judge William D. The Underwood following:saw that tKe ' I Special to Tho Nows^ ' St.ers have been demanding, and isVthe, way the opponents'of.' the Pujo resolu- 'proposed', to' amend' that resolution after voting down the previous.whlclv Representative Heriry^ahd his s'uppdrt-  Iti.-.prMentrtoriii' It 'Is the Kind of a  committee : to Investigate' tlii.'io-" called mbnay trust,' In. He said - Folk had so strongly opposed going to ballot there was nothing' else to do. Folk as a delegate at large -was because Folk's friends had asked him to da so'. convention adjourned'tonight Senator Stone said the -reason he abandoned his fight to elect former Governor. Champ dlark ' the platform says: "We hereby specifically« instruct the delegates elected 1 by : this convention ,to the national democratic convention to work for Champ Clark and vote as a unit continuously for him as the nominee of j said d.emocratlo-national /convention for president and to use all proper means to secure his nomination.". these measures." "Praising- the wisdom arid 1 patriotism of.gent votes, though-ln,response to tho'de- mands,of the monopolies and other great, protected Indu«trles - President Taft vetoed'-all  upon th ^ ^ a oppone: steel, cotton, chemicals and.'other prime ,' t j 0 - n -proposed,, tc necessities- of-.-life and s forced them, through. to several prominent members on both aides, lof-sthe fight'.It throws ,th«-Pulp resolution In the discard'and d!r.ectsj in'-ao- and pnissed^. \ ( - _ This resolutions, was shown today. 20.-After a- bitter fight against specifically dfreqting an investigation Into the "money trust," the house democratic leadera came together today and agreed, tentatively on a-new "money trust" resolution that/is a frank and opea"' direction to the committee on /banking and currency to Investigate the (,'money trust"-'_ _. PKMiti Form for Wklck Henry mul Sua- portcrs Have Beta Cmt«UusT-N»w to Plan Memmre, StafI Special to The News. NEW jwsoiAi'i'ipif is DIUKXTM'OX TO PINKONCIAI, COMMITTKB TO, J.-VVKSTIGATS MATTER. I PIOMISENT HOUSTON FINANCIER DIES SUDDENLY AT BAYOU CITY HON. Cumvcl K«l!ro«ii to Adopt ClaiwU ctttloua » to Dc»i-rl»(lou».mm urn mm \ Mtvratate Commerce CvHuuUnivm ITK ( goods RATING TOO J I D C i K W I L L I A M S OF TEXAS, WITH 1V1LSO-N OF KANSAS CITY, FKL'S- TIIATKS THE 2'1,AN. a bill reducing the tariff tax upon woolen. *£ Champ A Clark,' overthrew'"Cahhonlsm' and restored"representative^ goyernmen't-In the pbpillar branch. 'yh».' : democratic,-party, under -the splendid leadership. 'The platform alleges the"" republican party destroyed popular government In the- house, of 1 representatives and vested In the speaker arbitrary powers which were employed-In the service of "special interests " declares that agents of thosi Interests were allowed to dictate the terms of statutes under'which'they plundered' the people charges that the president, declaring the- most Important schedule of the Payne-Aldrioh tariff -utterly indefensible, nevertheless signed the measure and save it the force of Ohunp Clark's The platform then says. Louis millionaire, -win re-elected by acclamation as national committeemnn from Missouri. The delegation was Instructed to vote, for Champ Clark for president on 1 every ballot taken in the Baltimore convention. Bnrbee of Joplln and Judge Virgil auio of St. The nmko-up of the delegation at large foilown: MlMourl'i Delegation. Balls fight to atop what he termed "KK rule and Cnnnonlam" was unsuccessful and the prearranged propram went through. Ball, a ctmdidato for tho Kiibornatorlal nomination, to opposo th* prosrain agreed upon by the party loaders, the democratic state convention late today elected eight doli'gutos ai large ta the B:tlthnoro convention, each with hnlf a vote, and each of the sixteen confirms- slonal illnirlctB also named delegntes. tbe alnt* doniocradi! sonvonllou caused by the effort of Duvld A. 20.-After an nil nft- «rnooii flslrt on tlio floor of. A NEW CLASSIFICATION I'lmfurm AUuiilcil-I'raihlcnt CEinUg for SlcaUc l'« uc-AldrU-U U11I. 335 GALVESTON, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1912-TWELVE PAGES ESTABLISHED 1842 MATE UIJMOCIUTIC CONVH.VMOX AT joru.N KI,BCTS UEI.EISATKS TO NATIONAL ASSEMUI-Y.
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