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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 3, 1900.
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LONG, LOUD ROAR.
Fillmore Street Property Own
ers Air Their Grievances.
Their Complaints in Writing
Submitted to City Council.
WATERWORKS PLANS.
Cost of Troposed New Plant
Would Be S438,S20.
Whole Question in Abeyance
Pending Negotiations.
The city council can not dodge the
Fillmore street paving kickers. When a
member of the council catches a
glimpse of one of the residents of the
delayed Fillmore street paving district
a haunted expression overspreads his
features and he dashes -wild-eyed for
any avenue of escape. Last night as the
council was called to order every mem
ber breathed an involuntary sigh of re
lief, for the only persons in the lobby
were the men who had bids in for the
construction of the detention hospital.
But they were destined not to escape
entirelv. The kickers were not there in
bodv but they were in spirit for they
left the following communications:
To the Mayor and City Couhcil of the
Citv of Topeka:
Mr. John Ritchie, paving contractor,
is reported to have said to Mr. Frank
Quinton, in the presence of Mr. Edson
and several other gentlemen, that he
was under no obligation to pave Fill
more street until he got ready, and
would not do so: that he had given no
bond compelling him to pave, that there
was no penalty in his contract, and that
if there was. he so controlled the city
council that it would not be enforced
against him.
If it is true that this statement was
made by Mr. Ritchie and that he has
the influence he claims, the public have
a right to know it. If it is not true the
council ought certainly to take some ac
tion in the matter. I therefore respect
fully request that you appoint a com
mittee to investigate this matter and
that you call upon Mr. Frank Quinton.
who is my informant, to furnish such
committee the rames of the witnesses.
Very respectfully,
A. L. WILLIAMS.
To the Mayor and Council of the City
of Topeka:
You are hereby notified, first, that the
grading on Fillmore street between
Tenth ard Eleventh is now completed
and is ready for the sand, the brick and
the paving. Second, you are further na
tified that in direct violation of your
rules, frequently proclaimed in the
council and through the newspapers
paving is now being done in Potwiu,
which was petitioned for after the pe
tition for paving Fillmore from Elev
enth to Huntoon streets had been filed.
Who is responsible for this violation of
your rules we are not informed, but ask
that you inform yourselves.
Third Tou are further notified that
on the line of the Quinton Heights cars
several thousand feet of plank walk,
which is in Infinitely better condition
than plank walks in the heart of the
city, have been taken up, and the con
tractor has had no difficulty In finding
tirick and sand with which to lay pav
ing. We stand prepared to show you
existing plank pavements in the city
of Topeka, the best of which is worse
than .the worst of that taken up as
aforesaid, over which more people walk
In one day than over this torn up pave
ment in one month.
We further call your attention to the
fact that a long stretch of country over
which new pavement is being erected
and over which fairly good paving has
been taken up. has neither house, barn,
fence, nor enclosure of any kind what
ever on either side of the street, being
Absolutely vacant propertv.
GEO. F. SHARITT,
A. L. WILLIAMS.
Committee Tax Payers' League.
The communications were referred to
the proper committees.
There was also a communication from
Eugene Hagan. as representative of the
estate of J. B. Johnson, stating that the
street commissioner or city engineer or
Fome one under them had removed 50
feet of sidewalk in front of J. B. John
son's residence and dumped it into the
street. This had been done six weeks
ago and the city had done nothing to re
place it. The sidewalk had been con
structed at Mr. Johnson's individual ex
pense and was not under the city con
trol. He desired toavoidlitigationandre
quested that the matter be attended to
at once. The matter was referred to the
committee on streets and walks. Those
v.-ere the only kicks presented last night
and were an unusually small number.
CLAIMS REJECTED.
The council rejected two claims which
tiave been considered for several weeks.
They were the claims of Alice Tucker
who asks for $3,000 damages for injuries
alleged to have been sustained through
the negligence of the city. On May 14.
1S99, she was walking on a board walk
between Fifth and Sixth on West street
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when she tripped on a loose board and
falling sustained a strain and other in
juries from which the petition says she
has -not recovered. The other was the
claim of William Pasley who asked for
$1,000 because an old dead Cottonwood
tree which stood near Second and Quin
cy fell on him on April 16 and knocked
him senseless. He stated that his in
juries were serious and that he was still
unable to work.
WATERWORKS PLANS READY.
The idans for the new waterworks
were read and laid on the table until
it is known what the outcome of the
"dicker" will be with the Topeka Water
company. The plans for the water
works on winch the bond issue was
based contemplated 51i miles of mains
and 500 hydrants and was the system
intended to be practically a duplication
of the present plant with such exten
sions as were considered to be absolute
ly necessary. The plans submitted give
better protection, supply the dry dis
tricts and the entire plan is much more
complete. The number of hydrants in
the new plans is 640 while the present
number is 317. The total cost is placed
at $43S,S20.20.
RINGER GETS CONTRACT.
The contract for the building of the
detention hospital will be let to F. E.
Ringer asjiis bid of $1,194 was accepted.
The others who bid were W. S. Eastman
$1,194, C. B. Ramsey $1,2139, H. K.
Winans $1,199.50. The council will speci
fy in the contract that the building
must be completed by September 15,
which allows two months for Its con
struction. ACCEPT CENTRAL PARK.
M. A. Low came before the council and
asked that it accept Central park so
that the park commissioners could at
once begin to improve it. This was
done, the council paying $1 to J. W.
Hughes for the property.
ORDINANCES PASSED.
Three ordinances were passed: an or
dinance vacating streets and alleys in
Throop's fourth addition to the city of
Topeka. an ordinance establishing the
grade on Fillmore street between Thir
teenth and Douthitt, and an ordinance
appropriating $58,747.34 from the general
revenue fund. Fire department fund,
police department fund, general im
provement fund, paving fund. Tenth
avenue paving fund, Dillon street side
walk fund. The money to be used to
pay pay rolls and claims against the
city.
TO APPEAL VINEWOOD CASE.
It seems that the council is not satis
fied with the verdict in the Vinewood
viaduct case and there will likely be
another trial either in the district court
where application has been made for a
new trial or in a higher court on appeal.
The matter was not discussed last night
but City Attorney Bird stated what he
had done in the matter.
MINOR MATTERS.
A lot of minor matters were rushed
through. They included the approval of
the estimates of the city engineer on
paving, the referring of petitions to
build a sidewalk on west side of Fill
more between Thirteenth and Douthitt
and on the west side of Kansas avenue
between Twenty-first and Twenty-third,
the reading of the claims against the
city, the acceptance of the bonds of G.
F. Miller of S2,0n0 for plumbing ajid of
Ritchie and Ramsey for $6,500 for pav
ing., a refusal to fill lots on West Six
teenth street belonging to S. Barnes,
and deciding to move the city scales
now on Jackson street to Fifth street
next to the city prison.
CITY BACTERIOLOGIST.
A communication was read from Dr.
H. B. Hogeboom recommending the ap
pointment of Dr. C. E. ilunn as city
bacteriologist, an office for which Dr.
Munn has made application and which
the council considers necessary.
AN ALLEY BLOCKED.
The street commissioner told his trou
bles to the council concerning the block
ing of an alley between Fifth and
Sixth extending from Lime street. A
man named Taylor dug a well in the
alley, built his barn partly in the alley
and obstructed with a fence and the
corner of a summer kitchen. Mr. Tay
lor had been notified to fill the well and
move the fence and other obstructions
but declined to do so. The matter was
delayed and Mr. Taylor died. The
tenant who now occupies the place re
fuses to do anything towards removing
the obstacles. A motion was made in
the council last night that the street
commissioner be instructed to fill the
well and tear down the other obstruc
tions but the city attorney in whose
mind the Vinewood case is still fresh
advised that it would be better to take
legal steps against the tenant.
The council adjourned to meet Mon
day. July 9, when the reports of the ap
praisers on the ten blocks of paving
will be heard.
Cure For Cholera Infantum Never
Known to Fail.
During last May an infant child of our
neighbor was suffering from cholera in
fantum. The doctors had given up ail
hopes of recovery. I took a bo'-'e of
Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera andHar
rhoea Remedy to the house, telling them
I felt sure it would do good if used ac
cording to directions. In two davs' time
the child had fully recovered. The child
is now vogorous and healthy. I have rec
emmended this remedy frequently and
hitve never known it to fail. Mrs. Curtis
Baker. Bookwalter, Ohio. Sold by all
druggists.
4th of July Kates via the Santa Fe.
to points within 200 miles of Topeka at
one and one-third fare (except to Kan
sas City, which is one fare for the round
trip.) Tickets on sale July 3 and 4, good
returning July a.
TOWflEJALKS.
Populist Yice Presidential Nom
inee Makes an Address.
Representative Hall Crowded
With Enthusiastic Audience
CAN NOT GO BACK.
Why Silver Republicans Must
Not Bet urn to Fold.
Capt. J. G. Waters Replies to
Eugene F. Ware.
Representative hall -was packed to its
capacity last evening, when Chas. A.
Towne, of Minnesota, candidate for vice
president on the Populist -ticket with
William Jennings Bryan, addressed the
Free Silver Republican state convention.
Mr. Towne was detained, and it was
nearly 9 o'clock when he entered the room.
He was preceded by the Twenty-third
regiment band. A. banner bearing the
likeness of Bryan was carried before the
procession. As Mr. Towne entered the
door of representative hall he was greet
ed by tremendous applause.
The far-famed "Modocs" were present
and sang a number of patriotic songs.
Following this Webb McXall, chairman of
the convention, arose and introduced Dr.
F. B. Lawrence, of El Dorado, the pre
siding officer. It was the pleasure of Dr.
Lawrence to introduce Captain Joe Wat
ers. He prefaced his remarks by pointing
to the portrait of Bryan standing behind
him and saying that it gave him great
pleasure to lift his hat, so to speak, to
the next president of the United States,
and his running mate, Mr. Chas. A.
Towne.
Captain Joe Waters was Introduced and
said:
"Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
In view of the fact that there is present
so distinguished an orator from a neigh
boring state, it is useless for me to make
a speech. Let me say, however, that in
this city resides a poet, who is a lawyer,
a statesman, a philosopher, and who is
also the wielder of an Ironquill. For 35
years Kansas has sheltered him and his
brood. I now hold in my hand a pamphlet
by this author. It is a most outrageous
thing to give to one's friends and Kan
sans. "In this pamphlet he states that Kan
sas has not grown, that the death rate
has increased, that there are 178 million
dollars absent from the assessment rolls,
and that the cause of fusion victory was
the downfall of John J. Ingalls. He calls
Silver Republicans snakes and dirt eat
ers, and Democrats owls.
"He did not know what he was saying
when he made these statements. He
must be laboring under a second attack
such as troubled him before Mr. Lewell
ing's election, when he said if Lewelling
was elected he would move from the
state, because, he says, if the fusion
forces win he will hie himself back to his
native state Connecticut."
In regard to this, Mr. Waters read an
original poem from which the following is
taken :
A gentleman I will not name.
Is going back from whence he came;
He says if Pops shall win.
That hell would presently begin;
And if they win this year, he swears,
He'll load his traps and household Wares
And then without an if or but.
He's off for old Connecticut.
Forgetful of his own bad verse.
Claims Ingalls' knock-out was our curse;
That deaths exceed the birth each year.
And everything is out of gear;
In nineteen pages airs his woes,
Ungrammared rhyme give way to prose,
And then he leaves the beaten rut,
With threats of old Connecticut.
He's going to the nutmeg state.
Of old Blue laws and witches fate;
A land of garlic, rum and rocks
And old Seth Thomas wooden clocks:
Of safety pins and wooden hams
And shoe peg oats and rubber clams;
And where they spealt with mouth all
shut,
With nasal twang, Connecticut.
Mr. Waters introduced the speaker of
the evening, Mr. Chas. A. Towne, who
said:
"Mr. Chairman and Kind Friends: The
welcome given me on this occasion does
me honor. It gives me pleasure to escape
from the turmoil and exciting scenes
which attend the convention about to be
held in Kansas City, where everything is
shrouded in uncertainty, and slip away
and come to your city where the conven
tion has just made a unanimous choice.
"We are today, my friends, in danger
of forgetting the ideals on which this
glorious republic was founded. We need
to be reminded of our history of the
past 125 years, from time to time.
"My friends, there met in Philadelphia
a few days ago. a convention, the 44th
anniversary of the first one held on June
17, by the Republican party. In June,
18, there met in St. Louis a convention
of the Republican party. They adopted a
platform, placed a ticket in the field and
went before the people seeking their con
fidence. After this convention adjourned
many gave notice, and there marched out
of the Republican party a splendid army
never to return so long as the platform
there adopted held good. This conven
tion had abandoned the primary princi
ples of the party. It was the official
creed, and no one ever questioned the
power of the convention to adopt a gold
standard, but in doing so the party took
back the principles of Republicanism.
When a party proposes to achieve an ob
ject it requires the support of its men. If
for some reason the highest will of that
party changes, unless the individual
changes, the party has no right to expect
his support.
"When this platform was adopted every
Republican was absolved from his obliga
tions to the party. But it is true that
most of the individuals did follow it.
"As I said, the convention met recently
in Philadelphia. -Now who has ever made
a pilgrimage to the colonial capital who
has not felt his heart thrill with the mem
ory of that great day, July 4, luti, when
the greatest statesmen this country has
ever known, gave tis the Declaration of
Independence.
"In the convention of materialists and
commercialists.- which recently met in
Philadelphia, no room was left for the
memory of that Declaration of Independ
ence, nor of that convention held 44 years
before. It may surprise you to know that
not a single syllable may be found in the
Philadelphia platform referring to the
Declaration of Independence, and to know
that at the same time the convention
adopted language equivalent to its repeal
when it said that it was the policy of the
administration to give the inhabitants of
our dependencies such liberty as in our
judgment they should have.
"If any person had, three years ago,
said that the president could, without the
direction of congress, wage a war in an
endeavor to add a few dependencies to
our government, and still have the sup
port of his party for another term, his
intelligence would have been questioned."
Mr. Towne then went on to say that the
issue of the next campaign would be the
monetary question and that it would" be
thoroughly discussed. He explained at
length the question and proved his asser
tions with statistics.
He said that it was impossible for a
country to long hold out under a gold
standard rule, that the two metals should
be so related to each other as to made the
monetary Fystem stable. He cited a num
ber of gold standard countries and said
that unless a change was made he looked
for a panic inside of a year or perhaps
even six months.
Mr. Towne closed his speech by reading
a poem by Dr. Taylor, of Chicago, which
will be read at the opening of the conven
tion in Kansas City.
It was decided to hold the Free 'Silver
Republican convention ror the purpose of
putting out a state ticket at Fort Scott,
on July 24, 1900, at 11 o'clock.
Thousands Hare Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know it.
How To Find Out.
Fill a bottle or common glass with your
water and let it stand twenty-four hours; a
sediment or set
tling indicates an
unhealthy condi
tion of the kid
neys; if it stains
your linen it is
evidence of kid
ney trouble; too
frequent desire to
pass it or pain in
the back is also
convincing proof that the kidneys and blad
der are out of order.
What to Do.
There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills every
wish in curing rheumatism, pain in the
back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part
of the urinary passage. It corrects inability
to hold water and scalding pain in passing
it, or bad effects following use of liquor,
wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity of being compelled to go often
during the day, and to get up many times
during the night. The mild and the extra
ordinary effect of Swamp-Root is soon
realized. It stands the highest for its won
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If you need a medicine you should have the
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You may have a sample bottle of this
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RA1LR0 AD NEWS.
Santa Fe Will Abandon Coolidge
as a Division Point
And Establish a New Freight
Division at Syracuse.
CHANGE IS ORDERED.
Superintendent Parker Now
Arranging For the Transfer.
Eonnd House to Be Torn Down
and Rebuilt at Syracuse.
The Santa Fe management has de
cided to establish a freight division at
Syracuse, Kan., and Superintendent
Parker of the western division is now
making arrangements for the immed
iate removal of the round bouse at
Coolidge to that point.
The Coolidge round house was built
several years ago and is a stone struc
ture of 24 stalls. It will be torn down
and the material used in .building a
round house at Syracuse. A coal chute
and water tank, and considerable side
track, will also be built at the new
division point.
The transfer from Coolidge to Syra
cuse is made to more evenly divide the
distance between Dodge City and La
Junta, and because much better oppor
tunity is offered there for terminal
facilities.
About six years ago the round hodse
at Coolidge was closed, and all engines,
freight as well as passenger, made the
trip between Dodge City and La Junta
without change. However, this arrange
ment did not prove satisfactory, and
the round house was reopened after two
years. After the establishment of the
division at Syracuse, freight engine
changes will be made there.
Mr. Henry Block, editor of the Syra
cuse Journal who passed through To
peka on his way to the Democratic con
vention, said that the people of Syra
cuse were preparing to celebrate the
Fourth with unusual enthusiasm be
cause of the action of the Santa Fe
company.
PLACES FOR ENGINEMEN.
Vacancies on Santa Fe Trains to Be
Filled This Week.
Bulletins have been posted in the
Santa Fe round house in this city an
nouncing three vacancies for engineers
and firemen. The first one is on trains
No. 121 and 122, from Topeka to St.
Joseph. The oldest engineer and fireman
making application in writing on or be
fore July 6 will be given the place.
There is also a vacancy for engineer
and fireman on work train between To
peka and St. Joseph. Stone to be un
loaded from train between St. Joseph
and Bee Creek Junctions. Oldest engi
neer and fireman making written appli
cation on or before July 6 will be given
the place.
Also a vacancy for engineer and fire
man on work train at Lecompton. Old
est engineer and fireman making writ
ten application on or before July 6 will
be given the place.
SANTA FE LOCALS.
Fireman James Develin has given up
his job on the road and taken a posi
tion firing one of the boilers in the
shops.
Wilmer Glasscock has returned to his
desk in the assistant superintendent of
machinery's office.
Foreman C. H. Tennason is sick at
his home. No. 217 Jefferson street.
Engineer John Heberer is laying off
on account of sickness.
Hostler George Sherman went out as
fireman on the Atchison local yester
day. Amos Beeler and family have return
ed from Olathe, where they have been
visiting Mrs. Beeler's parents.
Conductor George Speer was laying
off for a couple of days this week.
The telegraph office at Hawthorne has
been closed.
Engineer John Hand and Miss Kate
Shannon were married yesterday morn
ing and departed at noon on their wed
ding trip. It will include Colorado,
Utah, Mexico and California.
Round House Foreman Fred Carson
accompanied the Roosevelt special equip
ment to Kansas City.
Engineer Ed. Schull, Fireman Ed.
Neugebauer and Conductor C. T. Coffin
were in charge of the Roosevelt spe
cial. Three extra stock trains were sent to
St. Joseph yesterday.
Engineer Chas. Sharp is laying off to
attend the convention in Kansas City.
Assistant Superintendent of Machinery
R. P. C. Sanderson is in Chicago.
The Santa Fe "Reds" met with their
first serious defeat at St. Joseph Sat
urday and Sunday. The Saturday game
resulted in a victory to St. Joe by a
score of 18 to 4 and Sunday's game by
a score of 13 to 5.
The Santa Fe "Reds" have a game of
ball scheduled with Wichita for the
Fourth, and one with Horton on July 21.
HIS ULTIMATUM.
Continued from First Page.)
band wagon and it is conceded that the
Kansans are likely to succeed, because
16 to 1 is not popular.
The Democrats, according to Chair
man J. Mack Love of Kansas, "believe
in the free unlimited coinage of silver
which will ,in time establish the proper
ratio."
This then is the slogan. It has been
taken up, and is being shouted on every
hand while those in communication with
Bryan at Lincoln are rampant m their
insistence for 16 to 1.
David Overmyer is slated for a place
on the committee of resolutions. It is
announced that Mr. Overmyer will first,
last and all the time sustain the posi
tion taken by the Kansans.
"We will insist," said a dozen Kan
sans at headquarters last night, "on
a general reaffirmation, of the Chicago
platform and that this platform of 1900
contains no reference to 16 to 1."
"That's right," said Mr. Overmyer.
The Kansans are now waiting for de
velopments, the war "hosses" getting
ready, if necessary, to make their fight
before the convention. The Kansans
are parliamentarians of no small capac
ity, and the prospect for the Jayhawk
ers getting into a scrap has caused
great interest among the Sunflower peo-i
pie. .
After hearing from Bryan, the Kan
sans have about decided that 16 to 1
may be mentioned.
A PLAIN DUTY.
Tom Patterson Points Out the Path
to the Democracy.
Kansas City, July 3. T. M. Patterson
of Denver, editor of the Rocky Moun
tain News, and who was permanent
chairman of the Sioux Falls convention
came in with the Colorado delegation.
The delegation, numbering some 200,
stopped at Lincoln for several hours
and with the famous Colorado Midland
band at their head, marched from the
depot to Mr. Bryan's residence. Speech
making and great enthusiasm occurred.
Mr. Patterson is a close personal friend
of Mr. Bryan, and from the first, has
been his unswerving supporter. Before
departing Mr, Bryan and Mr. Patterson
talked. about the convention and it is
evident that Mr. Bryan spoke with con
siderable freedom to his Colorado
friend.
"From what Mr. Bryan said," an
swered Mr. Patterson, "I am satisfied
that a failure by the convention to re
iterate the silver plank of the Chicago
platform in terms, will cause Mr. Bryan
great mortification and place him in a
disgusting attitude before the country.
There is little room to doubt this; and
no true friend of Mr. Bryan will be a
party to his humiliation.
"Why shouldn't this be the . case?"
asked Mr. Patterson. "Mr. Bryan has
made speeches all over the country dur
ing the past three years. In about ev
ery one of them he has announced that
bimetallism would not be laid aside nor
minimized in the campaign of 1900; and
that free coinage at 16 to 1 would be
specifically declared for in the plat
form. The masses of the Democratic
party have labored under no misappre
hension about this, and with his state
ments ringing clearly in their ears, state
after state has instructed for Mr. Bryan
until his nomination by acclamation is
assured.
"I know," said Mr. Patterson, "that It
is proposed by those who oppose a spec
ific reiteration of the silver plank to
approve it by endorsing the Chicago
platform generally.
"This contains the silver plank, they
say, and that should satisfy all Demo
crats. But it should not. It is under
stood that gold Democrats demand the
omissicn of a specific declaration from
the platform and but a general refer
ence to it, as a concesion to the anti
silver, or gold element of the party, that
is the reason ex-Senator Hill wants it.
He and the rest of the gold Democrats
wish to parade their section of the
country, urging that the goid element of
the party won a victory and that, under
the circumstances silver should be re
garded as a dead issue even in the Dem
ocratic party. If not that, why do these
gold men of 1S96 insist upon the omis
sion so strenuously. If to reaffirm the
platform of 18S6 pledges the Democrat
ic party as firmly as ever to free coin
age why pretest so immoderately
against a specific reiteration of the
plank. A man is simple-minded indeed
who does not comprehend the true im
port of this movement.
"The Democratic party would present
a pretty spectacle before the country
with Senators Hiil and Gorman, with
the gold Democratic press of the east
insisting that silver had been relegated
to the rear by the Democratic conven
tion, with Mr. Bryan in the west and
south insisting that silver was yet a
living issue and that the Democratic
party was pledged as firmly as ever to
the restoration of bimetallism at the
ratio of 16 to 1. It would be the return
of the Democratic party to the dishon
est and evasive policy of 1884, 18S8, and
1892, to such declarations as enabled
President Cleveland in 1893 to insist
that there was nothing in the Demo
cratic platform of '92 to prevent Demo
crats voting for the repeal of the Sher
man law. Two-thirds of the delegates
to this convention were elected with the
plain understanding that the attitude of
the party in 1S96 upon silver should be
plainly reiterated in the platform of
1900 and it is only as delegates get away
from the voice of their constituents that
they commence to evade the doing of a
plain duty.
"MrBryan can only fight squarely and
in the open. He will enter the campaign
upon the platform proposed by the old
time gold Democrats -if he enters it at
all and instead of a bold, grand, mag
nificent campaign that Mr. Bryan's
friends expect him to make, it must
from the very first be weak and vacil
lating. "This is why to evade the silver ques
tion as is proposed will cause Mr. Bry
an mortification and humiliate him be
fore the country."
WILL SAY 16 TO X.
Report That the Platform Has Been
Agreed Upon.
Omaha. Neb., July 3. A special to the
World-Herald from Lincoln says:
"Things are shaping up well in Kansas
City, and the construction of the plat
form is practically decided. It will reT
affirm the Chicago platform and have
an additional plank setting out specific
ally free coinage of silver at the legal
ratio, as it will also have an additional
plank on the trust question."
These were the words of J as. Kerr, of
Clearfield. Pa., spoken to a representa
tive of the World-Herald. Mr. Kerr was
decidedly enthusiastic over the prospects
of harmony on all questions at Kansas
City and the probability of Bryan's ulti
mate election. He said:
"The opposition is trying to make out
that there is a fight against the money
plank of the Chicago platform, but as a
matter of fact, the opposition is very
limited. Sixteen to one is not an issue be
tween factions of the Democratic party;
we are all for bimetallism at the legal
ratio.
"To do other than declare directly for
it would be an admission of weakness and
just what the Republicans want. All the
rMd Democrats are coming back to us.
Thev will all vote for Bryan this fall,
with very few exceptions, and those ex
ceptions you can count on the fingers of
one hand. The questions that will absorb
the attention of the people this fall will
be trusts and imperialism. We might come
out and stand on the money plank alone,
and yet these two other Issues would
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arise for consideration, and would re
eeive attention.
"As to the vice presidency, our delega
tion has not had a meeting yet. and I
can not say just where we will stand, but
personally I am quite favorable to Shive-ly-"
NATIONAL COMMITTEE MEETS.
Appoints Sub-Committees to Consider
Contests.
Kansas City, Mo., July 3. The1 Demo
cratic national committee was called to
meet at the Kansas City Jub building at
10 o'clock today, but the committeemen
were slow in gathering and the meeting
did not begin for almost an hour after
that time. The committee heard the re
port of the sub-committee, which has had
in charge the preparation of the conven
tion hall and then took up other matters
requiring its attention. A decision was
reached to have the various contests over
seats heard by sub-committees and . not
by the committee as a whole. It is un
derstood that George Fred Williams will
be chairman of the committee to consider
the Montana contest between the Clark
and Daly factions.
The committee did not manifest a dis
position to accept without question the
decision of the sub-committee to refer the
contests to sub-committees for hearing,
and especial objection was made to this
disposition of the Montana controversy.
A motion was made to temporarily seat
the Clark delegation until the committee
on credentials could take up the case, but
after a brief debate, the sub-committee's
recommendation was adopted, and Chair
man Jones was authorized to name the
members of the various subordinate com
mittees. During the discussion, Mr.
Campbell, of New Tork. indicated a pref
erence for the Clark delegation and Mr.
Clayton, of Alabama, for the Daly men.
The sub-committees on contests ap
pointed are as follows:
On Montana Williams (Mass.), Camp
bell (N. Y.). Clayton (Ala.), Ferguson (N.
M.), and Wilson (Col.)
On District of Columbia Woodson
(Ky.). Norris (N. H.). Paul (N. J.), Clancy
(Wis.). Overmyer (Xnd.)
On Oklahoma Senator Kenny (Dela.),
Johnson (Ohio). Woods (S. D.), Gordon
(Me.), Obrien (Minn.)
On Indian Territory Daniels (N. C),
McGraw (W. Va.), Gahan (111.), Ainslie
(Idaho), and Head (Tenn.) ,
Of the Montana sub-committee Messrs.
Williams and Clayton are said to bo fav
orable to the Daly delegates and Messrs.
Campbell and Ferguson to the Clark
people. Mr. Wilson's position is not de
fined. When the sub-committees were an
nounced the committee took up the ques
t'on of the distribution of seats in the
convention. The decision was to give to
each national chairman five stage seats
and ten general seats, to each delegate
four tickets in addition to his own seat
and to each alternate his own seat only,
the remainder to be left In the hands of
Chairman Jones. ,
The committee then adjourned until 4
p. m., when the temporary officers of the
convention will be named.
BRYAN, HILL AND MURPHY
Pictures Adorn the Tammany Head
quarters at the Midland.
Kansas City. Mo., July S. Two hundred
members of Tammany Hall, including a
large number of the members of the New
York state delegation, arrived on a spe
cial train. There were no formalities at
tendant on their arrival. They were ac
companied by no brass band, and most of
the delegates and Tammany braves were
content to ride in street cars to their
headquarters at the Midland hotel. But
once there, they proceeded to make things
lively. Five minutes after their arrival
at the hotel the big parlors used as head
quarters were decorated from floor to ceil
ing with flags and streamers. The pic
tures of Bryan. Hill and Murphy were
draped with the national colors and a
much worn horseshoe was suspended in
the proper position. The remainder of the
Tammany delegation will arrive before
night.
STANDS FOR PRINCIPLE.
Governor Thomas Would Rather See
Bryan Defeated Than Surrender.
Kansas City, July 3. Governor Thomas,
who heads the Colorado delegation, is for
specific mention of 16 to 1 in the platform,
but has conservative views on the ques
tion. He said:
"Personally a reaffirmation of the Chi
cago platform would suit me, but there
are many in the party who tnink we
should be explicit, and so let it be made
explicit for their benefit. I am one who
believes in principle. I had rather see
Bryan defeated on a square-toed issue,
the 16 to 1 plank being the issue, than to
see him elected on a platform which may
mean anything. And I am voicing him in
saying so."
The governor has no views for publica
tion on the vice presidential choice. Per
sonally he Is for Towne, but the question
has not been discussed by the Colorado
delegation.
Delegates Go Through.
The delegates from Oregon to the
Democratic convention in Kansas City,
75 in number, passed through Topeka
yesterday over the Rock Island. This
road also had the delegation from Crip
ple Creek, Colorado, numbering 37 per-
sons, in a special car.
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