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THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC.
NINETY-THIRD YEAR.
ST. LOUIS. MO.. MONDAY, JULY 2. lf)00.
PRICE
I In St. Loots. One Cent.
j Ontalde St. Lools, Tvo Ceyta.
I On Tralna, Three Cents.
HILL CONFERS WITH BRYAN -CONVENTION'S SILVER VIEW.
f
,
New York and Indiana
Expect to Combine.
Overwhelming Majority Favors
General Affirmation of
Interview at the Nebraskan's Home
Lasts Till Nearly
Midnight.
k
DRAFT OF THE RESOLUTIONS IS READ.
While Neither Talks, It Is Said That Hill Ap
proves Bryan's View of the Plat
form as a Whole.
BKEPURLIC SPECIAL. J
Lincoln. Neb.. July 1. Jair.es Creelman.
telegraphing to the New York Journal to- j
night, says.
Ex-Senator Hill was in Mr. Bryan's
house to-night ami the proposed Demo
cratic platform b read to him from be
ginning to end.
Mr. Hill does rot asstnt to every ihrne
In the platform, but lie ha made It plir.i
that he is pleased ulth the document as a
w hole.
Mr. Hill came to Lincoln in repor.-e to
a note written to him b Mr. Bryan, wins
hat if the Nvv York leader coul.l find It
onveniert to come to Lincoln he would It
jlad to see him.
The two leaders have had a frank talk.
s Mr. Bryan rart the draft t.f the plat
form to Mr Hill, each plank was discus-ed
fully and fairly.
1. ...... .tt.ll.. MHnln That there Will
be no struggle over the platform on the
floor of the convention. Mr. Hill told Ml.
Ilryan that New York State would be car
ried this ear by the Democratic party and
that his only desire ai to -ecure a plat
form that would draw conservative voters
to support the ticket.
The first four paces of tho platform art
devoted to linptrlall-m and u defense of
the Declaration of Independence.
The second plank reaffirms the Chicago
platform in whole and in part, in letter and
In spirit, and renews the demand for the
free coinage of silvtr and gold at the ratio
of 15 to 1. without waiting for the aid or
consent of any other nation.
The reaffirm Ul .m of the Chicago platform
and the declaration in favor of free silver
are contained In the same short plank.
In reply to Mr. Hill's argument for tho
omission of the ratio. Mr. Br an said ih.it
the Democratic part could .not afford tJ
evade any question. The true policy was to
be boldly honest
It will be remembered that It was Mr. Hill
who made the principal speech in the Chi
cago contention against the ratio of 15 t" 1.
and that it was Mr. Bryan'.- famous reply
that made him the Democratic nominee for
President. The two men have not met sine?
1S96 until to-day.
The plank on militarism Is powerfully
Vrittcn. It points out the danger of a
large, permanent standinT r.rmy as a pos
- -niTse-ienace'to the
iJiCAiiTe';
"
can people.
Another plank favors direct legislation by
the people, another natne for which is "In
itiative and referendum."
Early this morning Ury Woodson, the
National Committeeman from Kentucky,
reached the cllv and went to Mr. Hrvan's
house to talk over tne platform, men
Mayor McGulre of Syracuse, who came on
Mr. Bryan's Invitation, called. He favors
Hill for Vice President
Mr. Hill appeared a little later. He car
ried a cane In one hand and a leather grip
sack in the other. As he caught sight of
Mr. Bryan his face lighted up.
"Hello! How are jou? I'm glad to see
jou." he said.
"I'm glad to se you. Senator." said Mr.
Bryan. The two leaders clasped hands.
The mountain would not go to Mahomet,
and o Mahomet had to come to the moun
tain. Senator Hill's visit to Uncoln was
the last and final proof of Mr. Bryan's su
preme leadership
Honesty, faith and courage had won the
battle.
There wai no embarrassment, no hesita
tion In Mr. Hill's manner.
The veteran was frank and cordial. Ho
CONFER ABOUT PLATFORM.
Democratic Leaders Think They Have a Plan
to Unite the South, East and West.
Kansas City. Mo.. July L It Is a notice
able fact about the Democratic National
Convention now assembling here that it is
not a. gathering of leaders In the accepted
sense. On the contrary, this is ijuite a dem
ocratic convention, and one hears frequently
and proudly the remaik that in this conven
tion the dekjatts, representing tho people,
will frame the platform and name the can
didates. The conspicuous men here Jones, Hill.
Croker. Murphy are not oerting any pow
erful hand on affairs, their influence In the
vice presidency contest Is not dicernable,
and not until to-day have they evinced an
Interest In smoothing away the rough places
in the path of the platform.
Most of the members of the Kxecutlve
Committee ore here, including Chairman
Joner. Vice Chairman Johnson, ex-Governir
Btone of Missouri, J. M. Guffey of Pittsburg
and George Fred Williams of Massachu
setts, and they hold frequent mctings to de
termine upon formal features of the con
vention proceedlrgs.
In one respect their determination to
have the reading of the Declaration of In
dependence a feature of th fourth of Juiy
session Is both Interesting and significant,
for it is In line with the strong effort being
made to lend patriotic fervor to the presi
dential nomination by making it on a na
tional hoiidaj,. The Committee has chosen
Charles II. Hampton of Petoskcj. Mich.,
secretary of the Michigan State Committee,
to read the instrument.
Despite the local opposition to u nomina
tion on the first day ot the session, the
members of the Kxeculivc Committee are
giving it serious consideration. The mam
difficulty In the way of such an airangc
m'ent is the doabt on the idatform. for
wlth-that settled it is believed that tho or
ganization could be to advanced as to per
mit, the nomination to be made on the first
day.
This has emphasized the doubt existing on
the platform, and has been the subject of
several interestlr.g private conferences dur
ing the day. Th.j first of these was in Sen
ator Jones's private rooms, when Mr. Cro
hal cm to servo under the grcatt-t leader
Democra.-v had Known on American soil in
fifty years, a young, r man in ears and ex-
wrl..!.. lull fvitifn'ii ff tht .iTTlTTIiin Teo-
I - """ .- ---
pie. The newsier r corie-iide!its crowded
close, and Mr. Hill shook hands witli them
all.
Then Mr. liryan Introduced Mr. Hill to
Pry Woodson, to Judge Tibbttts. one c.f tile
Nebraska d-'legatos to tho National I'.iiiveii
tion, und to seiral iltizeiis of I.h-.e.ilr..
Mr. Hill took a .-eul in Mr. Rr.van's car
rltge. and the Deim-ratic leader drove his
visitor to the Uncoln IUii. where both
iefiNten.il their nam.--:
David H. Hi'd. Albany. N. Y..
:.nd .
Win. .1. Ilryan. City.
Then they went to the dining-room and
sat down to illrin-r.
Major Mtliulre. Mr. Hugh's Judge Tib-
'"- and Mr. Wordson sat at tie
.irne
table .villi them.
Thre vva- great excitement in tho hotel
when It was known that Mr. I'..-;.ii and
Mr. Hill were together ami scores of citizen-
went to the dining-room door to see
for themselves.
I'lesently a rough-and-ready inhabitant
of IJmoln. Methane by name. arose fiotn
one of the tables and walked over to where
Mr. lJTyan and Hill sat. Mr. Ilryan intro
duced him to Mr. Hill.
"You vcted for Mr. ltrynn In I'M?" said
Mr. McSl-.ane.
Mr. Hill u eating an omelette. Ho
nodded smilingly.
"You did?"
Mr. Hill nodded again.
"Tin n why don't you say something for
him?"
The situation was embarrnliig Mr.
B-yan smiled amiably. Mr. Hill laughed.
Mayor McGulre looked solemn. McShane
grew merry. He raised his big hand In the
"If you believe In 1C to 1." h cried, "why
don't you lome out and say so?" and the
hand dvscinded with a friendly thump be
tween Mr. Hiil'fi shoulders that knocked
the food out of his mouth.
Whereat there was a roar of laughter and
Mc?hanc walked proudly back to hi seat.
Soon after dinner. Mr. Ilryan drove Mr.
"VLJIlll. tu-Ji-'house, and the Iong-Iookcd-fc ,
1 conference on-theplatform begun.
' e.
Of course. It is manifestly impo-slbie to;
give the details of this discus!on. One
thing Is sure, however. The specific declara- t
lion favoring free silvtr at the ratio of 15
to 1 will remain In the platform and will
be supported by the convention.
Mr. Hi-1 will not be a candidate for Vice
; p,si,iin. h.. -nij M to-dav
ill plain lan
guage.
All the idle talk n!out an ugly light In
the convention Is dispi-d of by Mr. HI l's
vi-it to-day. He has asl.ed for a modifica
tion of the platform, ai-d he will prets i's
views again when the Committee on Res
olutions meets in Kansas Cit. but wlun ail
! said and done, he will abide by the de
cision of the majority. He said so to Mr.
Bryan to-night.
Mr. Hill is prepared to make the fight of
hl life for the Democratic party this ca-.
and I predict his speech will be the greatest
ncnt of the cor.entlon this week.
Mr. Bryan has nol jlelded so much :;
the braJth of a hair. HU cinstan.-y and h-i
consistency have united the
Di.inooraiI.- j
party again.
Mr. Hl.l will return to Kansas City
o'clock to-morrow mornlnjr.
at
ker and former Senator Murphy called.
They found Messrs. Johnson and Oatnnau
of the Executive Committee with .Mr. Jones,
and the talk soon tumid to the platform.
It can be stated on the authority of one
of the gentlemen participating that Messrs.
Crokr and Murphy made no demands, nor
did they submit any exact platform propo
sition.but they app and more as counselors
and adWsers in the general Interest of the
party to urge that Judicious action on the
platform would make the Ilast, particularly
New- York, debatable ground In the coming
campaign. Practically the entire discussion
quite Informal at all times, was on the plat
form, with a view- to securing united actljn
by the irnst. West asu Sauth. After the
conference It was stated with satisfaction
ky those present that all the Indications
pointed to complete unanimity and recon
ciliation between the sections.
Another tmetlns of the same general
character occurred later In the day. Chair
man Jcnes. ex-Governor Stone ot Missouri.
J. M. Guffy. the successor of Mr. Harrlty
from Pennsylvania; Mr. Campau and Mr.
iwir.sou Dcing present. Again the
plat-
Jorm was gono oier. with st,..i-.i r,.r
to learning wherein the Pennsylvania sentl-
..ici.1 couiu ne counttU on in the
general
move toward harmony.
BRYAN FAVORS JONES.
L't'Iievt's the .S-ii.-itor lunild Again
Kuti the Campaign.
Kansas City. Mo.. July l.-Some jntire-t
t'as developed In the chairmanship of the
National Committee, and it Is no longer
concealed that there is a contest over It.
The friends of Senator Jor.es of Arkansas
are Interesting themselves quite actively to
checkmate tho movement against him.
In this as In all other matters an appeal
has been made to Mr. Bryan, and those
who have talked with him say that he
wishes Senator Jones to again be chair
man. He thinks that If the Senator should
not be selected it would appear bofom the
country as an evidence of want of confi
dence in the present chairman. Mr. Brvan
has told his callers that as the Kcpubllcans
Kansas City. Mo.. .Tilly 1.-Throe
of tin- dclc:;:ilcs:tt l.irm from In-
ilhuiii. .lames MunliH-k. G. V. Men
zle ami Utih liniislierty. cnllisl J
mi Uicluml t'ruWr this afternoon
to propose an alliance otTeti-lve and
dcfeli-lve liolvvi-on Hie States of
liiiliana ami New YoiU. Three In-
(liana men represented to the
leader of Tammany that the State-.
of Indiana and New York had al- j
waj K"iie the Nimi' way at na-
timial elections, and were always
on I he winning side. They then
J nmilo the proposition to him thai, J
j .( ; ,.., j,..,.,.,!,,!,,,; , ,i. X
pic-ent
should
tllliteil
s.tid to
ami he
lie tui
convention, the
Slates
stand t itietlier, and lake
action. The iirojw-.il i
liave plensei! Mr. ('nicer,
told the Indiana men that
xlml to hear ilie propo-'-
tion from ilii'iii. ami umilil be ul.id
to take it under advi-ement. lmt i
eolllil not iimleitake lo ive thrill
a iiraiiee- until he had eonfetnil
with the lilemlter- of hi.- delega
linti. who had not as yet arrived.
The Indiana men lold the New
York leader Shut they were in liro-
ei-ely the same situation a him
self, and that iliey merely made i
the inoiio-ithin as a preliminary to j
future action, and that it iniitht lie
taken under toii-ideration. The
, and that it miht lie
toii-ideration. The
gallon, they said, had
,-eil In force, and they 5
Indiana (telega
not vet urrlv
tliem-elves were nol at liberty to J
lake aetlnn whleli should hind
their Mate to combine Willi
the ,
Slate of New York on all proposi-
lions that mitrlit come before the X
eoiiveiitioii. .Mr. I'roker promised
to lay
the matler before the New
York ilclciration. and the Iiallana
ln-oplu said that they would take
lltt'lUU .i(t I1IUI im I "'mum ....
J It up with the liii'iilliors of their
2 ileleatinn at the ilrst nuetiiiK lieM $
liv It. It i- tinderstmd on boili
side.- that a svcoml eniiferenet
wiil
be lieM late Monday or on
Tin s-
day. at
settled.
which the matler will b;
,.vfroi'e' e
I
LEADING
TOPICS
i
-rg rviyjc E&FF21IPI If
IV"lAl O tLl UDLlV..
For tllfinrl ""lionern nnt cnolpr
.11iinilnt fair Turmlnj ; oiitIi:itrr
ly, Hlilflln f lifnlrrty wIiiiIm.
For llllnnln ThiintlrrHtoriiiK :ml
NlinrrrrM M on t)n t ;fnlr nml ooolrr
TuchiIb ; Trt-nli fotttIirntrl iIhiIm.
For ArLiiiiMH I'nlr Mnmljiy unit
Tu-Niliit cooler In nrMt'ra portion
3!anlu) t ftoulhrrly. h!t!ffliii; lo
nortltTTMterly irlniN.
CONVENTION
FEATURES.
Hill's Visit to ltrynn -Pare I.
Summaiy uf Sunday In Kansas City
Page 1
I reliabilities on the Platf- rm-Par" 1.
Dckgati.s i'clKil on S"cond Place
and Platform Page 1.
New York and Indl ma Contemplating
a Combine Page 1.
Amo Cummlnga on the Situation
Page 2.
With the Arriving Delegations
Page 2.
Discussion of the Vice Presidency
Page 3.
Missouri. Illinois and Southwestern
Delegates Page ft.
The Silver Hepubllcans Page 3.
Pr e.
1. Bryan and the Platform.
. German Ministers Murdered and Many
l.-'Miti'in.', Burned.
Grrat Invents Are Near.
War Is Not Yet Decluml.
J. Tear C. V.. Workers Were Lost.
St. Louisans Inconvenienced.
After a Murder Suspect.
C. Parker the Cl-olce of Ohio Delegates.
Brcldcnthal on "Kniuall" Ticket.
Jeering Leads to Serious Shooting.
7. Persona! Keeling Against Williams.
Entries for To-Day.
Young Spoiled Shut-out.
Baseball Scores.
Baseball Gossip.
Trains Met Head-on.
S. Editorial
Announces Ills Besignation.
Tenth Year in the Pastorate.
Ia m-M M. Kumsey I.-iid to Best.
Summer Amu-ements.
liough llldcrs' Iteunlon Plans.
Knights Templars Warned.
9. Southwestern Merchants' Picnic.
I-cad and 7.1 nc l:e(ort
Havana's Elected .Mayor in OfHc. -v
Abandoned Babe Pound.
Dance Was Disastrous.
12. Itcllglou.s Sermons and Services.
II. Movement of Grain.
Cotton Markets.
Biier News.
II. Rapid Work of a Wrecking Crew.
Chicken Pander's Wrath Aroused
Will Visit Her Pathcr.
To Have Old-Time fourth of July.
Atririnaldo Liv Ins May I.
Will Name Meredith.
Boocvelt and Altgeld.
have re-elected the same chalrm-in 11
vould l Letter for the Iocrats To "how
the same confidence hi their manager
Those who want to displace Senator Jonea
think that the committee should bT.onr!
ganlzed that a man like ex-Sena?or Gorman
would be chosen as chairman of the Ex
ecutive Committee, which would result In
ItaTeT vlsorous camMs In the Esutcra
the
SAY REITERATION
Bryan May Insist Upon It, However Easterners
Ready to Acquiesce in Will
of the Convention.
SUMMARY OF THE DAY IN KANSAS CITY.
l.Y A STAIT (TiHUKSl'ONIiKNT.
Ktinsis City, Mu., .Inly To-day did not brills the two t-oiillletlns points of
iliwii-simi much nearer to :vlt lenient.
A p dl of the delegates, who li:ne arrived in advance of the full delegations
show.- that tac of the total delegacy of ilu convention will fntor a general
atlirinatioii of the t'liicao platform.
Then- will be UK! who will ln.-i.-t on a spiviiie tepetili f tin silver plank.
Two hundred and thirty aii' mil yel npre-eniei! in Ktiu-as City :uni ran
tiot be counted, though a great majority nic known to ugiee Willi the plan of
general atliimatioll.
Notwillisliiudiu this preponderance, there is a feeling I hat .Mr. Ilryan may
force lit- own opinion upon tin- eoiiveiitioii.
A uutuber ot Iiillnential leader.- will pie.-s the Kiiu.-iis .-liver pl.ink Ucfort:
the t'ommittee on Ke.-olutloiis.
The general party silualtoii is one of harmony. The Iaisteru delegates arc
leatly lo aciuien in what the convention may do. The Western and Sotitli
ern dele.ile ul-li to be conciliatory in the platform and lepre.-eiit llie Kat
with tiie vice pres'deiicy.
No tlce pn-sidential candidate so tar overshadow- other po Utilities. Hill
intitiinie- that he will not let hi- name lie ti-eil. New York s-nys that It pnb
ably will unite on IMiiforth. Hut thete Is no ccitnlnty aNiut what New Yolk
want- or whether It wants the vice pieidentlal nomination at ali.
It i- now considered as ainr.lig llie matters decided that Mayor Hose of Mil
waukee will be temporary chairman and ('oiire man .I.ime.- 1). Uldiuril-oii of
Ti line. ii- peruiiiineut chairman.
Senator Jones pnduibly will lie tnralii eliainaan of th- NaliounI Cdtimittee.
In the Mi-.-onti delegation llieie will l.e no lislit on Coverui-r Stone for mem
ber of the National t'ommittee, but the i i;n-.-it; .n claim atdluy to keep him oir
the Committee on lU-jltit!ou.
BRYAN AND THE PLATFORM.
Democrats Asking Themst:lves Whether He Will
Override the Convention on the Silver Plank.
itv n. k. co;:;i.
ST.xt'K inn!:KSto.sun.T or
rriiijc. J
Kailsas City, Mo.
July 1. There is to -
dEy. as delegates liin to come In. cn lea
disagretmMit about the platform than 'es-
ttnl.'iy. but tlie dsubt atout Mr.
Ilffll'. 1
atdlude still lemultis. Ill Tict there scni
mote doubt.
Kiry man who conns l.Te from I.hi mIii
J ri ports that the prcsldentiil candidate's (;i-
. naiid Is for a su-cillc nlttratlon 'it il,e
("l.kago s'ivtr pLirk.
Cliarl-s 'lliuiru.s of Cjto'adi. one of
th-
luoii lntcr.s advocates of the reitrrull !.
clilms that Mr. Brnn agrees perfectly with
him. The friends of 1 hum-is as-ert ULit
Mr. liran ishrr the Colorado min lo imvo
the tHi'iliuu of t-mp'Tary cbairinan in or-
! dr ti.ul the opt-nliin sp-ech ma soiml ihj
i; ' 1-tynote, and direct the course of the oo'i-
vuition alcrg the line uf a sfccitlc 'ep
1 tlon of the plank.
I it remilns tru that nine-tenths of th
! Ii-uncrits gatherid hire from all .iir's
, f ll.e e.m.it y. de!ennt"S ard visitors. I.iglc
: r a geniral atllrmatU.n of the i'IiI.md
llatfcrn:. Nearlj all of the old guard .vho
;.".nl by Bland f MNmii'i H las la-g :h;.it
' fo: fne sllv r. take the po.dtlon that it -he
Hastt-rn Dtnuernts fe l.us!n.-d men of
! the pirty. who hive b-vn doubtful, and n"sa
a . the anti-McKinle llepablicans. will lie mt
s 1 ls'b'l with a general attlrmiitlon. Ill rlhriit
A 1 ci.urcslou should
be made. It s.triii -and
takt-s no btu'J.v.a.d
i nciuiug, inej si
I
sli (i. The party is plulgeil to sliver 11s
side mil as in 1SR.
Ilrjnii Will 'Have III- Wiij.
None of these ell leaders propose lo
carry Into the convention a tight agnlnt
Mr. Bryan if lie Insists on makli.g an l-ue
of a literal repltltlon of the 16 to 1 plank.
All they are willing to say Is that they
hope for a decision from him to refrain
from attempting to dictate the platform.
tf ho insists they will let him have Ills
way.
New- York. Pennslvanla, the Nev Eng
land States .-mil Mar laud will not. from
present Indications, make a fight on the
paltfnrm before the cjnventlon. Campbell
and a few New Yorkers contend fur the
complete abandonmuit of the Chicago sil
ver plank But ("roller and Tammany v.iy
that their State dUatlon will not per
mit any contest on sllvi r to be made on
the flour in the nunie of New York. Hill's
pilgrimage to Bryan'- home to-day Is un
derstood to express hl wllllngmss to aban
don his intention of leading an pen light
on the money question. Any protest will get
no further than the Committee on Reso
lutions. It must be remembered that Mr. Brynn
lias not issued nn ultimatum on the sub-
1 Ject. He has said to every del. gale und
1 to every new-rape asking the question
I that in his Judgment the ChlcuRu plank
I should be specifically repeated; that any
j ther course might be cons-.rutd into a !--!
"ire to subordinate the money question. To
such an inquiry Mr. Bryan could hnrdly
unkr any circumstances say less. His
record and hl. wisltlon would estop him
from saying less. But he has not given his
personal opinion In the fom of ; ni.inl
fisto. He has not yet said that he woull
not bow to the assembled wKlom of the
party if it should not agree with him as
to the exact form the sliver declaration
should take.
Mr. Thomas of Colorado and .Mr. Sulzer
of New- York and many newspaper have
been busily quoting Mr. Bryan's opinions.
but none has lirougnt a mes-age to the
eonventlon forcing the delegates to course
of netloti. Ir m:i be that the conciliating
I lolicy jet wil prevail.
Silver I'IhiiU limited.
To-day several members of the National
Committee, ad free-silver men, held an in
formal meeting and dratted a Mlvcr plan'c
with which they hope to please aV elements
of the party. They will not give it out. but
there Is no doubt that the plank is a copy
of the Kansas State declaration on silver
written by Secretary J. . John'on of the
National Committee. This utterance de
clares strongly for the free coinage of .sil
ver as it existed prior to 1ST3. The draft will
be submitted to delegations, as they arrive,
nnd if the prospect seems favorable, will
be earnestly supported before the Commit
tee on Resolution.
A curious feature of the platform situa
tion U that nearly all the solid Demo-
Plank.
IS NOT NECESSARY.
Icratic Stat-s are for the r incillator" poliy
on platform and Vice Presllmt. Thi I:
cludes the whole Pouth. Tejtas.Arkansas.nl
, the chlif Mismurl leadirs. Indiana and thi
. "'"T do'' Stnfs are of the ram th.nk
';'K; K"c lM-' d-c?ates from Ncbrafka i.n
favorable.
t Mr llrtrnlf tt Hmnh-i fu n!- v
l)ri.s;t., n ,he ,,ro1,.i ,.j.,y .h ,.tani,,
; with Suler and Thorna. Whether Mr.
I l!ran will deteriulrr to override the over-
whelmhiK opinion of tie convrntlon Is th-
I i- ' "' -ua) m iuwas niy, j5 it ms
jesterday
Mlcr llepulillemi InOrnncr.
I'niloutitni'y a strung influence it be'n
exerted by the Silver Ipuhl leans who hold
their unv.ntton 1 ere next weok. Th-y are
asfc'rss:ve. fluent talkers and are numerous,
'liej nuve no Mule i to promise fur Mr.
urjar. except. 4istLlr. Co 01:11, The
I State, ttey hall from hive bcn sIMng Be
1 piiblunn ir.ajorltie-. But they are tilk-i-
nun mey pionnce ail effect. M.-mv o'.l
f.s'iloii.-l Southern Democrats ate retlve
ni.iler the Silver if.-;.ul!k-,n bul ilos'iig. ',ut
the effect of persistent ..ok is evident.
A dlMingiilsn.! Illinois itrran has a
hopeful view of Bryan'. -entlm-nt. He If'-
''"" '" oryin. wn, i-,it :i erf-re w th I
1 ot- ju iKiiieni oi uie convention, but he n! 1
Ixdkin that for Bian to ruu.-.il,. ;inv
.1.1.. . .. ....,,-.. .j
""' """ ni-uiu 1.01 iv BJ tfo'llic
said:
He
"Suppo.-e Bryan hou!d ngree now tM '
Suniay. or to-morrow, to leave out tne oh-
iK-Aiuus wo us min uuri-s. would not No v
York .ir.d th. Ka-t demand further comes,
slons? I be'ieve so. It is non-.nso to ;it
timpl to forte Mr. Ilr.van to take (1, now
!t the two whus lUlit It out In lonimit'
tee. or. If in els be. In iv-n convention ;t
it can all Ik- settle,! in ,hp Commlitee ,n
! esolutlons. Katl, win ,kt. onu. .0llCvA.
slans. If the K to 1 iK-ople concede evcr
thlns at the Mart, the will have to eon
cede more when the battle really opens.
1-.. r mself. I believe Bryan will be .n
tlrely atl.fl.,i with the Illinois platform
provision on silver and the rest of the 's
sues of 1;." c -s
I-ee Herdmun of Uncoln, who Is clerk of
the Supreme Court of the Stale, said to
day: "The majority of our delegation will of
course, ask for what .Mr. nry!ln want..
The members Individually, however noild
prefer to merely reassert the princ'lpVs hi
the platform of IV16. They will not take
1111 active part on the settlement of th
vice piesideiitial question, but their fits'
choice Is Ton lie."
.Senulor l"enoej- MKml.
Senator ICenney of Delaware Is one 'of
the few leaders who state that they will
In.-.lst upon eliminating a specllic state
ment of the ratio, even against .Mr. Bryan's
Inslstenco that It Le Inserted. Mr. ICenney
ls the Delaware member of the National
Committee, nnd sas he speaks the opin
ion of Maryland Democrats as well as of
hl own State.
"Reafllrmatlon of the '." platform." said
he. "Mould suit us. but we shall oppose a
reiteration of the ratio. We shall do this
even against an express request from Mr.
Bryan that it be Incorporated."
Buck Hlnrichseri of Illinois maintained
that a general Indorsement of the Chicago
platform is to be desired. "There Is a
go d deal of talk, not only In the Illinois
delegation, but In either KtatcV he said,
"in favrr of a plank similar to the Kanras
platform, which demanded the immediate
restortaion of sliver to the position it held
in the coinage sstem prior to 173."
The Wisconsin Democrat would prefer a
declaration In substantially these terms.
t Mr. Clancy, who holds the proxy of Nation
al C mmllteeman. .said emphatically that
such a plank a to be preferred to a speci
fic statement of the ratio. "Our State plat
form." said he. "stated that we adhere to
the principles of the Chicago platform. That
is what our delegates would like to see
adopted here."
George B. Mcllllton. one of the Wisconsin
dclfgatcs-at-large. Indorsed Mr. Cluncy's
statement, and. in fact, put It more strongly
and positively.
J. G. Johra-on. the National Committee
man from Kansas, said that his delegation
would like to see adopted a plank similar
to that In their State platform, quoted
above. "They will not antagonize Mr. Bry
an, salil ne. 11 no uesires a specllic state
ment of the ratio, but unquestionably we
would prefer a general indorsement of free
silver coinage, emitting the ratio, or rt
firrin to the platform of "ji."
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roI.OXKI. L. L. LAFLIX
Of Ottawa, la., who has altemlcil cveiy Xatiunal Democrat iu Conven
tion Miice IN."!!.
By a Republic. Stig Photographer.
SECOND PLACE
AND PLATFORM.
Result of a Poll of the
City New York
Far in
11V A ST.VKP COIlllKSI1i.NTKXT.
Kansas City. Mo.. July 1. A poll of
Slates was urnle t'-day by the combined
staffs of the Republic nnd the New York
Hi raid. Pew of the full delegations have
ar.'lvid. but there are representative from
most of the Stati s
Aduli'K th 22 drU-K-itt-s recordid as favor
ing any man New York wants, the lit de
claring for Hill and the 71 for Danforth.
plvs a total of Kl deleg.ite- on reiord as
preft rr'r.ft a New York candidate.
Ti the-. inn ne added the Ti votes for
Governor Smith of Maryland, the 30 for
Sbively of Indiana and the lw) for CHTter
Harrison of Illinois, giving a total of 7u-l
votes which could be counted on with b
solute certainty for any man on the Hrst
ball it if the admirers of these three gentle
mi n do not insist on giving them a compli
mentary vote.
Mr. Towne can nt present muster only 109
voti s. and In this total are Included 22 from
M issachusetts nnd S from New Hampshire,
about which there Is some doubt. This total
ulso Includes 2S frcm Michigan on tho
strength of the resulutlon in Towne's favor
adopted by the Michigan convention, al
though Committeeman Campau of that
State 1I1 clarcs It is not nt all certain that
the vote will jro to Mr. Towne.
On the platform. 602 votes seem to favor
a general affirmation of the Chicago silver
pl-ink. luj are for specltle repetition, and 230
are not represented or are doubtful.
Alabama Any man New York wants. 23.
Rintllrmatlon or Chicago platform. 22.
Arkansas Any man New York wants. IS.
Reafllrmatlon of Chicago platform. 16.
r California Uncertain on Vice President,
IS. 1'ncertaln on platform. 18.
Colorado Towne. S. Reiteration of 15 to
1. S-
Connectlcut Any man New York wants.
12. Reafllrmatlon of Chicago platform, 12.
Delaware Any man New York wants, 6.
Reafllrmatlon of Chicago platform, i.
Florida Any man New York wants, 8.
Reaffirmation of Chicago platform, 8.
Georgia Any man New York wants. 26.
Reafllrmatlon of Chicago platform. 24.
Idaho Lewis. . Reiteration of IS to 1. 6.
Illinois Harrison, . Reafllrmatlon ot
Chicago platform. IS.
Indlana-Shlvely. 30. Reaffirmation of Chi
cago platform. 30.
Iowa Harrison. 25. Reiteration of 16 to 1,
2.
Kansas Any man New York wants, 20.
Ri affirmation of Chicago platform. 3).
Kentucky Harrison w. Reaffirmation of
Chicago platform. 2S.
Iuislana Any man New York wants. IS.
Reaffirmation of Chicago platform, IS.
Maine Any man New York wants, 12. Re
affirmation of Chicago platform, 12.
Maryland Smith. IS. Reaffirmation of Chi
cago platform. Is.
Massachusetts Towne. 22. Any man New
York wants, 8. Reaffirmation of Chicago
platform. 22. Reiteration of IS to 1. 8.
Michigan Towne, 3. Uncertain on plat
form. 2S.
Minnesota Towne, 18. Reiteration of IS
to 1. IS.
Mississippi Any rnn fw York wants,
IS. Uncertain on platform. 18.
Missouri Hill, 34; reaffirmation Chicago
platform, 31.
Delegates Now at Kansas
and Reaffirmation
the Lead.
Montana Anv man New York wants,
reiteration of IS to 1, 8.
Nebraska Towne. IS: reaffirmation
of
Chtcaso plitform. 16.
Nevada 1'ncertaln on Vice President and
platform, S.
New Hampshire Towne, S; uncertain on
platfcrm. 5.
New Jetjey Hill. 20; reaffirmation Chi
cago platform. 3.
New York Danforth, 72: reifiirmalion
Chlrngo platform, 72.
North Carolina Any man New York
wnnt. 22: uncertain on platform, 22.
North Dakota Auy man New York
wants. S: uncertain on platform. S.
Ohio Uncerluin on Vice President and
platform, tt.
Oregon Lewis. 8: reiteration of 16 to 1. 8.
Pennsv Ivanla Hill. 64; reaffirmation Chi
cago platform. 64.
Rhode Island Any man New York wants.
S; reaffirmation Chicago platform, 8.
South Carolina Uncertain on Vice Presi
dent and platform, IS.
South Dakota Ton ne, S. Reiteration :S
to 1. S.
Tennessee Any man New York wants,
21.- Reafllrmatlon Chicago platform. 24.
Texas Any man New York wants. 30.
Reatllrmatlon Chicago platform. 30.
Utah Any man New York wants, J. Un
certain on platform. 6.
Vermont Any man New York wants. K.
Reaffirmation Chicago platform. S.
Virginia Any man New York wants. 14.
Rrnlllrmatlon Chicago platform. 24.
Washington Lewis, 8. Reiteration of IS
tc 1. 8.
West Vlrglnla-HIII. 12. Reafllrmatlon
Chicago platform, 12.
Wisconsin Hill. 24. Reaffirmation Chicago
Platform. 21.
Womlrg Any man New York wants, t.
Uncertain on platform, 6.
Alaska Lewis. 6. Uncertain on platform, 1
Arizona Any man New York wants. 6.
Uncertain on platform, 6.
District of Columbia-Smith. 6. Reaffirma
tion Chicago platform. 6.
New Mexico Uncertain on Vice President
and platform, 6.
Oklahoma Any mar. New York wants, .
Reaffirmation Chicago platform. S.
Indian Territory Any man New York
wants. 6. Reiteration lb to 1. C
Hawaii Any man New lork wants, 6. Re
iteration IS to 1. 6.
Totals Hill. Ii4; Dacforth. 72; Towne. 10S;
shively. 3o; Smith, 23; any man New York
wants, 32S; Lewis. 2S; Harrison. 100; un
ceriain. W; reaffirmation Chicago platform.
i. icltcration of lt to 1. 192; uncertain, 23!.
TAMMANY COMING WEST.
Portion of the Delegation tstarts in
Two Specials.
N'w York, July 1. A portion of the Tam
many delegation to the National Demo
cratic Convention left this city to-day over
the New York Central on a special train
comiHised of eight Pullman cars and O. H.
P. Belmont's private car.
The train will go right through to Kansas
City and It is expected to arrive there Iat
Monday night.
A tfeionu portion of the delegation left
over the Pennsylvania Railway In a special
train composed ot Uirce Pullman cars.