Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-05
ailabla eanaidate tor ono vice presi.

available candidate for the vice presi-
deney.
Rice was a candidate for lieutenant
governor in 1879 on the Ewing ticket,
which was beaten by Foster, and has
since been twice defeated for congress-.
Gov. Foraker recently appointed hirh a
member of the state board of pardons,
but the honor was promptly declined.
One of the stories whispered abont
in support OF his availability was to
the effect that Tilden was so anxious to
have him on the ticket in 1876 that he
promised to put 5000 into the Ohio
campaign in the event Of his nomination.
Rice, who came in with the delegation,
was on deck all day in one of the parlors
OK the hotel, where he held a continuous
levee, but his boom has not yet succeed
ed in getting into the open air, much less
into the hostelries. One Of the Ohio
delegates said:
"The mossbacks of our party, who are
in the majority, favor Thurman. The
minority are divided, with a leaning to-
ward Gray
Chaisman Barnum of the national
committee, would not commit himself
on rhesvice presidency. He thinks that
the tariff plank of 1884 would do very
well this year. Senator German is said
to agree with Mr.. Barnum on this 'ques-
ton, but the Indications point tn an ulti-
mate agreement to thoroughly endorse
the policy laid down in the presidents
message.
Hon. William L.. Scott of Pennsylvania
has little to say respecting the platform,
but it is very evident that he expects the
adoption of a plank based specifically on
the presidents message. He apparently
does not think it will be good policy to
endorse the Mills bill in so many words
at this time, especially as that measure
has been materially amended since it
came from the committee, and since it
was so emphaticaliy endorsed by the
Democratic convention of Pennsylvania.
MIR. J.W. Dorsey, a prominent Nevada
mine owner, is of the opinion that fail
IRE OF the part of the convention to pro-
tect the interests of the silver men on
the Pacific slope will cost the party thou
sands of votes, as in his opinion the Re-
publicans will insert a free coinage plank
in their platform. Delegate Lyons, one
of Colorado's cattle kings, hearing a re-
mark 70 this effect made by Mr.. Dorsey,
retorted: 'sIt's mighty little chance
We'll get at that platform. Bill Scott
has it in his grip. The people in the
east seem to think that we are incapable
of taking care of ourselves, or of knowing
u own wants.''
One of the friends of Gen. Black, the
commissioner of pensions, states that
that Qentleman's name win be presented
for vice president by Mr.. Thos. Patterson
of Colorado, the brilliant orator who re-
Gently made a speech at the Iroquois
clnb banquet at Chicago, and the nomi-
natiee viii be seconded by Gen. Sims, q
crippled ex-confederate of Mississippi.
1T is question whether the names of
either Black or Stevenson will be pre-
sented to the convention. Little OF moth
ing is being heard of the candidacy Of
either.
Mayor Ames Of Minneapolis, who is.
here with a few of the delegates from
Minnesota, in advance of the general
party, is working quietly, and his friends
say that in the. event of any dark horses
coming to the front he will he found
among them, and that his popularity in
Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota, which
states they claim he can certainly carry,
would be a powerful argument in his he
half. There will be q caucus of the full
delegation Inter, when the question of
submitting his name ut the outset of the
will be determined. The