The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-07
HILL is TO-
COME OUT
For the Bryan Ticket Beyond a
Doubt.
Well Authenticated Statement
That 1t Is Settled.
RESULT OF MEETING
With Chairman James x. Jones
This Week.
Mr.. Jones Does Not Deny the
Report.

New York. Aug. To-day the World
says:
Senator David B. Hill will support
the nominees of the Chicago cOnVen-
ton. A formal announcement of his
position, it is said will be made public
within a very few days.
The facts, the World says, were learn
ed by Senator James K. Jones, chair
man of the Democratic national COM
mittee on a visit to Senator Hill at
y-the-sea, on Wednesday
night. Senator Jones returned to the
city this morning accompanied by Law
renee Gardner, secretary or the DEM
ocratic congressional campaign COM
mittee, who went down TO NOrmandie
Wednesday night.
Senator Jones left this morning for
Washington and will return to this city
next Monday night. His meeting with
Senator Hill is said to have been a cor
dial one. To a personal friend the
World will say, Senator Jones remarked
Significantly. ''HiIl is all right"
The chairman, according to the World
had become somewhat anxious over the
continued silence of the senator from
New York upon the political question.
He desired to find out exactly where
the senator stood and how long he was
going to stand there. Mr.. Gardiner, it
is said, made the arrangements for
Wednesday nights visit, at the in
stance of Senator German Neither of
the principals cared to have the matter
MIR. Jones dined with Mr.. Hill at the
NOfmandie and met State Chairman
Hinkley and John B. Stanchfield. From
mutual friends the World SAYS it was
learned that their talk was extremely
frank. The Worlds article continues:
Mr.. Hill expressed his feelings freely
about the Chicago convention and its
platform and of the contest that had
been going on in his own mind as to
his duty as a Democrat at this time.
Before they were through, it is said, he
told &c,
convention would in all probability en-
dOrse the ticket named at Chicago and
reaffirm its own platform adopted at
the last state convention. Mr. Hill, it
is said, told Senator Jones that he
would stand by the action of his own
state convention and work Loyalty for
its nominee. That, he thought, is all
that could be asked of him.
The Worlds article then continues to
say that Senator Jones received the in
formation that Senator Murphy was
thoroughly in favor Of indOrsing the
ticket.
Commenting upon the presence of
John B. Stanchfield at NOrmandie, the
World says that it was nearly as much
of an event politically as was the visit
of National Chairman Jones, and
says:
Mr.. Stanchfield has been an avowed
candidate for governor since January.
Since the adjournment of the legisla-
ture he has made a. pretty thorough
canvass of the state. Mr.. Hill appeared
to oppose his candidacy all the time
and has been credited with favoring
the nomination of Perry Belmont Mr..
Belmont has bOlted the Chicago tick
ct and is no longer considered a guber-
material possibility. For a time it
looked as if the political relations be-
tween Mr.. Hill and his old law partner
Mr.. Stanchfeld, were decidedly strain
ed.
When Senator Hill returned from
Chicago remaining silent, Mr.. Stanch-
field at once came out for the ticket
and platform. Just now the fact of Mr.
Stanchffe1d being Mr.. Hills guest and
that State Chairman Hinkley was call
ed to see them has caused an impress
sion among Democrats that Mr.. Hill
is willing to accept Mr.. Stanchfeld's s
candidacy