New-York tribune., 1900-07-09
trains, and they have the thanks of the dele

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trains, and they have the thanks Of the dele
gates.
Freedman was the only man arrested. He is
always getting into trouble with reporters, but
after this experience I guess he will leave them
alone hereafter A little fellow did him UP, and
to get out Of jail Freedman had to beg the re-
porter's pardon for insulting him"
Mr. BELMONT PLEASED
After short rest oliver H. P. Belmont. when
seen at Delmonco's. discussing the work of the
Convention. said: we had an entirely salts
factory Convention. Some OF the Western dele
gates at the outset did not quite understand the
New-Yorkers. but within twenty-four hours
they were fraternizing, and a complete under
standing established which will strengthen
the New Yorkers in the estimation of the West
ern people in future conventions.
ITO Mr.. Croker's diplomacy at a very critical
stage of the proceedings is attributed the out
come pleasing to Mr.. Bryan and his friends.
The enthusiasm with which the platform was
received, and especially that plank defining i'm
periasm the paramount Issue, was the most
remarkable demonstration, probably. that oc-
CURED in the entire Convention 1t was felt by
everybody that the platform defined the issues
in a perfectly logical and fully satisfactory
manner
Mr. stevenson's nomination was felt TO be
very gratifying solution of the VicePresiden
tial question. He has stood the test. He has
been tried and not found wanting He will
unite the conservative Democracy of the East
with the progressive West. No man who pre-
tends 10 be Democrat will decline to support
this ticket
1t was enormously reported that the New
York delegation polled on the question Of
whether the ratio should be inserted. This was
mistake The fact is that the delegation was
polled on the proposition whether 1t would ap-
prove or disapprove of a minority report from
the Platform Committee.
1t was Mr.. Croker's judgment that there
should be no minority report and this view was
adopted as the position to be maintained by the
NeW-York delega ton
We came away from Kansas City with
altogether different impression than we enter
tanned before we went West. more hospitable
body of citizens could be found nowhere. The
association Of Fasteners and Westerners had
a very beneficial effect. We all understand one
another better now"
Some of the delegates who returned on the
Pennsylvania train were Perry Belmont, Samuel
Untermyer, Patrick Divver. ex-senator Thomas
c O'Sullivan and Lewis Nixon.
KELLER's "BOoMLET."
One of the delegates, who declined to be
quoted by name said:
Hill is shrewd politician, and I believe he
went to the Convention expecting to win first
place on the ticket He was checkmated by
being kept off the Platform Committee, and that
prevented him from killing Is to l. With that
plank thrown out, Bryan would have refused to
run, and then Hill expected to jump into the
gap. We were honest in offering Hill our
killed. The Keller boom was gotten UP as
joke, but on the strength of it he now wants to
run for Governor"
Congressman Suzer seems to have disap-
peared No one him get off either train
and he was not at his home, in East Twelfth
st, when reporter called yesterday. The col
lapse of Mr.. Suffers Vice-Presdential boom
just as he assuring his Western friends that
Bryan wanted MIN for a running mate was one
of the pathetic features Of the Convention.
Senator Plunkitt seen in the afternoon at
his home, in West Fifty-hrst-st. After forty
hnr1 in Yf7o la Il rrlo
TO a standstiu. The National ticket selected at
Kansas City" he said. lis eminently satisfac-
tory TO the NewYork Democracy. We will
support it heartily, and have no doubt of win
ming the election. We will carry the State
also, Our candidate for Governor is certain to
be an upstate Democrat. chosen from the best
vote getting timber in the party. 1 have no
choice of my own for the nomination as yet
but am confident that this is no time for pay
ing off old debts within the party but rather
the time for all to pull together and make
winning fight"
Charities Commissioner Keller was found in
his apartments in the New-Amsterdam Hotel
where he had washed off the dust
Of travel, he spoke of the work Of the Kansas
City Convention, saying, among other things:
The ticket is highly satisfactory to the Dem
ocratic party. Mr.. Stevenson, for Vice-P -Presl-
dent, lends it considerable strength While 7
highly appreciate the honor which the New
York delegation did me by naming me as their
choice for Bryans running mate, yet l think
Mr. Stevenson the best man Of all those
who were mentioned for the place. The Con-
vention also showed its wisdom in my estima-
uon, by declaring boldly for 10 to l instead of
merely indorsing the Chicago platform of 1896
without saying anything particularly about sill
YER. Such lodging of the issue would have
been cowardiy, and would have deceived no
That the Is to plank will prove stumbling
block 70 many Gold Democrats in the East can
not be doubted We lost this State on that issue
in 1896, and would certainly do so again If sill
yer were the sole issue now, il was then
But now the silver question is linked with those
two great and paramount issues. anti-imperial-
ism and the antitrust policy, and men who
think before they vote will see that on the
whole Democratic principles better than
Republican. even though the Republicans do
stand for the gold standard. If the Democrats
carry the National election they will carry the
state also. Our candidate for Governor will be
an upstate man of high standing and the local
Ice Trust agitation will not be allowed TO en-
harrass Democratic orators. because the Ice
Trust Is just the same other trusts and
ought to be curbed in just the same way
EX-SENATOR HILL SATISFIED.