Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-03
THE BRYAN PLATFORM.
Ex-senator lIill Thought to Be ITS
sponsor.

Ex-senator llill Thought to Be its
sponsor.
Kansas City. July 3.-DaNid B. Hill
has returned from the side. of Bryan at
Lincoln and is preparing for mighty
test of strength with Dick" Croker.
The contrast between the two men is.
marked
Hill is acting like defeated pugilist
returning to the ring hoping to knock
out the man who has held the cham
pionship for four years. His teeth are
Iclinched his mouth is scaled. The be-
lief is that he is planning for the death
struggle and knows that momentous
days are before him.
| If he is not mapping out the plan of
campaign, then he is suking in his
Training quarters When he comes out
1t may be to surrender or it may be to
|sput on the gloves and fight until he
falls
Croker was worried and nervous Sun
day night. Now he liz in the pink Of
lcondition, sure of his ground, calm and
reserved, tho not silent. His gloves are
lloaded and he feels sure that before the
convention of 1900 has gone into history
he will be the acknowledged master of
all democratic New York.
In his spacious quarters he has been
happy. he has chuckled to himself all
the day, and the tiger has some time
shown teeth sSif in anticipation of
coming feast. Callers have not been de.
nied admittance by the ebony porter
who answers the bell, and interviewers
/ have found him almost willing to talk
afreely-in the Croker way.
When the man whose shibboleth II
am democrat" has not entirely died
away out in the world beyond New
York opened his eyes in Lincoln yes
terday morning and made ready to ride
back 10 Kansas City, he was disap-
4 pointed man. His solicited invitation
to come to the Mecca and convince or
a be convinced had failed miserably TO
accomplish what he had set his heart
upon accomplishments changing of
the Bryan heart to speak for conserva-
A tism on the silver plank. He had
llistened while the spellbnder read To
him the words free silver at the ratio
LOT 16 to L. and he had heard his writ
Item views upon the other issues.
But when he attempted to argue for
a change here and there. when he had
started to criticise the silver state
ments, his words were pushed back
into his mouth by the silver leader
Mr.. HILL" said Mr. Bryan. II have
consulted with the democratic leaders
in twenty states. and ] am prepared to
say that any man who criticises that
platform is, in my opinion, not a demo
i crat."
esterday afternoon Mr.. Hill did no,
3 deny himself to callers when he go,
settled In his quarters at the Coates
q Hotel after his return to this city. He
admitted old friends and acquaintance
and seemed to be glad to see them. Blu,
not word would he say Of his talk
with Mr.. Bryan, of the result of his
Il Lincoln visit. He would like the i'm
Ipression to get out that Bryan is not
4 sincere in his protestations on free sill
Yer and in his evident wish that this
plank be made strong and well defined
a The words with which hecarrled this
impression were: Don't believe al
that you read ard hear
j This answer followed invariably ar
expression of belief on the part Of the
caller that Bryan would consent e
nothing else but open and specific
terms. and that he meant to stand or
/ the silver plank, as he did in the cam
|paign of 1896.