Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-06
HOS
AT KANSAS {
The Exact Wording of the Silvd
Not Yet Agreed Upon.

Kansas City. July 2.-Thcre Is con.
stant bang, bang OF hammer. Isptns
of saws, shouting OF orders, anu rush
ing OF feet, day ana night. ut ,ns pls
hall where the Democratic National
Convention is to he held. As fast ns
one portIon OF the structure Is finished
the decorators pouhce upon II, ana,
with. bolts OF bunting. fin.s, ana pie
tures OF Democratic leaders. set In the
national coats OF arms. cover up tue
walls and spaces SO that the delegates
will see all the coiors and embleins OF
the national holiday coupled with evil
depccs OF u Democratic celebration.
About the hotels, however, there IN
already briskncss and moving ihronss
of familiar convention faces. a num-
her of the oid.iIne Democrats. who have
been going 10 conventions Tor years,
and the younger men who belong TO the
..ncw Democracy" have arrived ana
taken up the work In hand. Several
boomers OF vice presidential candidates
have come In and are making consider
able noise.
The platform to he adopted by the
Democratic National Convention Will
contain declaration for the free coin.
nrc OF silver at Ill. ratio OF 10 TO ]. un'
less Mr.. Bryan changes his attitude.
and each fresh arrival from Lincoln
brings renewed assurance that the
for-or.nlned nominee OF the convention
IL maintaining hi. position In favor OF
the declaration.
Occasionally n delegate can bc found
who will take the position ihnt not even
Mr.. Bryan can H. allowed 10 dictate
III. pariy's platform. but n majority
a. 81. ii.
,icnIiy Instructed for the denomination
OF the candidate OF 1871. he has nn cS'
ccp,ionai right to nsk To- have the r-so.
iuiions hnrinonif- with Ills Views oil
any or all subjects.
However, Will. IL is trtic that the In.
dica;ions point strongly to the specific
uttrrnnc- niros- outlined. there IL still
n very dc;crminci opposition. appu'
r-niiy originated with former senator
Hiii OF New Sark AMI his following.
and u has i--n taken ur Icy other lead
rrs In various sections Of the country.
The Tammnny in,-r~st Of New York
appears to h. entirely t-conciic.i 10 any
silver plank. however extreme. but 9TH
or factions unite ia opposing u. Judge
Van wycE. Eliot pnnfoFth nni ]. Iris.
i-n Walker nil unite with ttiii in this
position. though dislsrr-inE with him
ns to motives. Mr.. DanfoEth agrees
with Judge Van wyck That there arc
other questions mor- iinportnn, fot
Consideration. nni while still profess.
Ing the utmost loyalty to the white
metal. he contends tina, In the interest
Of the party II should no longer h. civ.
cn the place of paramount; Importance
In the declaration Of principles.
senator James X. Jones. chairman
Of the national COMMITTEES. aud -S.Goy.
crnor Ston- of Missouri. both Of them
rccosniIr'i as siaunCh leaders of the
silver sentiment. ar- uf the opinion that
n r-niiirmntion of the Chicago platform
10 all that is necessary. Governor
stone said today that he considered the
dir-rrEsc. that have manifested
themselves a m-rc uuibbic. hut he dc.
ciincd TO say whether he would i- will.
Ing TO stop with the Traf'irmniion Of tn.
declaration of is;-i Many southern
delegates express themselves ne indif.
fcrcnt on the point. and arr inclined TO
make the concession demanded by the
nill sentiment. National Committee.
man CHmpau is alsS inclined 10 suipt.
dinaic til" question Of ratio To other
subjects Of current Importance.
On the other hand. George Fred VIII.
inms announces that he considers the
financial question still Of the srya,cst