Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-02
TO NAME BRYAN ON
FOURTH OF JULY
Plan Meets the Approval of Leaders at the
Kansas City Convention Discussing
the Vice Presidency.

the Democratic national committee as
sembled at the Kansas city club to
consider the claims Of contesting dele
cations, TO formally select temporary
officers and transact some other pre-
llminary business; the United States
Monetary league at the same hour be-
gan IT'S first session at the auditorium
theatcr; and tonight it is proposed
formally TO open the new convention
hall with a promenade concert.
The day dawned brilliantly bright
and clear with the thermometer regis
tering in the seventies and brisk
southeast breeze blowing Within a
few hours, as the sun gained ascend
Aucy. II became intensely hot and had
not the breeze continued the heat would
have been insunerable.
GREAT CROWD ASSEMBLED
While the arrivals during the past
few days have been by scores they be-
gan today TO be by hundreds. Tjmor-
row they win be by thousands All of
the early morning trains today especi-
ally those from the East, were crowded
with delegates and visitors. Through
out the day, and. indeed until noon
on Wednesday. when Chairman Jones
gavel will fall at the opening of the
convention, special trains bearing state
delegations, political organizations,
marching clubs and bands of music,
will arrive almost hourly, Early in the
day the New York delegation, accom-
panied by many prominent Empire
State Democrats arrived in a special
train over the Wabash, the Georgia
delegation came IN on a special train
over the Burlington route and during
the day a special train bearing the dele
gauonstfrom New England Will arrive
HILL DAZEs THE LEADERS.
After day and night Of confer
ences, discussion of platform and of
candidates and OF earnest effort to
bring about the rough harmony In the
convention the politicians were slow
IN rising today. The one distinct topic
Of conversation early In the day Fas
as It was also yesterday, the visit Oi
Former Governor Hill 20 Bryan at
Lincoln The governors arrival early
on Sunday. followed by his almost in
slant departure for the home OF hlm
who Is to be this conventions nominee
for the presidency, fairly dazed even
ere NEST ac.uto political leaders inns
morning the newspapers were scanned
eagerly but IN vain for an explanation
Of Mr. Bryans call for the New YORK
statesman The two conferees evident
~ kept their own counsel. Gossip about
the visit is on every tongue, but all Is
speculative and ephemeral.
MAY BE BRYAN'S MATE.
While. apparently, nobody here knows
why Mr. Hin was summoned to LIN
coin, all thoroughly realize that ms
visit Is more than significant. har-
mOny In the convention for when an
the leaders are striving so vigorously
may depend upon II and 1t may mean
that Senator Hill, after all, VIII SINK
his personal desires and become the
party candidate for the vice presidency
Much hinges upon the conference be-
tween the two men on the farm near
Lincoln last night
Pendin- definite Information as 10
the result of the conference today the
Situation remains practically un-
changed. No irrevocable step VIII be
taken until Bryan and Hin are heard
from That Mr. Bryan is the dominant
factor IN this convention no one can
debut
BRYAN WILL HAVE THE SAY.
As former Senator Dubois, Of Idaho.
tersely expressed Il today:
Bryan lg w0gtcr Of the situation,
the arbiter Of all differences. Without
even seeming TO dictate, he viii con-
troll the convention. His wishes viii be
respected. both as TO the platform ana
as 70 the candidate for the vice presi-
dency."
That states the situation TO a nicely.
No platform not entirely satisfactory 10
Mr. Bryan will be adopted, and the
nominee for the vice presidency II Is
assured VIII be man perfectly agree
able 10 him.
THE FINANCIAL PLANK.
Thus far the only contesting worth
mentioning has been on the financial
plank Of the platform. Even that seems
only to be a difference Of phraseology.
The western men generally insist that
q specific declaration for the free coin
coinage OF silver az the ratio Of 10 20 /
shall be incorporated in the platform
those from the East and many from
the South are inclined 10 favor a simple
reaflrmation OF the financial plank OF
The Chicago platform, believing that IS
sues which overshadow the money quesr
ton have arisen since SO and should
be given the place OF paramount i'm
p0rtRnce That Mr. Bryan, himself,
VIII let Il be known finally what his
wishes are with respect to the question
all fully believe and that his desires
VIII be carried out nobody doubts
NOT TOO MUCH ANTI-EXPANSION.
With respect 10 the planks on i'm
perialism' and expansion. note In
minor key has been sounded from the
western part OF the country. especially
from the Pacific coast Both Mr., Bryan
and the leaders OF the party In Kansas
CitS have been urged not TO make the
ant-eX9ansion plank too strong, lest
tne declaration lnjure the Darty's
chances IN the Western States, where
y is understood, expansion Is strongly
favored. II Is believed, however that
no comfort was given those who urged
such rction, by either Mr.. Bryan or by
democratic leaders generally. They re-
gard the question as one involving a
great principle and declare that those
VINO would modif. or curtan the dec
Iafaton Of the Dsrty on imperialism"
ehu expansion are actuated BY motives
OF expedienoy
NAME BRYAN ON THE FOURTH
Inc suggestion that Mr. Bryan's
nou, nation for the presidency be made
~ ule fourth OF July, at the first ses
,on OF the convention has met the ap-
aaSInai OF very many OF the leaders and
e az already here Arrangements
Syo nein- made 20 carry the plan into
,6e,t1ion. As II now appears. the one
p Dos1. that may arise 10 prevent the
n ,,Si,liiiitlon from being made on the an.
hs t,tsaiy OF the nations natal day viii
Ne INABILITY Of all elements OF the