The evening times., 1900-07-03


example. who is not d Democrat, but who
is cutting big figure here. is threatening
| TO bci. this Convention as he bolted the
| Republicans at ST. Louis four years ago
unless the magic numerals l6 10 l go in,o
! the platform and also unless Towne
is nominated for Vice President
with Mr.. Bryan. Senator Teller very gra-
eiously says that it must be Towne or
/ somebody like Towne.
VIII you participate in the proceedings
4 Of the Convention?" The Times CORES
| pOndent asked ex-senator Hill. who is
beginning to look like a prize fighter fac
! ing a certain knock OUT in the last
} round and who is anxious to get his puc-
| ishment 4 have frequently heard the
1 Declaration Of Independence read at
| Fourth Of July celebrations replied the
/ New Yorker oracularly. Further than this
/ Hill could not be induced to talk. The
| inference is that he will not take the seat
/ Ia the Convention 10 which he Is enti-
ued- However. it may be that this is
( another bluff Hill IS trying to work on
/ the uncompromising l6 TO / Despite mis-
/ sour look this morning and his generally
| grabbed talk, his friends are not prepared
/ 10 believe that he will not attend the
/ Convention and participate fully in its
| proceedings.
II may be thar be fears the Convention
/ viii rise UP in its majesty tomorrow inme-
/ diately after the Declaration OF Independ-
! ence has been read. with proper elocution-
/ ary effect and nominate Bryan. without
{ or he a =
/ is thought, does not want 10 give couute-
I nance to such an informal proceeding. and.
! therefore. Will not enter the Convention
/ Hall unur some organization is formed for
/ the suppression Of violent outburst OF en-
J thUsiasm.
Senator Daniel is talking very much as IL
/ he is determined to join Hill in any effort
/ he may Yet make 10 secure the kind OF ex-
( preston on the silver question the East is
] so earnestly pleading for. Senator Daniels
1 fealty to the silver cause las TO, hereto
/ fore been doubted. but the Nebraska pso-
/ pie today are suggesting that be has gone
/ over to the enemy Naturally. this re-
moves him from the list Of available Vice
/ Presidential candidates at present Suu. IL
Z he should get the ear OF the. Conve- tioa
and make the kind OF plea for The Hin ele-
ms,5 which it is thought he is capable OF
: making. il is considered within the pale OF
s5ibilities that the Convention might be
-,.mpedeG for him as the nearest approach
TO compromise candidate it, sight.
There is no waning. either. in the enerrv
or the hope OF the =enervescent Sulzer. and
this. too. in spite OF the fact that he called
at 1ammany headquarters early this morn
ing and had a crimp put in his boom. His
courage is still high and the big Iitho-
/ graphs Of him sIll CLEAN defantly from
+ scores Of billboards.
Even after Croker delivered a severe Ice
ture TO him this morning. Sulzer ssf-.
They can't beat me. have 257 votes alb
solutely pledged outside Of New York. Nv
own State viii come to me as soon as nv
strength is developed in the Convention.
Al heart, New York is for m. At heart
Croker is for me. They tell RE that can
have 'he New York vote solid as soor as 7
can show that the Convention wants me.
ThO Convention viii show that it wants rle
81 anout the third ballot Bryan is nv
IrieId- I am not afraid as long as have
his good will
| There is a New Yorker who would SIAM
Dede the Convention if he was activ .Iv in
the field. This is Elliott r. Danfortb Of
Ithaca. Danforth is Democrat. He
was Chairman Of the Democratic State
Committee in 1895, and supported BRYAN
/ with voise. vote. and checkbook. He
! wants to be Governor Of New York. His
| last race was for the Lieutenant Governor
| ship on the ticket with Van Wyck. and
! he ran some thousands over ahead Of the
| New York judge. He is popular with
| both classes. He was Hnl's State Treas
urer, and is persona grata to Croker and
| the Tammany cohorts. Danforth sock
! went up several points. The official but
ton slowed away ready to be sprung at
the proper time was picture of BRYAN
| and Danforth. And the official buttoner
has never fallen down yet.
! i am not a candidate for the nomina-
ton, he said. Mr.. Danforth looked rs if
he meant it. My ambition" he said
lies in another direction. But of course
l would accept a nomination that came
| with anything like unanimity." He said
| the Chicago platform was a good one in
4
I again in 1900. We are going 10 carry
New York this year." was his declaration
| Danforth looks like a Vice President
| But over all Of these various boOms thcre
| still hangs the shadow Of TOwne II is no
! longer denied by the men who are sun
| posed 10 know the thoughts that are J.
! the head Of Bryan that he has
| waTted TOwne. Some of them today are
quietly betting on the Minnesotan's noml-
/ nation. AS wired The Times last night
| Press Agent Abbott says he would be will
J ing 10 bet TO l on Towne's nomination
Platform talk has settled down virtually
! 10 the acknowledgment that Mr. BRYAN can
put in the party declaration ANYTHING he
| wants. There can be no question about
| what he wants said on the currency issue
J There is still some little doubt as to what
| he wants the platform TO say on expansion
| The phraseology Of this plank seems vet
| not TO have been decided upon lin
|
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