Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-03
THOMAS FOR CHAIRMAN.

e THOMAS FOR CHAIRMAN.
The national committee has chosen
Hon. Charles s. Thomas of Colorado for
temporary chairman. The vote was "a
for him to % for Rose.
Mr.. Sulzer's friends claim that several
states had come to his standard today
and that he was continually gaining. His
headquarters were filled this morning
with delegates from different states, and
he was kept busy shaking hands and
talking to leaders. New York state
headquarters gave, in its absolute quiet,
this morning, practically confirmation
Of the story that tn edelegation had de-
termined to let the west dominate ana
conduct the convention. There were
very few of the New York delegates
were asserted very frankly:
I'VE don't care what they do
The New York delegation is to meet
this afternoon and one of the sign1ncant
rumors of the morning is to the effect
that Senator Patrick H. McCarren OF
Brooklyn is to be the selection for the
committee on resolutions, SO that Hill
will lnot be compelled to put himself on
the platform or to object to any OF it's
promises.
IA circular on the street this morning is
signed by committeeman representing
the Chicago platform democrats of New
York and urges the convention to refuse
to seat Richard Croker, John F. Carroll,
Mayor Van Wyck, Judge Van Wyck,
Corporation Counsel John Whalen and
Boar Of Aldermen Guggenheimer on the
ground that they are shareholders in the
American Ice Trust and no one knows
in how many other trusts, and David b.
Hill Is the principal attorney for other
trusts and the destroyer of the Ulster
county Chicago platform petition in 1897"
SENATOR TILLMAN ON HAND.
Senator Tillman of South Carolina was
among today's early arrivals. He i'm
mediateiy announced himself for Towne
for vice president, but said he did not
consider it necessary to make a specific
declaration of ratio when declaring for
silver
with Bryan at the head of the ticket"
he said, 1--WE need no platform. His po-
sition is such that no man can question
It,"
The Cook county democracy, the
marching club of the democratic organi-
zation Of Chicago, headed by Mayor Har-
rison and accomanied by Samuel AL
schuler, candidate for governor, and a
large number of the Illinois delegation
arrived on special train over the Bur-
lington road today. With the organiza-
ton was the Cook county democratic
band Of sixty pieces. The club, 400
strong and headed by the band formed at
the depot and marched to the Midland.
The band. stationing itself under the
Wlnnows OF the Tammany headquarters,
serenaded the New York organization for
nearly an hour and later became the
guests OF the New York organization.
HARRISON DON'T WANT IT.
II don't want it: I will not take IT !. r
would not have it, said Mayor Harri-
SON of Chicago today when asked If he
was a. candidate for the vice presidency.
I'm not looking for anything" he con-
tinued
eBus some Of the Illinois delegation are
for You for vice president ~
Wetl, said the mayor, they'd bet
ter get off and get off quick and get
with the winner. Illinois wants man
from the east and a man from New
York. am for Elliot Danforth, and for
THE Illinois delegation will be given him.
think he is the strongest man the con-
vention can nominate
A new factor was introduced into the
vice presidential situation later in the
day by an effort ito unite the Indiana and
New York delegations on the question.
There is a strong probability that before
evening the two delegations will have
agreed upon a man whom they will unit
edly press before the convention as a
candidate. 1t was reported that DAN
forth of New York had been named as
the man unon whom the two states
would agree. This story upon investi-
CATION, however, was proven to be some
what premature, as at II o'clock the
two delegations had not agreed upon any
man and there was small prospect that
they would do so for several hours.
''Tnere had been no agreement between
the two states that I know of" said Mr.
shively of indiana, land would not care
to be quoted as saying that there will be
a formal agreement of any sort.
NEW JERSEY GETS IN.
Conferences and caucuses of the var
ious state delegations began almost be-
fore the breakfast hour today In many
instances committee organizations were
CONNECTED and a number of delegations
took Anal action on vice presidency as
the situation permitted.
: The entire New Jersey delegation ar
rived on one of the early morning trains
and took up quarters at the Victoria. The
delegation held a caucus on the train be-
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