Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-03
TO NAME HIM ON JULY 4
w. j. Bryan Will Be Nominated on
Independence Day.

Kansas City, July 2.-This is really
the first business day of the democrat
national convention. The national com.
mittee held SESSION to consider the
claims OF contesting delegations, sell
ect temporary officers, and transact
other preliminary business. State del
egations, political organizations etc.,
are reaching the city by every train
and by tonight the people of Kansas
City will begin to realize what it
means to have a big political convention
on their hands. The general topic OF
conversation today was the conference
between ex-Governor Hill, of New
York, and Bryan at Lincoln. Pending
definite information as to the result of
that conference the vice-presidential
situation remains practically unchang-
ed Everybody seems to thoroly real
ize that Hills visit to Lincoln is very
significant, many believing Hill will
sink personal desires to become the
party's candidate tor vice-president.
that Bryan is the dominant factor in
the convention no one can doubt. No
platform that is not entirely satisfac-
tory to him will be adopted and the
nominee for the vice-presidency will be
perfectly agreeable to him. Thus far
the only contest worth mentioning has
been on the financial plank of the
platform. Even that seems to be only
a difference of phraseology. The west
ern men generally insist that a spe-
cific declaration for the free coinage
OF silver at the ratio of 16 to l shall
be incorporated, while the eastern men
and many southerners are inclined to
favor re-affirmation OF the financial
platform of Chicago, believing that is-
sues which overshadow the money
question have risen since 1896. The
suggestion that Bryan be nominated
on July 4 at the first session, has met
the approval of very many of the lead
ers and delegates, and arrangements
are being made to carry the plan into
effect.
Proceedings ofthe Committee.
Kansas City, July 2-The democrat
ic national committee at it's morning
meeting reached decision to have the
various contests over seats heard by
subcommittee and not by the COM
mitee as whole. a motion was made
TO temporarily seat the Clark delega-
ton from Montana until the commit
tee on credentials could take up the
case, but after brief debate the mo-
ton was almost unanimously voted
down and Chairman Jones was author
lied to name the members of the vari-
Gus subordinate committees. The COM
mittee then took up the question of the
distribution of seats in the convention.
The decision was to give each national
chairman five stage seats and ten gen
eraf seats, to each delegate five tickets.
to each alternate his own seat only,the
to be left in the hands of
Chairman Jones. The committee adj
iourned until 4 o'clock when the tenn
porary officers of the convention will
be named.
Bryan to Defend stI6 to Is,
Kansas City, July 2.-Since the re-
turn of some of the democratic leaders
who went to Lincoln, a Bryan story
has been in circulation that if the com
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endorsement of the Chicago platform,
without reiterating 16 to /, Bryan may.
come here and on the floor of the con-
'ention offer an amendment and make |
4 speech in favor of his favorite ratio. |
Should the convention fail to act favor
ably on this amendment, it is said he
Will be compelled to decline the nom
nation on the floor of the convention.
stiles Addres.e. Monetary Leasue.
Kansas City, July a.-The United
states monetary league began its scs-
ilon here today at the Auditorium.
Hon. Charles |. Thompson, of Denver,
president of the LEAGUE, called the
meeting to order and introduced Hon.
edward III. Stiles, of Kansas City, as
he chairman, who in a brief speech.
'harged that the republican party had
'iolated its promises on the financial