The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-05
STEVENSON MAY BE CHOSEN.
No One Else Seems to Be Prominently
Mentioned for Second Place.

hANSAS CITY, July 4.-Nery little tnat
was tangible developed in the vice presi-
Dental situation tonight. although the
Stevenson candidacy apparently met with
favor and there seemed TO be possibility
of this being the solution of the question.
The determination Of the Indiana delega-
tion to put Shively in the field caused lit
tie diversion during part OF the day, but
Mr.. Shively distinctly stated this evening
that he was not candidate and would not
be. AS to the action of the Indiana dele
cation, he said that after what he told
them there was no reason for the belief
that he would be a candidate. Friends of
Stevenson said that they would have been
perfectly willing a short time ago to have
supported Shively. but after the positive
statement made yesterday that Shively
would not be candidate and would not be
presented by Indiana, they now felt they
should stand by Stevenson.
The demonstration made over Hill I'm the
convention to-day was taken by some to
mean that the convention would be stam-
peded for him, but Hill does not think so.
and il is possible that If he makes a speech
on the platform he will make 1t plain that
he could not be a candidate on a Bryan
platform. He says emphatically that he
will not be nominated.
Two other booms remain in much the
same condition as they were yesterday.
Both Towne and Sulzer are in the race.
though the convention does not seem in
clined to favor them. The Towne men
claim they have the support of Bryan, and
that if 16 to is put in the platform their
,xx-il1 he. he candidate
The New ork men say that their action
of Yesterday for ]. w. Kellar was in earn
est, and that they will try and secure his
nomination. Tonight the vice presidency
is in doubt, with leaning toward Steven
son.
One of the incidents OF the morning was
the inclination of many of the strongest
silver adherents to take umbrage at the
action of New York State in refusing to
put Senator Hill on the platform commit
tee The Southern delegates were particu-
larly angry and the suggestion of the
morning papers that il was a scheme Of
Tammany TO hurt Bryan received more
than passing notice The Tennessee dele
CATION was the first to start the revolt and
out of pure sympathy this morning adopted
resolutions indorsing Senator Hill for Vice
President and pledging themselves to vote
for him. Several leaders of delegations
called on Senator Hill before he had his
breakfast and urged him TO be a candidate.
To all he answered most consistently that
under no circumstances would he be a can
didate. To one delegation he said: II have
no desire to be a candidate. i am obliged
to you for your support, but 1 cannot ac-
cept, and I hope you will not present my
name
A feature of the morning was the reopen
ing of the Sulzer BOOM Although Mr.. Sui
ger seconded the nomination of Mr.. Kellar
in the New York delegation yesterday he
was, it is said, acting under orders and was
| still inclined TO let the vice presidential
| lightning hit him if it could. AT 10 o'clock
| this morning 500 members of the CONNER
| cial Travellers League called at his hotel
with a band. They were headed by H. b.
| Thompson, of Nebraska, the president. and
| w. II. Love, the secretary, and they asked
| Mr. Sulzer to go with them to Mr.. Croker
| so that they might urge him to supper,
| the Sulzer boom. They met with no sue
cess however.
! The Illinois delegation received a tele-
gram from Hon. Adlai e. Stevenson, say
| ing that ne would leave with that delega-
Mayor Harrison expressed the opinion that
/ Mr. Stevenson will receive the nomina-
| ton.