Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-07-03
CLINGS TO THE CAUSE
Colonel Bryan Refuses to Run on a
Platform with the l6 t0l
Plank Left Out.
The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
Governo- Thomas, of Colorado, Received
That Honor, Beating Mayor Bose, Of
Milwaukee Democratic National
Convention Preliminaries.

Milwaukee Democratic National
Convention Preliminaries.
Kansas City, July 3.-"Bryan will not
run on any platform which does not
contain a specific declaration in favor
of free coinage at the ratio of Is to l.
If this convention does not put that
declaration in the platform it will have
to nominate another candidate for
president" This statement was made
to-day by Judge A. s. Tibbetts, chair
man of the Nebraska state delegation.
The convention will be called to order
tomorrow noon. Unless the present
plans are upset, William J. Bryan will
be nominated for the presidency at the
first session. Then, according to pro-
gram, Bryan will be brought to Kansas
City by special notification committee
and will deliver speech accepting his
nomination in the very hall in which
the nomination will be made.
CLARK WINS.
Kansas City, July 3-The subcom-
mittee of the national Democratic COM
mittee appointed to investigate the
Montana contest decided to recommend
seating the Clark delegation from that
state The vote stood to l in Clark s
favor, Williams casting the only vote
against him. The national committee
decided unanimously to seat the Clark
delegation on recommendation of the
subcommittee.
THERE'LL BE A HOT FIGHT.
Kansas City, July 3-Mr. Hill ad
dressed the Indiana delegation to-day,
advocating conservative action as a
means for Democratic success. He was
loudly cheered. Although Bryan stout
ly insists upon 16 to in the platform, a
determination has been reached by
those willing to accept the reaffirmation
of the Chicago platform to make a fight
for that position.
TOWNE MEN CONFIDENT.
Kansas City, July 3.-The Townc men
are now more confident than ever that
he will receive the nomination for vice
president. The fight will probably be
between him and Danforth or Sulzer of
New York.
THE MONETARY LEAGUE.
The second days session Of the mon
etary league began at the auditorium
to-day with. a light attendance. B. F.
Heath, of North. Carolina, read q pa
per in which he denounced Imperialism
and militarism. and advocated the nom-
ination of Bryan and Towne.
Gen. A. J. Warner, Of Ohio, discussed
the currency bill passed by the last
congress, criticising the command made
by the bill on the secretary of the treas
ury to maintain the parity of all forms
of currency with gold.
Charles A. Towne was introduced as
the next vice president, and received an
ovation. The subject of his address was
Some Republican Inconsistencies on
the Money Question" The Republican
party, he said. was the parent of the
greenback, and the greenback had been
done to death in the house where 1t was
born. In other words, said Towne, the
Republican party had about-faced on
all issues which at one time made 1t a
party to be honored. The revolt of the
Republican party against public inter-
ests had driven the silver Republicans
out of the party.
A CONFERENCE.
A conference Of three political parties
was held at the Kansas City Club to-
day. From the Democratic party there
was Jones of Arkansas, Tillman Of
South Carolina, Croker Of New York
and Johnson of Kansas; from the Pop
ulists, Edmiston of Nebraska, Weaver
of Iowa, Pettigrew of South Dakota,
Allen of Nebraska and Heitfeld of Ida
no; from the silver Republicans, Teller
of Colorado, Dubois Of Idaho and New
lands of Nevada. There were other rep
resentatives of different parties pres
ent. The object Of the meeting was to
form basis of agreement between the
! three allied parties as to the vice Tresi-
Dental candidate.
THOMAS FOR TEMPORARY CHAIR
MAN.
Kansas City, July 3.-The national
committee has chosen Charles s. Thom-
as of Colorado for temporary chairman.
The vote was "a for him to % for Rose.
The national committee decided the Ok
lahoma contest In favor of the Jacobs
faction and the Indian Territory con-
test in favor of the Marcum faction.
EnD EpHE CIT vER
Kansas City, July 3.-The conference
between the leaders of the Democratic,
Populist and silver Republican parties
to-day resulted practically in decision
to incorporate specific declaration for
the free coinage Of silver at ratio Of
16 to in the Democratic platform. No
agreement was reached on the vice
presidency. Y
IN FAVOR OF TRIMMING.
Kansas City, July Sin an effort to
modify Bryan's expressed views in ia
vor OF an explicit declaration on the sill
yer question. the following question
was sent to-day:
wv. J. Bryan, Lincoln, Neb.-It liz
clear to us that a simple reafiirmatior
Of the Chicago platform, with addition.
al planks on trusts and Imperialism
should be adopted. The convention Is ir
the hands Of your friends. Their ad
vice Is important. Such a platform con
cedes nothing, but insures victory.
(Slgned) albert J. Barr, Pittsburl
Post: Charles w. Knapp, st. Louis Re
public; Clark Howell Atlanta Consti
tuition; Cincinnati Enquirer"
$500 PER DAY AND EXPENSES
SURE. Manager and Collector in ever,