The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-25
HILL TRUSTS N REASON
GOING TO KANSAS CITY
TO FIGHT
HIS IDEAS OF A PLATFORM
Strong Sentiment in Favor of Civ
ing Him Second Place on
the Ticket with Col.
Bryan.

NEW YORK, June "a David B. Hill
has definitely announced that he is going
to Kansas City. Until within the last week
his going was uncertain, but recent events
have convinced him that his place is in
the convention, and he has told his pres
ent intimates that he is going there 70
make the supreme effort of his life. He
is not going for war. His object is to Sc
cure by friendly counsel the adoption Of
platform that will reunite all factions of
the party.
He will head New York's delegation.
There will be no conflict between him
and Mr. Croker. He will be put forward
as New York's representative on the com
nittee on resolutions, which will shape
the platform. In that capacity he will do
his work
81 am not going to fight" he has de-
clared; II am going to reason. I believe
they will listen"
The three principal planks Of the plat
form Mr.. Hill will urge are:
l. Anti-trusts.
2. Anti-imperialism.
8, Bimetallism.
He will oppose the reaffirmation of the
Chicago platform. He will advocate dec
laration for b.metallism instead. He will
tell the committee that such a plank will
cover the whole question, and that it will
be the party's salvation i'll the East.
1t is freely predicted that Mr. Hill will
be offered the vice presidency on the tick
ct with Bryan.
In view of the fact that Roosevelts
nomination for the vice presidency on the
Republican ticket accentuates the interest
In the choice of the Democrats for second
place, the World today sent the following
telegram to active Rational committeeman
and state committeeman in various parts
of the country:
New York, June "a, 1900-In view of
Roosevelts nomination for vice president
please say who, ia your judgment would
add most strength to the Bryan ticket in
the doubtful states? II
Answers have been received from many
of the committeeman. and a number favor
David r. Hid. Clark Howell, Of Georgia,
Is one of these. aAndresw Edmiston, of
West Virginia, says HiH or German. The
secretary of the state committee of In
diana says Dewey 5or Hill in that order
Trey Woodson, national committeeman
from Kentucky, is in favor of Shively, of
Indiana. w. K. Devereux, secretary Of
the state committee Of New Jersey wants
GenAFitzhugh Lees James H. Dohlmann,
chairman of the Nebraska state commit
tee. is in favor of Towne. T. p Baker
national committeeman from North Da-
kota, says Dewey. Massachusetts, Is
for George Fred Williams Carroll Arm
strong, chairman of the state committee
in Arkansas, is in favor of Carter Far-
rison; so is ]. H. Townsend national com
mitteeman for Oregon. The chairman of
the state committee of Oregon says
Schley Lee or Hill. G. A. Huffman, chair
man of the Iowa state committee, says
Hill, If he accepts the platform Penn
sylvania, Arizona and Rhode Island say
Schley Thomas Kleinvogel, chairman OF
the state committee of North Dakota;
J. I. German, secretary of the Ohio state
committee; Robert ]. Jones, chairman
of the state committee of Alabama, and
Z. D. Hearne, Secretary of the Delaware
state committee, are for HILL