Evening journal., 1900-07-03
ShiVeIy Not a Candidate for
Second Place
KEBRASKANS FAVOR TOWNE
Bryan Says lie Will Keep Entirely
Out Of the Biz Vice-preSi-
DENTAL Contest

Kansas City, July 3.-The vice presi-
Dental situation has not cleared up,
and this morning it is apparently in
as much doubt as il was when the
delegates to the national Democratic
convention We're elected. There was
shifting of the scene yesterday when
Benjamin F. Shively, Of Indiana, was
taken out Of the race by his emphatic
statement to the Indiana delegation.
Not only the Indiana men, but other
delegates in the city accepted the state
ment of Mr.. Shively, and he is not now
considered a probability in the race.
AS the contest stands after Shively's
retirement the two leading candidates
seem to be Col. Towne and William
Sulzer with some man from New York,
like Judge Van Wyck or Elliot Dan
forth, as q possibility under certain
contingencies.
The fact is the vice presidential sit
uation is interviewer with the platform.
If there is a simple reaffirmation Of the
Chicago platform some New York man
may be selected for vice president in
the hope that he win assist in carrying
that state. IL a specific declaration
OF It, to ] then Towne may be made
Bryan's running mate. II is pointed
cut as not quite conceivable that q con-
vention which would refuse to make a
specific declaration for 16 to l with a
view OF carrying sine Of the eastern
states would nominate Towne, who left
the Republican party solely on the
ground OF his attachment to silver 1t
is conceded by all the Democratic
leaders that Towne's strength is in the
west and on a silver platform, and
that he would not be strong in the east
on modified platform.
would Improve Towne's Chances.
While it is not a certainty that
Towne would be nominated even If
there was a specific 16 to I declara-
tion. il is generally believed that his
chances would be greatly improved by
such action, and his friends are maxi
ing every effort to bring about that re-
suit in the convention. New York is
still an uncertain quantity in the field.
1t is still asserted that she has no can
didate, although there is more genuine
activity in the Sulzer canvass than any
other that is being made. Mr. Sulzer
while q New York man, is not the can
didate OF New York, and is making his
canvass outside Of that delegation
nlAN NAAN ANAI6eAlAJAA hA4HA AaNOAtbAS
conditions, such as concessions in the
platform, would unite on some other
man seems to be perfectly understood
but it would undoubtedly be brought
about by a movement from outside the
state. Whether ethe convention would
unite on Danforth or Van Wyck is un.
certain because Of the personality ol
Hill.
Members Of the Maryland delega
tion who arrived here yesterday an
nounce that in case a deadlock be
comes imminent in the balloting fol
the vice presidential nomination th'
name of Governor John Walter Smith
of that state, will probably be pre-
scented as a candidate.
Ex-senator Hill returned from Lin
coin yesterday, and it may be salt
that his return did not cause as grea
a sensation as did his departure. TIL
mysterious silence which he maintain
ed and which he explained by sayinl
that Mr. Bryan and myself agree
that nothing should be said regardin
the conference between us" did no
serve to whet the political appetit
very much. OF course, it was not ex
pected that MI Hill would talk Of tn