Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-02

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you are the man 10 run against
Roosevelt" Croker is said 10 have re-
marked 20 Judge Van Wyck. You came
very near defeating him for governor
and the way they feel toward him In
New York now you can beat him.
Senator Murphy Is said 20 have agreed
TO this statement Judge Van Wyck
| Is said Ia have protested that friends of
| his would not put him IN the vice presi-
! Dental race, and he hoped nothing OF
| the kind would be done Some OF the
| southern delegates are talking favora-
| bly, Of Van WICK, and he may be the
| New York card to be played at the
proper time.
! HILL PUZZLES THEM ALL.
The visit Of Senator Hnl to Mr. Bryan
| IS stIll a mystery 10 the Tammany men.
! They do not know what 90 make of II
and have been busiy Specializing to-
day They have figured out that &c was
through Mayor Mcguire. OF Syracuse,
who also is az Lincoln. that the invita-
ton was sent by Mr. Bryan TO Hill
and that the object Of Bryan Is 90 get
Hill in line so that he win not repudi-
ate the platform of 1896 and remain ST.
lent during the campaign. one thing is
certain the Democratic leaders from
New York now here EXPECT 20 have
conference with Mr. Hill on his return
from Lincoln. ana until that conference
takes place no program will be agreed
upon.
NEW YORKER REFUSES TO TALK
Former Governor David b jim re-
turned from Lincoln Neb.. al l.2o this
afternoon and went Immediately TO his
apartments I'm the Coats House He de.
ClIned To- discuss his conference with
Mr. Mryan, saving that he might have
somethln. 10 say later IN the day He
would not say what his conference
with Mr.. Bryan related TO-.
81 am tired and hungry" said he,
"and do not care 20 talk at this time
I'm Mr. Hills apartments awaiting his
arrival We're Eliot Danforth and Rep
resentatives Fitzgerald and Rupert, of
New York. and a number of other visi-
tors. Mr.. Hin begged to be excused
THE BRYAN-HGLL CONFERENCE
Lincoln. Neb.. July 2.--rhe conference
between w j. Bryan and David II. Hill
Of New York, did not conclude until
midnight When it was over Senator
Hill was driven TO a hotel and retired
Immediately He left at a. m. for
Kansas City, with him we're Mayor Nc
CURE, Of Syracuse. n. Y, and Gen
Hughes also Of New York.
Among the politicians In Lincoln It
Is not believed that Mr., Bryan's sum-
mons 10 the former senator 10 come
to Lincoln had any relation 20 the vice
presidency so Far as II concerns Mr.
Hin personally.
ABOUT THE PLATFORM.
II is believed. on the contrary, that
the only subject discussed except in
cidental reference to other matters. was
the platform and that their final con-
clusion on that document was about as
outlined in the Associated Press dis
patch from this city last night making
Imperialism, milltarism and trusts the
three leading issues, but without rele-
eating free silver
While Senator Hill eyaded the news
paper men in Lincoln. he was not so
particular with the politicians. On the
train from Nebraska City 20 Lincoln
last night his companion was s S.
Alley. an old time Nebraska Democrat.
to.whom he spoke with some freedom,
both on the platform and on the vice
presidency. on the latter subject he is
quoted as saying that he did not regard
II es wholly essential that the nominee
should come from the East A good
man from any Of the central States, he
thought would prove nearly as strong
New york, be declared, was hOi d
doubtful state this year but certain to
be Democratic
AS TO the platform, he favored con-
servatism in all it's planks.
SUFFERS BOOM FIZZLES OUT.
The vice presidential boom Of Con-
gresham Sulzer, which was at its
height in Lincoln Saturday morning.
has died out almost as suddenly as Il
was sprung, and It's collapse was coin
cident with the arrival at different |
hours yesterday Of three men from Sui |
Zer's own State-Hill. Mcclure and |
Hughes. None Of these men disparaged |
the candidacy Of Mr. Sulzer in any Why. |
but il was plain they did not consider |
him the most available man.
BRYAN AND HILL AGREE.
Aside from the gossip connecting |
Se-~Sor Hill's name for second place on |
the ticket. the names Of Shveley OF |
Indiana, and Mayor Harrison, OF Chi |
cago, are most frequently mentioned, |
Just before Senator Hin left he was |
asked what his program would be when /
he reached his destination.
Il have none mapped out" he re- |
piled.
did you and Mr.. Bryan reach an |
agreement on the leading subjects now |
being discussed in connection with the |
convention
Mr. Bryan and agreed before ! left |
him not to say a word 10 the press /
about our conference / must keep my |
promise"
Senator Hill said his visit TO Lincoln |
had been a pleasant one, but the only |
subject he would talk about with news
paper men was the weather.
While Mr., Bryan insists that he will |
not attend the convention, his friends |
believe It viii be possible he will go at /
its conclusion.