Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-30
IS OPPOSED
BELIEVED TO BE TRYING II
MoDITY THE PLATFORM.
sULzER AND TowNE IN LINE
Spectacular Scheme to Nominate Brv-
an on the Fourth-0eorgo
Fred Williams Talks,


Fred Williams Talks.
City, Mo-, June 29.-George
fred Williams, member of the national
committee and delegaet to tine demo-
cratic convention from M~assachnsetts
arrived in Kansas City today. Mr.. Will
lamS mas been among those mentioned
as a possible vice presidential cadnidate,
but he says that having pronodnced
views and no tbeing afraid to express
dnem, makes 1t impossible for him to be
considered I'm this connection. He Is by
Iar the most breezy and unreserved man
that has yet appeared here he talk
on every phase Of the situation, without,
however. committing himself or the. New
England delegates upon the vice presi-
Dental situation, save to say that he be-
d1eves that Towne would be the strong
est man that could be manned with MI.
Bryan.
Mr.. Williams talked about ex-senator
Hill In a manner to Indicate his entire
disapproval of that gentleman.
What Is Hill coming here for?" he
asked and answered the inquiry: For
the sole and avOwed purpose of trying
to secure a modification of the platform
of 1896. He ought to be here in sack
cloth n ashes instead of trying to tell
us what to do.
New York as we'll as Hill remained
silent in the Chicago convention after
the majority had declared its will on the
platform. Now he comes here to say TIL
help o If you do as T say If we win
he will say I helped you If we lose he
will say T told you what to do and you
behold the result 1 don't like that at
titude. Croker and Murphy come here
in a different spirit, willing to take the
platform that is made and abide by the
result. 1t is likely that Hill will not be
so prominent when Croker and Murphy
take charge" n
Mr.. Williams is one Of the men who
is determined to work for the specific
declaration for the ratio of 16 to l n the
platform. He says there must be no de-
Walton from that declaration.
"If we were right in 1896, why should
we change now? We simply reaffirm
the Chicago platform, NUT that is not
sufficient for bimetallism. Every man
could declare himself a bimetallist and
place the ratio at % to l or so to /, to
suit his own ideas, all of which would
mean nothing. I do not believe this con-
vention will be satisfied with anything
but a specific 16 to l declaration. The
morale of The party demands 1T, n It
were right when we polled six and one
half million votes, we will be right in
making the declaration anew. Mr..
Bryan could not h%onorably stand upon
a platform that even by implication
abandoned the great issue on which the
former campaign was fought. We can
lOL Will OURSELVES uOWL dS UCll6 jain
asses or knaves in 1896 by leaving out
the ratio declaration" ra
Along this vein did Mr.. Williams dis
cuss the issue and presently he turned
his attention to Grover Cleveland, whom
he denounced for throwing the weight of
the democratic administration against
the four years, ago.
''To make concessions now he said,
would mean that Cleveland was right
and the greatest man in the democratic
$50 H. I'D.
will do it, and When the delegates arrive
1T will be found that the movement is not
popular. The men behind this move
ment are those who want to place the
democratic party and Mr.. Bryan in a
vacillating position like the present adj
ministration. They want TO place Mr..
Bryan on a par with Mckinley, and I say
the Kansas City convention will not do
anything of that kind"
NOMINATE BRYAN ON FOURTH.
Kansas City, Mo-, June ga story
has been in circulation indicating that
plans rave already been perfected to
nominate Bryan on July 4th, even if the
other business of the convention. such
as permanent organization, report of the
committee on credentials and even the
platform shout have to be postponed.
The few delegates here do not take kind
ly to the suggestion, and say that the
convention should proceed in the usual
order. While there is a sentiment in
making the nomination on the Fourth,
ment too far. There are a number of
contests which must be determined, and
it will not be possible to settle on the
platform without some considerations.
It would be decidedly unusual to make
the presidential Gnmination the day the
convention met, and it might also result
in scattering the delegates and crowds
who would not care to remain after the
presidential nomination had been made.
The most elaborate decorations for
state headquarters that have been seen
at any convention are being fitted up for
Kansas. The staet has secured a very
large building on Baltimore avenue and
the whole floor is being gorgeously dec
GRATED with bunting, flags, etc. There
are many pictures of Colonel Bryan, but
one in particular attracted the eye of
every visitor, being IL feet square with
the American flag in an upper corner,
a $40 gold piece in one lower corner and
a silver dollar opposite. The Kansas
men intend to keep open house all the
time.
VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANVASS.
Kansas City, Mo-, June 29.-The great
est activity manifested in the vice pres
idential canyass before the convention
is shown by the managers of Mr.. Charles
A. Towne. General E. S. Corser of Min
nesota, who is now here, is making ar
rangements for the silver republican
convention and at the same time is doing
all he can to make Towne's nomination
possible. It is the present intention to
have an early conference between the
committees of the populist party and the
silver republican party and the demo-
cratic national committee with a view
of securing some kind of an agreement
for furthering Mr.. Towne's candidacy.
1t is quite probable, however, that the
democratic national committee will re-