The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-30
Gossip in the Convention city IL
Confined to the vice Presidential
the PIatform-sulHer ana Towne
Hand-The Question IL stiil Open
as TO Whether the Chicago Plat
form Shall He Amrmcd in Gem
eral Terms or I'm Detail.

was at Philadelphia and at this distance
the guessing Is fully as indiscriminate.
There are plenty of candidates. men who
want the honor and one does not hear 50
much about declinations as there was
among the Republicans. Aggressive men
are Sulzer. of New York and Towne. of
Minnesota, while the names in the hack
ground for basis of speculation, include
such men BENJAMIN i. Shiveiy. of In
diana, and Judge A. II. Parker, OF New
York, who are considered as available.
The belief is general that some kind Of
an Endorsement from Col. Bryan would be
sufficient to name the candidate. but II
will be a bold man who will dare to pro-
claim that any one particular candidate
is the choice OF the man already deter
mined for president. There are not enough
delegates here TO even give an intima-
ton Of what IS likely to occur.
New York VIII Abide Result.
An interview with Mr. sulser. telc-
graphed from Lincoln and published here,
quotes him as saying that he stood with
Bryan on the Boer question and every
other question. lie also declared that the
New York delegation would do whatever
Is hest for the party and II the convention
wants is to the delegation will not op-
pose II.
Chairman jones Arrives.
Senator Jones. of Arkansas chairman ~
the Democratic national committee. ar
rived in Kansas City toright and In
brief Interview stated that he did not
think specific ls TO / silver declaration
was necessary II the Chicago platform
was adopted.
He was asked the direct question ~
direct declaration would he made n the
Chicago platform was adopted, and re-
piled with a question: Would not the
reafirmstion Of the Chicago platform be
a reaffirmation OF is &c 1? think II
would be"
Form of Indorsement.
He thsn added with dciiheration; II do
not think anything will he adopted by
this conN ention that win he deviation
so much as the breadth Of a hair from
the principles laid down In the Chicago
platform. a reaiiirmstion OF that plat
form will mean the adoption OF every
word and letter In it, including the 10 70
declaration. I do not believe that
rettefation Of that plank or any other -
II is necessary TO restata the 10 20 / pro-
vision II would he equally necessary 20
state that relating TO the supreme court.
government by injunction, the revenue
tax and every other provision; for II Ne
should single out one provision only and
speclfy ~. there rnisht be claim that
we did not mean 10 indorse the other
features In reafirming the Chicago piss-
form, n the convention r@adopts the
Chicago platform it will mean that every
ryilahle is adopted. I do not know just
what form the Endorsement win take. bat
IL VIII mean everything n says."
Just at this point some one broke in
with question aE 90 whether or not
persons who DID not support the Chicago
nlatform could support The Kansas city
piatfsrm ~ it should rsatirm the former.
BOOMING G. A. Tawnr.
I'm not the keeper of the conscleRecs
~ such people and cannot tel what they
viii da. replied senator Jones.
Senator Fred r. Dubois. ~ idaho.
ana x-Representativc Charles n Hart
,uan. ~ Montana arrived tonight and
,aiaed the SILVER Republicans and Fopa-
is, boomers sho are urgiax G. A. Towus
f5r vice rrcsadsut-
Plans for Jeis q.
A story has lNen in circulation iuGl-
-a,inr That plans Rave already ben Der-
ferfes 20 nominate BF3an On iH'y & even
n the other huslssss q she cauvenit1n.
-eeA 40 permanent oFEauiKatsen. rspett af
,hs committee on crrdentialS and even the
r.tstfarn should have go 20 postponed
me fs~' SeieRatas herr 90 not take kindly
60 the ssagssis8n and cay that ihe cos-
veni.au shoaIH rro-ses IN she usual order
White there - z sentiment ia urasinE the
nomination gu tire Fnysrtn. f. IA thought
a. would he Carrying santifnen1 too far.
Tssra are a rHnnsr of contests which
/ mast Re Geierrnined ara 81 viii ua' - pos
sii,.e 90 aetie go the parto-m without
same eansidsrstlon- tt Eetid fe aecidsaly
I uruzsai 10 mako tho presidential nonin&-
tlon the 8ay ;ne c9Hvrufs0u net anf 3;
rniEnt also rrsalt ~ catering fAe daie-
gates and crowds soua rot care 30 re-
main after ths presidential domination
has bssen made
I Decorating for Kansas Delegates.
I The most elaborate decorations Tor state
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