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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-03
SILVER REPUBLICANS,
Committee Meetings Postponed BY
TOwne's Departure.
REPUBLIC SFECIAL


haiIsas City. Mo. July The National
''''@ Executive committees Of the Silver Re
publican party were 90 have met this aft
e'Ho"h 10 arrange for the temporary and
permanent organizations ana name the
spe@heTs VINO are 10 place Bryan and Towne
N nomination at the convention, but owing
70 the absence of Charles A Towne who
went 10 Topeka, kss., 20 address a Fusion
meeting. the committee meeting WAS most
poh,d until Tomorrow morning at II O'Clock.
Alr. Towae started for Topeka at noon
lie departed with a light heart for lust as
he quilted his room in the Coates House
wore was brought him from The Washington
ue!tsAuon THAI II Was positively Instructed
10 support his candidacy. The announce
ineht means that J. Hamilton Lewis. who
mas been nursing his boom on the suppor,
OF 'Ae delegation from this. his own State
Is no longer possibility in the race
Ihe news was received 10y Towne With
satisfaction, and lie said: 81 knew the del
esa'es were my personal friends and would
support me individually. but l am gra,ified
that they are given instructions 20 support
me AS a delegation
Iownes ieutenants declare that they are
RECEIVING assurances hourly from arriving
Delegations that members OF the delegations
from the Western States which have here
io!ore been reckoned as supporters OF other
candidates, will support his candidacy
boom f"r Towne is receiving encouragement
all along the line
There is no other candidate" Senator
Dubois said, when you anaiyze the situa-
ton thoroughly. Towue has more ind,-
vidual strength now than any other man
named Here is a fact 10 which IL would be
well TO call the attention OF the Democrats
ci the East: With TowBe on the ticket Ne
can carry without doubt the following
States; Minnesota. Michigan, Kansas. Ne
eraSha. South Dakota. Colorado Wyoming
Montana North Dakota. Utah, idaho
anu California There are seventy cleo
toral votes and thirteen Senators Will be
saved 10 the party. and these cannot be
carried without the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Silver Republican strength combined No
other Candidate can save these States to the
Democratic party. II they can be carried
az all. Fownc is the only man who can do Il,
~ matters nothing TO the New York or
southern Democrats who Is named with
Bryan II they support Bryan they will
support any man named with him. In these
States | have named the Popuiists and ST.
Yer Republicans will support no one but
Towne"
Senator Dubois said that the Silver Re-
publican platform will contain Boer plank
strongly sympathizing with the Dutch in
the South African struggle.
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NEBRASKA.
Delegates Favor a New Sixteen TO.
One Plank.

Kansas City. Mo. July "A majority Of
the members Of the Nebraska delegation
arrived to-day on early trains. and the re-
mainder Of the delegation are expected by
Afternoon. They came prepared to make q
strong fight. II necessary. for the insertion
In the platform OF plank declaring In
the most specific terms for IS to 1. W. II.
Thompson Of Grand Island. delegare-at-
large. and close friend OF Mr.. Bryan. said:
We have held no meeting of the delega-
ton as yet and l cannot say wha; the In
dividual opinions may be. But l rather
think he added, with smile. that there
IS not much doubt of what they think
Speaking for myself. l do not see what
good a mere reaf,irmatiou OF a plank N a
former platform can do. People are no.
going 10 hunt up n copy o, the Chicago
platform 70 see what 1; is We reaf.irIn II
the convention Is going TO declare for 15
TO = there H. only one way to 90 H. and
tina. Is by the insertion Of a plank IN The
platform which shall say what is meant:
A reatflrmatiUn may be good enough in
Its way. bu, its way Is nos very good
way"
Concerning the vice presidential rou,ina-
ton, Mr. Thompson said that the Ne
traska delegation was somewhat at sea.
He denied positively that ii had received
any intl!nation from Mt. DFy an or his per-
sonal choice OF I candidate.
We want the man that will poll the
most votes" said Mr.. Thompson. and I
have not been on the ground long enough TO
form any idea OF vho that man Is. Speak
ing generally. however. / will say that II
the State OF New York can decide upon a
good man, against whom there is 70 OBJ
lection on personal grounds. that man Will
be suitable. l make that statement IN a
broad sense. however, and 90 not wish to
be understood as saying that We are for
any man whorr New York may choose to
indorse. He must be suitable IN other
respects. as veil as having the approval Of
The NrN York delegation
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OHIO.
Oppose New Silver Plank-Compli.
ment to Patrick.

Kansas City. Mo-. July 2-ohio Is for BIZ
metsll,srn. but against the Insertion In the
platform OF a plank calling for the coinage
of silver a, the ratio Of Is to l. The larger
mart of the delegation from the Buckeye
ssa,s arrived to-day and took up quar,ess
al the Progress Club on Washington street.
None Of the delegates expressing theus-
seIves In favor OF hmetailism was willing
that lis rau,e should be used In declaring
the attitude of the State, but they we're, q
Unit In saying that Ohio DID not want 10
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PENNSYLVANIA.
Guffey Is Reelected Committeeman
and Chairman.

Kansas City, Nc. July AT q caucus OF
the Pennsylvania delegation to-nigh, ]. II.
Guney was unanimously chosen chairman
OF the delegation AMI reelected as repre-
sentative on the Rational Committee. The
caucus then adjourned to meet tomorrow
evening, when the representatives on the
various committees will be elected.
Previous 20 the adjournment the dele
gates presented a solid silver loving cup TO
Colonel Guffey as token OF their apprec!-
alton Of his services 10 the Democratic
PARTY Of Pennsylvania.
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INDIANA.
Shively Northumberland Is
Elected Committeeman.

Kansas City. No, July Am important
caucus OF the Indiana delegation was held
to-day in it's headquarters at the Coates
House The purpose OF the conference was
20 informally discuss the situation, partic-
ularly with respect to the vice presidency.
Former Congressman n. +. Shively, who
has been considered one II the principal
factors In the vice presidential problem.
delivered brief address 10 the delega ton.
In which he declined irrevocaby TO be a
candidate or to perTlit the use of his name
IN connection with the nomination. He has
insisted from the first that he was not
candidate but the action of some of his
close friends in pressing his merits and the
advantages upon the attention of arriving
delegates induced political observers to take
his own statement with grain OF salt. His
statement to his own State delegation to-
day. however. Is regarded as final. He viii
no, be candidate, and the Indiana dele
gates have taken him at his word.
Only on. name was pres nted 10 the Gel
eSatiou for National Committeeman from
Indiana. that of Thomas Z. Taggart OF In
d;anapolis. II" was chosen unanimously.
While the delegation was in caucus Sem
ator Teller Of Colorado entered to see some
OF his friends He WAS introduced TO the
delegates and made brief speech In the
course OF his remarks he said that he would
not vote for the reelection of President Nc
K.nley. even though this convention were to
do the impossible and insert gold plank In
its platform. He had fought side By side
with the Democrats In sc and he would do
the same again this year.
No action was taken with regard either to
the platform o. the vice presidency except
so far as Mr. SEively was concerned. There
is a division of sentiment in the delegation.
Some members desire TO support Towne
and others New York man. Pending dis
cussicn Of the question with other dslega-
tons, particularly New York. the delegation
adjourned until noon tomorrow.
An incipiert movement In the delegation
was started In favor of Mr. Taggart as
chairman of the National Committee He
himself says he Is not candidate for the
place.
NO formal action has been taken by the
Indiana delegation respecting the selection
OF Mr.. Taggart a. national chairman. said
q. V. Menzies. one q: the delegates-at-large.
but you may he assured that his selection
would be received with joy by every Dem
ccrat In the State. Speaking Sor myself.
would rather have him as national chair
man Than to have a candidate from Indiana
on the ticket. IL would be worth more to
US at the polls"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-03

nanforth IS the only one Of the candi-
dates agains; whom some objection has not
been urged. and he has this other great
Interchangeable is from New York.
The action of the Indiana delegation n
informing Mr.. Croker that the Hoosier State
desired a New York candidate is especially
significant and indicative OF the sentiment
setting in toward panforth. Tomorrow, Il
Is expected. Indana's wish. informally ex-
pressed. will take the form of definite
resolution declaring for a New Yorker with
the preference for paEforth.
The New Yorl; deleg alton will caucus to-
morrow. and unless the conditi ms change
materially before that time Elliot DAN
forth VIII he agreed upon New York
candidate for Vice President.
And as New York votes 50 will vote the
convention, for second place on the ticket.
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Is TO l plank inserted in the platform.
However. they will not make strong
fight against it. and II the specific declara-
ton for the ratio Of Is to is inserted they
will accept the result with cheerfuluess-
Unless the convention favor3 the nomina-
ton Of the vice presidential candidate BY
reclamation. a complimentary vote prob
ably will be given on the first ballot to
Judge A. W. Patrick of New Philadelphia.
He will not. however. be formally nomt-
mated. The majority OF the delegates ap-
parently favor the nomination Of q man
whom New York can agree UPON. al one
delegate expressed it--either David b. Hill
or Congressman Sulzer being acceptable.
Judge Parker also has friends in the dele
CATION.
The delegation tomorrow will caucus for
committeeman. and II Is virtually settles
that John II. Mclean will be reelected
TO the National Committee. H l. Chap
man will be put on the Resolutions Conn
mittee and James Kilbourne will be made
chairman Of the delegation
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BRYAN'S WISHES PREVAIL:
DANFORTH'S BOOM GROWS,
Continued From Page One.

ton has not yet arrived. and | do not
know who its choice Will he. | myself
have no preference. but thoroughly appre-
clate the honor that the West and South
have conferred upon US by permitting us
to name the man"
Haven't you any idea Mr.. Croker was
asked. whom the delegation Will s.lect?'
net until the full delegation arrives"
was the answer.
Asked as to panforths candidacy. Mr..
Croker replied In the same vein.
Some of the delegates from New York got
In tonight The remainder are expected IN
the morning. One of those who reached
the city said, just after seeing Mr.. Croker:
you may put II down Tor a certainty that
the choice Of the New York delegation Will
be DaDfortk."
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Indiana Receives Shively's With.
drawal and Elects Taggart Ma
tional Committeeman.
sEWALL REPRESENTS MAINE.
Pennsylvania Reflects Colonel
Guffey-Many of the Delegations
Have Not Reached Kansas
City-lnformal Caucuses.

Kansas city. No. July 2-While the list OF
State delegations yet here is far from COM
plete. caucuses and conferences on second
place. the platform and members OF the va
rious committees were the general order OF
the day Decisive action was taken in a
few delegations. but the majority of them
received only tentative decisions on the
principal questions before them.
The Indiana delegation elected Mayor
Taggart National Committeeman and re-
ceived Shively's refusal to lie a candidate
for Vice President.
Maine elected former Vice Presidential
Candidate Sewall as National Committee
man. Pennsylvania reelected Colonel Gu,-
fey.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-03
ALASKA.
Delegates for Simple Reaffirmatiol
New Yorker Favored.

Kansas City, Mo-. July 2-Either q SIM
pie reafirmation Of the Chicago Platform
or the leaving out altogether OF the is-io-i
plank is favored by the members OK the
Alaska delegation who arrived here to-day.
1--WE are all silver people, OF course" said
L. L. Williams OF Juneau. but We believe
II Is for the best interests OF the party TO
drop that issue. Big business men out on
the Coas. with whom We have talked. say
they will vote for Bryan and contribute
willingly to his campaign fund Il the ,s-,e-l
issue IS dropped. and We think Il Is good
politics 20 act accordingly
For Vice President the delegates favor a
New York man. either Congressman Sulxrr
or DayG y. HILL
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Kentucky will be found of the same opin-
lon / think that an evasion of the point,
which in reality is what a reaftirnation
means. will do no good, and may do con-
siderable harm.
We are what might be termed Shively
delegation or the vice presidency. We are
not solid for him. but at least half of TIE
delegation consider him the most available
man The others are scattered. but We have
as vet held no conference and the attitude
Of our delegation may change somewhat
after We get together"
The Kentucky delegation will hold eau
Gus Tomorrow.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-03

hHi uBiic sfECiAh
New York. July Elliot panforth. prom
| inently mentioned In connection with the
| vice presidential nomination. was born at
sDSa,.bur. N Mar, ,s,g ,,id,la
| - -
- .". 80 ~
NC" ioih state ~hie" 'eluiEeu Il i'aJoi''S
for Mr.. Bryan in 1896
MI Danforth is the son Of the late Judge
Peter s Dapforth. a man of affairs civil.
.aucot,o,aI and raI,,,ous :, bio ,i,ne who
| ,-s -. ...,,,.,. .,,s-,. =,
a as '"e '''0'' "a
Mldalepurg.
The son received a common school edu-
cation and then was sent West to the
Pacific Coas, Ito see what a great country
this is, as hiz father nh, n Returning
=, ,,,5r.t,-- r. .,,aIo5 ,ow a,s a, I,,r-
~ ' - "
airy. N.'' re was Auii''''ea " '''e al
MT. Daiiio'th removed 10 'he 'iiiase %
cambridge. y. Y. In the summer OF 1873
and Formed a law partnership with George
H. Winsor- The firm did large business
ana tEe reputation OF the younger mVinpvF
spread rapidly. lie was chosen member
OF the Committee on Prizes OF the New
York State Bar Association and for three
years held the Office OF President OF the
Village OF cambridge
Later MIR. Danforth entered with great
enthusiasm into the broad field OF politics.
Identifying himself from the first with the
Democratic party. In 1880. he was dele
gate TO the National Democratic Convention
held at Cincinnati which nominated General
Hancock for the presidency. He was the
youngest delegate In the convention.
Nominated for Congress-
In the fan OF That year ne was urani-
ihous'! Nominated as can9Idale Tor Con
sreSs from ms ciStr'r'' pu' ueciheu tIe
..oiioE.. IN ,Ssf ne was He!esate 70 'hc
~, ~ ,>.,tioi.ai tt,uh az Si'iN''s'
,nro,,it e n.''t 60 % ",
SpfS'e. itpu'! S,",e iieAs 81 81 NV
a''o .,.. So rs cH''es W. s.4o,'
iii"i hed Aoi''s INA. ne vas re"PI'Oii''cu'
serving until the fall o; 1883. when he was
nominated Tor state treasurer. lie was
elected by a plurality Of i5.9e votes over
General Ira NJ. Hedges. the Republican can
dida;e.
At the Democratic State Convention held
at Saratoga In 1881 Mr.. panforth WIS
unanimously renominsted and again de-
feated his former opponent. General Hedges,
this time by nearly 5000.
In lss Mr.. nsnierth was a delegate 20
the Democratic National Convention held
At Chicago and strongly advocated The
nomination OF senator HIIi for President
Ane eouii'is uei',.1i'u'i ~ r'ald' hoWeNei
a. ,a,,.itSS,, ~ ,.,,,i,,'s 80 W. -.
election o. the last pemocrati, President
In 1886 Mr.. Danfurth was again a dele
gate TO the Democratic National Convcn-
ton Bees use Of his sympathy with the
dominant element OF the party he was Sc
lec;ed as the New York member o. the No
tincation Committee. He was chairman of
the great mass meeting held in Madison
Square Garden. at which Mr.. BRYAN was
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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-03
KENTUCKY,
ShiYely Probably Has the Most
Followers.

Kansas City, No. July 1.-The Kentucky
delegation arrived to-day and took up its
quarters at the Coates House. National
Committeeman Trey woodson sa!3:
Il do not know exactly how Kentucky
stands on the silver proposition. We are
all o. course. in favor of Is 10 !, but
whether all are IN favor OF a reafirmation
or specific statement ! could not say until
the delegation has met Personally, j an
IN favor Of an out-aad-o-t declaration. and
think the majority OF the delegates from
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-03
ARKANSANS START.
Three Carloads of Democrats Leave
Fort Smith.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Fort Smith. Ark. July 2.-Three coaches
OF Arkansas Democrats left here to-day for
Kansas City via the Kansas City and
Southern In the party are Consreesmsn
John S. Little. Federal Judge John H. Roe.
ers and Thomas Bo.es. who Is q tree StIver
Republican and 4 member Of the SxttonaI
Committee.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-03
FLORIDA.
Solid for Hill and Sixteen "a
One.

Kansas City. Mo. Jsay 2-Ths members
Of the Florida delegation arrived to-nisht
in n body. They announced that they were
fer Is to l without any evasion or restrtc,
tions. and favored Hill fer the Nomination
for Vice President.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-03
1I2 Boarding Places
Advertised in To-day's Republic
FREE SILVER REPUBLICANS.
Kansas Convention Selects Dele
gates TO Kansas City.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Topeka. kas.. July e.-Cne hundred and
fifty Silver Republicans met IN State Con-
vention here to-day and elected eighty
three de.ssatss 10 the National Convention
az Kansas City Fifty counties were repre-
sented and delegates declared that the
Free silver Republicans are gaining ell
over the State
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Suit to Cancel n Patent.

The Secretary of the Interior has re-
ouested the Attorney General to institute
suit on behalf of the United States to can
Gel the patent issued in 1898 to W. 5. Mont
gcmery and others, for the Hull City
Placer Mining Claim in Colorado. This
claim has been the subject of considerable
litigation Up to the present time the
decisions have been in favor of the holders
Of the patent. but it is now claimed they
were based on false testimony. 1t was
stated that the land contained placer gold,
while 1t Is now said that the precious metal
therein contained is in lodes and veins, and
that the patent was granted upon a false
assumption A part of the town Of indie
pendence Is located on this claim. Ex-
Secretary of the Interior Noble appeared at
th., hearings at the Interior Department as
counsel for the persons opposing the hold
ers of the mines Tho present action of
Secretary Hitchcock is based upon the fact
that two persons have sworn that their
former testimony was false.
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INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION.
Some Interesting Statistics of the In
crease of the Export Trade.

creaHe Oh the Export Trade.
A session Of the Industrial commission
was held yesterday, and Mr.. Frank H.
Hitchcock. chief of the section of foreign
markets, Department of Agriculture, was
heard in a description of the growth of
the export trade of the United States,
which has increased 200 per cent since 1860
He said the prospects for Its continued
increase were bright. The surplus of agri-
cultural products which may be exported
from this country is about % per cent of
the entire production. Great Britain is the
most important market for United States
goods, taking So per cent Of the exports
Germany follows with Ii per cent. France
consumes q per cent of the output. Raw
cotton goes chiefly to Japan. where enor-
nous quantities are used. About Is per cent
Of the cattle exported go to the united
kingdom, the total average value being
about 100000 year. Export trade with
Cuba is growing rapidly. There has been a
striking decline in the exports of butter
and cheese, the chief cause. the witness
stated being the expectation of inferior
articles. In order to compete with butter
exporting countries, Mr. Hitchcock said, 1t
will be necessary for the United States to
establish governmental guarantee Of the
high quality of such product.
Mr.. Martin Dodge. director of the office of
public roads inquiry of the Department of
Agriculture, spoke on the subject of good
roads.
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BIDS FOR ARMOR PLATE.
Circular Issued by the Navy Depart
ment Calling for Them.

Circular Issued by the Navy DEPART
ment Calling for Them.
The Navy Department has prepared
circular calling for bids for supplying
armor plate to the navy. For the nrSt Time
the department has adopted the policy OF
classifying the armOr called for in the ao-
yertisement Heretofore, under the low
price paid for armor, 1t was scarcely worth
while to make any distinction between the
various grades of armor required. AT the
enhanced prices now prevailing a consid-
cradle saving can be effected by classifying
the armor. Thus the advertisement calls
first for the highest quality face-hardened
armor. treated by the Krupp process. Inc
second class is composed of armor of gen
orally lesser thickness than class one, useo
in places where the requirements are not
50 severe and In this case the ordinary
Harveyized armor will serve. Class three
will be made up of thin plates, bolts, nuts,
etc material not requiring any kind of
hardening process.
The present requirement is that the
armor makers must furnish armor OF
certain specified grade. The new circular
contains an important addition, in that the
armor makers are to supply armor Vi 'iis
very highest grade. Under that clause, II
there are improvements in production lenu-
ing to enhance the quality of the armor the
contractors must give them to the govern
ment without any extra cost. Had there
been such stipulation in the present con-
tract the contractors would have had 10
supply Krupp armor in place of Harvey
lied armor upon the discovery OF the
Krupp process, and at the contract price
of Harveyized plate. Because of the un-
certain obligation imposed upon the CON
tractor by this clause 1t is expected tnal
a pretty stiff price will be asked:
The circular, as already stated, proVldes
for the reception of bids for three speclned
quantities of armor-for the three vesse's
of the main class, for the protected cruisers
and for the five battle ships altogether au-
thorized, thus testing the ability of the
government to secure a reduction of price
in armor by placing a large order
The ordnance bureau has not yet been &C
uuainted with the reported intention OF
one of the great steel-working concerns IN
the United States to enter into compeu-
ton with the two companies which have
already supplied armor for the navy 1t is
known to the bureau that this particular
concern has spent a large amount OF money
during the past year in very extensive en-
largements Of its plants, but SO far as Is
known the additions are adaptable to the
production of commercial steel and are not
specifically devised for armor making.