Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-03
DELEGATES POUR IN
Kansas City Begins to Take on a
Convention Air.
VISITORS MAKE THEMSELVES At home
Differ in Appearance From Repub-
Iican Convention Delegates.
MANY FARMERS IN EVIDENCE
Special From Stan Correspondent.


Gratis have been pouring into Kansas City
| in tired and dusty phalanxes for two days.
They came not with bands and banners
In silk hats and creased trousers, as the
| republicans came to Philadelphia, but in
true democratic fashion they walked up
town with their coats upon their arms and
their collars unbuttoned. They chewed plug
| tobacco and they did not care who knew it,
They came full of fight, full of earnest
ness and full of fine enthusiasm for the
theories and principles enunciated by their
leader, w. ]. Bryan. Before they reached
mere many were aware of the struggle
which they knew was being waged under
the surface between the leaders for the dom
inarcy Of the party. They asked eagerly for
news and quickly aligned themselves into
positions which they will occupy in the
battle henceforth
The two camps were easily recognized
Ihere were the westerners, who insisted
upon the survival of democratic PRINCIPLES
as enunc1ated by the Chicago platform and
personlf1ed In Bryan. There were the 9TH
democratic success this fall and who were
intent upon taking advantage of every
place and element in their favor which the
situation might afford
Different From Philadelphia
There is distinct difference in the per-
sonnel Of the arriving delegates as COM
pared with those who made up the Phila-
delphia assemblage. The horny handed
sons of toll are much in evidence The
farms have yielded their masters to take
part in the great game Of politics to be
played. Few signs of wealth are evidenced
in the rank and fiie. The silk-stockinR bri-
gade. headed by George Fred Williams Of
Massac etts and Perry Belmont. is but
corpora. guard In proportion to the full
membership.
Speaking of Perry Belmont, he is now
occupying an interesting attitude. 1t will
be remembered that Mr.. Belmont's position
on the money question was utterly OBJ
noXlous to Mr.. Bryan that the latter re-
fused to attend dinner over which Mr.
Belmont presided. Mr.. Belmont is working
IN the interest Of the democratic ticket to
pe headed by Bryan and to stand for free
silver. He Justiies this by the statement
that the democrats of his state desire the
defeat of the republicans. Some of the old
time democrats are inclined to view with
suspicion the friendiness of Mr. Belmont
and Mr.. Croker and hint of gold bricks
They alsp recall the classical warning to
beware of the Greeks bearing gifts.
Ihts morning and last night the hotel
lobbies have been thronged with a seething
mass of restless, perspirng humanity Hot
arguments occur from time to time between
the factions. Some excited, earnest fellow
viii start the ball rolling and in moment
have crowd around him while he lays
down his side of the case Then some one
on the opposition will break in with coun-
ter statements and counter arguments, and
they go at 1t hammer and tongS. with
other couples pairing off in similar conten-
ton
Divisions in Delegations.
State delegations will divide, and there is
notable exhibition of democratic indepen-
dence of party discipline. These old fell
lows with bronzed faces and earnest mien
don't take kindly to subservience to party
leadership All the privates think they are
as good as the generals. They even show
at times a little stiffness Of the back when
bowling to their idol, the great Bryan him
self.
The most interesting feature of the mo-
ment Is the bunco game which Mr.. Sulzer
of New York has played upon the dele
gates Let no one say that Mr. Sulzer is
not statesman and politician. Mr.. Sulzer
has collected all the jollying remarks about
his peerless leadership and his vice presi-
dental availability which have been made
printed them. This pamphlet he has dis
tributed among the guileless grangers of
the west as veritable testimonials to his
merit.
Champ Clark made in the House, when he
gravely withdrew his Endorsement of Sib-
ley of Pennsylvania and announced his
allegiance to SulZer for the vice presidency,
is quoted in all earnestneSs and credited to
the Congressional Record.
OF course, the document does not show
the TOdTS OF lauRntGf Wllcn swept over the
House. but that demonstration is set down
as applause on the democratic side" and
most of the delegates believe it Then, when
word came down from Lincoln, Neb., that
Mr.. Bryan really thought Mr. Sulzer
good candidate, the triumph of that gentle
man was complete. His rooters threw their
hands in the air and cast out another lot
of the circulars, which further convinced
the oredulous that Mr.. Sulzer could really
be classed among those who also ran.
1t broke james Hamilton Lewis heart,
this master stroke CT the willy Suizer and
put him out Of the running. At the ire
futable evidence in black and white Of the
esteem in which Sulzer held by his COL
leagues of the House he retired sadly into a
state of self-imposea incommunicado.
Hot Time In the Old Town.
Kansas City has had a hot time in the
old town for the past twenty-four hours.
The delegates have found sufficient leisure
from their discussion Of politics ald states
manslip to make things lively, and IN this
effort they have been ably assisted by the
resident contingent who, from all appear
ances. keep things lively here pretty much
all the time.
The visitors were little bit cowed yes
ter1ay afternoon by the heat; they clung
close to the lobbies ald the wet goods an
nexes thereof during the heat of the day
But i'll the cool of the evening they broke
out and for the rest of the night they kept
things humIning.
In the evening the whole town seemed to
run out to see what was going on. The
steep declivities of the heart of the town
swarmed with people Ike ants from their
hills, through which tic cable cars tore
with changing bells, while the tirnid tender
feet from the east looked on with amaze
ment that the swarms were not crushed
into writhing masses. Tie citizens are
warming up to interest in the convention
and 1t is said the railroads expect to bring
several hundred thousand pcopte into town
or the Fourth of July from the surrounding
stronghods of democracy.
Every house in Kansas City seems to have
beon turned into caravansaries for the en-
tertainment of visitors. Tho western idea
OF sleeping room accommodation Is appar-
entity based upon the number of beds which
cen be jammed into room. They arc ut-
terly surprised at the suggestion that four
or five people. utter strangers to each
other. should balk at piling into tiae same
room together.
Tho visitors may have trouble in r,etting
sleeping quarters but no difficulty in And-
ing plenty to eat and oceans to drink Res
taurants are plenty ana cheap, while the
saloons are legion, and. 1t Is said, keep open
all the time
An Interesting Incident.
Ono OF the interesting features OF the