The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-07-03
SOME LOOK FOR CONTEST
Towne, Shively and Sulzer Have Ar
rived in Kansas City.
SHIVELY SAYS HE IS NOT A CANDIDATE
His Friend Says His Name Will be Presented
by Indiana. Talk Of Nominating Bryan
ON the Fourth Renewed. Rush
Ct Preparation.
(Bv the Associated Press.)

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Kansas City, Mo, June IS a
constant bang, bang of hammer, rasping
of saws, shouting of orders and rushing
of feet. day and night, at the big hall
where the Democratic National ConVen-
ton is to lie held. AS fast as one por-
ton of the structure is finished, the dec
orators pOunce upOn it with bolts OF
bunting; flags and pictures OF Demcratic
leaders. set in the nationa! coats OF
arms. cover up the walls and spaces SO
that the delegates who assemble on the
Fourth will see all the colors and en-
blems of the holiday, coupled with evil
slenccs of a Democratic celebration some
fears are expressed by new arrivals re
garding the possible failure to nave the
hall ready in time, but the genuine West
ern push and energy, characteristic OF
Kansas City, encourage the belief that
everything will be ready when Chairman
Jones of the National Committee calls the
convention to order next Wednesday at
noon.
Delegates are dropping in from differ
ent sections and the meeting OF the SUD
Committee on Convention arrangement
attracted quite q knot of men about the
National Committee headquarters. AS on
Friday the most interesting topic, and
that which gives the Democrats here the
most concern, is the promised contest
over the 16 to l plank of the platform.
The utterances of men like National
Chairman Jones, William J. Stone ana
other Western and Southern leaders, to-
gethcr with the action of Western and
Southern Democratic State Conventions
in their platforms. would seem to indicate
that a simple reaffirmation of the Chi
cago platform is all that would be neces-
sary. Such action under ordinary cir
cumstances would be apt to be accepted
as the probable action Of the National
Convention. but the representatives from
Lincoln Indicate that 16 to l must be
specifically declared. if the views of Mr..
Bryan are to be followed. There are SO
many delegates who desire to carry out
the wishes of the coming nominee that
the clash between them and those holding
different views is likely to be spirited
and the result somewhat doubtful
Chairman Jones said that the declaration
on silver should not vary the breadth Of
a hair from that contained in the Chicago
platform, and he thinks q r~eaffirmatior
is sufficient. The breadth OF a hair, how
ever, is still too wide for some and they
favor splitting the hair, especially il the
Chicago platform is to be the test. The
extreme silver men say that 'reaffirma-
ton will be a concession" Gold men and
others who have returned to the party
say suck a concession is sufficient. Sc
the hair that Senator Jones spoke about
seems to be wide enough to cause 8
lively contest when the platform is undel
consideration.
There are some other features of the
platform that may not be agreed upon
at once-eXpanSiOn, the present Chinese
situation and the Occur .d'Alcne riots
But the differences over these can be
readily adjusted, as they are either fore
ordained or susceptible of manipulation
by the platform experts
Three Vice Presidential possibilities
came in today-the Chairman of the Sill
yer Republican Committee, who was
named by the Populists for Vice Presi-
dent. Charles A. Towne; Benjamin f
Shively, ex-member of Congress from Iu-
diana, and William Sulzer, member o
Congress from New York.
The latter arrived late in the evening
after spending a day or two at Lincoln
where he had been comforting with MIR
Bryan. Mr.. ToWne modestly outlined tht
reasons which prompted hin to be a can
didate. Mr.. Shively said he was not
candidate, while his friends declared tina
he would be presented by Indiana.
No one is yet ready to hazard a predic.
ton that anyone of these men will bt
selected.
The arrival of these candidates createe
talk and speculation. but neither they
nor anyone else can now guess how
many votes any one Of them will receive
There has been a renewal of the tai
about nominating Mr.. BRYAN on The
Fourth OF JUL, and a night session of tht
convention has been suggested in Orde
to accomplish this. It is even said tina
he may be nominated before the plat
form is adopted, but many are doins
what they can to discourage the proceed
ing, declaring that it will be crowdins
sentiment too far to depart from The
regular and orderly procedure of the con.
%vention.
There is yet uncertainty as to whether
Mr. Bryan will come to Kansas Cit,
after the convention makes the nomina
ton. No one now here is authorized t.
speak for him 1t has been said tina
the convention can conclude all it's bust
ness in two days, and that the third da,
will be devoted to giving a reception t.
Mr.. Bryan and listening to a speech from
him. This would be an attractive pro
gram, especially for Kansas City, as tn
appearance of Mr.. Bryan would doubles;
attract as many people as the Openin,
day.
Although the National Committee ha,
taken no action there has been a grea
deal OF correspondence and consultation
among leaders, everywhere OF the sub
Ject of presiding officers and the under
standing is that Mayor Rose, of Mil
waukee, will be the temporary chairman
and James d. Richardson, of Tennessee
the minority leader in the House of Rep
resentatives, the permanent chairman.
The extreme silver men are countin
very confidently Upon the aid of Mr.. Bry