Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-03

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. July 2.-The
throb and thrill of great national as
semblage is beginning to take possess
sion. Throughout the day there has
been a steady tramp, tramp of incom-
ing thousands by every train, choking
the railroad stations and filling the
hotel Hobbies.
Among the days arrivals are many
of the interesting figures of the party.
With this influx of leaders and dele
gates the holding of caucuses and the
organization Of state delegations has
begun under hot and oppressive condi-
lions. 1t has been a sticky, muggy
day, with the sky overcast and threat
ening a storm and the air heavily
charged with moisture, giving promise
of humid convention days ahead.
The real work began to-day with a
meeting OF the national committee to
determine contests and to select tenn
porary officers. Mayor Rose, of Mil
waukee, the choice for temporary
chairman, is German-American, re-
puted to be an orator of fine presence
and effective delivery.
Tonight the national committee is
having private dinner, a sort of fam
lily conference, as the guest of Daniel
j. Campau. Great crowds of dele
gates and spectators are centering at
Convention Hall, which was formally
nnn0pd with hand onpoor+
The Monetary League has begun it's
session to-day with Coin" Harvey and
Mr.. Towne as attractions, but this was
quite too academic to attract much at
tention lf
The arrival of the Nebraska delega-
ton, fresh from conference with their
leader, was mainly instrumental in
showing Mr.. Bryans attitude. They
were hardly off the cars before they put
forward declaration of principles.
This expressed 'unalterable opposition
to any surrender of the people of BIZ
metallism and demand for a finan-
cial plank making a specific pledge for
the free and unlimited coinage of gold
and silver at the ratio of Is to ], indie
pendently of what any other nation may
do
The resolution was accepted as little
short of notice to other delegations as
to the sentiment Of men very near to
Mr.. Bryan.
The development of Mr.. Bryans in
fuence over the convention and his I'M
wavering insistenee on 16 to /, has Gre
ated a curious counter movement. This
is among the practical politicians of
the party, the leaders who run cam
paigns to secure votes They seek
compromise, and such a harmonizing
that all sections can be brought to-
gether. AS result definite and urgent
representations have been made TO Mr..
Bryan in the interest of harmony ard
moderation on the platform. The bear
er of these overtures is Mr.. James Kerr,
secretary of the Congressional Nationa
committee. who is now with Mr.. Bry-
an in Lincoln. after comforting with
the leaders here. II is certain that he
reflects the strong sentiment of his
own State, Pennsylvania, and other
eastern localities and it is understood
that his mission has the authority of
the most influential party leaders now
assembled here, including practically
the entire membership of the Executive
Committee
From what has developed to-day, how
ever, the mission Is likely to prove
no more productive of harmonizing re-
suits than the pilgrimage Of Hill. In
deed. this feeling is so universal that
the eastern delegations reached a prac-
teal determination to-day to accept tie
inevitable and to conine their Efforts
to the platform committee thus keep
ing the subject from becoming a
source Of discord on the door Of the
convention.