The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-30
BOTH SULzER AND LEWIS
HAVE TALKS WITH BRYAN
Vice Presidential Candidates Call TO Confer With
the Prospective Head of the Ticket.
Former Says He For Silver at the Ratio of 10 to
Hope in New York.

that the delegates who have been
sounded on the question have not yet
made up their minds or they do not
care to express a preference for any
candidate. There is an impression that
the good politics of the situation would
mean the selection or man from New
York. and if a satisfactory candidate
cannot be found there, then the next
best thing to do would be to go to
Indiana. Western Democrats would be
glad to have an eastern man named
who would add strength to the ticket
in that section.
New York and Indiana Battle Ground
Both New York and Indiana are con-
sideTed battle grounds. Both We're car
ried for Mckinley in 1896 but the con-
fidence Of the Democrats in their abiI-
ity to reverse the vote in Indiana and
the strong hopes they entertain of car
Tying New York, is one Of the interest
ing features of the situation here. Il is
this condition that makes the Demo
Gratis talk of = vice presidential candi
date from one of those states. There
viii have to be more delegates in the
city and something like an alignment
of forces for and against certain can
didates for vice president before even
guesses can be made with any degree
of intelligence.
eff Mr.. Sulzer of New York is not
nominated for vice president it will not
be on account of any lack of boom
ing on the part of his friends who are
here. The managers, with +. D. O'Don-
nell at their head, are losing no oppOr-
tunity of making known the fact that
Mr.. SulzeT is not only in the race, but
that be will win if he can. Badges
I TiF 10 a nd
and victory with portraits of the men,
are being distributed to all who viii
wear them, while another method Of
campaign has been the spreading
/ broadcast of d small handful. This
document contains only a few words
and quotes from a speech made by
4 Champ Clark in the house Of represen-
/ tatives in which the Missouri man said:
In this distinguished presence [
/ nominate for vice president William
! Sulzer of New York, who is faithful
| to the cause at all times, in all places
/ and under all circumstances. l honor
/ Mr.. SulZeT for his courage, his honesty
and hisTfidelity exhibited amid environ
ments which would discourage. dis
] hearten and appail a more timid man.
New York VIII Not Fight 10 to !.
An interview with Mr.. Sulzer. tele-
] era ft&Atu 4iDit l4t4tOln anu fuBii0ltEA
here, quotes him as saying that he
stood with Bryan on the BOer question
and every other question. He also de-
/ clared that the New York delegation
would do whatever is best for the party
and if the convention wants Is to 1, the
! delegation viii not oppose it.
New York rs well as Hill remained
silent in the Chicago convention after
the majority had declared its will on
2 -T--A \ r~r,v-r -,
say. III help you if you do as 1 say
| If we win he viii say, / helped you.
If We lose he viii say, 1 told you what
to do, and behold. you see the result.
I don't like that attitude. Croker
and Murphy come here in a different
spirit, willing to take the platform that
is made and abide by the result. 1t is
likely that Hill will not be so prOmi-
nent when Croker and Murphy take
charge"
Wants is to 1 Specified.
Mr.. Williams is one of the men who
is determined to work for specific dec
Iaration for the ratio of IS to / in the
platform He says that there must be
no deviation from that declaration.
IF we were right in 1895, why should
we change now. To simply reafiirRi
! the Chicago platform is not sufficient.
Nor would it be enough to declare for
bimetaIlism. Every man could declare
himself a bimetallist and place the ratio
at p to 1 or 80 to 1, to suit his own
ideas. all Of which would mean moth
ing. I do not believe this convention
will be satisfied with anything buA a
specific IS to I declaration. The morale
of the party demands il, and if we were
right when we pOlled $500 900 votes. We
will be right in making the declaration
anew Mr. Bryan could not hOnOrably
stand upon platform that even by
implication abandoned the great issue
on which the former campaign was
fought. We cannot write ourselves
down as being jackasses or knaves IN
: 1896 by leaving out the ratio declara-
! ton"
{ Along this vein did Mr.. Williams dis
cuss the issue and presently he turned
his attention to Grover Cleveland
whom he denounced for throwing the
} &eight of the Democratic administra-
ton against the Democratic ticket four
: years ago.
I ITO make concessions now" he said
l would mean that Cleveland was righ
2 and the greatest man in the Democrat,
party. I do not believe this convention
1 will do it and when the delegates ar
rive il will be found that the move
= ment is not popular. The men behinC
2 this movement are those who want t
E place the Democratic party and Mr.
Bryan in a vacillating position like tn
D present administration. They want L
. place Bryan on a par with Mckinley
I and I say the Kansas City convention
4 will not do anything of that kind"