The age-herald., 1900-07-04
IoktOt III 1uO HILL WAS SQUELCHED Dick Croker Drove the Political
 Knife Deep. NEW YORK PUTS OUT KELLAR Nobody Wants to Repudiate Silver, But Conservative Element Would Simply Reafirm the Chi
 cago Platform.
NEW YORK PUTS OUT KsLLAR
BY E. ". BARRE TT.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 3.-(Special)-' There is but little change in the condition of affairs tonight except that David Ben nett Hill has been eliminated from the situ- atien. Dick Croker struck the political knife deep into his vitals this afternoon With Croker the destruction of Hill in New York politics preceded everything. h. deed, to his ntimates Croker told the story that the Democratic ticket to be nominated here had no chance, whatever might be the platform, to carry New York. Therefore, he proceeded on lines calculated to destroy Hill within New York State
 The milk in the cocoanut is that Hill wants to be the Democratic nominee for Governor of New York, and Croker would destroy his chances. Croker did it today by defeating Hill in the New York delegation for the place on committee on resolutions. Augustus VanWyck was named over Hill by two majority.
 Elliott Danforth and Sulzer and the Hill boomers were all likewise turned down in the New York delegation, and John w. kellar was named as New Yorks candidate for Vice President Kellar is the New York Journals "Cholly Knickerbocker'' and Commissioner of Charities of Greater New York; a brilliant and splendid fellow but a man of no national reputation.
 If platform is made the lines sug- gested by much of the east, several of the southern States, including Georgia, think the action of New York means that Angus tus VanWyck may be the serious candi- date put out by New York. However, every thing is chaotic tonight, the conservative and extreme elements claiming a major ity of the committee on resolutions, and it is to be hot fight over the platform.
 Nobody Wants to Repudiate Silver
 Nobody wants to repudiate silver, but the conservative element would simply re- affirm all the principles and policies of De- mocracy as declared in the Chicago plat form, and make prominent the living, throbbing issues of today.
 Some of MT. Bryans friends are en- deavoring to use him in the fight by de- claring that he has stated that he will de- cline the nomination unless the platform he has outlined is adopted to the letter.
 This platform is devoted in the first part to new issues. Imperialism, trusts, and conduct of the war; and is tailed off with a repetition of the silver plank of the Chi cago platform. By virtue of the talk MT. Bryan has been accused of attempting to be the boss of the convention, lat those who know him best say that he simply I,a -af oba af backdownaon the silver question. To this extent the views of the great mass of the convention coincide with MT. Bryans, but there is an overwhelming sentiment against making the silver question overshadow everything else in the platform, as is ad- vocated by the former Republican and Pop ulist element cooperating with the Demo- crats. The Vive Presidency is still up in the clouds tonight. The Towne followers are the only active shouters. His advocates declare he will win, but the South and the East are practically solid against naming him. However the Vice Presidency de- bends entirely upon the platform, upon its wording largely depends who will be named for the second place on the ticket.
 Alabamians Had Scrap
 The Alabama delegation had quite a lit- tie scrap over organizing, but it finally be- came harmonious, though there were two candidates for each of the more important assignments, and in each case the winner went through by but majority. Ten nent Lomax was selected chairman of the delegation Frank s. White member of committee on credentials, John w. Tomlin- son on the committee on resolutions, c. L. Lavretta on the committee to notify the President, Dr. F. M.. Tankersley to notify the Vice President, and Henry b. Clayton was unanimously reelected National Com mitteeman.
 Among the prominent Alabamians here outside of the delegation are Charles G. Brown. N. L. Miller. J. s. Gillespie, w. K McAdory, J. B. Francis and W. M Walker of Birmingham.