The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-04
Silver Leader Losing His Grip.
Many Delegations Take Formal
Action Against 10 to /.
DEFEATiWRITTEN EVERYWHERE.
City Overlooking With Visitors, But
Many Old Time Clubs conspic-
uously Absent.

assaulted by the deafenlng conglomera-
tion Of bombs and rockets and crackers
and marching clubs and drum corps,
with the concusslon Of politics md pa
triotlsm, Kansas City is tonight ush-
ering in the national holiday and the
were crowds here yesterday, but these
were but the advance guards and to-
day they have come en- masse, fairly
engulflng the city and taking complete
possession Of Its streets, hotels and
public places. With this late influx
have come the Tammany braves. the
Chicago marching club and many kin
dred organizations. with their bands.
And yet for some reason many Of the
most famous convention organizations.
such as the Duckworth Club. of CIncln-
natl, are not represented here, while
the Jeffersonian Club, of st. Louis, and
the Young Mems Louisville Club. send
only handful Of men instead of their
usual quota Of hundreds. Many notable
figures of the party have come with
the arriving delegations to-day.
Many Lincolnites Arrive.
Many of Mr.. Bryan's townsmcn and
most devoted adherents arrived to-
night. including the Young Mems
Bryan Club. of Lincoln. and the Tray
cling Mems Bryan Club. OF Nebraska.
This steady influx is strain,ng the city's
accommodations to the utmost and to-
night people are being packed In rooms
and Railways without much regard to
comfort, so long as they can get place
to lay their head.
| The actual business OF the day con-
sisted In the final selection by. the COM
mittee of Governor Thomas, of Colora-
do. as temporary chairman Of the
convention and the disposal of all con-
tests, including the seating Of Senator
Clark and delegation. The choice OF
Governor Thomas was something Of q
surprise. as the executive committee
had practically decided for Mayor Rose.
Of Milwaukee. But on close vote to-
day. Governor Thomas was awarded the
honor.
Towne's Speech Attracted Attention.
To-day's session OF the Monetary
League also attracted some attention.
mainly through Mr.. Towne's speech,
severely arraigning his old associates
OF the Republican party and declaring
that the record In Cuba and the Phil
ippInes was one of the most dlsgraceful
pages in the American history.
But far more interesting than the
formal business of the day has been
the growing intensity Of feeling over
\ the platform and the vice presidential
candidate. The most remarkable fea-
ture of the situation, is the sudden shift
of sentiment since yesterday, when the
dominating influence of Mr.. Bryan was
| everywhere manifest, whereas to-day
many delegations took formal action
against n specific 16 to l declaration.
which is supposed to be Mr.. Bryan's
sine qun non. The movement took form
early in the day among some Of the
most influential men Of the party, not
through any spirit Of opposition to Mr..
Bryan. but because they believed the
overwhelming sense of the delegates
was favorable to simple rennirmation
Of the Chicago platform without q spe-
clflc declaration for 16 to /.
A Conservative Platform.
That is q conservative instead OF q
radical financial platform. AS explain
ed by one Of these leaders, n man fore
most in the counsels of the party, 1--WE
hive nothing authoritative before us
showing that Mr.. Bryan insists upon
there are reports and rumors and the
Nebraska delegates may or may not
represent his views. The platform
committee would doubtless yield to the
expressed wishes OF Mr.. Bryan, but
when the time comes the question will
he nsked Who says Mr.. Bryan insists
| upon this, and show us the lnsistence.'
In nil probability 1t will not be forth
toillIlb anu aluc pIttloEIl Collilllltcc
will follow Its own dictates rs to the
| proper course to pursue. There is no
doubt that the personal conviction of
the members Of the platform committee
Will be for conservative platform. n
| simple rGa;llrmRtiOn OF the Chicago
| platform omitting specific references to
1G 10 l. have no doubt Mr.. Bryan
would accept such n platform if It went
before him MS the viii of the conven-
t!on. The fact Is. We think II rather
unjust to place Mr.. Bryan In the nttl-
tude OF dictator making demands,
and We are proceeding on the theory
that these so-cnllcd demands are not In
reality being made by him" q
Ohio Was In the Lead.
The force OF the movement began to
mike Itself apparent M the day advance
ed. Ohio led of. and after n abort fight
overwhelmingly instructed IT'S repre-
sentative on the platform committee,
Judge Chapman, to work for slmplr
icaflrmntlon Of the Chicago platform,
without specific 10 TO declaration.
TaIs decision was madc In the face or
protest by Tom Johnson thnt II waa
opposed to llryan's well.known wishes.
The Florida caucus followed suit soon