The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-03
DEMOCRATS STILL In DOUBT
NO MANYET FIXED UPON FOR VICE
PRESIDENCY.

with the Platform Bryan Said Il
| Have Left the Latter Matter In th'
Hands of HiII-Carter Harrison Men
toned.
Kansas City, Mo-, July 2.-The vice
presidential situation has not cleared
UP during the day, and tonight it is
apparently in as much doubt as it was
when the delegates to the national
democratic convention We're chosen.
| There was a shifting of the scene to-
day when Benjamin F. Shivey, of In
diana, was taken out of the race by his
emphatic statement to the Indiana dele
cation. AS the contest stands after
Shively's retirement the two leading
candidates seem to be Charles Towne
and William Sulzer, with some man
from New York, like Judge Van Wyck
or Elliott Danforth as a possibility un-
der certain contingencies.
The fact is that the vice presidential
situation is interviewer with the plat
of the Chicago platform some New
York man may be selected for vice
president in the hope that he will assist
in carrying that state. If there is
specific declaration for 16 to / then
Towne may be made Bryans running
mate.
1t is conceded by all the democratic
leaders that Townes strength is in the
west and on silver platform and that
he would not be strong in the east on
a modified platform.
New York is still an uncertain guam
tity in the field. 1t is still asserted that
she has no candidate, although there is
more genuine activity in the Sulzer
canvass than any other that is being
made. Mr. Sulzer is not the candidate
of New York and is making his can
vass outside of that delegation. That
the delegation under favorable condi-
tions such as concessions in the plat
form would unite on some other man
seems to be perfectly understood, but it
would undoubtedly be brought about
by movement from outside the state
Whether the convention would unite on
Danforth or Van Wyck is uncertain be-
cause of the personality of Hill. There
is yet a great deal of talk about the
ex-senator in connection with the vice
presidential nomination and in case of
a modified platform he might be rushed
upon the convention. At the same time
it is well understood that his selection
would not be satisfactory to Mr.. Bryan.
less satisfactory, perhaps, than the
other New York men mentioned. There
may be some dark horses in the stable,
some nicn who have not yet been con-
sidered possible or available, some man
like SeWall, the presentation of whose
name was surprise and whose nom-
nation was not even surmised
Ex-senator Hill returned from Lin
coin to-day and 1t may be said that
his return did not cause as great a SEN
sation as did his departure. The mys-
terious silence which he maintained and
which he explained by saying: Mr..
Bryan and myself agreed that nothing
should be said regarding the conference
between us" did not serve to whet the
political appetite very much
When asked a direct question as to
his fight against a 16 to / declaration.
he said the convention would not meet
for two days 1t might not act upon
the platform for three days, therefore
there was no reason to now discuss the
questions as to what 1t was to contain.
TO some visitors Mr.. Hill said his con
ference with Mr.. BRYAN was very salts
factory, but in what particular he did
not disclose. When the matter of his
with the vice presidency was
mentioned he dismissed it in a manner
indicating that there was not the least
Of his being selected