Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-29
AND WHO?
AND TOWNE THH ONLY
AsPIRANTs IN SIGHT.
MAY FIGHT OVER PLATFORM
Some Democrats Want Briefest Alma.
ton Of Chicago Platform-No
Chance for Hill,

Headquarters Associated Press. Coates
House. Kansas City, Mo-, June 2S.-Con-
vention signs are apparent. but not very
plentiful. No n in Kansas City talks
about anything but the coming demo-
cratic national convention, and 1t Is evil
dent thai h gathering is to be the
event in the history OF the city. They
are getting ready for the crowds. too.
and intend to take care OF all who may
come. notwithstanding he doubts that
have existed concerning the ability of
Of the city to handle the great national
gathering. Among the convention signs
are pictures OF ". J. Bryan, and the
peerless young leader of 1885, looks
alone from many Of the windows Of the
shops and hotels. Then there are the
decorations which are being put up on
the streets and about the rooms selected
for headquarters of different state dele
cations. In the hotels the carpets are
load after drayload of cots and bedding
are being carried into the hotels. The
is a sure sign Of a convention.
Over at the convention hall every eff
fort is being made to complete the build
ing by Wednesday morning and the men
in charge renew their promises that the
convention will not be delayed a minute
by reason of incomplete arrangements.
Tonight there is much more to do, but
wherever a man can work he is employ
ed, so that the prediction of the commit
tee will no doubt be verified.
AS to political news relating to the
convention, there is more coming to
Kansas City han Is being found or
manufactured here.
The few democrats who have arrived
read the interviews and reports OF the
leaders who are about to start for the
convention, or are on their way here,
and this forms the basis of most of the
gossip afloat. OF course the dispatches
from Lincoln have the most interest for
everybody is anxious to know VIA MI.
Bryan is talking about and what the men
say who visit him. There is an impress
sion that Mr.. Bryan may come to Kansas
City during the convention, n some of
those now here thing the great demon
stration which woul follow his appear
ance would carry enthusiasm all over
the country and start the convention off
with a hurrah that would be beneficial.
There is the faintest intimation hat
thehe may be a fight oven the platform.
1t is not that Mr.. Bryan not only wants
the Chicago platform reaffirmed. but
that he also desires that the 16 to 1 dec
| laration be reiterated as strongly as 1t
| was in the Nebraska staet platform.
There are other democrats who think a
strong r~eaffirmation of the Chicago plat
form in a few words anc then OF pass
TO Imperialism, lfuSlS dIu OIlc HcW
features, will be sufficient. The latter
course is advised as one tending OF sat
isfy eastern democrats.
Thu fact that tn enominat:on for. first
place is already beyond question .natur-
! ally attracts more attention OF the Sec
| ond place, and there is some speculation
! about the man who is to be the vice
! presidential candidate with Mr.. Bryan.
AS was the case in PHILADELPHIA, New
York occupies the center of the stage
Quite a number of names have been sug-
gested from that state, and one candi-
daet, Mr.. Sulzer, already has headquar-
tiers opened and some enthusiastic boom
ers on the ground. If Mr.. Sulzer comes
here after his visit to Lincoln with his
hopes high he will get many delegates
not Endorsed him, but he is said to have
the friendship of Mr.. Croker. There are
those who will remember that hearty
support on the part of the New o
organization will indicate the desire OF
Mr.. Croker. No one here pretends t.
xplai the talk about ex-senator Hill
and western delegates say that his an.
nounced intention o. coming to Kansa:
City for the purpose of trying to secure
a modification of the platform is suffi
cient to talk him out of the vice presi.
Dental race. Mr.. Hill, 1t was understoOc
by some men coming direct from Lin
coin, was far from satisfactory to- Mr.
Bryan.
Other candidates are mentioned, in
Guiding ex~-Congressman Shiveley of In
diana, and there is SOM talk abou'
Charles A. Towne of Minneapolis, WHIT
was nominated by the populists VIII
Bryan. There is no doubt about the earn
estness of MI. Towne and his friends
He has headquarters engaged and tn
silver republicans will hold a convention
simultaneously with the democrats
They and the populists intend to i'm
press upon the delegates the ability o
Mr.. Towne as a vote getter and urge hi
nomination.