The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-04
Ohio Takes the Lead, Followed by Others, InStrul
Against 10 to Declaration.
AS the Day Progressed the Feeling of the Conservatives Became
More Intense, Till a Positive Stand Was Made
Hill and Croker Have Set-TO.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intellgencer.
KANSAS CITY. July 3.-on the eve Of
the convention in Kansas city. the situa-
tion is quite confusing as 1t has been
at any time since the arrival of the first
delegates. Three-fourths of the dele
gates here are not for the free coinage
Of silver plank in the platform. but they
will vote to put 1t in at the dictation OF
Bryan Bryan himself has lost many
good friends by his interference in mat
ters that the delegates feel should have
been left to the convention. While he
will doubtless have his way in the end
there Is Promise OF a sharp wrangle in
the platform committee. The New York
delegation at its caucus today turned
down Senator HILL who desired to serve
on the committee on resolutions, and gave
the place TO Judge Augustus Van Wyck
Then Croker. who had assured him that
he would be indorsed for vice president
turned the delegation over to Lewis Nix
on, the New York shipbuider, and the
latter reconsidered this action by In
dorsing John Kellar, director of charities
Of New York. This is taken to be an
other OF Croker's tricks by which he has
had three vice presidential candidates in
two days. George Fred Williams. Dixon
and kellar His real purpose, as far az
II can be devined is TO help along Towne.
Populist nominee and Bryans personal
choice for the vice presidency.
Croker Playing TO XIII bryan.
Croker is playing a deep game to XIII
Bryan and Bryanism. He has adrotly
simulated the fight over the silver plank
encouraging ultra silver men to believe
he was with them and the next moment
stirring up opposition to an explicit dec
laration in favor of the divine ratio OF
l6 to l. The delegates tonight are at
loggerheads over the question. Pennsyl-
vania Maryland. Georgia, Delaware, ohio
and Illinois are against Bryan's formula,
which has been sent here In charge of
r. l.. MetCalf. editor OF the omaha World
Herald HILL shut off the committee of
resolutions by the delegation from his own
state, has been offered proxy by Geor-
gia He Is the man Of brains and eN-
perience 10 whom the opposition to
specific silver plank look for leadership
Now he intinates tonight that he viii not
carry the. fight vigorously onto the floor
OF the convention.
Bryan Holds whip Hand.
On one hand, L. Victor Baughman. who
holds former Senator Germans proxy.
has been instructed to prevent, N neces-
sary an individual report favoring com
promise and evasion. and Metcalf * under
orders TO pursue the same methods in
the opposite end. II the matter goes be-
fore the delegation as a body 1t Is GER
tain the convention will adopt BryRn's
ideas and embody In the platform the
plank he shaped in Lincoln two days go
To do otherwise would mean that the
Democrats must look elsewhere for can
didate at the eleventh hour. In spite Of
tho general objection to Towne, the man
the Populists nominated at the Sioux
Falls convention he is looked upon to-
/ night as a probable choice for running
mate for Bryan. He Is the logical candi-
.f,sF q. ffs4Fa hut
his candidacy Ia accepted more In resig-
nation than enthusiasm. Silver Repuhli-
cans demand his nomination as the price
Of their allegiance II their wishes are
not acceded 20 they threaten to bolt
Populists are In the same intractable
humor. They know that they have Bry-
ans backing and are determined 90 carry
their point suizer's boom is extinct
There Is not enough life In Il 20 make
smoke Danforth is not heard NJ. OhIO
will give a complimentary vote 70 4. w
Patrick Of that state. and Maryland. pos
s,bly to Gov Smith,
mn who laughs at the ieca n Ms being
a candidate may receive the vote Of
several states. but hc IS absolutely uu-
available because 81 the hostility to him
among Rryan's bodyguard After al
ToWnc APPEARS 60 hc the only man q
whom the Democrats can turn.
Lewis Room Has NiIted.
The boom that James Hamilton Iscvle
brought here from Washington was a
rare exotic when he uupackrd ~ from
its wTapplpEs 90 oiled papers ard moist
cotton 70 began 60 wtit. and ln twenty
-FOUR hours it was holeic@.iy faded. and
TODAY hls Washington supporters .taeaIt-
cd 20 Towne He however bears vp
good Haturcdiy aui fhtuks The alvettts-
INK he hns received Will hrfu h'm nn frc
-aaI g. t-e rrtsd States ~ena-. Lewis
showed his hand plainly last nlgat as ''r