Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-03

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THE UTAH DELEGATION.
ESPECIAL TO THE NEWs"l
Kansas City, Mo. July 3.-The Utah
delegation arrived here over the Union
Pacific at 10 o'clock this morning. On
the same train we're the delegations
from Idaho, Nevada and Colorado. All
are well and repaired TO their hotels for
a short rest before attending to much
! business. The convention han is not
| finished. but the workmen are rushing
| II to completion expecting to have II
| ready for noon tomorrow at which time
| the convention meets. The Silver Re-
| publcans are here from Utah and other
| parts of the country and the Towne
sentiment seems TO be gaining strength
as convention time approaches. The
| Utah delegation and those from Colo
radO Idaho and Nevada seem to under
stand each other very well, but there
Is so far no united preference as to the
vice presidency. Ii Is expected that this
| part Of the business Of the convention
will receive final attention this after
| noon"
DELEGATION GOSSIP.
Kansas city Mo, July S.-Confer-
ences and caucuses OF the various State
delegations began almost before the
breakfast hour today. In many in
stances committee organizations were
completed and a number Of delegations
took final action on vice presidency
as the situation permitted.
NEW JERSEY.
The entire New Jersey delegation ar
rived on one Of the early morning
trains and took up quarters at the Vic
toria. The delegation held a caucus
on the train before arriving and or
ganized, naming Johnson Cornish as
chairman.
The delegation did not come to any
conclusion IN regard to the vice presi-
dlncy or the platform. although these
subjects were discussed at some length.
FLORIDA.
The Florida delegation held a caucus
today and named c. Gibbons as
member Of the committee on resolu-
lions. II was decided to instruct him to
work for the reclamation Of the Chica-
90 platform and against the insertion
Of a specific plank calling for the ratio
Of ]6 10 /.
RHODE ISLAND.
George w. Green Of Woonsocket, r.
J., headed the delegation from that
State when 1t came into the Baltimore
Hotel today
I'VE are for 16 to l." he said, but we
are not in favor Of forcing it too strong
ly 1t does US no good in the East II
we do so, and do not think It will ma
terially change chances of the election
in the West However Mr. Bryan wants
it and think the Democracy has a
better chance to win with him on a l6
20 platform than with any other man
on any platform, so we will have to let
1t go at that. The main thing Is to
have Democratic victory and we viii !
have to adopt the most logical means
to that result. For the vice presidency
we are for the candidate Of the party, |
and we have not been long enough on |
the ground TO form an opinion as to |
who that man may be-"
GEORGIA.
I'm our opinion" said ]. ]. spaldlng
OF Georgia, on the arrival OF the dele
cation from that State today, "the |
proper thing for the convention to do Is |
to reaihrm the silver plank Of the Chi
cago platform There are great many
good Democrats In the East who viii /
not give the ticket their full support If
the silver plank is made too strong,
aud fhara ghntt1a
made to them, II II VIII help them TO
win out in November. From all we
hear, however, think that there is lit
tie doubt that a straight plank will 20
INTO the platform regarding silver.
Whatever Mr., Bryan wants will suit
us. but we are willing that the matter
should be administered mildly. We
have not made up our minds as a dele
cation regarding the vice presidency.
but any man who has the entire senti-
ment OF New York and Indiana will do
for us"
WISCONSIN.
Sentiment IN favor OF the nomination
of David B. Hill for Vice President
expressed by National Committeeman
Clancy, was echoed by number OF
the delegation who arrived today. but |
We have not decided whom 10 support
for the nomination." said former Gov,
Peck THE delegation viii caucus this Y
afternoon and discuss the matter"
Discuss ~" chimed In another dele.
cate, we have discussed Il, and the
platform. too. Many Of us favor David
b. Hill We don't want to take too
radical a stand on the silver question.
Other issues are more important"
WASHINGTON.
I'VE maintain that II is impossible
10 carry any western State with the
silver issue in the back ground. said
DELEGATE ]. d. Medll OF Washington.
today. I'VE depend on our fusion allies
FOR party success in the West, and any
him else than a fiat declaration for
free coinage would not be listened to
This Is practically the unanimous SEN
.iment Of the delegation"
The Washington delegation held a
'aucus today and elected Thomas Ma
oney chairman, and w. H. Dunphy
national committeeman. o. @. Ellis was
chosen as member Of the committee on
The delegates decided 20
support James Hamilton Lewis for
Vice President, and National Commit
eeman Dunphy VIII place him In nomi-
latlon.
MICHIGAN.
The Michigan delegation this morning
itself as favorable 20 Towne I
or Vice President
we have passed resolutions saying
hat we heartily approve OF his can h
Iidacy. on the silver plank we are
or reafiirmatlonH y
PENNSYLVANIA.