Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-03
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sSanA. and satA0 decided the Oklahoma
sconteM In favor Of the Jacobs faction,
san.d ne 1pdIaps sttory contest n ia
s1pssofs tho sliarcum faction. 49,
Hon. CHARLES s. Thomas of Colorado
vas chosen temporary chairman Of the
convention. The vote was "a for him to
- for Mayor Rose. OF Milwaukee.
circular on the street this morning,
signed BY committee representing the
sChicago platform democrats OF New
York, urges the convention to refuse to
seat Richard Croker. John F. Carroll,
Mayor Van Wyck. Judge Van Wyck,
Corporation Counsel Whalen and Board
Of Alderman Guggenheimer, on the.
ground that they are Shareholders in
B the American Ice Company" and no
one knows in how many other trusts,
and David B. Hill. as principal attorney
s for other trusts and the destroyer Of the
Ulster county Chicago platform petition.
q 81 1887.
Kansas City. July 3.-The Towne men.
today are more confident than ever that
they will nominate their man for vice
\ preSdent. They say the fight is between
ToRne, and Danforth Of New York, ard
the question of expediency will now be
considered Danforth is n personal po-.
6 litical friend OF David b. Hill. The point
- being made that he liz to be named
for the purpose Of conclliation OF Hill
\ for the manner in which his suggestions
were treated by Bryan onstis recent
| Hieit to Lincoln. The fact that New
i Workers seem willing to allow the con-
I Nention TO take its own course. without
nnaMng any determined effort to name
The candidate has given the Towhe men
d great deal OF encouragement and they
Il koday are more aggressive than eyer,
/ but from the quarterr OF eastern men,
I ltparticularly the New York and sulzer
4 AAslemsnt. comes story Of a. different
i mature. They assert they are for any
Hhing the western silver delegates may
4 4ecide upon. Hills name, they say, will
4 hot be considered. They assert that the
II light for the vice presidential situation
2 Jhae narrowed down to two men, both
| personal friends of Bryan, and both all
neEed to be absolutely acceptable. They
4 are Towne and sulzer. OF the two men
! contest. because 1t is pointed out that he
win represent the fusion of al silver ele-
lments. Sulzer admitted that he knew
1.-THE east had practically decided to let
1.-The convention be dominated by
liNe1tern men and admitted that
Towne is the leader In the race. Suffers
4 friends claimed several states had come
10 his standard today and that he was
scontinually gaining.
A new factor was introduced into the
vice presidential situation later in the
day by an effort to unite the Indiana
| and New York delegations on the ques-
ton. There is strong probability be-
q fore evening that the two delegations
will have agreed upon man whom
81 they will unitedly press before the con-
vention 10 candidate. Az many other
& states have already declared themselves
e - willing to accept any man who has
hesn proclaimed by the democracy OF
& { New York as capable OF carrying that
n etate. there Is but small doubt that any
b man having q dual endorsement OF In.
6ians and New York. will be a formid.
3 able factor. Az the day wore on the
I tlnpreseion spread among the delegatei
s that the convention would nominate
elthsr Danforth or Towne, and the ele.
s rasnt which felt that democrat nhoult
~ named were more strongly toward
nth. The men who have been II
: n amor;
"a! s:S hp turned attention toward thu
ss man and who saw In Dan.
Wv; - s.zss ~ mos availahle candldatt.s D Il
toof the sopthern ,deleaa tiou.
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