The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-03

shows signs Of weakening or the silver IS
sue.
''Rryan's greatest strength before tbs
American people to-day said he, is II
his honesty OF purpose and his sincerity
Thousands OF people who differ with him on
matters OF detail support him because they
believe he Is honest and sincere. and II nc
should WAIVER in the slightest degree he
would drop TO the level OF a trimming poll
tician. ard that would he the end Of him
II Is this element OF Bryan's character that
attracts such men as Edmunds, Boutwell,
Schurz, Carnegie. Atkinson and other mer
Of independent. or Republican thought who
are not IN lire with the Mckinley ideas OF
expansion and Imperialism.
There viii be no use in our making a
campaign IL We trim In the least. There
are several million progressive. independent
Democrats in this country who are weary
OF rnderbrush politics, and who would much
rather support an open enemy than a
tire Ichsrous friend
NJ. AltgeId has been rendered proxies by
his half dozen friends from, different sec
tions Of the country. but declined all of
them. He will have a seat on the platform
as a distinguished guest. and will be prob
ably called out for a speech.
Illinois Platform Favored.
The individual delegates here to-day are
firm for the Illinois platform and insist IT
should satisfy any reasonable voter. includ-
Ing Mr.. Bryan.
Truman Plantz Of Warsaw. o, a stanch
I6-toi- Democrat four years ago. and who
ran for Congress on the ISSUE declared
that he would favor the Illinois proposition,
and had no preferences for Vice President.
Any good. strong man would suit him
". OR. Bradley Of G3lesburs believed the
Illinois platform filed the bill so far as ne
was concerned. He did not desire the
specific ratio reiterated In the platform and
n HNrI hat
made 10 the Democrats who wanted to get
back into line.
The Illinois platform" said he. goes
as Tar as il is possible TO go In decia!inI;
for the ratio and in favor OF silver and
ought TO be satisfactory. My personal
Snoice Tor Vice President is David Bennett
Hiii. but am afraid he is not available 1
have no choice, but prefer q New York man
IL new York can agree on the proper man.
Congressman Towne won't 60 for Vice
President ana Hill won't DO" said former
Attorney General Moloney of Ottawa.
"Towne has the courage OF his convictions,
and Hill is n coward. L want a good enough
man FOR Vice President to be President
should Mr.. Bryan die. l have no personal
choice. cannot say indorse the Illinois
platform In its entirety. / am not much
OF ls-to-i Democrat. and would
have fought the plank in convention had /
not been compelled TO go home. 1 don't
believe that the Illinois Democratic State
Convention should have indorsed every
word OF the Chicago platform. in letter and
n spirit. that's TOO strong. \ mere re-
affirmation OF the Chicago platform Is
enough"
Some New Yorker Wanted
THE Illinois platform was ali right" said
J. w. Orr of Champaign. IL am In favor
Of indorsing the platform of 1888, and LETTING
II go at that, and then go on with the
new Issues. l am for Danforth OF New
York for Vice President. l know him to be
L strong, honest clean man, ana Demo-
crat clear through
II don't care for the specific ratio" said
Charles n. Golden OF Minonk. Il rave moth
ing against the phrase. but the Illinois plat
form is strong enough for me. and believe
Is acceptable to every Democrat in the
State / am for "A New York man, except
Hill. l am not for Hill under any circum-
stances. Personally. 1 prefer Murphy. but
Sulzer would be satisfactory to me-
Il am against using the 1s-to-1
phrase In the platform" said James Il.
RaTd!n Of Charleston, editor of the News.
Il am not against the proposition Itself but
L can SEQ no advantage in repeating IL this
year simple reafirmation of the old
platform suits me. We will have the Candi-
date for President. and am willing to con-
ceGe the fellows who left US and want to
come back, something in the platforn-not
TOO much. but G gentle invitation that We
will welcome them. For Vice President,
Nai-- a straight democrat. no IOWl5 Tor
me-. II Illinois has no candidate {, then / am
Tor New Yorker, but not for Suizer. 1
want no professional foreigner"
CHARLES H. Burton OF EIwardsvilIe agreed.
with his colleagues that the Springfield plat
form was the proper form for a declaration
OF principles. saying: III the convention
should nominate weak man from the East
Tor Vice President. We might want a
stronger platform on the silver question.
The presiding officer in the Senate should be
in perfect accord with the occupant OF the
White House. IL both are elected by the
same party. 1 would favor a man presented
by the New York delegation. and II they
cannot agree then We should come West
10 Indiana, and Shively."
Congressman Jetts Views.
Il am decidedly in favor Of platform
in line with the Springfield utterance Of
last week." remarked Congressman Jett OF
Hillseoro. I'm it was a strict affirmation OF
the Chicago platform My constituents are
satisfied with the Springfield platform. and
/ am IN favor of any man for Vice President
who stands on the Chicago platform. have
no personal choice to express"
1t was Congressman Jett who, IN the
Springfield convention. offered a resolution
during the closing hour, instructing the del
cgates to the Kansas City convention to
vote as a unit in carrying out IN the Kansas
City convention the spirit OF the platform
adopted in Springfield. To-day he expressed
his qualification with the result Of his efforts