The sun., 1900-06-30
TONNES NAME
Would EMPHASIZE
SILVER ISSUE
Budget of News and Gossip
From Democratic Con-
ventiOn City.
TO NAME BRYAN ON FOURTH
1t Will Only be Tentative Nominal
.tion. to be Formally Made Again
After the Permanent Or
ganization is Eff
fected,

Kansas, City, June o9.--The greatest
activity manifested in the vice presiden-
tial canvass before the convention is
shown by the managers of Charles A.
Towne. General Il. :. Corser of Min
nesuta, who is now here, is making ar
rangcments for the Silver Republican
convention and at the same time is doing
NIL he can % make TowncS nomination
possible.
1t is the present intention to have an
early conference between the committees
Of the Pupulst party, the Silver Kepub-
lican party AMI the Democratic national
committee, With view Of securing some
kind Gt an agreement for furthering
TGwnp'S candidacy. u IL quite possible,
however, chat the Democratic national
committee will refuse 10 take any respon-
sibility in the NATTER on the ground that
il is Il subject for the convention and not
the committee To consider.
The desire of the PopulistS and Silver
Republicans to secure the nomination Of
Townc recalls Il similar proceeding at the
Hopulist convention iii st. Louis in
1886. 1t was known that Bryan was to
be nominated by the Populists for presi-
dent, having already been named by the
Democrats, and there was a strong effort
made to have Sewall, the vice presden-
tial candidate, also nominated. Such
leading Democrats as Senator Jones.
chairman of the national committee, and
William j. Stone member of the COM
mittee for Missouri. were OH hand. using
every effort to bring about the nomina-
ton of Sewall, but they We're unsuccess-
full.
1t is argued that Towne's name would
fn ttllla asiy hn Gil
campaign just ut a time when there is a
disposition in some quarters to leave the
endorsement of silver to the reatirmation
of the Chicago platform.
Upon the other hand. in trying to con-
ciliate the eastern democrats on the
money question il has been suggested
that some eastern man whose silver
views are not so radical should be Sc
lected. even if Mr.. Towne is being press
ed by the PopuSts and Silver Republic
ans, who are Democratic allies. MIR.
Towne will arrive very soon and Will
confer with the Democratic leaders, who
are expected about the same time.
Programme For Convention.
1t is declared that not even the circum-
stance of temporary organization is to
prevent the nomination of William j..
Bryan for the presidency on lndepend-
enee day. 1t will be only Il tentative
nomination, but it will be made.
When the contests have been settled
and permanent organization formed,
next day Bryan will be once again nom
mated. But the speeches and the dem
onstration will all be ON the stage ON
July 1, when the country is swelled to
bursting point over George Washington
and the Declaration of Independence.
Ii is announced ON the best authority.
except only that of Mr.. Bryan himself.
that he will be in Kansas City on the
last day of the session. He wanted to
come on July 5. it is said but the candi-
dates for the vice presidency objected
fearing one Of their number might be af
fected by his presence.
1t is expected that ON the last day Mr.
Bryan will speak from the balcony of the
Coates House some time during the day
TO the Silver Republicans at the Audito-
rum if that body is still in session and
at such other points as the Kansas City
executive committee may direct.
"Mr. Bryan will do this" a near ac-
euaintance said. "because he has been
told there will be thousands disappointed
if he does not make such an enga cement.
1t is due him to say he is not making
politics out of it more than that the OPP
portunity presents itself,
First headquarters i'll the campaign fol
the Democratic vice presidential nomina
tion have been opened at the Savoy ho
tel, and a,crowd of enthusiastic workers
have begun putting out badges and lit
erature for Representative William A.
Sulzer of New York.
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