The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-25
D. B. HILL FOR BRYAN.
Says the Nebraskan Is Likely to Win It He
Makes Fight on Issues OF 1900.
HILL WILL RUN NEW YORK CAMPAIGN
wepublicnn BIundcrs Enormous. ana
IL Democrats Act Conscr,nfiveiy
they Can Win Easily.

New York World.
XIII is for Bryan.
He believes Bryan's chances OF
election nre excellent IF-the KAN
sas City convention adopts "tem-
perate PLATFORM" dominat III by the
issues of 1900.
He will GO to Kansas city M a
delegate to work for a "te,nps rate
platform"
He believes the democrats VIII
carry New York state for governor
IL there's such National PLATFORM
He Relieves Bryan's close ndNlhers
should persuade him 10 fnhe 'ne
f,rst opportunity of expressing @r"'-
if,cation over Dewcy's drmocraty'
tbut if Dryan is tactful the weight
of Devey's influence will be thrown
TO Bryan's advantage.
Hin will run the democratic c"h"-
pafen in this State III the "oeh'o-
cruts do not make fools OF 'he
se,xes mt Kansas Cityi" Will drait
the state platform.
Ex-Governor Hill talked plainly Win
State democrats yesterday Inc ABOVE
summarizes his position as stated D! MN
to them. He told them that Governor
Roosevelt's administration was extremely
unpopular and was becoming more w.
Roosevelt had done lots of talking, but
ittla else. He would not have the gam
our of the Rough Rider to help him tiiis
| time He would stand before the peoPle
simply as Platt's man, governor nno
| mad redeemed none OF his many nne PROM
! ises. .,s
Mr.. Hill made 1t clear that he expected
| TO be the main factor IN running tuls
years State campaign He nlhteu d. sn
| fact that he had stood aside TWO years
ago and permitted Tammany TO name van
| Wick without opposition. Now he thought
! 1t was his turn e.4a
| He viii write the platform of the state
democracy, and he will go into the nght
heart and soul, expecting to win signal
| victory, If Bryan can be Kept out Oh tine
State. .,
senator Hill went over the National
/ nautical situation in his conferences with
his friends, and it was very evident from
what he had to say that he is anxious TO
get back into the fray again. The sniff OF
the hattie smoke thrills him as Of old
and he only asks the right sort OF plat
form. 49,
Mr.. Hill was as icy as ever when the
reporters asked him for his views he
said he had nothing to say, but TO po-
litical friends who talked with him he
expressed himself freely.
"The republicans are trying to give
us the presidency" he said to friend
"and 1t looks as though we were not going
to have sense enough to take 1t. The re-
publicans have made such muss oil
things that with the right sort OF manage
ment we ought TO give them mighty hard
fight. This is not from any deserts oil
, ours but simply because the republicans
, have made such bad business of it,
ut looks as though the men running
: things ought to have horse sense enough
to take advantage Of the situation. TheI
could gather in disafrected elements ane
make n practically solid democracy IL they
would be taught by events and profit D!
the simple logic Of the situation
why keep on shouting 10 to 1 wheE
i the senate is republican for six years a
least and the possibility of the realiza
; ton of that ratio is out OF the question
It reminds me of a lot OF fellows VIII
have committed themselves to a blunde
and who continue shouting and yelling t.
, keep from acknowledging it.
Z, III we made the right sort of use o
: the Puerto Rican tariff matter and tn
!. other issues that present themselves t
every democratic mind, instead OF keep
ing up a yelling over the silver question
lit would bring back thousands of demo
-. Gratis who did not vote for Mr.. bryan i
y 1895 1t would give the democrats be
IS sides large number OF big contributor
s who would put up enough money to fore
;. Hanna 10 spend nearly all he can collec
right here in this State without anythin
9 to spare for other States.
Is '9The wisdom of the situation seems :
l. apparent that 1t is strange that any but
ID blind man can not see 1t. Why abus
= and insult the men who did not agree wit
Is MIR. Bryan in 1896? They are good demS
D Gratis. Why not do little platform mai
es ing for that class of men as we'll as u
large mass OF men who vote the dem'
cratic ticket anyhow who have nowhel
else on Gods earth TO go. Isn't that Il
=. good politics of the situation?
I'VE don't do enough hard work Il
81 success in practical politics. We nom
hit nate man and then run whooplng c
+ and sit down and elect him on the spot
+ takes systematic, practical work and o
IL ganization to win. That's what won +
o the republicans before.
Senator Hill made 1t clear TO his frien
that he desired to so to Kansas City.
will go there and urge conservatism
urge as leading issues those Questio
i's upon which the democrats of all ssctlo
OF can unite. He is willing to concede
IN Endorsement of free silver in min
srs way, realizing that in the nature Of thin
j Il can not be live issue this fall.
oi, He would write temperate platfol
et without any infammatory planks in 1t
brighten away business mon or others.
would arraigu the administration for Il
posing tariff on Puerto Rico, for
. imperialistic policy. for its close relate
T. with trusts, and would bring the PAL
Ids back as near as the present situation "
ne admit 10 the place Il occupied before
wn Bryan men got control.
ch Senator Hill would support Mr.. Bry
- on that platform and would be will
to throw himself heartily into the Al
even.
''of course Dewey is not a possibilA
he told his friends, but he ought to
'k- OF great benefit to the democratic par
vas Instead OF belittling Dewey the Br!
vas men would DO themselves much good
ORR they welcomed him to the party with
CARNATIONS a man like Dewey Is wo
having in the party aud Will DO help
any party that has him.
49,. ''Air. Bryan could not do better th
~ al the fret opportunity he has, say sol
nds thing in the way OF tribute TO ADM
has Dewey and expressive of his pleasure
s. know that the great hero had ranged h
self with the forces of democracy VIII
the use OF trying to run a man out OF
party, especially when he's such 4