Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-05-27

NEW YORK, May 26.-The Evening
Post says:
Ex-senator David B. Hill and ex-
Senator Edward Murphy had another
talk with Elliot Danforth, chairman of
the executive committee of the Demo-
cratic State committee, at the Hoffman
House this morning, and started for
Albany this afternoon. Mr.. Hill is sat
isfied with the results of his trip to
New York. He has conferred with the
leaders of Tammany Hall and of the
Kings county Democracy, and it was
announced authoritatiyely before noon
that the programme for the State con-
Vention had been agreed Upon by all
parties concerned. The features of the
programme are:
First, the convention will endorse
the candidacy of VIM. ]. Bryan and
recognize him as "Our national leader
Second, the Chicago platform will
not be affirmed.
IhIrd, the delegates to the national
convention will not be instructed.
One of Mr.. Hills l~ieutenants, who
spoke for him, gave this explanation
TO a reporter:
w are all agreed that Mr.. Bryan's
denomination is a certainty, and that
all we can do is to fall into line. but
we cannot swallow the whole Chicago
platform, and it is no necessary to
no So The Kansas DIV aoOuOn+;oo
may modify that platform; so we can
endorse Bryan and declare that we
will support the platform of our party.
AS to the instruction of delegates that
seleithersneeessgTy-Hor-iHr accordance
with precedent. 1t is customary 10 in
struct delegates to a national conyen-
ton only when New York has a IAN
didate. 1t has no candidate this year;
so an endorsement of Bryan is all that
can be reasonably expected. We will
go to Kansas City as Bryan men, but
we do not care to be committed that
we cannot ask for a modification of
the Chicago platform.
The Journal and Advertiser will to-
morrow print an interview with Rich
ard Croker, obtained in London by
VIM. t. Stead. Speaking on the polit-
ical situation in the United States, Mr..
Croker declares emphatically that he
is for VIM. Jennings Bryan for presi-
dent, and he believes Mr.. Bryan will
beat Mr.. Mckinley On election day.
He says he also thinks Bryan is right
in sticking to the sixteen to one silver
issue, but declares that in his opinion
trusts and Imperialism will be the
principal issues of the campaign. He
says Admiral Dewey is not in the run
ming for the presidency though he
might do for a running mate.
James ]. Coogan, president of the
borough of Manhattan, and a leader in
Tammany Hall, to-day contributed
$1,000 600 to the Democratic national
committee with the stipulation that the
gift be rescinded if VIM. ]. Bryan is
not renominated.
The committee will be allowed to
make such use of this sum as it may
see fit.
The contribution gave rise to the
story in political circles to-day that
Mr.. Coogan would be Col. Bryan's run
ming mate on the national ticket this
summer. 1t is known the Bryan man
ayers want an eastern man on the tail
of the ticket and preferred that he
come from New York State or city.
a delegation composed of two ma
tional committeeman and three of the
personal advisers of Col. Bryan. called
on Mr.. Coogan at the city hall this
noon by appointment. The consulta-
ton lasted an hour. after which Mr..
Coogan admitted he had made the con-
tribution but declined to say anything
regarding vice presidential aspirations.
Controller Coler to-day sent to Sena-
tor James X. Jones, chairman of the
Democratic national committee, the ar
gument which he has prepared in sup
port of his suggestion for a trust plank
to be inserted in the platform TO be
adopted at the national convention.
Mr.. Coler has not made any draft of
the plank which he ~favors, but he has
talked it over with Chairman Jones
and also with ex-senator Hill. In a
general way the purport of the plank
is that corporations being the creatures
of individual States should be amen
able to supervision by State authori-
ties.