Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-30
KANSAS CITY GOSSIP
Interest Csnters in the Vice Presi.
dency and the Declaration
on Silver.
sulzer Visits Bryan at Lincoln and
a Conference Of Leaders
is Held.
The New York Man Comes Out
For Emphatic Endorsement
Of is to l.

lu0 new 1Ork man OOM0S UuI
For Emphatic Endorsement
of is to l.
est activity in the vice presidential cam
vass before the convention is shown by
the manager of Charles a. Towne, Gen.
corser. of Minnesota. who is now here
making arrangements for the silver re-
publican convention, and at the same
time doing all he can to make Towne's
intention to have an early conference
between the committees of the popu-
list and silver republican parties and
the democratic national5committee. with
"a view To securing some kind of an
agreement for furthering Towne's cam
didacy. 1t in quite probable however,
the democratic national committee will
refuse to take any responsibility in the
matter. on the ground that it is, a sub
lsct for the convention and not the COM.
mittee to consider. one objection being
made 10 'rowne ia that his nomination
would serve to emphasize the silver iS-
sue in the campaign just AT q time when
there is disposition il, some quarters.
ta3leaNe the endorsement of silver TO the
reaftisnation of the Chicago platform.
With Bryan and Towne, ii is said. silver
must be prominent issue. because
'EoWness separation from the republican
party was on the silver question. In
trying TO conciliate the eastern demo
Gratis ON the money question it has been,
suggested that some eastern man whose
silver views are not soSradical should be
sFlected. even if Mr.. Towne is being
pyessed by the populists and silver re-
spubicans who are democratic allies.
Mr.. Towre will arrive today and wifi
confer With the democratic leadera
AS conspicrous 8 1t was a Phiadel-
phia is the running mate problem To be
solved by the democratic national con-!
vsntion, and at this time the guessing
Us fully az indiscriminate. There are
plenty of candidates. men who Want the
honor. and one does not hear so much
about declarations as one did at Phila-
delphla. The aggressive men are SulZer.
I of New York. and Towne of Minnesota,
while the name'in the background form
a basis for speculation. there being such
men as Benjamin F. Shivaley. of Indi-s
ana, and Judge A.. b. Parker, of New
York. Who are considered as available.
| The belief is general that hint from.
fool Bryan would be sufficient to name
1.-THE candidate, but it viii be bold man
who Will dare to proclaim that any one.
particular candidate is the choice of
1.-THE man already determined upon fo1.
president.
There are NOT enough delegates here
YET to even give an intimation of what
lis likely to occur. Dispatches received
1 from different sections indicate that
J the delegates who have been sounded
ION tfe question have not yet made up
/ tneil' minds or do not care 10 express
! q preference for any candidate. There
rs an impression that good politics
$wouid lead TO he selection of man
4 from New York and il d satisfactory
1 candidate cannot be found there the
next best thing would be TO go 10 Indi-
Lana Both New York and Indiana are
| considered battle grounds. Both Mere
pnce carried for Mckinley, blu, the
4 confidence of the democrats in their
/ ability to reverse the Vote in Indiana
/ and he strong hopes they entertain
of carrying, New York are features of
the situation here.
1 If congressman Sulzer is not nomi-
mated for vice president, it Will not be
! on account of any lack Of booming on
the part of his friends who are here.
4 Badges with the words BRYAN and
sulzer and victory, With portraits of
the men, are baing distributed to all
4 who will wear them An interview