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HOW DELEGATES VIEW IT.
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day. They are a unit in saying that
ohio did not want the 16-to-1 plank in
serted in the platform. However, they
will not make a strong fight against il.
and will accept the result with cheerful
ness.
Unless the convention favors the nom
nation of the vice presidential candidate
nv reclamation, a complimentary vote
nrobably will be given on the first ballot
a. fudge A. w. Patrick of New Philadel-
mia. He will not however be formally
nominated. The majority of the dele
gates apparently favor the nomination of
a man whom New York can agree upon"
as one delegate expressed Il, either
David B. Hill or Congressman Sulzer be-
ing acceptable. Judge Parker also has
friends in the delegation.
Maine-Maine is in favor of the reaf-
hrmation of the Chicago platform as
whole. said L. NJ. Staples Of chat delega-
tion which arrived to-day. The Maine
delegates probably will follow New York's
lead as to Vice President.
Oklahon1a. The rival Oklahoma delega-
tions rivals over local differences only.
arrived to-day. All of them desire to sup
MORT some New Yorker for Vice President
and favor q reaffirnla ton Of the financial
piank in the Chicago platform, rather
than a specific declaration.
Alabama I'VE are for 16 to 1, first.
last and all the time" said r. j. Lowe
of Birmingham, when the delegation from
Alabama came in. I'VE are for plank
in the platform 90 that effect, and if any
candidate for either the first or second
place on the ticket should ask any con-
cession In that regard, the chances are
that we would be against him. We will
fight for il in the convention if necessary.
From all we hear, however; we are GER
tain there will be in the platform a specific
declaration for the ratio.
"On the vice presidential proposition
We are for Hill of New York, although
there are several members of the delega-
ton. who favor other men than Hill. But
the majority of our delegates are for him.
We are for him, however, only on the
understanding that he is to demand no
concessions in the platform. If he asks
that IS to 1 be placed in the background
or Left out of the platform, then we are
for somebody else"
Delaware-The Delaware delegates with
no unit rule to bind them TO the unani-
nous support of a particular candidate,
will probably divide their vote on the
vice presidential nomination. Delegate
Harrington said to-day that two members
OF the delegation favored the nomination
of Towne and the insertion in the plat
form of a fiat declaration In favor of
free silver.
THE majority. however" said he, ia
vor the nomination of a conservative
man. We believe that a platform can be
drawn up that will bring the God Demo-
Gratis back into the fold and also be suit
able to the Silver Republicans
Mr. Harrington added that he believed
the nomination of either David B. Hill
or Congressman Sulzer would be salts
factory to the Democrats of his state.
Alphabetically all the members of
the Maryland delegation headed by Gov.
Smith, arrived to-day. They declined to
state their position in advance
Mississippi-Senator Money was among
the early arrivals to-day. He proba bly,
will represent his state in the Committee
on Platform.
II am for the reaffirmation of the Chi
cago platform" he said 'for a strong
plank In denunciation of imperialism; for
the denunciation of trusts and the gold
standard law, and for the severe condem-
nation of the rascality in Cuba. I want
an especially strong declaration on impe-
rIslism."
Nevada. -Representative Francis G..
Newlands was the first member of the Ne
vada delegation to arrive. He said the
Nevada delegation will do that which NJ
Bryan wants done. If Mr.. Bryan wants
the specific declaration for 16 to l, il viii
be made. That or a simple reaffirmation
Of the Chicago financial plank he regarded
as a splitting of hairs As to the vice
presidency, he could not answer for the
other delegates but he favored Towne.
Alaska.-Either a simple reaffirmation
of the Chicago platform or the leaving out
altogether of the 16 to / plank, is favored
by the members of the Alaska delegation,
who arrived here to-day. I'VE are all
silver people. of course" said l.. l.. Will
Jams of Juneau, but we believe 1t is for
the best interests of the party TO drop
that issue"
For Vice President, the Alaska delegates
favor a New York man, either Congress-
man Sulzer or David B. HILL
Texas-The Texas delegation will ar
rive tomorrow morning in two special
trains. Lee Blanehette and d. p. Wheat
comprised the advance guard. which ar
rived Tonight According to both gem
tlemen, they were instructed for Bryan,
and that, of course, implied that their
delegation would consider no deviation
from the straight path of 16 to 1. On the
vice presidency no choice, as far as
known, had been made by the delega-
ton, and none will be made until che
state caucus. to be held tomorrow
Virginia-One delegate from Virginia
arrived tonight, the banalnce of the dele
cation being due in the morning. The
lone delegate on the ground is c. Man
ming, Jr. He did not claim to speak Tor
the entire delegation. but said there was
no doubt whatever that the Virginia dele
cation would be for the specinc declarH-
ton in favor of 16 to 1. One the Vice
Presidency the delegation, Mr.. Manning
said, would be inclined to favor Hill If
he did not demand concessions from the
party.
Florida-The members of the Florida
delegation arrived tonight in a body.
They announced that they were for l6 to
l without evasion or restrictions, and ia
vored Hill for Vice President.
Nebraska AT q meeting of the Ne
braslSa delegation to-day, called expressly
for the purpose of making clear its posi-
ton upon the financial question, the fol-
lowing specific declara ton in favor of the
i6 to proposition was adopted unani-
nously:
Resolved, That the Nebraska deega-
ton to the Democratic National Conven-
ton is unalteraby opposed to any surren-
der of the principle of bmetallism, ana
heartily Is in favor Of inserting in the
national platform, plank specifically
pledging the free and unlimited coinage
of gold and silver, at the ratio of 16 to ],
Independently of what any other nation
may do"
The significance of the utterance subse-
quently was empha sized by the pains
taken by the members OF the delegation
70 secure its wide and prompt distribution
among the delegates and newspaper men.
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