Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-25
REAFFIRM CHICAGO PLATFORM.
Bryan will Decline TO Ran ON Any
other Conditions.

Washington, June 25.-All eyes are
now directed toward Kansas City.
With respect to the nomination of
president and vice president, the same
situation confronts the democratic ma
5tional convention that presented itself
at Philadelphia. Bryan already com-
,mands the necessary number of dele
gates. while the vice presidency re-.
mains unpledged. But the bitter strug-
gle against the re-affirmation Of the
Chicago platform and the Endorsement
of the heaven born ratio" promises a
pitched battle between the eastern
conservative wing and the allied soutf-
ern and western radical followers of
Bryan. New York will be the agrees
sor in demanding modification OF the
recent democratic doctrine, while
Bryan himself will lead the free silver
hosts with every prospect of making
the convention bow to his will. That
he is determined upon this course was
was made evident recently by the pub
lication OF a letter written by the Me-
braska candidate to friend in New
York, stating that II the Chicago plat
form is not re-afflrmed he will not ac-
cept the nomination.. Democratic leadi
lers here express themselves as conf
I-dent that Bryan will have his way.
Several sbooms for the democratic
nomination for vice president were
Launched Saturday. o. H. P. Belmont,
OF New York, and Elliott Danforth are
drought forth as entries. Danforth's
friends have made Systematic can
8vass OF southern states and claim an
alliance with Kentucky, Georgia, North
lCarolina, South Carolina. Florida and
i Mississippi for Danforth. Belmonts
champions claim that. the eastern and
western delegates will stand by him
The populistic candidate for the vice
presidency, Towne. Is not regarded as
acceptable. There sig- stili much GOSSIP
lin the air regarding the boom fol
4 David B. Hill. The latter has not ex'
f,ibi<ed any extreme haste to puncturt
1.-The boom, but his friends reject tht
Il possibility Of his nomination on plat.
4 form which endorses the Chicago creed
4 President Mckinley will leave thf
4 capital for Canton the latter part O
4 this month unless the Chinese Wal
4 cloud becomes more threatening. IN,
I srepublican members OF congress wht
slremained here after adjournment Q
4 |attend the national convention have al
4 departed for their homes. But deleGa
tons are still arriving from Philadel
phia to congratulate the president upol
a his nomination. II possible Presiden
I, Mckinley will receive the committe
! appointed by the convention to notif;
him OF his selection for the presidenc'
. at his Canton home early next month
6 The president is badly in need OF res
and is accepting the counsel OF nj
|friends to make no special preparation
for the campaign. Governor Roosevel W
iis expected TO bear the brunt CT tn
work on the stump. altho he shows
disincllnation TO make the extensiv
+ trims which are being planned.
Reports of special session OF con
Rress to prepare for a war with Chin
: are ridiculed here and bring forth
!, strong expression Of opinion that tn
troubles in China have not reached
. stage demanding declaration of wa
/ the exchange Of passports or threaten
> ing the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of the empir
! Nevertheless 1t Is admitted that tn
& government should send. formidab
: force to China to command respect It
J American interests. both from the en-
: pire and foreign powers on the groun
E That new political gospel towal
d |China is shaping here is easily discern
e able.