The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-03
And it is Quite Possible That an Out
slider May Win.
HILL CONFERS WITH BRYAN.
&c Would Say Nothing Beyond the
Fact That the Talk Was Very Salts
factory : Thinks There is no
Possibility OF His Bein.
Chosen as Vice
Pres q ent.


Dental situation has not cleared up during
the day ana tonight it is apparently in as
much doubt as it was when the delegates
10 the National Democratic Convention
were selested. There was Il shifting in the
| scene to-day when Benjamin Z. ShieNely,
of Indiana was taken out OF the race by
his emphatic statement to the Indiana
delegation. Not only the Indiana men,
but other delegates in the city accepted
the statement OF Shievely, and he is not
now considered a probability in the race
AS the contest stands after Shievely's
retirement, the two leading candidates
seem to be Charles y. Towne and William
Sulzer with some man from New YORK
like Judge Van WyCL or Elliott DanfortA
Is Il possibility under certain contingent
ces.
DEPENDS ON PLATFORAt
The fact is that the Vice-Presidentlal
situation is interviewer with the platform
Ii there is simple reaffirmation OF the
Chicago platform, some New York man may
be selected for Vice-President in hope tlat
he will assist in carrying that state; II
there is a suecific declaration OF l6 to l.
then T0wne may be Bryan 5 running mae
Ii is pointed out. as quite conceivable, mat
\ convention which would refuse TO make
a specific declaration of 16 to J. for the
rlIrD0se. OF Carrying some OF the eastern
states would nominate Towne. While 1t
is not a certainty that ToWne would he
nominated even If there was a Speclilc 10
10 declaration, it IS generally peiI4!e "a
that his chances would be greatly III
proved by such action, and his friends are
making every effort to bring about that
result IN the cOnvcrtion
New York is stin an uncertain quantity
in the field It is asserted that she mas
no candidate; although there IS lLloLe
genuine energy in the SulZef canvass
than in any other being made; that the
delegation under favorable conditions,
slch as concessions in the platform, would
mite on some other man than Suizer
seems To be perfectly understood, but II
must undoubtedly be brought about py
II movement from outside the 'otaie'
Whether the convention would unite Oh
Danforth or Van Wyck is uncertain pc
cause of the personality OF Hill. There
is vet a great deal of talk about the eX-
Senator in connection with the VICE
Presidential nomination, and in case OF
modified platform he might be rushed
upon the convention.
NOT SATISFACTORY TO BRYAN.
At the same time ii is well understood
that his selection would not be satisfac-
tory to Mr. Bryan, less satisfactory per-
haps than the other New York men men
toned Nh Hill himself insists he is not
10 be considered, and says it in a way 10
indicate that ne does not want it, and
rhat he has doubts about his selection if
he did want it. There may be some dark
horses: some men who have not been con-
sdered possible or available; some men
like Sewen the presentation Of whose
name was a surprise and whose nomina-
tion was not even surmtsed-
There are plenty of guesses made but
| no one feels authorized to make definite
predictions.
Ex-senator Hill returned from Lincoln
to-day, and it may be said that his re-
turn did not cause as great a sensation as
id his departure. The mysterious silence
which he malntalnea' ana "Aich ne e&
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