Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-02
BRYAN Is !.
The Democratic Leader !.
tically Dictate the Plat 81. n
Select Candidate.
Attempt to sidetrack Specific
laration For 16 to l is
Combatted.
The Result of Hill,s Con farsnc. VIII
The Result Of Hills Conferences With
Bryan Awaited With Much
Interest

IA GU k1W0lk0V With WUCU
Interest.
Kansas City, July This was really
the first business day Of the democratic
national convention. The national
committee held session to consider
claims Of contesting delegations. select
temporary officers and transact other
preliminary business. State delega-
tons, political organizations, etc. arc
reaching the city by every train and by
tonight the people Of Kansas City will
begin to realize what it means to have
a big political convention on Its hands.
The general topic of conversation to-
day was the conference between ex-
Governor Hill, Of New York, and
Bryan at Lincoln. Pending definite IN
formation az to the result Of that con-
ference the vice presidential situation
remains practically unchanged. Ev-
serybody seems to thoroughly realize
that HiiPs visit 20 Lincoln is very sig
nifioant. many believing Hill will pre-
sent his personal desires to become the
party's candidate for vice president.
That Bryan - che Dominant factor Ia
the convention 40 enc can Doubt. No
platform not entirely satisfactory to
him will be adopted. and the nominee
for vice president will be Q man per-
fectly agreeable to him. Thus far the
only contest worth mentioning has
been on the financial plank Of the plat
form. Even that Seems to be only
difference in phrassology. Western
men generally insist that specific
declaration for free coinage of silver at
the ratio Of l6 to shall be incorporate
ed, while the eastern men and many
Ssoutherners are inclined to- favor
simple re-affirmation OF the financial
plank of the Chicago platform, bsliev-
ing issues which overshadow the
money question have arisen since 1896
The suggestion that Bryan be nomi-
mated on the Fourth. the first session.
has not the approval OF very. many
leaders and delegates, but arrange
ments are being made to carry the plan
into execution. i
The democratic national committee at
It's morning meeting reached q decision
to have the various contests over seats
heard By subcommittee. not by the
committee as a whole. "A motion was
made to temporarily seat the Clark del
legation from Montana until the cons
mittee on credentials could take up the
case, but after a brief debate the mos
ton was almost unanimously voted
down and chairman was authorized to
name the members Of the various SUBJ
ordinate committees. The committee
then took up the question of distribu-
tion of seats in the convention. The
5dicision was to give each national chair
man five stage ssats and ten general
seats. to each delegate five Tickets to
each alternate his own seat only, the re-
mainder to be left in the hands Of
Chairman Jones. The committee ad-
;journed until 4 o'clock, when temporary
officers of the convention will be named.
Il Since the return of some Of the demo-
cratic leaders who went to Lincoln
TO see Bryan a story has been in circu-
lation that If the committee on resolu-
tions reports simply an endorsement Of,
the Chicago platform. without reiterat-
Ing 16 to 1, Bryan may come here and
on the floor of the convention offer an
amendment and make speech in faa
vor of his favorite ratio. Should the
convention fail to act favorably on his
amendment it is said he Will be COM
pellSu 10 decline the HOHlnatlOn on the
floor of the convention.
Kansas City. July 2.-Former Gov
ernor Hill returned from Lincoln this
afternoon. He declined to discuss his
conference With Bryan, saying he
might have something to say later in
the day.
WARM WELCOME TO ROOSEv Mt
Rough Rider Candidate Cheered as
Kansas City.
Kansas City, July 2.-Governor
Roosevelt was given remarkable re-
ception on his arrival here this morn
ing. For half an hour democrats and
republicans alike united in giving him
vociferous welcome and in shaking his
hand until he said quit Several mem
bers of the Rough Rider regiment were
among the 1000 at the station, and to
these the governor gave an especially
cordial greeting. The crush during the
struggle to shake Roosevelt's hand was
terrible and several women tainted in
the crowd. The train was boarded at
Carrolton, Mo-. this morning by a dele
cation from Kansas City and accom-
panied the governor to this city.
ACCIDENT AT TAMA.
George Marsh. of Toledo, Run Down