The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-06
NO CONFERENCE HELD.
The Tripnrfite Committee Fails to
Obtain n Quorum.

| Obtain n Quorum.
| KANSAS CITY. July 5.-The Vice Presi-
Dental conference was called at first for
o'clock in the evening. The Convention.
however. did not adjourn until after s
o'clock. and the committeeman appointed
sent around word to the Silver Republic
can headquarters in Mr. Towne's head
quarters in the Coates House that II would
De impossible for them to get around at
tnat time Then the hour was changed TO
| O'Clock
by ':5O in the evening. G.. Fred Williams,
OF Massachusetts,. Chairman OF the Con-
vention committee. came into the I.yceum
Hail. He was followed few minutes later
by Senator Tiilman of South Carolina
and Senator Pettigrew. of South Dakota.
Eight o'clock came and between fifty and
sixty people were in the room. including
one woman, but still the twenty-seven
men making up the entire conference were
missing. Finally enough OF them gath
cred so that Senator Allen called the
meeting to order
Senator Tillman was made permanent
chairman AS soon as he took the chair
Senator Allen moved that all who were not
members of one Of the three committees
be excluded from the room. The members
Of the Silver Republican Committee were
81. e.
New Jersey; E. S. Corser. Minnesota; ".
T. Dubois. Idaho; G.. A. Grow. Ohio: ]. b.
Cheadle. Indiana: C. s. Hartman. Montana:
Nathan Cole. jr., Iowa, and s. U. Hopkins,
Michigan.
The Democratic committeeman were q.
Fred Williams, Massachusetts, Chairman
]. H.. Berry. Arkansas; ". H. Thomas.
Nebraska; Charles Fl. Thomas. Colorado:
d. S. Rose. Wisconsin; Thomas s. wInn.
Senator Tiilman. South Carolina
The Fusionist committeeman were: J. H.
Edmiston. Nebraska; William V. Allen
Nebraska; Senator Harris, Kansas: Sena-
tor Petugrew. South Dakota: Senator
Heitfeld. Idaho: Gen. J. B. Weaver. Iowa;
T. B. Patterson. Color sdo; 2. H. Austin,
Minnesota; DIR. Taylor. Illinois. y
1t was found at s o'clock. when as many
members of the Silver Republican Commit
tee as could be found were gathered In
that the chief shortage was in the commit
tee from the Democracy. The Convention
was still in session. 1t did not in fact
close until just before O'Clock. Only G..
Fred Williams, Senator Tillman, and
Senator Martin were present for the Demo-
Gratis.
None Of them cared to speak for the re-
mainder Of the committee. There was
some general discussion on the Vice Pres
identia! question by the Fusionists and
Silver Republicans They all favor Towne.
OF course. None of the members of the
Democracy spoke. but all Of them said
they were very favorably impressed with
Mr.. Towne as a candidate.
After some further running conversa-
tion, which came to nothing 1t was moved
that the conference committee adjourn
until II o'clock tonight in order to give
the other members Of the Democratic COM
mittee a chance to be there. But 1t was
impossible, owing to the short interval
between-the hour Of adjournment of the
Convention and the reassembling of the
conference committee to gather them in.
Only the three members who were there
at O'Clock reappeared.
Senator Tillman, as Chairman of the Con-
ference Committee. said that 1t hardly
seemed to him worth while to go on with
the proceedings. This met the approval q
all the conferees. 1t was then moved that
he committee adjourn until O'Clock to-
morrow morning.
1t was understood late tonight that Mr..
Bryan Is to arrive here tomorrow morning
between 10 and IL o'clock on a special
rain. He is to take hand In settling the
Vice Presidential matter himself FIRE.
luent communications over the long dis
znce telephone have occurred today be-
.ween Mr.. Towne and Mr.. Bryan and Mr..
Bryan, IL is declared has also notified the
Members of the Democratic Conference
COMMITTEES that he greatly prefs; . the nom-
nation OF Mr.. Towne