New-York tribune., 1900-07-04
VIEWS OF DEMOCRATS.
WASHINGTON POLITICIANS DISCUSS
THE SITUATION
IFT TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBuxr.l


Washington. July 3-Leading Democrats in
,olfcy as 70 the procedure 70 be taken at Lincoln
sr6 Kansas City In several interviews with a
tribune representative here the accent has been
laid upon the necessity for a compromise in the
nlatfcrm in its form OF statement rather than in
rs essence None OF the persons seen favor q
new statement Of principle on the silver or other
blanks discussed They concurred in saving
tha- il was simply. as 20 silver. g choice be
tween writing out a plank and referring to =
plank already adopted Some Of them maintain
win Senator J. K. Jones that a reaH7rmation
Of the platform Of 1896 is the precise equivalent
OF The adoption Of plank either borrowed from
that platform or framed in a different set ~
words but meaning the same thing Representa-
tive G-iggs. OF Georgia. took this view today
ard added
fee quite sure this would be all that the
Georgia Democrats VIII ask Of the Convention
Why should we seek to rub il in on the cuticIe
q returning Gold Democrats? thing thar
means the same thing is the same thing
Representative Livingston, who is supposed 70
D. 5estrous Of the Secretaryship OF Agriculture
# william J Bryan should be called upon TO
FORM d Cabinet, also observed TO a Tribune cor
respondent
T were a delegate TO the Convention 7
would say 10 NJ bryan- or 10 any one there
.tlEa- IN Ee-Sl Ia-IE represent him Tya- Is
tx rIfs plank u suit Jhe party and elect you.
Reformation IS sufficient We don't want IA
sxp-.., an issue beyond its current value, and
ne know thar other things are more necessary
II -h.s campaign than new plank on free sill
l- Livingston Went even further. He said:
y would Tell AIr. Bryan TO go home and leave
u % make the platform"
Another class CT Democrats are anxious to
hav= -1e silver plank of the Chicago platform
expressed in full IN the new platform oS Drinci-
PIES. e- a- least to have any reaf1rmation 10 ex-
press the idea Of free coinage Of silver al ratio
o5 l6 ~ ] without the consent OF any other na-
r.51. Ike" Hil, the Ohio politician. says:
we must have Is 10 / put IN so many words
Tt=s- Gold standard Democrats should not be
allowed 70 shape The matter In fact, they have
nr business II the Convention al all for they
sold OK -1e party IN 1896 and simply want an
o,-z- chance This year 70 do the same thing
Democrats of this stripe and some others
favor To7ne for vice-P-esident and predict his
nomination They say that New-York has no
man who ought 10 be nominated or who could
be elected i put OF the ticket They regard
FL as out of the question. Sulzer as an absurd
l---osslbi-i-y and Hearst and Belmont as fan
rzs-.c candidates OF the same class as George
Fred Williams
SIN another class Of Democrats hold with
these that q New-York candidate is not 70 be
considered seriously but. unlike the others, they
desire an Eastern nominee the ground Of
availability n New-Yo-k for vote catching. Both
0t The Georgia Congressman quoted above said
that Il ex-senator German would accept ne
would make. possibly. the best nominee the
Convention could find With reference 10 the
quiet talk heard here II regard 70 Mr.. German.
Il ought 10 be added that those best qualified 10
speak for The Maryland leader declare euphat-
iczLv that he would not take the NlCe-Presl-
Ee-cv. Some OF them. however desire him 10
zcCutesce + without Con-r1vanCe OF his Mary
Land and other personal friends the delegates
should agree upon him L IS Coubt-ul L ne
would under any circumstances whatever ac-
cepr The nomination. and Z is by no means
assured that the PopuIistic element in the Con-
v=r-iCu would consent 70 MS candidacy. Never
--z1ess his chances are regarded in some quar-
te-s as possible should the Convention throw
Tovre overheard because OF his Populist nom
nation and no strong Eastern man appears