El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-03
"SIXTBEN TO ONE
Is Already Becoming the
Foremost Issue, and I'M
perialism Will Play
Second Fiddle.

KANSAS CITY, July 3.-Order has
succeeded chaos Over night the con-
vention city has been born. The l,st
finishing touches have been put on
things. Everywhere there is readiness
and preparation for the stirring events
ofthe coming days.
The convention hsll is complete
Kansas City may we'll be proud of her
accom- p.ishment. 1t was thrown open
to the public last night a. 25 cents per
visitor. There was band concert and
thousands locked to hear it and see
the interior of the building the COM
pls.ion OF which means so much to the
sitizens of the billy city on the Ksw
The city itself is crowded. Life and
laughter, activity ard aggressiveness,
hurry and hustling, wherever one
turns.
Senator Tillman came in with his
tourists helmet this morping and was
the center uf animated groups wher-
ever be went.
"Do you favor a specific declaration
on 16 TO i?''.
are going to nominate Bryan and he is
alplstform all by himsel for He ssards
for 16 to l and every thing else that is
in the Chicago platform. What is the
use of going out Of your way to reaf-
firm specifically what you reaffirm in
general terms?"
"Who is your choice for Vice-Pre-
sident?"
''Towne."
New York holds the key to the
situation. the empire ststa, which ac-
cording to the political pendulum
swing should tbis year go democratic.
II New York urites upon q good stroDg
democrat who did not go fishing on
election day, as Hill did in 1896, then
that good man can get his picture on
the democratic campaign buttons
alongside of the man of Lincoln.
If New York unites-aye, here's
the rub: there Is a line OF cleavage in
the New York delee alton. Upon one
side of this line 10 Richard Croker,
short, s;ubby whlskered, sl)w to
speak, and quick to punish, the blud-
the other side is David B.nnets Hill.
the Mepbistophelisn sage of Wolferts
Roost, whose meat and drink are polit-
les.
There Is almost q perfect harmony Of
dislike between Dave and Dick. The
one marched up the hill to Lincoln anc
then marched down sga'n. The other
keeps an elevator boy busy at the Mid
land bringing delegations up to his
rooms.
II these two distinguished democrats
can get together the Tammany and the
state democrats, and present a dem
ocrat whose record does not have to be
apologized for in every democratic
nesting, than the delegates will re-
osive him gladly and nominate him
with a wh0op.
Otherwise, plague on both your
houses.
Here is to win a ready made can
didate, q hand -me-down from the vice.
presidential tailor shop At Sioux Falls. |
True, the fit may not be quite as close
as II he had been made to order, but
then, beggars for votes must not be
che oosers.
But what of Sllzer? "He is a good
man." said Richard Croker. ''He il
young, though"
I'VE will support Mr.. 'Sulzer with
pleasure-if .tbe convention wants
him." said the bald bachelor boss
from Albany. And there was the slight )
est suspicion of a smile as Senator
Hill said, ''if the convention wants
him"
Senator Hill can smile and be q
politician still. I
The Sulzer boom is always an exhiia-
ration. 1t Is we'll suited for Fonrth of
July times, as it Is spectacular in the
extreme.
SENATORIAL CLARK WON :
KANSAS CITY Mo Iulu Z LIZ Al