The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-03
BRYAN HOPES
!. TO CONSTRUCT
THE PLATFORM
So That the Free Coinage Of Silver
VIII be One Of the Domi-
y nant Issues. d.
PARTY HOPELESSLY DIVIDED.
at Sea for a Candidate for Vice Pres
ident-Shively Out of the Race.
Sulzer Dead One.

KANSAS CITY, NO., July 2.-Tht
throb and thrill Of n great national as.
sernblnge is beginning to take posses.
sion Of this young Queen City Of tn;
southwest. Throughout the day there
has been a steady tramp, tramp of in.
coming thousands by every train
choking the railroad stations with d
struggling, travel-stained and swelter.
Ing throng, filling the hotel lobbies
where, amid cigar smoke and piles OF
baggage and the shout OF badge ven.
ders. the currents of earnest and exclt.
ed men eddylng into groups dcclaiming
the merits of candidates and issues
arguing. protesting, gcsticuiating The
delegations have been arriving In scat
tered lots, some Of them with bands
and banners to add sound and color tc
the animated scene. &
Many Interesting Figures Present.
Among the days arrivals are many OF
the Interesting figures of the party. in
Guiding the smooth faced, ministerial
looking Oldham, of Nebraska, who will
make the speech placing Bryan In nom-
ination. Hill. of New York, weighted
with his long conference with Bryan at
Lincoln. and weary with three days OF
constant travel: Perry Belmont, Of New
York. well-groomed and debonnir: Tel.
Ter. of Colorado. with his Jackson like
face. thin and worn; Senator Money, OF
Mississippi. tall and gaunt, with q
strong contingent from the far south:
q distinguished PopulIst trio, Senators
| Allen, Heitfe}d and Harris. here to aid
the cause of Towne: John P. Altgeld, OF
Illinois, brown and smiling under his
broad-brimmcd Panama: Governor
William Walter Smith. of Maryland.
the close confidnnt of German; Arthur
Sewall, the Maine ship-buIlder, who ran
with Bryan four years ngo; and that
other unique figure oc the senate. who
has lately brought excitement and SEN
saton to Its eiiberntiun-Senator Will
lam L. Clark. of Montana, heading the
delegation Of regulars with two brass
bands and an abundance OF enthusiasm.
With this influx OF leaders and dele-
gates. the holding Of caucuses and the
organization Of state delegations has
begun under hot and oppressive condi-
tions. It has been sticky, muggy day.
with the sky overcast and threatening
n storm. and the air heavily charged
with moisture. giving promise Of humid
convention days ahead.
Mayor Rose Temporary Chairman.
The real work OF the convention be-
gan to-day, with meeting Of the ma
tional committee to determine contests
and to select temporary officers Mayor
Rose. of Milwaukee, the choice for tenn
porary chairman. is q Germnn-Ameri-
can. reputed to be IN orator Of fine
presence and effective delivery.
Tonight the national committee is
having q private dinner, sort Of fam
lily conference. rs the guest Of Daniel j.
Campau, while great crowds of dele
gates and spectators are centering at
convention hail. which was formally
opened with band concert. The
structure Is surrounded with the debris
Of the construction. an army OF work
men and decorators are busy inside,
but there is no doubt It Will be COM
pictc and ready for the convention
hosts Wednesday morning. The None
tary League has begun It's sessions to-
! day with "Coin" Harvey and Mr..
Towne as attractions. but this was
quite too academic to attract much at
tention. sG ,.. ri
Many Surprises in Store.
But aside from the formal proceed
ings the day has brought many devel-
opments and some surprises in the gen.
eral situation. The dominating In
iluence Of Mr.. Bryan over the conven-
ton had been made perfectly manifest,
causing some concern and just n little
rebellion In some quarters. 1t Is not
by any authoritative or formal words
or actions by him that this influence Is
cxerted, but In ways none the less ef-
fcctive. Its Importance. however. has
not been SO much In disclosing how
strong hand Mr.. Bryan holds on the
conventions course, as In showing that
thore is little likelihood Of a moditlca-
tion or dmlnutIon of the silver plank.
The arrival OF the Nebraska dclega-
ton. fresh from conference with their
leader, was mainly instrumental In
showing Mr.. Brynn's attitude. They
were hardly or the cars before they
met In caucus md formally put for
ward II declaration of principles This
expressed "unalterable opposition to
any surrender Of the people of bi-mct-
alllsm and n demand for financial
plank making q specific pledge for the
free and unlimited coinage of gold and
silver at the ratio of 1G to /, Indcpcn-
IDENTIFY OF what any other nation may
do" s ta n ~
Hills Visit Was Fruitlcss.
Tho resolution was accepted rs little
short of notice to other delegations as
to the sentiment of men very near to
Mr.. Bryan. The return of Senator Hill
without tangible results which he was
Willing to disclose. made It plain that
his conference with Mr.. Bryan at Lin
coin hnd come to naught and Il served
also to emphasize tho general feeling
that Mr.. Bryan would not tolerate any
tcmporarlzing on the platform.
but the development Of Mr., Bryans