, 1900-07-05
HOSTS
AT KANSAS CITY.
The Exact Wording of the Silver Plank
Not Yet Agreed Upon.

Kansas City, July 2.-There is a CON
slant bang, bang of hammer. rasping
of saws. shouting of orders. and rush
ing of feet, day and night, at he big
hall where the Democratic National
Convention Is to be held As fast MS
portion of the structure is finished
the decorators pounce upon II, and.
with bolts of bunting. flags, and pic
lures of Democratic leaders. set in the
national coats of arms. up the
walls II spaces so that the delegates
viii see all the colors and cmblems of
the national holiday coupled with evil
denccs of n Democratic celebration.
About the hotels, however. there is
already briskness and moving throngs
of familiar convention faces. A num-
Der of the old-line Democrats, who have
been going to conventions for years,
and the younger men who belong TO the
new Democracy have arrived and
taken up the work in hand. Several
boomers of vice presidential candidates
have come in and are making consider
able noise.
The platform to he adopted by the
Democratic National Convention will
contain n declaration for the free coin
age of silver nj the ratio of 10 to l. un-
less Mr.. Bryan changes his attitude,
and each fresh arrival from Lincoln
brings renewed assurance hat the
foreoEdained nominee of he convention
is maintaining his position in favor of
the declaration.
Occasionally n delegate can he found
who will take the position that not ever
MIR. Bryan can be allowed TO dictate
the party's platform. but n majority
agree that as all the delegates are prac-
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of the candidate of 1896, he has an eX-
ceptional right ia ask to have the reso-
buttons harmonic with his views on
any or all subjects.
However. while it is true that the In
dications point strongly to the specific
utterance above outlined. there is still
Il very determined opposition, appa-
rently originated with former senator
Hill of New York and his following.
II il has been. taken up by other lead
erS in various sections of the country.
Thc Tammany interest of New York
appears to be entirely reconciled to any
silver plank. however extreme. but 9th
err factions mite in opposing it. Judge
Van Wyck. Eliot Danforth and j. BriS-
ben Walker all unite with Fiji in this
position, though diSagreeing with him
as to motives. Mr.. Danforth agrees
Win Judge van Nck llnt lhefe are
other questions nor important for
consideration, and while still profess
ing the utmost loyalty to the white
metal, he contends that in the interest
of the party it should no longer he Civ
en- the place of paramount Importance
III the declaration of principles.
Senator James *. Jones. chairman
of the national committee and cX-Gov-
ernor Stone of Missouri. both of them
recognized rs staunch leaders of the
silver sentiment. are of the opinion that
a reatfirmation of the Chicago platform
is all that Is necessary. Governor
stone said to-day that he considered the
differences that have manifested
themselves n mere bubble, hut he de
clined to say whether he would he will
Ing to stop with the r|eafiirmatiOn of the
declaration of 1896. Many southern
delegates express themselves as indif-
ferent on the point. and are inclined to
make the concession demanded by the
Hill sentiment. National Committee
man Campau is also inclined to subor-
dinate the question of ratio TO other
subjects of current Importance.
ON the other hand, George Fred Will
Jams "nounc that lie considers the
financial question still of the greatest