The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-02

any other office. Our delegaOlon Is HOO
here vet-at least all of the members
are not-and as no conference has been
held by the delegates, no course OF ac-
tion has been mapped out. should Do
uroud to be a candidate for Vice Presi-
dent on the ticket with Mr.. Bryan, but
am not seeking the nomination, ana
ahall not, believing that the convention
will do that which is wisest and BEST
AS to the PLATFORM replied Mr. Dan
forth, in response to inquiries Ohe posi-
+ion of the New York Democracy was
very we'll defined in our state PLATFORM
our people, by the attitude of their repre-
sentatives in that convention, are not III
favor of having the platform adopted by
the Kansas City convention emphasize
. declaration that the money question
10 the issue this time of para mount Inn
portance.
personally, I gave cheerful and cor
dial support to the candidates and the
platform of 1896, and Will give the same
earnest support to the candidates ana
D1atform of 1900. TO my mind, new is
sues Of vital Importance, not alone TO the
Democratic party, but also to the people
Of the United States, without reference
TO party utilization, have arisen. These
issues Will be pressed to the front in the
approaching campaign, not so much
nerhaps they are set out in political plat
forms as because they are the issues IN
which the people themselves are most
deeply Interested"
Wisconsin-The advance guard of the
wisconsin delegation, headed by Mayor
Rose Of Milwaukee and j. M CLANCY OF
Madison, who holds National Commit
tee1nan Walls's proxy, arrived today.
Mayor Rose was non -committal on the
question of the Vice-P Presidential nomi-
nation.
Committeeman CLANCY, however, was
very pronounced in his advocacy of the
nomination of Hill.
ssWe want man who can carry New
York against Gov. Roosevelt" he said.
"Hfn can do that"
Among the Wisconsin delegates the
nomination of Charles A. Iowne was
not regarded with favor.
A specific free silver plank in the plat
form did not find supporters in the dele
cation.
Pennsylvania-The Pennsylvanian del
egatIon, 100 strong. under the leadership
of James NJ. Guffey, reached here today.
One of the delegates at large is ex-Gov.
Robert e. Pattison, who has been spoken
of as a possible Vice Presidential candi
date The delegation, however, favors
David b. Hill.
A. outlined by Col. GufTey, the delega-
ton also favors a bi-metalIsm plank in
the platform without reference to a
specific ratio
Kansas-The Kansas delegation arrived
in force today and took up quarters at
the Baltimore hotel. j. G.. johnson,
delegate at large from Peabody, Kas.,
said soon after the delegation arrived:
1--WE have not really organized as yet,
and ege are hardly in position to make
any declaration of principles. We are
for the reaflirmation of the Chi sago plat
form and desire the insertion of plank
in the platform calling for 16 to l..
Gas to the Vics Presidency, we have
no particular choice as yet, and as we
feel at the pr'aent time we viii follow
the lead of the State of New York and
support any man WAoiA ~ may AcoA1c
upon
uIinois-The Illinois delegation viii
not arrive in force until Tuesday, but sew
eraI members are on the ground, inclsd-
ing National Committeeman Calm. In
discussing the stand TO be taken by the
delegation on the silver proposition, Mr.
Calm said tonight:
eve said at our state convention that
we were in favor OF the re-ailirmation
of the Chicago platform in spirit and
letter and we made no mention OF figures
in discussing the silver plank of our
platform"
Regarding the Vice Presidential mat
ter, Mt Calm said that his state had
not taken any stand.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the Arizona dele
CATION who arrived today, were pro-
nouncedly in favor of the nomination
from Vice President of Charles A. Towne.
Should his nomination not be possible
then Congressman SuIzer OF New York
is favored. AS to the platform, an explic-
it declaration in favor of free silver is IA
vored
The delegates are strongly against the
nomination of Hill.
In KANSAS CITY.