The evening world., 1904-02-26
Norman E. Mack Tried His Best
to Bring the Leaders. Togeth.
er, but Each Was Firm with
a Polite mo, Thank You" .
CANNOT GET TOGETHER
ON PLATFORM IDEAS,
Twice Defeated Candidate In
slsts on Reaffirmation of Kan
sas City PIanks, but ex.sen.
ator Cannot See 1t.

The real Significance of William len.
nings Bryan and David r. Hill beins
ut the Hoffman House last night wa,
revealed to-day when Norman e. Mack
Democratic State Committeeman and
leader OF Erie County. admitted that he
a made an effort to get the two mer
together. but had failed. Mr.. Mack in.
duced Mr.. Bryan to come to New York
from New Haven yesterday and stay
over until noon to-day. when, he goes Ia
Chicago. and 1t was Mack who induced
him to put UP at the Hoffman House,
where Mr.. Hill was already a guest.
Last night nj again early to-day Mr..
Mack fitted back and forth between
Mr.. Bryan Inc Mr.. Hill endeavoring
TO arrange some neutral ground on
which they could meet. He failed be-
cause Mr.. Bryan stands first, last and
all the time for a r~eafirmation of the
ans City platform. and will not con-
slider the slightest deviation from II.
Firmer than any other point he stands
On the silver plank, and on this he and
AIR. Hill split. There is no chance of
tneir meeting during this visit. for EACH
man Is determined to hold his position.
AFTER breakfasting with Mr.. Bryan
and seeing Mr.. Hill. Mr.. Mack said TO
al Evening. World reporter:
4 can see no sign Of peace betyeen
MI. Hill and Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Bryan in
s:sts upon a silver plank; MI. Hill will
not have one IL he can help it. 1 have
seen Mr.. Hnl several times and have
tned to bring the two men together.
but have failed, l wish ] had been suc-
naaafnl fnr a. ...L
to restore harmony between two such
leaders. I find that Mr.. Bryan does NOT
insist on making silver the paramount
issue, he Is wiliing to relegate 1t TO
the background In favor of such issues
as tho trusts, the tarif and imperialism.
put he insists that It shall be there II
only IN a minor capacity. Mr.. Hill
men are steadfast and there, you are.
as TO candidates, Mr.. Bryan appears
10 have no choice, The platform Is all
Parker Ps X 'e u Sim a Sfi he Il s TALKED "a, OF Judge
no preference at all. He Is willing to
t2aye ne matter Of candidates to the
Mr.. Bryan gave an Evening World
reporter a statement Of his position
after he had had breakfast with Mr..
Mack. While he was talking Mr.. Mack
S was up IN me; hRrf room, trying to
Mr.. Bryan made a lot OF Democrats
who listened TO him a little weary py
Convention would reaffirm the Kansas
city platform in every detail. For him
self. he said: he meant to fight for re-
tried to make light of the story that he
had come over to New York on thu
chance that a meeting might be ar
ranged between him and Mr.. Hin. He
said he. hadnD seen Mr.. Hill because
Mr.. Hill Is a city boy. who sits up late
and gets up late, while he Is a country
chap and goes TO bed early. Continu-
II see that folks arc trying to attach
some r,jitical Significance to my pres
cnce lere q, this time. There is none,
though. am going to Chicago To-day,
and found l could take "a noon train, so
] Just came over from New Haven and
put up at tho Hoffman House because
Norman u. Mack, hearing 1 was COM
Ing, asked me to stop here with him."
Mr.. Bryan was asked about tho Par
said: ~
1T haven't given much thought to
booms. 1 have other things to think of.
or Mr.. Cleveland's standing in the
country as a Presidential candidate. 1
snow nothing. When I was In the
South It never occurred to ME that he
might be in the field. therefore I did
not observe the feeling OF the people
toward him.
More than. anything ] am interested
Just now IN the platform to be adopted
- ~ ~ ifpNaAN ~ NItlbH. lie lHGIlA
has narrowed dow 10 n fsht between
certain newspapers and the people. but
the newspapers will find that II is tho
PEOPLE who have the vote, Once for nll
want TO say that there in no question
m my mind that the convention
Will reaffirm the Kansas City platform
from End to end and will nail down
cvory plank so hard and tight that tho
opposing forces will not be able to rip
them up.
II think the Platform Committee will
deliberate Ions. hut in the end YOU viii
firmcd. These newspapers which are
opposed to the Kansas City platform. BY,
gracious. haven't a substitute. TO oncr.
%%.N Sssn be Soy son" get 9' t shS = eTd o ssld alv.
me a substitute for the Kansas City
platform, and | will go away while you
* It up and then come back and look
had TO come back to separate them.
They get mixed " in a night every
time they try, to ARRANGE q substitute:
II rest. Then I'm going to start out and
lecture again. Meanwhile I'll Keep my
eye OF the situation, It's going to get
warmer and warmer
Mr.. Bryan left the Hoffman House a
little after 10 o'clock and got on q
Broadway ear. He said he had some
private business to transact, but he
went StrHight to the city Hall. where
he called on Mayor Mcclellan. He was
~ 80 Dfh hAN' w vi ~ W
him ushered Into his office at once. The
greeting between the tvo men was very
cordial, and they had a long chat across
the Mayors big mahogany desk.
As he left the Mayors office Mr..
Bryan was asked II he meant to init |
mate that Mr.. CleveIand's support in
the convention would he only one-thir-
ty-nfth. He declined to state.
Tho conversation Changed to Mr.. |
Rryan's admira ton for newspaper re-
porters. He said he always liked them
when talking to them. He modestiy
declared he had never been a reporter.
had merely been employed to write edi-
toflais. Hc said he lacked imagination
enough TO mako a successful reporter.
'"Cau YOU Imagine what would happen
20 Grover Cleveland II ne were nom
mated aeain for the Presidency he
Instantly Mr.. Bryan sobered. His
eyes showed that a tender spot had
II. viii tell YOU II you promise not to
let II get out. he said. 'I live In n
brick house and brick houses are par
ticularly dangerous in, times OF earth
quake II ever Mr.. Cleveland IL again
nominated he VIII strike the ground
with such a thud that II will cause an
And eafthuuakes are not
for people in brick houses. Now,
don't let that get out because I don't