The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-28

rooms. Soon afterward David B. Hiu came into the hotel from the theatre and though the strictest secrecy was observ- ed, It was hinted, by member Of the party that Mir. Bryan and Mir. Hill met.
 Charles A. Towne. MT. Bryan's long, time friend. had a long talk early in the afternoon with David B. TIiI and Ma tional Committeeman Mack, and 1t was after hts visit to the Hoffman House that the telegrams were exchanged be- tween Mir. Bryan and MT. Mack. which resulted in Mir. Bryan coming here from New Haven.
 Hill to Fight Murphy.
 David B. Hill came to the city early yesterday to join the friends of Judge Parker. It is recognized fact among upstate Democrats that he has taken the field to defeat Charles F. Murphy at the State Convention and to send an instructed delegation to St. Louis for Judge Parker. This was admitted by Judge Parker's friends at the Hoffman.
 It was the belief that MT. Mack, who Is warm personal friend of MT. Bryan and who is now a strong supporter of Judge Parker, had teegraphed to Mr. Bryan to meet Mir. Hill in the hone that the ex-Senator might persuade him to accept Judge Parker as a candidate. It was MT. Macks idea that, with Mir. Bryan for him, Judge Parker's nomina- tion would be assured.
 T will not discuss individual candi- l dates for the Presidency" MT. Bryan said. 'I believe that the people of the country are much more seriously aroused | along the lines which I indicated in my Madison Square speech than the daily press will admit.
 'T believe that the sentiment for re- | affirmation is stronger than these re- | organization newspapers pretend to be- lieve. l have been recently in eight Southern States, where I have spoken | frequently as often as twice a day, and l find that the people believe that this should be a conscience campaign. They believe that the Kansas City | platform should be reaffirmed because nobody has proposed better one. When l they come to write 1t they will find that they can't improve on the old platform. Why, every time five re-organizers get 1 together they find that no two of them can agree. My prize for the news paper that writes a platform on which | any two of the re-organizers can agree | and which will not be claimed by some l Republican in less than aweek is still un- | claimed. l am very glad that 1t is, because it would have cost me the price of five Poland pigs or a Durham calf. It was a pretty risky thing to offer that prize." he added, with laugh.
 "People Won't Surrender"
 There has been a perceptible change of feeling since I was last here. find that the people are ready to support the principles they have stood by in the past. They won't surrender"
 MT. Bryan refused to discuss the chances of MT. Cleveland or any other candidate. You know I am very reti- cent about Mir. Cleveland" he said with a smile. 'I found he is about as popu- lar as ever in the South"
 When he was told that MT. Hill was in the hotel Bryan laughed and said: "Once Mir. Hill and I were in Chicago at the same time and the papers all said that we had settled everything
 Among other prominent Democrats at the Hoffman House were National Com mitteeman James M. Head, National
 Committeeman J. M. Guffey, John B..
 Stanchfeld and many friends of Judge
 Parker from up the State. Mir. Bryan
 always stops at the Victoria Hotel and
 his visit to the Hoffman caused great
 surprise.