Show AMONG r THE DELEGATES I Talks With Representative 4 Democrats on Situation I TAMMANY LEADER IS HEARD y t Big Chiefs Favor tho Nomination of flt a Man for VicePresident from a Close Western State Ohio or Indiana e In-diana Preferred Shively from the Hotjsier State is Suggested Croker r is Being Urged to Turn Hill Down foi Everything Not Even to Give Him Minor Committee Place I Kansas City Not July 1 Richard No-t Croker Dr Cosby Health Commissioner t Commission-er of New York city former Senator c Murphy Andrew Frccdmnn and other leaders of Tammanyllnll were tho first J of the New York delegation to appear r Neither Sir Croker nor Senator Murphy s F would talk on politics i Tammany rather favors the nomination L nom-ination for the VicePresidency of a man from a close Western State say i Ohio or Indiana said Dr Cosby But i whoever the convention In Jts Avjsdoirt sees lit to nominate will receive loyal support > and we will expect to win with him Benjamin Shiveley of Indiana j would make a firstclass man But g any one so long as ho I Is a good Democrat Demo-crat Senator Hill for Instance Yes Senator Hill I know these are Mr Crokcrs sentiments The platform as adopted by the convention will be our platform So faras the Sliver is E t euo was concerned Dr Cosby said the j platform had not been discussed and he I I did not know Mr Crokers opinion on Chat matter DANFORTHS CANDIDACY In the ordinary acceptation of the j term said Elliot Danforth of New r York I I am not a candidate for tho VicePresidency or for any other Office Our delegation Is not here etat least rill of the members arc not and as no conference has been held by the delegates 4 1 dele-gates no cours2 or action has been mapped out i I VIEW ON PLATFORM As to the platform the position of the New York Democracy was very well defined In our State platform Our t people by the attitude of their repre KcntatiA in that convention not In favor of having the platform adopted by thb Knnsas CIty convention emphasize em-phasize a declaration that the money question is the issue this time of paramount para-mount Importance CONFER WITH JONES Mr Croker exSenator Murphy and Judge Van Wyck had conferences with Senator Jones and other Democratic S leaders during the day but little developed de-veloped regarding either the platform I or the VicePresidential candidates i WQULD SUPPORT HILL I Will UCAV York support Hill for Vice president Mr Murphy was asked I Yes If J the convention wants him I and he would ben strong candidate too He has strength through the State and would poll a good vote The organization or-ganization would give him nearly and loyal support if he should be named New York is presenting any candidate candi-date but will support any one the convention con-vention wants EFFORTS TO HARMONIZE During tho day there was some talk about the differences between CLok rand r-and Hill Some of the pronounced anti Hill men In the New York contingent are said to be urging Croker to turn Hill down for everything not even to glAre him one of the minor committee places Van Wyck and Hill are both anxious represent New York on the resolutions committee Van Wyck has already drafted a platform which be has been showing to different delegates dele-gates IN CASE OF CLASH In case of a lash between these men It is said Croker control the delegation dele-gation for Van Wyck but the belief be-lief IB I that in the Interest of harmony ho will Klve Hill what he wants una that the exSenator will serve on the resolutions committee If he does asserted one New Yorker you will see Hill chairman of the committee But that will depend upon the result of the conference at Lincoln STJLZERS CANDIDACY As to tho candidacy of Mr Sulzer the L New Yorkers take the same position as they do regarding every other New York man who Is mentioned for Vice PreSident If the convention wants him said Senator Murphy New York i i will support him The Senator went on to speak In the most kindly terms ort or-t Sir Sulzer saying that he would be a good candidate MONTANA FACTIONS APPEAR L The contesting delegates from Mon i tana representing the Marcus Daly faction I fac-tion of the party in that State arrived t today tho party Including Coy Smith former Senator Martin MaglnniS and exCongressman Hartman Until the Montana contest is settled by the na tional committee no formal plan of ac lion Avlll be mapped out by the delega I tion either in i regard to tho platform the VIcePrcfildentlal l i nomination I I ToAvne Is however a warm favorite for the nomination with perhaps Congress nan Sulzar of New York for second choice Personally favor Mr Towne said J f 1 Gov Smith and I believe many of the I Montana delegates do We Intend to i fight for a positive declaration for free I coinage of silver an a plnnl in the pinto form and Con les8man TOA ne certain ly represents our Ideas In regard to this i But of course AVO will not settle on any I concerted plan of action until our contest con-test Is settled I Hill as a VicePresidential possibility Is i not regarded with favor by the Montana Mon-tana delegation It has been said that the friends of Mr Clark would bolt the party If they were ruled out by the national commlt too said F E Corbott That state j mont Is false No mutter what action Ithe national committee takes we intend tto support the ticket loyally and do all we can to insure its success i WHAT WISCONSIN DESIRES Committeeman Clancey of Wisconsin Is i very pronounced In his advocacy of the nomination of Hill We want n man who can carry New York against RooscAPlt said he IIIll can do that I He Avlll bring more votes to the ticket than any man AVO can put up and I believe be-lieve ho will bo nominated There Is a Aery strong sentiment in his favor among ho members of tho Wisconsin delegation AVith whom I have talked and I believe there will be a regular RoosoAelt boom developed for Hill before be-fore the convention Is called to order Among tho Wisconsin delegation the nomination of Charles A Tone was I not regarded with favor We Avant a Democrat not a Populist said Mr I Clancoy Toxvne Is an impossibility Dont you think so he asked turning to Mayor Rose of Milwaukee The latter lat-ter nodded assent A specific silver plank In the platform did not find sup porters In tho delegation most of those who cared to say anything at all favorIng I favor-Ing the simple reafilrmatlon of the Chicago Chi-cago platform I PENNSYLVANIA FOR HILL i The Pennsylvania delegation 100 strong under the leadership of Col < James M Guffcy reached hero today One of tho dele ateslltlalse Is exGoAp Robert E Pattlson who has been spoken spo-ken I of as a possible VicePresidential candidate Tho delegation however favors D B Hill and unless the situation situa-tion changes greatly the sixtyfour votes of Pennsylvania will go to the New Yorker As outlined by Col Guf fey the delegation also favors a bimetallic bi-metallic plank in the platform without reference to a specific ratio The utmost harmony prevails throughout tho entire en-tire delegation KANSAS WANTS SILVER PLANK Tho Kansas delegation arrived In force today Judge Johnson delegate atlargc said soon after the delegation had arrIved We have not really organized or-ganized 03 yet and we are hardly In a position to make any declaration oC principles Wo are of course for the I reafilrmatlon of the Chicago platform and desire tho insertion of a plank In the platform calling for 1C to 1 We I have as yet made no formal I canvass of the delegation but I know that Is the Avay In which the Kansas men will stand on tho silver proposition As to the VicePresidency AVO have no par ticular choice as yet and as we feel at the present Unie AVO Avlll without doubt follow the lead of the State of New York ILLINOIS FOR HARRISON Tho Illinois delegation will not arrive Jn forco until Tuesday but several members are on the ground Including National Committeeman Gahan in discussing dis-cussing the stand to be taken by the I delegation on the silver proposition Mi Gahan said today I What Illinois adopted In Its platform plat-form Is known all over the United States and we have seen no reason to change our position Wo said at our State convention that we are In favor of tho reaffirmation of the Chicago platform plat-form in spirit and letter and we made no mention of figures In discussing the silver plank of our platform We stand In just that position today and the t chances are that t we will stay there until un-til the end Regarding the VicePresi dential matter MI Gahan said his State had not yet taken any stand It Is J known however that Illinois Is In favor of the nomination of Carter H Harrison ARIZONA WANTS TOWNE Members of tho Arizona delegation who arrived today were pronouncedly In favor of the nomination for Vice President of ToAvne Should his nom ination not be possible then Congressman Congress-man Sulzer of New York is favored As to the platform an explicit declaration In favor of free silver is i favored although al-though a simple reafiirmatlon of the Chicago platform would be satisfactory to the Arizona men The delegates are strongly against the nomination of Hill His action In tho convention of four years ago put him in disfavor throughout through-out the whole West said Judge J SI Murphy |