Show WHEEL HORSES REBEL I Democratic Leaders Object t to Bryans Hard Driving WHIP APPLIED TOO FREELY Practical Politicians the Men who Hun Campaigns to Securo Vote aro Revolting Against tho Silver Lash They Want no Surrender of White Metal Neither are They Seeking Immolation at that Altar They Seek Compromise An Emissary issary Hns Been Sent to Bryan BrF Kansas City Mo July 2The throb and thrill ot a great national assemblage assem-blage is beginning to take possession ot this young Queen City Qf the Southwest South-west Throughout the day there has been a steady tramp tramp of incoming incom-ing thousands by every train choking the railroad stations with n struggling travelstained and sweltering throng filling the streets with slowmoving osUlnS crowds emptying into the hotel ho-tel lobbies where amid cigar smoke nnd piles of baggage and the shout of badge venders the currents oC earnest and excited men eddy into groups declaiming de-claiming the merits ot candidates and issues arguing protesting gesticulating gesticulat-ing The delegates have been arriving 41n scattered lots some of them with bands and banners to add sound and I color to the animated scene PROMINENT ARRIVALS I Among the days arrivals are many I ttf f the interesting figures of the party Including the smoothfaced ministerial looking Oldliam of Nebraska who will make the speech placing Mr Bryan In jiomlnation Hill of New York weighted weight-ed with his long conferencewith Bryan Bry-an at Lincoln and weary with three days of constant travel Perry Belmont Bel-mont of New York well groomed and debonair Teller of Colorado with his Jacksonlike face thin and worn Secretary Sec-retary Money of Mississippi tall and gaunt with a strong conttngent from the far South n distinguished Populist trio Senators Allen lleltfeldt and Harris Har-ris here to aid the cause of Towne John P Altgeld of Illinois brown and smiling under his broadbrimmed Panama Pan-ama Gov W W Smith of Maryland the close confidante 0 Gorman Arthur Scwall the Maine shipbuilder who ran with Bryan four years ago and that other unique figure of the Senate who has brought excitement and sensation to its dellberators Senator Pcttigrow Senator William E Clark ot Montana heading the delegation of regulars with two brass bands and an abundance abund-ance of enthusiasm I I WEATHER VERY WARM With this Influx of leaders and delegates dele-gates the holding of caucuses and the organization of Stte delegations has begun under hot and oppressive conditions condi-tions I has been a sticky muggy day with the sky overcast and threatening threat-ening and tho air heavily charged with moisture nol The great work qf the convention began be-gan today with a1 meeting of he national na-tional committee todetermine contests and select temporary officers Mayor Rose of Milwaukee the choice for temporary chairman Is a German American reputed to b an orator of flue presence and effective delivery IN CONVENTION HALL Tonight the national committee is having a private dinner 3 sort of fam Sly conference as the guest of Daniel Campau while great crowds of delegates del-egates and spectators are centering at convention hall which Is formally opened with a band concert The vast structure is still surrounded with the debris of construction an army ot workmen and decorators are busy inside In-side but there is no doubt it will be complete and ready for the convention liosts by Wednesday morning The Monetary league also began its sessions ses-sions today with Coin Harvey and Mr Towne as attractions but this was quite too academic to attract much at tention SOME SURPRISE But aside from these formal proceedIngs pro-ceedings the day has brought many developments and some surprises in the general situation The dominating influence of Mr Bryan over the convention con-vention has been made manifest causing caus-ing some concern and Just a little re belo In some quarters I is not by any authoritative or formal words or actions by him that this influence Is everted but In ways none the less ef fective Its importance however has not been so much In disclosing how strong a hand Mr Bryan holds on the conventions course as In showing that there Is little likelihood of a modificatiOn modifica-tion or dilution of the silver plank NEBRASKAS DECLARATION Tho arrival of the Nebraiya delega delega ton fresh from conference with the leader a mainly instrumental In showing Mr Bryans attitude They were hardly off the cars before they met In caucus and formally put forward for-ward a declaration of principles This expressed unalterable opposition to any surrender of the principle of blmetallsm and a demand fota financial plank making a specific pledge for the free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver sil-ver at the ratio of 1C to 1 Independently Independent-ly of what any other nation may do NOTICE JS SERVED The resolution was accepted as little I short of notice to other delegations as to the sentiment of men very near to Mr Bryan Some of hem had Just left him and Judge TIbbets head of Icl dclegatesatlarge dined with Mr Bryan and Gov Hill at Lincoln last night The platformVnust be straight out for 16 to 1 there Is no question as to that said Judge TIbbets A like view was expressed by R L Metcalf who will represent Nebraska on the platform committee 1 will urge that the financial plank of the Chicago platform be reaffirmed and repeated said he not necessarily in the same words but in the same spirit with a declaration for tree coinage at 1C to 1 without regard to the action of other nations I css than that would be weakness NO TEMPORIZING The return of Senator Hills wIthout wihout tangible result which he was willing to difcclose made it plain that his con ference with Mr Bryan at Lincoln had come to naught and it served also to emphasize the general feeling that Mr Bryan would not tolerate any temporizing tempo-rizing on the platform The Senator came back from Lincoln on tho car with the Nebraska delegation mingled with them and exchanged views But there was no evidence of the slightest sympathy among them for him as the companion of Bryan on the ticket For the reason as Judge Tlbbcts explained ex-plained that Mr Hill would not accept ac-cept 0 nomination under thfa circumstances circum-stances COUNTER MOVE CREATED But Jho Influence of Mr Bryan over tho convention and his unwavering insistence in-sistence on 10 to 1 has ltcnc ba created D coun termove This is among the practical polltlcana tho party the Idadors who run campaigns to securo votes They want n surrender of bllven neither axcj ey l k Di jm9 tQ t I9 I T 7 J tar t TheV seek compromise concessions conces-sions and suck a harmonizing that all sections can bo brought together Asa As-a result or this strong and growing sentiment sen-timent i definite and urgent representa tons l have been made to Mr Bryan In UH Interest of harmony and moderation on tho platform EMISSARY VISITS BRYAN Tho bearer of theso overtures is Mr of the Congres James Kerr pccrctary Gongrs sional campaign committee who Is with Mr Bryan In Lincoln Today after conferring con-ferring with the leaders here I Is certain that ho reflects the strong een tlment of his own State Pennsylvania and other Eastern localities and It Is understood that his mission has the sympathetic approval if not the t positive posi-tive authority of JhC most Influential party leaders now assembled her including in-cluding practically the entire membership member-ship of the executive committee except Williams of Massachusetts PILGRIMAGE A VAIN ONE From what has developed today how over the mission Is likely to prove no mora productive of harmonizing results re-sults than the pilgrimage of Hill Indeed In-deed this fcellnjj Is so universal that tho Eastern delegations reached a practical prac-tical determination today to accept the inevitable I and to confine their forts to the platform committee thus keeping keep-ing I the subject from becoming a source o f discord on the flooi of the convention conven-tion VICEPRESIDENTIAL QUESTION Quite independent of the Bryan influence in-fluence the several VicePresidential movements have had varying fortunes durJng da the day Mr Shively of Indl ana retired finally and Imperatively so announcing his decision at the caucus of tho Indiana State delegation where he was taken d this word HILL BOOM PROGRESSING The Hill movement on the other hand h showed decided progress notwithstanding not-withstanding the chill of the Lincoln conference Arriving delegations showe marked favor even enthusiasm for him The Senators parlors were besieged by hundreds of delegates and callers from Ohio Indiana Pennsylvania Pennsylva-nia and many other States Among the steady stream of callers came exGov Altgeld a strong personal admirer of Hill and O H P Belmont and Elliott Danfortu both of the latter being Vice Presidential possibilities The Danforth I movement took on some Impetus when It i became known that HiJl regarded him as tho best suited to go with Bryan on i a straightout silver platform TOWNE PROFIT MATERIALLY 7 Mr Towne profited materially during j j 1 I the day through the active work of the Nebraska delegation who came in I Wearing Bryan and Town badges When James C Dahlrnnn the next na 1 i ta tonal CO1 nil tteelllan from Nebraska and n close friend of Mr Bryan was I sked if this meant that Mr Bryan I I Was for Towne he said I BRYAN FAVORS NO ONE v I have talked with Mr Bryan recently I re-cently and I think his attitude could be summed In about this way = He Is j I I not favoring any one candidate He 1 wania us not to make our wishes too I ip prominent as It will look as though I I this reflected his views whereas he wants to keep entirely out of the Vice Presidential contest But we feel that we should express our views for Towne who Is a favorite with most of the delegation I dele-gation and our work will bo for him j WHAT BRYAN DESIRES I When Mr Dahlman was further J asked If Mr Bryan opposed any par ticular man because of his financial views lo said There Is no opposition j I by name But Mr Bryan wants n man I who can BLand with him firmly and fully on the IGtol platform for that j Is I what tho platform will bo Without wi discussing Individuals I think Wlhout I be jut down that no man out of sympathy sym-pathy with such a platform will be nominated for VicePresldent The I platform Is more fto Mr Bryan than VicePresidential candidates DRAMATIC CLJMAX PROMISED CLIAX PR01ISED Mr Dahlman also ds aso gave definite assurance as-surance of a dramatic climax to the nomination of Mr Bryan by his ap pearance on the < floor of the conven ton for a speech that or electrify the conention and servo as a campaign I keynote We are going to Insist on his coming down and appearing before the I convention said Mr Dahlman The Nebraska men will seo that a resolu ton Is passed Inviting him here and you may rest assured he will come I wil although do so he is personally disinclined to t |