Show GOSSIP IN KANSAS CITY Th Nebraska delegation is a unit in favor of tho nomination of Mr Towne for VicePresident Ohio Is for blmetallsm and against the Insertion In the platform of D plank1 calling for the coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 Coy Thomas who heads the Colorado delegation Is for a specific mention of 1C to 1 In the platform but holds to conservative views on the question Nevada will not be captious about any part of the platform says Congressman Con-gressman Newlands of Nevada ll will do that which Mr Bryan wants done Nearly all the members of the Mary land delegation are In Kansas City but no member was willing to make n statement In regard to the platform or the VicePresidential nomination The West Virginia delegation held an informal conference at which It was decided to present Col John T McGraw Mc-Graw of that State for VicePresldent The silver question was discussed briefly and the delegation took no dc decisive action aclon Silver Republican leaders held a meeting at the Coates house Kansas City last night to discuss Mr Townes prospects A number of speeches wero made going over grounds of his avail1 ability all agreeing that prospects for their candidate were thel crldltate Improving I Accompanied by brass band of Liven tyfive pieces and about thirty rooters W A Clark of Montana I and the other members of the Clark contesting delegation from that State arrived In Kansas City yesterday Mr Clark made a brief speech to a crowd at tho Midland hotel We arc all silver people of courses course-s ys J L Williams of Juneau Alaska but wo believe It ir for the interest of the party to drop that issue Big Infolncss men out on the coat ivlih Ih whom we have talked aay they will vote for Bryan and contribute willing ly to his campaign fund If the 1 to 1 I Issue Is dropped and we think it Is good L t politics to act accordin li |