Show IT MUST BE 16 TO It I f Mr Bryan Stands Pat on that Proposition RATIOWILL HAVE TO BE FIXED All Efforts t Get tho Nebraskan to Accept Any Evasion or Abridgment Abridg-ment of 16 to 1 Will Prove Abortive Abor-tive This the Declaration Made by I the Nebraskans Close Friends When Told that Efforts Were Being Made to Induce Him to Make Concessions Con-cessions Regarding tho Platform Kansas City July 2An Interesting etory got afloat today concerning a letter I let-ter said to have been sent to Mr Bryan Bry-an by Democratic leaders here This I letter according to general report outlined I out-lined the situation and suggested that Mr Bryan ought to make concessions I regarding the platform GO that thoso who wanted a modification would be conciliated I was stated that the concession asked for made victory possible pos-sible while without it the campaign would be a hard one Many leaders wero mentioned as having hav-ing acquiesced in or signed the letter to MI Bryan Hon James Ken one of tho delegates from Pennsylvania who set out for Lincoln late last night accompanied by cxCongress 1 man Mutchler and another Pennsylvania Pennsylva-nia delegate Is said to have carried the letter to Lincoln I was reported that this letter was signed by or approved by Senator Jones exGov Stone J G Johnson James Guffey and D J Campau all members of the national committee and members of the executive execu-tive committee HAVE SIGNED NO LETTER Most of these gentlemen said they had not signed such a letter but there was an Intimation from a reliable quarter that some such movement was on foot and that the views of some of these gentlemen wero laid before Mr Bryan In a way to Indicate that they believed It would he better policy to reaffirm re-affirm tho Chicago platform and not insist upon the specific declaration for 16 to 1 NEBRASKA FOR OLD RATIO The Impression prevails that tho leaders are not likely to meet with much encouragement In such a movement move-ment and especially In view of the acton ac-ton of the Nebraska delegation which declared explicitly today for the old ratio rto Cato Sells chairman of the Iowa j I delegation who spent three hours I closeted with Mr Bryan yesterday said tonight when told of the movement move-ment to have Mr Bryan agree to the elimination of a specific plank in the I platform calling for the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 BRYAN STANDS PAT I talked over the whole situation with Mr Bryan and I have not the I slightest hesitancy In saying that the gentlemen who have gone to Lincoln I with the Idea of getting Mr Bryan to hedge on the proposition of 1C to1 will do nothing but go up the hill and comedown come-down again 1 know exactly what I am saying when I tell you that there is not the slightest chance in tho world to get Mr Bryan to accept any evasion or abridgment of tho 16tol proposition He will run on a platform plat-form containing that plank or ho will J not run at all I am positive that there will bo no fight against tho IGtol plank which will compel Mr Bryan to change his attitude There Is nothing I In the world that will have the power to do that This is absolutely certain and all those gentleman who try anything any-thing to the contrary are simply wasting wast-ing lholr time and effort Quite a different view of the matter was taken by Thomas Gnhan nation naton al commltteeman from Illinois He Said when told of tho altitude of Mr Bryan Wo do not want a IGtol plank In the platform and wo will not have It there 1 we can help it A reaffirmation re-affirmation of the silver plank In the I platform adopted four years ago covers cov-ers the ground amply TIBBETS SPEAKS FOR NEBRASKA Judge A S Tibbets o Lincoln ohairman of the Nebraska delegation said that It had been accepted as positive posi-tive that Mr Bryan would not be a candidate unless the platform contained con-tained l specific declaration in favor qf silver at 1C to 1 Ho cannot do It and ho will not do i said Judge Tib bets He has always held the POSItion posi-tion In favor of 16 to 1 and his views have been understood all the time The different Stato delegations have been Instructed for him with that Understanding standing and now at the last moment mo-ment he cannot stultify himself by accepting aC-cepting a candidacy based upon any other platform However there will be no question of that kind calling for solution The gentlemen who have gone to Lincoln will find him adamant ada-mant and ho will not be moved from his position under any circumstances I |