The herald., 1896-07-20
Bitter FEELING SHOWN
Among Factions Gathered
at St. Louis
LINING UP'Fvv.n. 1 triangular FIGHT
Bitter Opposition to Fusion Pro.
pOsals
WILL PROVE INEFFECTIVE
Various Political Leaders Express Their
Ideas Of the Outcome
WILL PROVE INEFFECTIVE
Various Political Leaders Express Their
Ideas Of the Outcome
Chairman Tauteneck VIII Leave the Firht
for Fusion Electors
Patterson Is willing to Sacrifice All cIairus
to the Loaves and Fishes
for the sake sf
Pree Silver
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
ST. LOUIS, July 19.-Tew of the dele.
gates to the Populist convention have
arrived. but among the leaders who have
reached the city very bitter feeling
has already developed. They seem to
be aligning themselves for a three-cor.
nered fight; first, those who favor q
straight endorsement of Bryan and Sew.
all, which will bring to the Chicago tick
ct the support of the Populists; second.
those who desire fusion electoral ticket
which will maintain the Populist party
organization intact and place the leaders
in position to demand recognition in
the event the ticket Is successful, and
third. what are known as the middle
OF the road" Populists, who favor an in
dependent platform and ticket and who
oppose fusion in any form. The latter
II present indications count for anything,
will eventually be overruled. The mid
die Of the road" men, however, will prove
strong and valuable allies of the leaders
| OF the second class, who are determined
to preserve their party organization at
all hazards. but who profess an earnest
desire to combine all the silver strength
If a way can be found to give them
recognition.
The real fight, it is believed. will come
between this faction and those who are
in favor Of putting behind them for the
present all pride of party for the sake
of the cause Of silver, to which they are
pledged.
Chairman Taubeneck, the leader Of
this middle wing. gave out statement
| iph J;pfr
sion of electors as the only condition ON
which he Is willing to Join hands with the
1ree silver Democracy. But even with
fusion electors, he wants set of Popu-
list nominees. the purpose being, If his
plan Is carried out. to elect Bryan pres
ident and Populist vice-president.
Taubeneck's interview met with 4
storm of protests from the factions
which advocate the straight endorse
ment of Bryan and Sewall as the only
chance of solidifying the silver forces
and gaining a victory.
Mr.. Patterson of Colorado who heads
the regular Colorado delegation. came
out In an interview tonight, In which he
denounced Taubeneck's plan as not onIy
impracticable, but impossible. He de-
clared that insistence upon such a plan
would SAVIOR of deal and jeopardize
the cause Of silver to which all professed
to be, and should be, devoted While he
counseled the maintenance of the pop.
ulist organization in the future, he went
SO far as to intimate that those who now
sought to place it above the cause Of sill
yer were looking to their personal adj
vancement and such loaves and fishes as
might come to them with the advent Of
a silver administration
Among those Populists who have ar.
rived from the south there is much oppo-
sition to endorsing Bryan and Sewall
without conditions. Senator Butler of
North Carolina, who heartily favors
harmonizing all the silver elements as
the only way to win, points out the
strong enmity to the Populists by DEM
ocrats in the south and expresses the
opinion that unless the Populist organ
lzation Is recognized in the fight it il
impossible to secure the support Of tho
rank and file of the Populists in the
south for the Chicago ticket.
G. F. Washburn of Boston, chairman
of the eastern wing of the Populists. re-
turned today from visit to Mr.. Bryan
at Lincoln, Neb., where he went pre-
sumably to confer with the candidate
concerning his endorsement of the Pop
ulists. He is outspoken in his expression
that the Chicago ticket should be en-
dorsed and the people givea an soppor-
tunity to express a clear verdict on the
issue.
All the indications are that the con-
vention will be very lively affair with
the certainty of much bitter wrazgl:..s.s.
and the probability Of some sensational
incidents and of a bolt Of large or small
no matter what the ultimate
decision of the convention S.
The leaders of the American Silver
party who are here, appear to be all of
one mind-that Bryan and Sewall should
be endorsed.
Victory for silver is their slogan. and
they oppose anything which will tend
to cloud the issue or divide the strength,
They expect by their actio| to exercise
a strong influence over the other con-
vention, especially as there seems to be
a disposition to arrange joint compro-
misses of the Silver and Populist leaders.
NOTABLE DELEGATES