The herald., 1896-07-21
POLITICS As DONE
BY IHE P0PUuS1S
Almost Sure to Result in
a Bolt
No signs OF Yielding IRE SHOWN
By Factions Favoring or Op.
posed to Bryan
MIDDLE OF THE ROAD MEN
Seem Certain to Be Left Out 10 the
Cold
Asd Later VIII Nominate a Straight.0ut
Populist Candidate
The Real Flight In the Convention VIII Be
Between Bryan Supporters aad Dele
gates Who Insist Upon
Compromise
MIDDLE OF THE ROAD MEN
Seem Certain to Be Left Out 10 the
Cold
Aad Later VIII Nominate a Straight.0ut
Populist Candidate
The Real Flight In the Convention VIII Be
Between Bryan Supporters and Dele
gates Who Insist Upon
Compromise
Associated rress Special Wire.

ST. LOUIS, do. July ZO.-Inc IOpu-
list situation does not crystalline rapid
IS. The leaders are at war over the
question of endorsing or nominating
Bryan. Some like eX-Gov. Lewelling of
Kansas, Senator ALLEN of Nebraska,
Gen. J. B. Weaver of Iowa, who was the
Populist candidate for president in 1892;
Capt. Reuben Kolb of Alabama, who
claims he was twice defrauded out of
the governorship of his state; II. M. Pat
tsrson and ex-Gov. Waite of Colorado
are earnestly striving for an endorse
ment of the Chicago ticket. Chairman
Taubeneck. Ignatius Donnelly of Min
nesota, Senator Butler of North Caro-
lima, ex-Gov. Buchanan of Tennessee,
Gen. Coxey of Ohio want to endorse
Bryan under terms laid down by them,
while Cyclone" Davis of Texas, Paul
Vandervoort of Nebraska and others
want to keep in the middle of the road
and nominate an Independent ticket on
an Independent platform. Each faction
..ates that it desires to preserve the
1tonomy Of the party organization and
hat its way is the way.
Shipwrecked hopes and a bolt seem
i1evitable. no matter what the ultimate
TO be in the majority. They are well
organized. Their leaders are shrewd
and sagacious-many of them exper-
fenced politicians-and in addition to
this they have tine open and active sup
,ort OF the silver party leaders, whose
onventIon is likely to be simply Bryan
'atificatior meeting, and of Senator
Jones, chairman of the Democratic ma
oy,nttt xx.y,A ;-
1ieutenants striving to this end.
Their strength spreads over the entire
country west of the Missouri, where the
cause of silver is paramount. Many dele
gates from this section, like Lewelling
of Kansas and Patterson of Colorado,
declare that If Bryan is not nominated
or endorsed here, nine-tenths of the
Populists will support him, and the iden-
tity of the Populist party in the west will
be destroyed. The middle of the road"
Populists are mostly from the south.
where, for several years, they say, it
has been war to the knife and knife to
the hilt in their battle with the Democ-
recy and they have nailed their banner
to the mast They will have neither
surrender nor fusion. They have cap
tured scattering votes in the west and
quite number from the Pacific coast.
In California they claim a majority
of the delegation. They are very radi-
cal. Their headquarters at the Laclede
are constantly filled with people, The
walls are placarded with notices and
editorials from Populist papers demand
Ing the reputation of the Chicago tick
ct, and several orators are usually talk
ing to the crowds at the same time. An
irredeemable currency and direct leg
fslation are proclaimed to be the founda-
tion of their faith. The initiative and
referendum scheme which is to origin
ate all legislation with the people and |
refer it back to them for endorsement |
Is the keystone of their arch. These |
men will probably bolt in any event.
Although there are evidences of a
split in some Of the southern delega- |
tions. like that of Texas, If they can be |
held in line and those who desire a |
compromise do not receive concessions |
Which will ultimately bring them to the !
support of Bryan, they may control a |
majority of the convention. The basis
of representation is one delegate for
each senator and representative and |
-~ 80 S'eSiA GVVV TOpullSC votes cast |
Under this apportionment Texas and
North Carolina have the largest de1a-
cations, ninety-fve. out of a. total of
about 1900. These two delegations. it
will be seen, comprise almost one-sixth
of the entire convention. The largest
of the Bryan delegations is Kansas
with ninety-two. Alabama. which is
for Bryan, has fifty-four, and Nebra aslsa
nfty-one.
The Bryan people claim on preli,ni.
nary canvass that takes no account of
some delegations that have not vet MT
in an appearance, 423 of the votes.
Their claims, however, are disnuted
in several quarters.
The real fight appears to be between
the Bryan supportershnhd those who
Insist upon q compromise that will give
official endorsement of the Populist or
A great many plans for
this compromise have been suggested.
The basis for all OF them is the adop-
ton of a separate platform and division
of electors. AS to the rest, plans differ.
Some desire a separate ticket; others
are willing to accept the Chicago NOM
inees.
Today there was a movement in favor
of division OF the ticket, Bryan to head