The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-20
THE NEXT CONVENTION
Populists to Meet in ST. Louis
on Wednesday.
MUCH INTEREST IN THE OUTCOME.

The Main Question Il Whether william
Jennings Bryan, the Nominee Of the Ma
tional Democratic Party at Chicago, WIN
lie Indorsed or Not-Chicago PopuIist
Leaders Opposed to the Endorsement
Republican Headquarters at Chicago.
CHICAGO, July 20-Populist leaders
from this region have begun journeying
toward 81. Louis, where the national con-
vcntion of that political organization will
be held Wednesday. A the time for the
opening of this convention approaches,
interest in the probable outcome in
creases. People do not care so much as to
the platform because everybody has a
pretty fair idea as to what that will be.
If it is not the Omaha platform il will be
some modification of IT, The main qucs-
ton of interest is, will William J. Bryan
be indorsed? Populists in Illinois, and,
indeed, in every part Of the country. are
all split up over this proposition, and
there is not the slightest doubt that there
will be lively times among the Popu lists
before the question is decided one way or
the other There is no doubt that the
strongest men Of the party in Cook county
are bitterly opposed to the Endorsement
of Bryan.
Ridicule the Claim.
The leaders of this opposition are Ma
tional Committeeman Eugene Smith and
DR. III. :. Taylor. They claim that the in
dorsement of Bryan would mean the alb
sorption of the Populist party, and ridi-
cule the claims of the sou nd money Dem
ocrats to the effect that it would have the
effect, namely the merging of the Demo
cratic into the Populist party. Taylor
and Smith have both left for st. Louis,
where they will join with leading Popu-
lists from other points in making some ef
fort toward uniting the opposition TO
Bryan. The trouble with the opposition
is that IL is divided in itself One wing is
for Teller, another wants Debs. and so on.
On the other hand. while Bryan has one
Nebraska-instructcd for him, the
proposition to indorsc the Chicago ticket
will have the solid support and influence
of the Democratic organization. Ii Is
understood that by the time the question
of presidential nominations or ipdorse-
ments is reached, number Of the leading
silver Democrats from all over the coun-
try will be ON hand.
HinrIchsen VIII Be There.
Among those whom il is expected will
be on hand will be Chairman Hinrichsen
of the Illinois state central committee and
leaders of the silver sentiment in the De
mocracy from most of the southern states
There will he two contesting delegations
from Cook county, the one being known
as the Taylnr delegation standing the best
chance of success There is general be-
lief that the entire Taylor delegation will
follow the lead of DIR. Taylor and Eugene
Smith in opposing the adoption of the
Chicago ticket, but this is incorrect. Over
n third of that faction, led by J. f, Og-
den. who was u candidate on the Populist
ticket two years ago for sheriff, will fight
and vote for the Endorsement of the Dem
ocratic nominee. As u result of this in
teresting condition of affairs, the eyes of
both great parties will be fixed upon st.
Louis during the next week. and all kinds
of developments may arise Immediately
after its close