The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-18
Chairman TnubenecL in Chicag go, and
Said to Be Trying to Make Terms
with the Democrats.
VIEWS OF MORTON c. RANKIN
THINKS THE PEOPLES PARTY WILL
NOT VOTE FOR SEWALL.
Bryan May Be IndOrsed, but the Vice
Presidential Nominee Must De
Taken on the Ticket.

ST. LOUIS, July 1.-THE arrival of dele
gates 10 the national Populist and silver
conventions were not numerous to-day. To-
morrow the national executive committee
of the Peoples party will hold conference
here TO arrange matters for the national
committee and the convention. both of
which will meet next week. The. COM
mittee is composed of II. E. Taubeneck.
chairman. of this city; NJ. c. Rankin treas
urer, Of Terre Haute, Ind; j. III. Turner,
Washington. d. c.. and Lawrence McPart-
lin, Lockport, n. Y, secretaries; Ignatius
Donnelly. Hastings. Mimi; George f.
Washbrrn, Boston; J. H. Davis, Sulphur
Grove, Ala. and V. O. Strickler. Omaha.
OF these George f. washburn. of Boston.
is the only member here, but the others are
expected to reach the city tomorrow in
time for the meeting.
Chairman Taubeneck is in Chicago where
he went last night. Inquiry at the execu-
tive committee headquarters failed to elicit
any, information about his visit there. One
afternoon paper stated that he went as an
envoy extraordinary bearing terms of
capitulation from the middle of the road
Popuists to the national Democracy The
paper then goes on to say: THE middle of
the road people. led by the men
who have control of the national
chine, and who are exceedingly anxious
to retain it, are badly frightened. For fear
that Endorsement of Bryan and SewaI.
which is TO inevitably follow the convening
of the Populists. would throw them out Ell
trely, the anti-Bryan members, most of
whom have some sort of Office in the pres
ent national organization, said to be
eager to get terms which will leave them
In power. They have run up the white flag
ard are prepared TO surrender uncondi-
tionally if they fail TO secure their terms.
They want the Democrats TO agree to the
proposition that both parties shall main
tain distinct organizaticns-or. in other
words. that the PoDullsts shall keep up
their national organizaton-and both run
electoral tickets with Bryan as the presi-
Dental candidate. Up 10 the time Chair
man Taubeneck started so hurriedly for
Chicago the machine Popuists had re-
ceved no comfort from the Democrats.
The masses of the Peoples party are solid
ly for Bryan. so that there is no hope in
that direction. Mark HannaS men were
confident that they could hold the middle
of the road people in line. but Chairman
Taubenecks trip to Chicago puts them at
sea. Their mission was TO prevent an in
dorsement of Bryan if possible and to
create a split if necessary TO do it, The
evident desire of Chairman Taubeneck and
his cowurkers to get in out of the storm
has changed the situation
TAUBENECK'S REAL MISSION.
Inquiry among number of the prominent
Populists failed to corroborate the state
ment that Taubeneck had gone to Chicago
to confer with Democratic leaders. 1t was
stated that the object of his visit was TO
confer with DR.. Taylor. a member of the
national committee and prominent Popu-
list as to what should be done at the con-
vention in regard to placing a national
ticket i'm the field by the Peoples party.
The plan resulting from this conference
will be presented at the meeting of the
executive committee tomorrow.
IF the Democrats will give US our share
of the electors there will be no difficulty in
the way of united action for silver. said
Sergeant-at- Mcdowell, of the Popuist
national convention. in the course of an
interview. Talks with other leading Popu-
lists showed this to be e, the situation, there
dorsing the Chicago conventions ticket.
The Populist plan is to divide the electors
in each State according to the strength of
the Populist and Democratic parties. the
stronger candidate to take all the electors
after the election. This they contend, VIII
insure the election or a silver man. whereas
if each party put up a separate candidate
and did not fuse on electors, the silver
vote would be divided and the fight for
silver lost.
In an interview George F. Washburn.
national committeeman from Boston. said:
I'VE regard the settlement or the money
question as but step. but it is too i'm
portant a step in the countrys progress
TO be lost by failure TO unite. The Demo-
cratic convention. though in the hands Of
silver men. had the party machinery ar
rayed against 1t. and the silver men were
afraid TO DO anything but follow the
straight road for fear any appearance of
a swerving might ALLEVIATE some of their
element 10 the extent at least of breaking
of the two-thirds majority so necessary't 10
the nomination OF candidate squarely in
favor of the principles enunciated in the
platform. 1t is very likely some method
of union based upon electoral fusion Will
ctaI sl,nr i,r,
meet approval. OF course nothing can be
told NOW OF what the convention will do
as SO many DIVERGENT opinions upon the
week and they will require much inter-
change TO evolve proposition satisfactory
to all and antagonizing TO none.
WHERE TROUBLE IS EXPECTED
Mr. washburn looks or the situation in
the South as the most delicate 10 deal with.
The East and West he considers as being
more easily to be brought together
Sergeant-at-arms Mcdowell has nearly
completed all the arrangements for The
Populist convention. His aids have been
selected and al details for the daily ses-
sions provided for. He is well pleased with
the Auditorium and is confident that the
crowds can be handled with ease Ar
rangements for the necessary po.ice aid
have been made. and there does not ap-
pear to be hitch anywhere.
The Oklahoma delegates have opened
headquarters at the Lindeli. and on their
banner is the announcement that they are
for Bryan. This is the first Bryan banner
to be unfurled here.
An interesting controversy is going on
between the executive committees OF the
Populist and silver parties and the citizens
committee over the distribution OF funds
to defray the expenses of the two conven-
tions- The citizers' committee insists that
II should not be drawn into the eontro-
versy as the contract for the holding of
the two conventions here was made with
the Porulsst committee and that the fund
was lump sum for both conventional In
other words. the only party the citizens
committee had any dealings with was the