The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-19


with the preparation of IL. Senator
Jones, he said, is not only the best iu-
formed man on the money question but
he possesses the rare faculty of bainrr able
10 express himself clearly and briefly. In
terms that are ineligible and rightly re-
lated 10 the subject 1t is not everybody
who talks about the matter who can do
this or knows how.
The pOpulist platform. IL is said by the
insiders, will be based on previous declar-
atlons OF the party and cover all the sub
Jects for which il stands
after the meeting Of the executive com
mittee OF the national committee Mr
Iaubeneck furnished the Southern Asso-
clated Press reporter a reply TO the fol-
lowing questions:
Are You in favor of the populists en-
uorSlng the democratic ticket nominated
at Chicago?"
No. Under no consideration will I vote
10 endorse Bryan and Sewall at the pop
ulist convention to be hello in this civ
July p. That would mean the surrenier
and destruction of the peoples party or
ganizauon."
Have you any idea what populists will
do toward combining all the elements on
posed to the gold standard in the coming
campaign
Il believe that the populist convention
VIII IaVor the idea Of nominating a can
didate for president and vice president
and then combine the votes Of the two
parties on one set Of electors. This can be
done without the sacrifice of the principles
OF our organization and will also unite the
elements opposed to the gold standard"
do you believe that the Deople's partv
national convention should indorse Mr.
Bryan that the entire vote of the party
would go TO Bryan at the polls next No
vember?"
NO if the peoples party national con-
venuon should indorse Mr. Bryan and Mr.
SeWall, the leaders could not deliver more
tnan 90 per cent of the popust votes
throughout the United States. The mem-
bers of the peoples party possess a strong
individuality and will not follow their
leaders If they attempt to lead them
against their will. The stay-at-home vote
IN the peoples party would be large
enough to defeat Mr.. Bryan in many of the
western states"
do you think that if the peoples party
should nominate candidate for President
and Vice President and then combine on
electors that the entire vote could be polled
for such electOrs?'
Yes, 1 believe that the full popullst
strength could be polled at the November
election for the electors. This, in my opin-
ion, is the only possible way to beat Nc
Kinley at the polls next November Since
the Chicago convention, / have communi-
Gated with the populists throughout the
United States and know that the demo-
cratic ticket nominated at Chicago will not
be indOrsed by our convention next week"
DIR. j. j. Mott, chairman of the national
silver organization, approves the Chicago
nominee and platform, and is confident
Mr. Bryan will be endorsed by the silver
convention. mo basis of agreement be-
tween the silver people and the democrats
has been agreed upon" said Mr. Mott.
1T has been suggested that the relative
strength of the democratic, pOpulist AMI
silver parties in the states be estimated
and the votes of the electoral college be
distributed in proportion.
Another plan is to give the democrats
half clear through the states, and divide
the other half between the populists and
silver people. The democrats are striving
ErvF liant Ion -.F ana #frHHa H.
adoption of either of these plans the
democrats would have everything to gain
and nothing to lose, and believe the
success of the democrats is assured. In
the event the democrats refuse to make
any concession, I believe that the silver
people viii name separate electors. But
our party is an intermediary cOnciliatOry
party. We want to harmonic all the sill
yer factions. We shall not assume the
role of a dictator. We are fighting solely
a silver battle and hope to win"
Among the arrivals to-day was J. II.
Turner of the populist national committee
from Washington, D. c. He is an enthus-
iastic endorser Of Mr.. Bryan, but believes
the convention will nominate straight
ticket.
OF the senatorial contingent which is
expected to attend the convention, Messrs.
Stewart of Nevaua and PETER of Kansas,
arrived here tonight. Both are for the in
dorsement of Bryan and Sewall by their
respective conventions. Senator Stewart
being a delegate to the silver convention
and Senator PETER to the populistic con-
Vention, and they We're industriously ad-
vocating and impressing their views upon
the delegates and others about them. To
reporter of the Southern Associated Press
Senator Stewart said: 1.-THE nomination of
Mr.. Bryan was not expected nor desired
by the managers of the Chicago conven-
tion; he nominated himself by that speech
to the convention. But having been nOmi-
mated and standing upon platform declar-
ing for free and unlimited coinage of silver
at 16 to ! by the United States alone, he
secured the support of all the silver men.
1 believe he Will be indorsed by both con-
Ventions."
Senator PETER said: ''In the north and
west we populists have had to fight re-
publicans, i'm the south they fight demo-
Gratis. / believe, with careful and cOnSid-
crate discussion, there will result an
agreement of all the anti-gold forces in
the country which shall tell at the polls
against the candidate of the gold stand
ard policy, and in favor of one candidate
upon a free silver platform"
Towards midnight Chairman Taubeneck,
in company with Senators Stewart and
Peffer, Cyclone" Davis of Texas and
other leaders, went into private confer
ence. Mr.. Taubeneck said he had no eX-
pectation that any definite programme or
agreement would be reached.
The annoying complications over the
fund contributed by the Business Mems
League to cover the expenses of the two
conventions, was happily adjusted to-
night. The $4,000 fund was turned over
to the chairman several days ago by the
Business Mems League, this being an ac-
quittal of their contract. The national
silver party thus found themselves with
out funds or guarantee of expenses To
meet this eXigency a score of prominent
citizens tonight subscribed to fund to
pay the silver convention expenses.