The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-09-05
THIRD TICKET GOES
GOLD STANDARD DEMOCRATS WILL
MAKE NOMINATIONS.
There Is Some Opposition to Plac-
ing "a Ticket in the Field, but
the Great Majority of the Dele
yates Are in Favor of Making
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Vfuls Not u
Candidate for the Presidency.

indianapolis, Sept. 2.-The city to-day mas
more the appearance of Al convention town
than it had before. Delegates came IN OIL
the early trains, and the hotel corriacrs
have something Of Il lively air. Arrange
| ments are being made for state headquar-
| ters and decorations are being put up
throughout the business portion or the
town and hotels. TOmlinsOn hall. where the
convention meets, is nearly In readiness
the finishing touches being put on To-Day.
The executive committee has been at work
completing the list Of delegates. as credeh-
| tials are being received in every mail from
| those states which held late conventions.
| The talk Of the candid,aes became more
general as candidates came In, but nothlhs
developed early in the day to Indicate which
way the tide might turn.
Florida created some comment by tele-
graphing to have a banner painted with Il
l.plcture of Cleveland. and the words ''Our
Choice" upon it. There is some talk among
late arrivals against making IL nomination,
but the indications are that they Will be III
a hopeless minority, as the temper or the
great majority Is In favor of a ticker.
Among the most pronounced against Il nohll-
nation is T.. II. Lassitcr, Il delegate from
Texas. He says that in the South McFln-
lev will be much stronger than if there Is
Il third ticket. Delegate Cunningham or
Tennessee is also of the same opinion. The
Texan announces that he will vote for Nc
kinney, even IL Il NOMINATION Is iliduS
Mr.. Bynuln, who is the most prominent
promoter of the movement here. says that
the third ticket will carry several states,
and includes Texas and Kentucky among
the lumber.
Perry Belmont. who presided over the
New York meeting addressed by Bourke
Cochran, was one of the arrivals today.
He came as Il lOoker-On, but will possibly
hold Il proxy from New York.
Villas Not II Candidate.
Senator Villas will not permit the use Of
bis name in connection with the presiticn-
tial nomination. This information is brought
here to-day by Ellis Il. Usher of Wisconsin.
He was at the head of the movement for
the reorganization Of the gold Democrats
in the Badger State.
Senator Villas does not want the nomi-
nation in the first place." said he. I'm the
second place he is for Gen. Bragg, for
whom the state instructed him.. Her dele
cation will be here in force tomorrow ana
20 to work in earnest for Briggs iioinin;l-
ticn. From what l gather of the situation
since my arrived, it would appear shat
Henry Wattcrson will be Gen. Bragg only
formidable rival"
Mr.. Usher further said that he did not
believe there was any warrant for the
statement that Villas was the administra-
ton candidate. He was asked about a state
:nrnt which was abroad in the hotel corrl-
doris to the effect that Gen. Bragg had Il
crccnback record which might make MIN
unavailable as Il candidate.
Gen. Bragg he replied, twas never a
grecnbacker, but he believed in 1878 that
specie payment could not be resumed Will
out an undue contraction. He was mis-
taken and has long since admitted thai the
views he then held We're erroneous. Inc
views he held at that time viii i'll no Wis;
prejudice his candidacy here"
Mr.. Usher said that Bryan would not re-
.-,A ~ %1,n Vnrttln VAnnlO.
cratic vote in Wisconsin,. How much or
the gold vote would 80 to the ticket nomi-
mated mere. however. he thought was prob
lcmatical. as his opinion was that ~ per
cent of the German Democratic vote would
be cast for Mckinley. Mr.. Usher said that
there was considerable silver strength
among the Republicans in the northern part
of the state.
What IL CIevclnnd's Position:
More interest attaches here to Mr.. Cleve-
lands position, perhaps, than, to any other
feature of the convention. BY many 1t Is
accepted as a fact that the president Is N
sympathy with the purpose Of the conven-
ton. A declaration of some sort from MIN
would not surprise them.
In fact, they rather anticipate something
from Mr.. Cleveland. Those who are most
active in the movement, however. are not
Of this opinion. Mr.. Bynum said ,o-day
that he did not think that the president
would be heard from.
at would" said he. "be entirely unlikely
that the president would make a lealara-
ton in advance of the action Of Ibis COLI
%vention. Even were he III sympathy with
it. he would hardly indorse Its action in nd
vance. Such Il course would commit him,
no matter what was done. No, l do not
looL for any word from the president to
this convention"
There is a decided feeling that but one
thing stands in the way Of offering the
nomination to the president. 1t is iecos-
nizcd that in case this action was saken.
there would be a clamor against Il third
term. which might be turned to accolnt
by the silver men and prevent some from
voting. In case Il Northern man is named
for first place, there Is a disposition to
push either Gen BEckner Ut Kentucky or
Secretary Herbert of Alabama for sec md
place.