The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-07-23
HOLD u ] D THREE \ 20 VS..
DlFFEREENCE OF OPINION AMONG
THE POPULIST LEADERS.
a1srs'n MS endorsement Is Favored ~
One One Faction, Another Desires
Hfusfo ~ on on the Electoral Ticket,
While Viii l the ..Niddle-of-the-Ro
Men Want an independent Plat.
1ss form tt' and Ticket. "a 81 ii .5

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have reached the CITY yerv r,itte1
war war has .already developed. They ap
pear to be aligning themselves for a
tfhrl'ee7cornered fight; first, those who
favor q straight endorsement or nom
inatlon of Bryan and SeWalll which
will. bring to the Chicago ticket the
support of the Populists; second, those
VINO desire 1lsion electoral ticket
Whlch Will maintain the Populist party
organlzationain the act and place the
leaders IN q position to demand, recog-
milton in the event the ticket is sue
cessful; and, third, what are known as
the middle OF the road" Populists,
who favor an independent platform
and ticket, and who oppose fusion in
any form. The latter, if present indi-
cations count fer anything, will event
ually be over>uled. The middle OF
the road meN, however, will prove
strong and valuable allies Of the lead
ers Of the secc nd class, who seem de-
termlned to Preserve their party or
ganlza1lon at all hazards, but who pro-
TESS an earnest desire to combine all
the silver strength if way can be
found to give them recognition. The
real fight, it il believed, will come be-
tween this faction and those who arc
10 favor of putting behind for the pres
ent all pride Of party for the sake Of
the, silver: cause to which they are
pledged. a
chairman Talbeneck, Of this middle
wing, gave out a statement Yesterday
outlining the Glan of fusion electors as
ten only condition on which he is will
Ing to join hands with tie free silver
democracy. But, even with fusion
electors, he wants a set Of
Populist Nominees.
the purpose being, if his plan is car
ried out, to elect Bryan president and
Populist vice president. Taube-
neck's interview met with storm of
protests from the faction which advo-
Gates straight endorsement of Bryan
ard Sewala as the only chance of So
idifying the silver forces and gaining
victory -.
Among those Populists who have ar
rived from the South there is much
opposition to the plan of endorsing
Bryan and Sewall without conditions.
Senator Butler Of South Carolina, who
heartily favors harmonizing all the
silver elements as the only way to
win, poin:s out the strong enmity be-
tween the Poplllsts and the Demo
crafts in The South, and EXPRESSES Tie
opinion that unless the Populist or
ganizat ioA is recognized III the fight,
through Susion electors, it vii! be i'm
possible to secure the support Of the
rank and file of the Populists of the
South for the Chicago ticket.
All the indications are that the con-
ventlon will be a very lively affair,
with t!ae certainty of much bitter
wranglihg, the probability of some
sensational incidents, and of a bolt
of larger or smaller dimensions, no
matter what the ultimate decision of
the convention is. The leaders Of the
American silver party who are here
appear to be all Of one mind-that
Bryan mad Sewall should be endorsed.
They oppose anything which will tend
to clo'1d the issue of victory for sill
YER or divide the silver strength.
They expect by their action to exercise
a strong influence over the other con-
vention, especially as there seems to
he disposition to arrange joint COM
promises of the silver and Populist
leaders.