The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-21

| ST. LOUIS, July 20-The Populistic
situation does not crystalize rapidly.
| The leaders are at war over the ques-
| ton of endorsing or nominating Bryan.
| Some, like Ex-Governor Lewelling of
Kansas, Senator Allen of Nebraska,
General j. B. Weaver of Iowa, whowas
the Populist candidate for president in
1892, Captain Reuben Kolb of Alabama,
who claims he was twice defrauded out
! of the gOVernorship of his state;
Thomas NJ. Patterson and Ex-Governor
! Waite of Colorado, are earnestly striv-
| ing for an endorsement of the Chicago
ticket; Chairman Taubeneck, Ignatius
Donnelly of Minnesota, Senator Butler
of North Carolina, Ex-Governor Bu-
chanan of Tennessee, General COXey
I of Ohio, want to indOrse Bryan under
terms laid down by them, while "Cy-
clone" Davis of Texas, Paul Wander
WORT of Nebraska and others want to
keep in the middle of the road and
nominate an independent platform.
Each faction asserts that it desires to
preserve the autonomy of the party
organization, and that
IT'S WAY IS THE WAY.
shipwrecked hopes and a bolt seem
! inevitable no matter what the ultimate
outcome is. The Bryan supporters
claim to be in the majority. They are
well organized. Their leaders are
shrewd and agacious-many of them
experienced poIticians-and in addition
to this they have the open and active
support of the silver party leaders,
whose convention is likely 10 be simply
a Bryan ratification meeting, and OF
! Senator Jones, chairman of the Demo-
cratic national committee, who is here
! with his HeutenantS, striving to this
end. Their strength spreads over the
entire country west of the Missouri,
where the cause of silver is paramount.
Many delegates from this section, like
-Lewelling of Kansas and Patterson OF
Colorado, declare that If Bryan is not
nominated or endorsed here, nine-tenths
of the Populists will support him, and
the identity of the Populist party in
the west will be destroyed. The
MIDDLE OF THE ROAD"
Populists are mostly from the south.
where for several years, they say, it
has been war to the knife and war to
the hilt in their battle with the DEM
ocracy, and they have nailed their ban
ner TO the mast. They will have
neither surrender nor fusion. They
have captured scattering votes in the
west and quite number from the Pa
cific coast. In California, they claim
a majority of the delegation They are
very radical Their headquarters at
the Laclede are constantly filled with
people, The walls are placarded with
notices and editorials from Populist
papers demanding the Reputation Of
the Chicago ticket, and several orators
are usually talking to the crowds at the
same time. An irredeemable currency
and direct legislation are proclaimed to
be the foundations of their faith. The
Initiative and referendum scheme,
which is to originate all legislation with
/ the people and refer it back to them for
/ endorsement, is the keystone of their
arch.
I These men will probably bolt in any
event. Although there are evidences of
a split in some of the southern delega-
tons, like that of Texas, if they can be
held in line and those who desire a.
I compromise do not receive concessions
which will ultimately bring them to the
/ support Of Bryan, they
MAY CONTROL A MAJORITY
/ of the convention. The basis of repre-
/ senItation is one delegate for each SEN
ator and representative and one for
each 1000 POpulist votes cast. Under
( this apportionment Texas and North
/ Carolina have the largest delegations.
] A4Aii~tJ live CoiGils Jul Ol d TOTAL
I 1900 In North Carolina and Texas a
! few upon Populist and Republican
/ votes are counted, and these two dele
/ cations it will be seen. comprise almost
one-sixth of the entire convention.
1 Georgia has 61 The largest of the
Bryan delegations is Kansas, with 90.
/ Alabama, which is for Bryan, has 81.
and Nebraska 81.
/ The Bryan people claim, ON a. pre-
( hat fot-
eoount Of some delegations which have
! Iot yet put in an appearance, 423 votes
/ Their claims. however, are disputed
/ in several quarters
! The real fight appears to be between
! the Bryan supporters and those who
/ insist upon a compromise that will
! give official endorsement of the Popu-
/ list organization. A great many plans
] for this compromise have been sug-
I gested, the basis of all of which is the
! adoption of q separate platform and di-
| vision CT electors. As to the rest plans
! differ. Some desire a. separate ticket
| Others are willing to accept the Chica-
go nominees. Today there was a
movement in favor Of a. division of the
I ticket, Bryan to head it and some Pop
ulist, preferably from the south. to be
his running mate. All those plans are
MORE OR LESS IMPRACTICABLE,
as they would create complications
which would be hard to straighten ous.
(! Chairman Jones has Indignantly re-
! jected the proposition to throw Sewaa
i overheard and the Bryan supporters in
the Populist party take a. very positive
! position in opposition to it, but it is
( thought a division of electors in some
/ of the states like North Carolina, Ne
braska, Minnesota and Texas could be
/ arranged by the state committees,
which alone would have the power to
enter into any agreement. Chairman
/ Jones has conferred with such of the
Populist leaders as have called on him
/ and has pointed out very clearly that
the battle is between Mckinley and