The herald., 1896-07-15
MEASURES AND NOT MEN
The Motto of the St. Louis Con-
ventiOns
TWO PROPOSITIONS MADE
Either of Which Would Insure the
Election of Bryan
TWO PROPOSITIONS MADi
Made, the Endorsem, of Bryan
Seems Practically Certain
Associated Press Special Wire.

| Associated Press Special Wire.
| ST. LOUIS, July 14,-The rush or poll
ticians to attend the Populist mad silver
national conventions have not yet set
| in although a few of the leaders have ar
rived Chairman Taubeneck and Ser
geant-at-arms Mcdowell of the Populist
national committee predict one of the
| largest crowds that ever attended con-
vention.
MANY of the best men in the party will
be here" said Chairman Taubeneck.
There will be 1850 delegates, represent
ing over two million voters. We have
every reason to believ ethat in point of
numbers attending it will far outrank
the Republican convention. We shall
meet in the same building which will
afford an opportunity to observe the
strong points of difference.
AS the Populists begin to gather it is
evident that there will be two PROPOSE
tions made which will form the chief
contention of the convention. one is
that the Populists shall abandon any
idea ot al separate and distinct national
ticket and endorse outright the candi-
date and platform of the Chicago con-
vention. This proposition will be sup
ported by the friends of Senator Henry
NJ. Teller, nearly all the Populist MEM
bers of the United States senate and the
Peoples party leaders in many of the
western states. The west and southwest
and the northwest are nearly solid for
the proposition to indorse Mr.. Bryan and
put up no other ticket
From the south comes delegates and
Peoples party leaders who are not dele
gates to the convention urging another
proposition-to put up presidential
ticket. to adopt a platform, to run pres
idential electors in all states where the
Peoples party has an organization and
then when the time comes to cast the
votes in the electoral college let the
Populists and Democrat combine on the
strongest man, whether that be Bryan
or the Populist nominee.
Vigorous objection is urged against
this on the ground it would be dangerous
to the common cause of free silver.
The convention of the national silver
party, which convenes in this city July
22 at the exposition building, wilR vie
in numbers with that of the Populist,
which meets the same day.
The national silver convention will
have 1900 delegates and as many alter
mates, coming from every state in the
union, the representation being based
on the estimated strength of the advo
Gates of silver at the ratio of 16 to /,
irrespective of former party affiliations.
DIR. Mott of North Carolina said today
that while there was quasi understand
ing between his party and the Populists
in behalf of the interests of silver. there
was as yet no agreement or definite
movement in the direction of unity of
action as regards the presidential tick
ct to be voted for next November.
OPPOSE FUSION.
FRESNO July 1.-THE Populist CEN
trail club of Fresno county held a largely
attended meeting in this city tonight.
and the question of national fusion with
the national Democracy was the subject
of very warm discussion. Many lead
ing Populists. both of the city and
county, We're present, and large major
ity were very emphatically opposed to
fusion.
At the conclusion of the discussion the
following resolution was adopted with
out a dissenting vote:
Resolved, That it is the sentiment of
this meeting that it is to the interest of
he national Populist organization to
keep in the middle of the read" and
neither fuse with any other party nor
indorse its candidates.
WILL SUPPORT BRYAN.
OMAHA, Neb., July IA special to
the Bee from Grand Island, Neb., says:
About the only question whcih seems
to interest delegates to the Populist
state convention tonight is how vigorous
the kick against Instructions for Bryan
will be. That such instructions for
Bryan will carry through the conven-
tion by vote of at least three to one
there seems to be no doubt, and it is
believed by the more enthusiastic Brv-
an supporters that it will be practically
unanimous.