Omaha daily bee., 1896-07-19

ticket and platform.
At the Oklahoma Bryan headquarters
there was much iubilation over indications
of the growing strength OF the movement
to indorse Bryan and Sewall.
kilograms were received from Rhode
Island. Connecticut, Michigan and Texas
delegations, who announced that they would
take a position in the middle-of-the-roa
column, in other words. would favor a
straight and a purely ~populist declaration
of principles.
Among the arrivals this morning was
Governor Stone of Missouri. He came. It
Is said, in response to a telegram from some
OF the populists who are In favor of the
nomination or endorsement of Bryan, and
is to do missionary work among the middle
of-the-road contingent. The latter are to
hold a mass meeting at the Lindell hotel
Sunday afternoon to start the movement
against Bryan. and Governor Stone and
other friends OF the democratic candidate
will try to neutralize the efforts of the oppo-
sition.
Secretary j. II. Turner Of the populist ma
tional committee. who arrived this morn
ing. is outspoEen in his desire that his con
vention shall endorse Bryan and Sewall.
at Is the practical and patriotic thing for
us to do" said he. "If we fail 10 do it We
will jeopardize the vital issue Of this cam
paign-free silver, an original tenet of the
populist faith. / believe free silver is to
win, anyhow. and If we fail to endorse the
only man who stands any chance OF win
ming for the cause of silver we will be shorn
of any glory except as individuals and be
classed as its enemy"
with that view do you think your CON
yention will name a straight tiCket?'
Yes, but it will be a minority ticket.
The majority Of populists are not going to
frltter away a principle so dear to them as
has always been the restoration Of silver to
its constitutional function as a money
metal.
''outside Of administration circles the
democratic party is decidedly for Bryan,
and the administration will find itself well
nigh deserted by the time the campaign
wakes warm. With the rank and file of
Office holders It is off with the old and on
with the new. Those fellows in the de-
partments want to hold on to their jobs for
four years more. The republicans are
scared. Their only hope is for a third
ticket, and they are going to leave nothing
undone to bring about the nomination OF
ono here"
SILVER MEN WILL ENDORSE.
Sergeant-at-arms Doud of the national
silver convention has made all the prelimin-
airy arrangements for the convention. This
evening q committee of prominent business
men of this city, irrespective of party
affiliations, called on Chairman Mott OF the
national silver committee and assured him
that sufficient money would be raised by
them to defray the expenses of the conven-
tion.
Chairman Mott said this evening that he
expected the convention to be in session
until Friday night at the least. 1t has been
definitely settled that Congressman Francis
G. Newlands of Nevada will be temporary
chairman and 1t is conceded that William
=. st. John of New York will be permanent
presiding officer. George u. Keeney of Cali
fornia will be secretary. Expressions from
delegates who have arrived thus far for the
silver convention seem to indicate that
Bryan will be endorsed by 1t. Secretary
George p. Keeney has a plan, which is that
when the two conventions meet there shall
ha q inint pnnfnrpnrn pnmmittpn charged
with the duty of making a report to the
committee upon the demands of both con
ventions. "If this can be done, | believe"
said he, that within two days an agree
ment can be reached which will favor the
endorsement of Bryan. If this is not done,
then 1t may be agreed that the silver men
shall go ahead and nominate Bryan as Il
he had never been mentioned before. 1t
looks from present indications that this will
be the action of the silver men anyhow"
The leaders this morning formulated a
new demand, which meets the approval of
the populists who have been consulted. 1t
Is that they shall insist upon the with
drawal of all democratic congressional
nominees who are sound money or gold
standard men, If they will not withdraw,
that the silver men and populists will unite
in putting up, in every congressional dis
trict, a free silver candidate. This, it is
urged, should be presented to the national
democratic committee as an ultimatum. The
populists, 1t is understood, are to Concen-
trate their work and attempt to elect a con-
gress which will favor free silver, and to ac-
complish this it is necessary to have the CO.
operation of the democrats. The populists
who are opposed to Mr.. Bryan say that If
he is nominated, the delegates of Massa-
chusetts, Rhole Island and Connecticut and
possibly Tennessee will bolt.
The national executive committee of the
peoples party held a meeting behind closed
doors today and transacted considerable bus
mess of a routine nature. Chairman Taube-
neck presided, and those present were j. H.
Turner, Washington, ID. c.; George +. Wash
burn, Boston; j. II. Davis, Texas; George
F. Gather, Alabama, and V. o. Strickler,
Nebraska, a bare quorum. NJ. o. Rankin of
Terre Haute, Ind; Ignatius Donnelly of
Hastings, Mimi, and Lawrence McParlin of
Lockport, n. Y, had not arrived, but came
in tonight. The disposition of the tickets
to the convention was decided upon. Each
national committeeman will be given five
and each delegate and alternate, according
to the distance he lives from st. Louis. one
or more. No one Will receive more than
three, the nearby delegates getting the
largest number. Five thousand tickets that
had been awarded to the Businessmen
league were bought back at 1914 cents each.
These tickets will be sold at the rate of
81 each, one ticket admitting to three SEES
sions, IL there are that many, a day. None
Will be given away, and Sergeant-at-Arms
Mcdowell is to be required to account for
each ticket used. Badges for the delegates
VIII DC SOU LOT Du cents eacn, ana tnOSe Tor
alternates for 20 cents. The proceeds from
the sale of badges and tickets will go into
T.. the campaign fund, the expectation being
that several thousand dollars will be realized
for the tickets and badges.
PLAN FoR A ECoND CONVENTION
MiddIe-Of-thc-itOad PopWlists Pre-
pare to- Put Up II Straight Ticket.
CHICAGO, July 1S.-Therc are reasons for
believing Chairman Taubeneck's secret mis-
sion to this city had to do with another
populist convention to be held by the mid
dle-of-the-road faction of the party in case
the regular convention at st. Louis en-
dorses Bryan. A movement looking to the
holding of this convention WAS started here
on Friday and two well known hotel men
visited other hotel men and the officials of
the Illinois Central road, with the purpose
of raising 81 500, the amount necessary for
bringing the convention here.
Mckinley Men Are Active.
COLUMBUS, Neb,, July 1S.-(Special) y
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