The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-21
Latest Summing-Up of Indica-
tiOnS al ST. Louis.
LINES SHARPLY DRAWN
Leading PopuIists Declare Bryan's
Chances VIII Disappear When the
Full Number of Delegates Arrive.
Senator JoEes Has Made Converts.
Other Delegates Arrive.

among the Popuiists.
Tie active piopasand instituted yostcr-
day by the partIsans OF Mr.. Bryan WIS
continued today with more or less graft
flying result. II the BryaEites lave made
converts, however. they have been offset
by the new arrivals today many of whom
doSgedly refuse 10 accept any Loi,iinee no,
directly conuec:eu WITH the party orgai.-
iZdtion. and Inns ieaN es tie situation still
III doubt.
AT midnight both factions are claiming
"a victory with heItter enjoying u leIcel.-
tlble lead over tue other. Tie Situation
was terSely SUMMED up by Jerry NJ. SImi-
son, who said tonight that lie expected 10
see the convention nominate bryan and
Sewall, followed ny bolt
senator Jones, OF Arkansas, tie chair
man of the emUcraJ.c National Con-
mittee, is employing all the resources at
his command 10 insure Bryan's no.nIna-
ton.
Among the names mentioned as cand-
dates for tic Presidency by the middle
of-ttie-road people are faul Vandcrvourt,
or Omaha, former Republican and eX
grand COMMANDER of the Grand Army OF
the Republic, and Eugene V. Let's, the
railroad mems leader. The latter. how
ever, has declared that lie will not accept
tue nomination.
biII---~.-,TEST ONPLATFoRM
bitter contest Is lCoAed Tor over the
NUMEROUS iIa,.orls suAScsued. Last
ilSnt AiJcrL i>uESctJ, OF IaiiiUrIi.i., issued
b.s, tUnion, ,----v Cycsone -, "a
Texas, is mace public.
huinui i.a ,.-a Dapt. ko.b. of Ala
bama, anu IhuauUs Donne.iy, OF Mime
SOFA, nave ai-v uecIaral- O.s OF prlnC. pIes
which lley want To see adopted.
Senator nu .IIi 81 INUrin JaICIiIia las &C.
Neioped stroDS Popularity, ana u LIE Lad
Tes.Ciied Tie IC.s.lluliCnai age VI tDIty-
i've he Would IIUDably De given the set uud
place Oh Tie uiLuie u ne ROAD uCkeL.
tie Is oppDse, 10 de LoninHtlCn OI Erl an.
The ausst stlcu ;.uN ;sn,eu y stu-c tie
Western iirn of LtnilL.tn < Bryan ana
substituting ter sewaIl ii sUuIheIn H. Ii or
the seconu pi,-te III ne nc ket is i.trLcly
opposed hy stewart, weaver aLu o,iIer
oI bryHn's sUPEuriers, who aiieEe hat 1T
would confuse the No.ers and Cen.oralIze
Inc party. L lie Southern E,pulisls AZ ic1r
To lie GIstrustfUl oil Democratic prCii.Iscs
ana feel that ~ .ECCTsing tie DcinuCriuC
ticket theirs Would lie Il barren victory,
even though 1t ti:i sCrl;y OF the votes Tor tie
ticke! were east ~ tie members oI tleIr
own party.
But lew Details Of tie prct ceilings of the
convention Lave Teen set .I,u IN advance.
~ as tIdl W cav CA Oh
Iowa shall pace bryan's name in ECmlIa-
ton.
St Louis, July 90.-AltEough the Bryan
propaganda is receiving tie support OF many
oil iEc fUpGlisU leSCerS, tie zeal work OF
advancing Ills in;efes,S Las teen entrusted
10 Senator Jones of Arkansas. the chairman
OF the NatiOuai Democra -ic ComDIitttc,It
must lac said for Jones tiae lie is cnliI-cer-
ing the Bryan boom skilfGlly, and 1t IS Lone
the less skilful Eccause tie AIkarSas
senator ctOuses to remain cute -ly in tie
background.
he has ais headquarters at the Planters
Hotel, where he has been receiving all
Inurhiug certain Of the more prominent
Pupullsts who desire Bryan's Nomination
by their Convention. The proposition which
Jones advances is this:
In return for Populist and silver Re-
publican support, one member of each
party will be placed on the Democratic
National Executive Committee. In States
where the PopuliStS greatly outnumber
the Democrats. the Populists are TO con-
troll the nominations for Congress and the
principal state offices.
FINDS GREAT FAVOR.
In ether States where the strength OF
the Democrats is more uniform, salts
respect to the State and Congressional
tickets, the purpose in each case being
To- secure the election OF flee silver rep
reseRtltivcs to the House.
The scheme linus great favor with such
of the Populists as Jones has consulted
The argument of the latter 5 tina: If Eryan
is not nominated. half Of the PopulistS
In the West, espe, tally, will vote for him
and that the effect of this will he TO
disrupt the Iarty.
1t may he stated in this connection that
Jones insists strenCously that not only
shall Bryan be nominated, but sewaii as
we'll.
A las nights conference he insisted Il at
these conditions should he rigidiy adhered
10 and he fatty refused to entertain any
proposition that locked only to the noiEi
nation of Bryan and the reputation Of the
Democratic no,t inee for the second place
on the ticket.
The Headquarters of the middle of the
road PopuiS,s are at the Laclede Hotel
The middle OF the road Populists are op-
posed TO fusion or the nomination of any
candidate identified with either of the
old parties and, as they express it, to any
thinning OF the Platform
WAIT FOR THE OTHERS.
The offi-ia's in charge say three fourths
of the delegates are now in the city and tie
claim is made that when the convention
assemblies it will contain a ma jority OF dele
gates who will not only oppose Bryans
nomination but the nomination OF any
pther man VIII Is not Popu.ist.
The middle roci people are working in
dependcntly OF tie national committee and
other officers of the organization. Tley
claim to be tie rank ard file of tie party
and to represent the true principles 81
PoDulism. There is a disposition On the
part of some of tie leaders who are urging
Inc nomination of Bryan TO felittle tie
middle road element, but it is obvious tiat
even though their s,rength he exaggerated.
they will prove an important factor when
Me ST ruggie in III convention for supremacy
begins.
The Kansls delegation this afternoon
went on record informally regarding lis
tl,uicc far President. Only ttlrtv-two Of
The Gig y-twO delegates from the State
were pres, n, IND wclty eight OF them We're
for Bryan and Sewall three for Eryan
but opposed to Sewall, and one in favor
Of Independent nuinina ton with Il division
of electors.
for Vice President named Tom Watson of
Georgia us their choice for second place
6enator PETER said lie saw no better way
to unite the entiic free silver vote of the
country than tu nominate Bryan.
BRYAN TO THE POPULISTS. |