The herald., 1896-07-17
an UNEXAMPLED UNAN|M|TY
Will Not Prevail at st. Louis
Conventions
SIVER MEN FAVOR BRYAN
While PopuIists Insist Upon Party
Candidate
Chairman Taubeneck Heads the niddIc-of.the-
Road FACTION. snd VIII Strongly Op.
pose Bryan's Endorsement
ssociated Press Special wire.

from different parts Of the country, the
consensus of opinion seemed to be that
the conventions which will meet here on
the 22nd will not work in unison as had
been expected. They will not be able to
agree as to the selection of a presiden-
tial candidate. Silver men seem to be
unanimous for the nominee of the Chi
cago convention, while the Populists
now here want a distinctively Populist
candidate. However. it is too early to
predict what the conventions will do, for
only few Of the large number Of dele
gates expected are here.
The middle of the road" Populists
are making strong fight against either
Endorsement Of Bryan and the Chicago
platform or the nomination Of the Ne
braskan on a Populist platform. They
are much encouraged over the action of
the Arkansas Populist convention which
yesterday refused to endorse Bryan, and
they propose to crystaNze the anti
Bryan sentiment by a public meeting Of
the middle of the road" followers Sum-
day afternoon. when the campaign
against him will be opened. All delegates
and Populists who want separate tick
CT uh0 1ia lhoCPCiQtIt IOPullSI OISdu-
'ization are expected to be present
Chairman Taubeneck Of the Peoples
party national committee, heads the
''middel Of the road" part Of the party.
and with him are associated those who
signed the manifesto issued after the
Republican convention declaring for
Teller for president.
Sergeant at Arms Mcdowell, who went
to Little Rock to present an argument
against the endorsement of Bryan, re-
turned today and reported his success.
The proposition presented by Mr. Nc
Dowell to the convention was in the
form of an address reviewing the two
sides of the question of the endorse
ment Of the Democratic ticket. 1t stat
ed that in order to restore silver to is
lawful place. and make a combination
with the Democrats the Populists must
do one of two things:
First-Indorse the Democratic ticket
nominated at Chicago and merge into
the Democratic party or second, nomi-
nate a ticket of their own and enter into
an agreement with the Democrats on one
set of electors. The address then says:
IT the first policy is pursued the Peo-
pies party will lose its identity and be-
come an annex to the Democratic party.
whenever one party indorses the ma
tional ticket of another it has no further
excuse to exist.
All the state, congressional, legisla-
tive and county candidate in the Peo-
pies party, with the exception of few
western states. will have to resign be-
cause 1t would be impossible for the
Populistic candidates to make a fight
for their local tickets when the party
nationally indorses the Chicago nom
inees.
"The Populist and silver parties will
lose their organizations, as they will go
to pieces after the November election
and become a part of the Democratic
machine.
"The Populist press, which is q pow
erful factor with an organization be-
hind it. would disappear and be dis
placed by Democratic press and Popu-
list editors turned down.
Should the Populist party indorse the
Democratic nominees and the ticket is
successful at the polls next November,
the Populists would not be in position to
demand anything except what Demo-
cratic administration may dole out to
them.
IF the Populist and silver parties
merge into the Democratic party the
Democratic administration will carry
out the Democratic platform as regards
paper money redeemable in coin and
no more; while other reforms demanded
by the Populists will have to wait until
another new party forces an old one to
make them, as the Populist has now
Forced the Democratic party to take up
the money question.
If the Populist convention endorses
Bryan it cannot deliver more tffNn 66 per
cent of the Peoples party voters to the
Democratic candidate The dissatis-
faction caused by such a course will
keep a large number of Populists who
are bitterly opposed to surrendering the
People's party, at home on election day.
Th1s loss alone would be sufficient to
elect Mckinley electors in many states
"On the other hand, suppose the Popu-
ilst ana silver parties consolidate and
pursue the policy of nominating a ticket
or their own and unite with the Demo-
Gratis on electors; what will then be our
status before the country? In place of
an annex to the Democratic party they
will become an ally.
III Will preserve the Peoples party
organization for future use. and by
making an alliance with the boiling Re-
puplicans the Populists will outnumber
the Democrats and make them the third
party at the polls next November.
IF the committee. by combination
ticket, Is successful the Populists will
have either the president or vice-presi-
dent, and will be in position to demand
an equal share of the federal patronage.
including the cabinet and foreign an
pointments. Every Democratic news
paper especially the daily press, will be
compelled to treat the Populists on equal
terms with the Democrats. This will
give the Populists daily press in the
south and west. The Populist party has
best Atarature ON the silver andAmoney