The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-20
If PopuIists Do Not Endorse
Bryan For President
The Logical Effect Will Be the
Same
AS IF THEY ENDORSED
Mckinley, Says Senator Allen
of Nebraska.
Rain Falling In Sheets at st.
Louis Today.

St. Louis. July 20.-The rain poured
down in steady sheets today and served
to dampen the ardor of the arriving
Populists and silverites. The gay bunt-
ing which decorated the entrance to the
Lindell, and Populist headquarters sag
ged and tagged and the leaders kept
closely huddled within the walls. Those
who We're quartered at other hotels
were slow in venturing forth to the re
spective meeting places. Only the ser
geant-at-arms and the secretaries were
active early arranging the final details
as to decorations and seats.
The POpulists are making extensive
preparations for the Populist press,
which they expect here in force. They
claim over 1000 reform papers in vari-
Gus parts of the country and most of
the papers they believe will be repre-
sented. Some of its representatives
held an informal conference late last
night. A strong sentiment against an
UnequivOcal endorsement of the Chi
cago ticket which might result in the
complete annihiIiatiOn of the POpulist
organization prevailed.
The general feeling was that the sill
yer forces should unite, but only in a
way that would preserve their Organi-
zatiOn- While most of them were dis
posed to unite on Bryan, they We're bit
terly opposed to Sewau and some were
strongly of the opinion that a separ-
ate platform should be adopted which
would include demands for many addi-
tional reforms.
The Nebraska delegation with United
States Senator Allen at its head arriv-
ed today, making a visible augmenta-
ton of the Bryan forces. The members
of the delegation say that the Populist
party of the state is solely for Bryan
and express confidence in his endorse
ment. why should not we endorse
Bryan2" said Senator Allen. asking a
question in reply to one. 1T is good
policy, the wise and proper thing to do.
Mr. Bryan represents three, if not more
Of the important Populist doctrines:
The free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer, the income tax and a revenue tar
iff
Our Endorsement of Bryan gives
reasonable hope of success at the polls.
With our Endorsement he will win If
We fail to indOrse him the logical Of
Iect will be the same as if we had
indorsed Mckinley. Hence the choice
is between Mckinley and gold and an
abnormally high tariff and Bryan with
free silver, q tariff for revenue, the
income tax and other reforms
What is the prospect of this indorse-
ment?" was asked
Il think it good was the reply
There is a good deal of noisy demon
stratiOn in the hotel corridors in op-
position, but it amounts to nothing"
The senator expressed the opinion
that whether Bryan was indorsed or
not the Populist convention would pro-
mulgate platform of its own.
Lawrence J. McParIin of New York
one of the general secretaries of the
national POpulist committee. arrived
today He expressed the opinion that
Bryan would be nominated, though not
indOrsed, and that an arrangement
would be made for an equitable division
of electors. He thinks the Omaha
platform will be reaffirmed with the
addition of a plank indorsing the ini-
tiative- and referendum system.
J. z. Anderson and DR.. Evans, two
delegates from Iowa, also came in
They are for Bryan under certain con-
ditiOns, but are not prepared to COM
nit themselves