The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-17
WHICH SHALL IT Be !?
Will the Populists lndorse Bryan OF
Nominate !?
TAuBENECK FAy0RS ANOTHER TICKET
Cycione Davis NJ Texa. slated for Tenn.
porary Chairinan--Cttcuiarl Issued
BY Opponents of bryan.

views had by a representative Of the As
| ISOLATED Press tonight with a number of
| prominent populists and silver men iCom
| different parts of the country the CON
| scnsus of opinion seemed TO be that the
conventions which meet here on the I'D
Will not work in unison as had been ex-
| pccted. They viii not be- able TO agree
as to the selection of presidential can
didate The silver men seem 10 be unani-
| nous for the nominee of the Chicago con
lvcnton, while the popul.sjs now here
want a dstinct!Ncly populistic c.ndidate.
However, II Is too early to prelics what
| the conventions Will do Tor only a lew
of the large numbos of delegates expected
| are here.
| The middle OF the road" populists are
making a strong light against either the
Endorsement of Bryan and The Chicago
Platform or the nomination of The Ne
| btaskan on popiilist platform. They
are much encouraged over the action Of
| The Arkansas popuiist coiNention.in which
pose 10 ccntralize the anti Bryan suIlti-
nient 10y a pubic meeting of The middle
of the road followers sunday afternoon.
| when the campaign Will b. opened All
| delegates and populisis who want sep
arate ticket and AN miependcn, populis,
| organ 2ation are eNpc' ed IL Dc present.
| Chairman Taubeneck OF the peoples
party National committee heads The mid.
! die OF the road section of the party, And
with him are asst iutol these Who sned
the manifesto Issued nitcr the republican
| convention, declaring iCS Teller for presi-
| don't
Sergeant at Arms Mcdowell who Went
To lJtile Rock to present an argument
! against the Endorsement of Bryan. goturn-
ed today and reported his success. The
propo.ttion presef'ted by MIR. Mcdowell 10
| the convention was In the form ot an I'D
| dress reviewing the two sides of che ques-
ton OF the democratic ticket. IT stated
! that. in order to restore silver 90 IT'S law
| full place and make "A continuation with
| the democrats, the populists must do one
| OF two things nrsi. indorse the demo-
crate ticket nominated AT Chicago aud
merge into the demo ira'ie party. or. see
onl, nominate Il ticket of Their own and ,
enter into an agreement with the demo-
Gratis on one set Of eiectut's.
The address then reads; III the first
policy is pursued, the peoples parry WIZ
party indorses the National ticket of ar
other It has no further excuse TO exist.
All the State. legislative and county can
dlda,es in the peoples party, wiki The
exception of a few Western StMcs. VIII
have 10 resign becansc-it would he I'M
make a tight for thsir local ,ickots when
the parry Nationally indcrses the Chi
cauo nominees The populist and silver
parties will lose their organiza' ons a.
they would go to pieces after the cleo
ton and become parl of the democratic
machine The populis' press. which - a
powerful factor Win an oishiHt.l'n h
hind 1t, would disappear and be displaced
| by democratic press ana the popuiisl
| eiiiors he turned down.
"Should tho popuhst party indcrse the
| democratic romineNs and the u 'h"t ""
| succcs! tul NJ the polls next Nove'npc'
| the populists would not lie in p2sni"l
| to demand anything Except what 4 dem
| ocratic administration may deal out 10
them.
INTO the democratic party, me ueinoct"."'
| administration Will carry ont the u,'h-
ocraiic Platform as regards paper mon
| reGe-niablc in coin and no .lnore wahe
| ether re forms demanded ny tn" popli's :
| will hav. TO wait until new party iVIu'S
an old one to make them. a. the popul! e
rartv his now forced the dsmo2rAif
| PARTY. 10 take up the money quest n
| "If tho pouiliSt convention indprser vi.
| Brvan it can not deliver more than ~
| llci cent of The peoples party votes to
| the drmucratic candidates. The d,satf
| ION caused by such IL course VIII keep n
large number Of populisis who are riy
| opposed TO surrendrling the peoples party
| vi home ON ,leot,oi day. This loss alon"
would be- sai,icle e. to to erect M'N''''Ss
| ION Tho other hand. suppose the popu-
| list aud silver parties consolidate ann pun
| sue Tho polcv Of nominating tick", OF
| thc!r own and unite with the democrats
| on electors. what Will then he their status
before TIN country? In the place of an
annex TO the democratic narty. th"y WI
bee ,me an ally. 4 VIII rreseiya the pro
pl.'s PARTY organization for future use
and by making an alliance with The bolt
ing Republicans, tn popnlis's YIN "pl
Inc thlrd party at re polls next Novcm-
her If the combination ticket Is sue
,.assf,n the pppulisis vii have either the
president or vice president and Will also
Ire IN position TO demand an equal share
Of the Federal patronage, Including ire
cabinet and foreign apo 'tinentsi Every
Democratic newspaper. especially tho
daily press. will he compelled 10 trNnt ne
popuNs,s on equal terms with the demo
rrlts This WIZ give the popnliSis n
daily press in the South and West. The
popular and best literature on tn" silver
and money questions will BE- IN. rrea, de
mand and The democrats will have 10
ocrats will be compelled TO give popuiists
a fair count aud representation az the
polls. because If an alliance is made he
tween the TWO parties. ballot stTfng and
counting out will no, go. II will pre-
serve tho populist press and make It much
more powerful than at tho present time.
rms alone ought to appeal 10 every popu-
list paper IN the land TO oppoS" the idea
of becoming an annex in the place Of an
when that portion OF the populist plat
form on which democrats agree II made
INTO law the pnpulsta Will continue To
educate the people on the other demands
Tins nddrass which was prenarcl m
der the direction Of charm Taubencck
VII. also h. n'rolured at ne coming
Taubnneck and others associated with
them mink that, the organization must
be preserved Mr.. Taubeneck will make
hard flrht On this INC. hut II s The
opinion OF some Of the best Informed
porulists now here that lie waited too long
10 show his hand and that he VIII be IN
the minority.
The Tol.er manifesto seems to have
proven n boomerang TO the Tauhcnecl<
action Some OF his heretofore ardent
supporters can not understand the con
ri iency of trying TO force on the party ny
a pnl.la manifesto candid1'c who II
pop,Ilistfc on NO other ground than SILVER.
aud then refusing Ia accept a cnnhrlate
WIZ, H. directly in touch with the party
on almost every other issue as we.l as
silver.
Hon. A. u. Maxwell. tho populisi state
chairman Of Illinois, who stopped over
e r. sa, ma lo ory NJ The nopuls s ra IN
favor of indorslng Bryan. Z I. my belief
he win accept the popu,lst Platform and
recognize the Importance OF the party