Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-20
All Eyes On the Coming St.
Louis Convention.
Impression Is That Bryan and SewaII
Will Not Be Endorsed.
But Few PopuIists on Scene Of Expected
Large Gathering.

| more strictly speaking Bryan against
some member of the Populist party
yet to be named. No more than 300 of
| the 1900 delegates to the Populist con-
| Ncntion have arrived. These are indi-
| vidual members, who constitute the
| advance guard Of a number of delega-
| tons from the South and West. 1t is
| too early to predict with reasonable
certainty what decision the convention
| may reach, but from surface indica-
tons, today, it would appear that the
sentiment for Bryan will be very
| strong. if, indeed, his friends be in the
majority when the roll is called.
| The leaders, so far as they have ar
| rived, are divided in their preference
Some are enthusiastic in his support
| Among these are Gen. j. Il. Weaver of
Ohio, who made the race for President
| on the Populist ticket. four years ago
There are others. and among these are
| Mr. Taubneck. chairman of the ma
| tional committee, who distinctly repu-
dates the suggestion of Mr.. Bryan's
name and asserts that his nomination
| would fail like a wet blanket upon the
party. There was talk, today, of a
| bolt if Bryan is nominated. Whom the
these cases. they do not say. They
have not gone so far as to consider the
question. They do not hesitate to say
that a bolt would lose to the silverites
the electoral votes of Kentucky. Ten
nessee, Alabama and Florida. and GER
tainly result in the election of McKin-
ley.
There is but one thing the anti
Bryan men fear-that is the possibility
that some one may make ringing
speech, full of apt illusions to the boy
orator of the Platte, and his long de
Totion to silver. that may sweep the
convention off its feet and bring about
his nomination in whirlwind of en-
thusasm even as Bryan himself sue
oeeded in doing at Chicago, less than
fortnight ago. In such an event the
list of malcontents might be so re-
duced as to make bolt impossible,
but this is not expected
The opposition to I'ryan springs
from two causes. The first cause is the
complete obliteration of the party
which would follow his nomination
and the second is the distrust in some
quarters, that the Democrats would
not act fairly with the Populists in the
division of the electoral vote. Those
who entertain this latter view are
Southern Populists. who claim to have
been counted OUT by their Demo-
cratic opponents when they have car
ried the state and Congressional cleo
lions and who fear a repetition of such
methods would be practiced again this
year if Mckinley fails to secure a ma
jrritv of the electoral vote Northern
and Western men entertain no such
fear. Those from that part of tbp
country who oppose BRYAN. do So be-
cause they believe the party would he
swallowed up in the greater nrestipe
and prominence of the Democratic
party. They do not like the impres
sion to go out that they have no men
within their ranks of sufficient ability
to carry their standard to victory.
Perhaps when Senator Jones of Ar
kansas arrives. he NAV be sufficiently
influential with the leaders to bring
them into line. but it is doubtful
General Weaver oe Iowa thinks the |
nomination of Bryan is eninentlv the
proper course for the convention tofol- |
low. He would also include Seyau in |
the nomination. He saws there wouId |
he no Inconsistency in the Ponulist
support of Sewall who has always |
been a areenbacl, Dcmocrat In his |
opinion BRYAN will not only he elected |
but will carry Iowa. bv a handsome |
plurality.
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