Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-17
CANNOT AGREE.
poraiists want candidate of 1isli
own.

the Associated Press tonight with
number of prominent Popuiials and
silver mtd from different parts Of the
country, thp concuusus OF opinion
seHmud 20 be that the conventions
which meet horu on the 22ud will not
Work IN unison, NJ hud been expected.
They will not he able 10 ugteu ne to tue
selection VI presidential candidate
Silver mon seem l. ns unanimous Tor
tho nominee Of tho Chicago convon.
ton, whilp tue P0puhs,s NOW mere
want "a distinoiiyely P0pulisg caudi-
| date, However, II u too early 10 pre-
uicl what the conventions Will do, for
| only few Of tho largo number VI dole
gates expected ara heic.
"rhs middle " thu road" P0pulists
are maKing u strong nght against In.
dorsemsnt " Bryan anu tho Chicago
platform, OF tho nomination OF tho Mt
brashuu ON Popullst platform. They
ate much encouraged aver the action
OF the Atkausas Populist convention,
watch yesterday refused TO indofte
Bryan, aud they propose TO crystalline
the anti.BryHn sentimont by n public
meeting VI tho "middlD OF tho roadn
| followers Sunday afternoon, when the
campaign against HIM will be opened.
i a
n separate ticket anu an independent
| P0pulisl Organization are expected TO
DO present.
Chairman TaubonCck OF the Peoples
party national committee heads "the
middle Of the Toadn section OF the
party, and with him arc associated
those who signed tue manifesto issueI
after tho Republican convention, de-
cating tor Teller Tor President.
| SeTgeant.ai.Atms Mcdowell, who
who went W Liltle Rock TO present an
argument against the indotsemout Of
Bfyan, returned TO-DAY anu reported his
suCcosr.
Tho proposition presented by MT.
| Mcdowell to tue convention was IN
tbs form Of an address reviewing the
two sides OF tie quustlOn Of indotsu'
meut Of tho Democratic ticket. ltstated
that in order TO restore silver TO Ito
lawful place and make combination
| with tho DUmocraif, tho fupulists
must do ono Of two tningt: Fitst in-
d0Tse the Democratic ticket nominated
ut Chicago anu merge into the Demo-
cratic party; or, second, nominate n
ticket Of their own and enter into an
agreement with the Democrats on one
SET Of electors.
The address then says:
at the fret policy IL pursued the
Peoples party will loose Its Identity
and become an annex TO the Demo.
cratic party. Whenever one party
endorses the national ticket Of another
II has no further excuse 10 exist.
IAN the state, congressional, legls-
lative aud county candidates In tue
Peoples party, with tnu exception Of
few western states, viii have TO re-
sign, benAuse II would DO impossible
for the P0pulist candidate TO make q
fi,ht for their local tickets, when the
party nationally endorses the Chicago
nominees.
"rhe Populists and Silver parties
will loose their Organizations, rs they
will 70 TO pieces after the November
election anu become part OF tho
Democratic maohino.
1.-THE Popuiist press, which makes a
powerful factor with an organization
behind II would disappear, and DO dis.
placed by u Democratic press and the
POpuliHt editors turned down.
"should the Populist party endorse
the Democratic nominees anu the
ticket DO successful nj tue polls next
November, tue POpulists would not 0s
ia n position 10 dema nd anything OK
cept what q Democratic adninistTa.
ton may dolls out 10 them.
"Il the Popullst anu Silver parties
merge into tho Democratic party, the
Democratic administration will carry
out the Democratic platforms Ms re-
gardB paper money redoelnable In
coin, anu no more; while other re-
forms demanded 10y the Populials will
have TO walt until another new party
forces another 10 mako them, MS tho
p0pulist party has now forced the
Democratic party TO take up the
money question.
"lf the Populist convention endorses
Bryan IL cannot deliver more than 06
per cent OF the Peoples party votes TO
tho Democratic candidate. The dis.
satisfaction caused by such a course
will keep large number oi PoIuliats
who are bitterly opposed 10 surrender
ing the Peoples paTIy,at home on cleo.
ton day. This loss alone would be
sufficient to elect Mckinley electors in
many atatee.
"On the other hand, suppose the
POpulisl and silver parties consolidate
and pursue tho policy VI nominating "A
| ticket OF their own and unite with
! the Democrats on electors; what will
then DO their status before the cOuntfy2
In place OF an annex 10 the Democratic
| paTty, they will become an ally.
ri viii preserve the Peoples party
! organization for future use, anu by
maRiug an alliance with the boiling
RepuUlicaua ana Pnpulists Will cut.
number the Democrats and make them
the thlId party a. tue polls next No.
yembtr,
ali the combination ticket istucpess.
iul, the POpuli-,e Will have el,her the
President or NieG-Presidoni, aud will
also be in position 10 demand an equal
share Of TOO Federal patronage, in-
oluuing the cabinet aud foreign ap-
pointmouis. Every Democratic news
paper, especially the daily ptesr, Will
10 compelled ~ treat tho POpulists On
equal terms with the Democrats. Tnis
WIN givs tnu POpulists a guiiy press IN
the south ana West,
"The POpuliSt party has tho hes.
literature on the oliver aud money
questious, which viii DO IN great de-
maud, aud The Democrats viii hell
Circulate II,
"ln the south the Democrats will bt
compelled to give P0punsts iaiI
count AMI representation at tht
pOlls, because II an alliance Ia MADE
between tho two parties, ballot sluf.
iiug and 'couuling oug would not 20,
"WHsn that portion OF the P0puiIst
| ntnftnfn, unnu Whioh DamDnfaIa n o Pa.