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The Middle Of the Road a
Very Stony and Trouble
some Path.
MAY TAKE UP BRYAN
But sewall Must Walk the
Plank Weaver the
Touehstone.
STILL MUCH TALK OF A BOLT
The Omaha Platform in High
Lively Circus at To-
morrow's Sessions.

SIT. LOFTS. Jnlv 21 1se6-The morning
before the onening af the two eonven-
t;ans fns7s 1it.,e cbanoe in 4l,e situation
81 far ~ tba straie.,,f- ont or middle-of-
t,,..-ro.5 t,on,,lf.ts ara concerned Thev
a.,a not haa,, = arv ,,arca,,tit,,a aeqree
,,a1lie.d ~, ~, i,.t;r,,4 4io, +,ror,., o,,f by
t,,a f~ha3,.,,. of abe National I,arno-
cra+,1 f,,,nr,,s44oo 43,.t if tbav endorse
~ r,;,so.r j.. i. ,ra,,ara, 10 g;,a
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'ls ue.e' ''l.iia'so'i = .t1'e !" "s7'sin Z ue'e-
sa'ss % secure soeh endorsement mas
led the conservative leaders o. the party
70 seek a rnidale ground for the con-
9ehaiug lonces. 10 preserve tne party
organization and in the interests Of har-
mony It is proposed to satisfy the West
efn men with the nomination Of Bryan,
which I predict is sure to occur, and rec
oncile the Southern men nv nn4njnatjns,
~, secon.= ,,la.o We nil, ~ ,,a,.,,it
o,,-o,,,an- - .-....-a,.5s -
..s, - e ''1''. S'..'51 s-'e
20 ~ " s'le o.u pa sies. may
1-'7se - s.ie iieau y ens uicAse III tias
way s'i'u auopl q pldtloIia CONSISTENT with
s Our movement r tne Cnlcago Conyen-
pon by It's action got between us and
the people, We simply shift the embar-
rassmeIht and say: We will remain con-
sistent and go with you as far as YOU
went in our direction, believe tbis
viii be the rezl,lt of fbe acf;on Of the
canva1.son Er,,.n -..,I, ~ nor,4r,4oz a,..s
y-a1 49, ~ ~. .,a,ra+
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60 A ssieSs Aioiii 'ie
e7'f - wan oe
satlsneo 70 leave bne selection OF the
candidate to the Southern. men
.svze tsva NOT 7;so,,.-.a s,a;-..a,,o,.
we nave MOI oiseussea anoiV'duals'
anu l nave hearo no mans name sug-
gested
.If tho Demoera tie par4,, ,,a,+ .,,.oa-.
e4e Deti'oSio oe1e PAL y Hdlt success
lof 1ner STANDARD bearer, they may be
forced to withdraw Seyall frann the
SRhet' aha peheVe TINS Woulc be well
coined by the Democrats of the West and
South. ana perhaps bv mart of Abs Fastarn
States saUaIl,s nor,sns+io- -,ae :
cartra5fosion md = a,f,,r.,zor re- =,
sSa,,,5 ~, 80 :. ne
shouic ceclhe the nomination when Ii is
formally rendered to him. it would be an
opDartune tina for the T1en,ooyasio oo,,,
~,s.t1 - '-- Deilio0t e's4e eoli-
lhiiseo 10 substitute our cahdlcate for
Niee-President and unite on electors. This
is heroic treatment to he sr,re bu+ # is
the only kind VIC ara a1,o,,str,,., - W
win not he abeorbe.7 v r,,,-st ,sr..or'.o
our party; and if this plan viii prevent
split it should he adanted ,,
Chairman rra,,hen,o1- ,,e A,,o >1o...a,
c,a-..+. " sN tNatioi4ai
committee refused TO discuss the ques-
ton Of Mr.. Bryan's probable nomination
by the convention. when 4,ald what Mr.
yvasht,, -, W W.
naa said, ne heiVously re-
sponued thal ne was in great hurry to
reach his room, and without further cere-
1nony he sprang into the elevator and
r,ada -bss asaavsa so4 S@l1e
THE real test - s4-,,,,,4A t,a....
and anti BRYAN forces VIII ennaa en y sali ta
7a VIC n1ae+if1eg af 4tea 4sl,..f cs O. ~
II the Brvan3tes h; ,,.'isi ii te,
Understood that General Weayer ~ Totya M a.
will be chosen as the Temporary chairn,a1,,
Of the convention Thus far The on
ponents OF Bryan do not seem 70 have
united upon their man. and this Is con-
strued to mean that they expect to be
M sruiis9erTd. y 1885,
,tl' MT r. y Jefrreys, who is one of the
nilcnlgan delegation to the convention,
aaS prepared compromise proposition
which ne believes will be accepfable 70
both factions Of the party He has laid
before Mr.. McParlin. the New York
has in turn submitted it to number Of
selegates from the Southern and Western
states, by whom 1t has Deeas we'll received
Il proposes that in the States West Of fhe
Mississippi River whore the Ponnlists
greatly outnumber the Dera,ore n e,9i sl,Iv
Populist electors shall he vafcd so. oi5g f,
Michigan, Indiana. Illinois fayra W. -
s0nsin and Other donh+fs,l $50 -, q ",s-
middle West Dsrn9erafts - 9sates OF me
si,aH receive the Scon,hinad .Vafe If siets .iae