The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-09

Required of Goldbugs by New Jer.
sey Silverites.
FORCES ARE COMBINING EVERY.
WHERE.
Middle Of the-Road'' Convention In Illinois
Prominent Men Deserving the
GoldbugS.

Peoples Party News Bureau,
st. Louis, Sept. Ex-senator Allen, of
Nebraska, chairman of the committee
appointed by the national convention to
notify Mr.. Bryan of his nomination. an
nounces that he will call the committee
together for that purpose at an early
date
A call has been issued by the middle
of-the-road" Populists of Illinois for a
state convention to be held at Chicago
on Sept. Is, for the nomination of a
state ticket.
NJ. w. Wilkins editor of the New Char
ter, San Jose. California, refuses to sup
port Bryan, and has joined the Socialist
Labor party. He is thoroughly consist
ent, and all boilers should follow his ex-
ample.
The Republicans have polled Kansas
and find that they have 55 900 votes-to
get before they can carry the state
The Populists of Denver, Colorado, in
convention, recently Endorsed Senator
Teller and congressman Bell, and favor
ed fusion ticket.
The Bryan Free Silver Club, of O'Neill
Neb., has issued a challenge to the Nc
kinley Club, for a discussion of the
money question between two members
VI I1lC ICOpcCjlNt CluUS, SuCu UlSCuSSlOu
to take place every Saturday evening
HOke Smith, late secretary of the in
terror under Cleveland, has taken the
stump for Bryan.
Hon. w. H. Robb, editor of the Daily
American, of Creston, Iowa, has been
nominated for congress by the Populists
of the Eighth district, against w. P.
! Hepburn, the silver tongued railroad at
torney. Mr.. Robb is a magnificent man,
splendid campaigner, and his prospect
for success are very bright
The Populists of the Third Virginia
district have postponed their nominating
convention until after the Democratic
convention is held. In the Fourth dis
trict the POpuliSts have nominated Col
j. Thomas Good for congress.
Congressman Bell, OF Colorado, will!
spend the last two weeks of Septem Der
campaigning in Nebraska.
| 1t is positively asserted that a consid-
cradle portion of the $2O,000,O00 that
| Mark Hanna secured from Wall street
has been used to pay dividends on metro
| politan gold bug newspapers.
Clarence D. Klein, of New Jersey, one
of the leading socialists in this country
| has withdrawn from that party and
joined the Populists, in order. as he
says, to more speedily secure relief from
| existing oppressive conditions.
G.. B. Sampson, president of the To-
| peka. Kansas, paper company, one of the
oldest business men in that city and a
| life long Republican. in a newspaper ar
| ticle repudiates Mckinleyism, and an
| nounces his intention to vote for Bryan
Ex-senator Finn, of Iowa, heretofore
| one of the strongest Republicans in that
| state, will take the stump for the fusion
| ticket and the Populist nomine for con-
| gress in the Eighth district.
Hundreds OF prominent Republicans in
| Nebraska are espOusing the cause OF
| free silver and the friends of Mr.. Bryan
| claim that he will carry the state by not
| less than $4,000 majority.
A favOrite trick of the gold bug press
| is to keep repeating the stale story that
| the free silver sentiment is dying out
| There is little danger of any one being
| deceived by it.
The Populists and Democrats of Idaho
| got together recently on a state ticket
| It is asserted that the reason Senator Du-
| bois and the free silver Republicans were
| not recognized, was that they refused to
| go into the combination except as reeu-
| lar Republicans.
The Populists and Democrats are unit
ing in nearly every county in Oklahoma
for the overthrow of the gold standard
crowd, and they will undoubtedly sue
| coed.
The recent growth of the free silver
sentiment in the rural districts of New
York, make it not only possible, but
probable, that Bryan will carry that
state.
The few Populist papers that refused
to support Bryan Immediately after the
National convention have generally
fallen into line and are now supporting
the regular nominees. Any other course
would be suicidal
The union of the silver forces in Cali
fOrnia on presidential electors has been
completed. The Democrats get five of
the electors and the Populists four. This
insures California for Bryan.
Quite large number of factories in
various sections are closing their doors
| and throwing their workmen ut of en-
ployment. This is part of the political
play adopted by the gold power to intim-
idate the voters, and force them to sup
port the Republican nominees
Chairman Bradley, of Texas, has is
sued an address to the Populist voters