The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-07-24

ator Teller, which was vociferously
applauded.
July 21.-I. n. Stevens, st. Louis:
The money question Overshadows
all other questions. On its rightfnl
determination depends the prosperi-
ty of the people and the perpetuity of
republican institutions. All other
que stions must be subordinate to it.
A vote for Bryan and Sewall is a
vote for industrial and financial in
dependence of the American people
from foreign domination and con-
troll, and they should have the sup
port of all opponents of the gold
Standard
DO Sibley's Hopes.
A delegate from Pennsylvania
read the following letter from eX-
Congressman ]. G. Sibley, dated
Franklin, Pa, July 20:
II find it absolutely impossible to
get to st. Louis. hope success will
attend the efforts of the friends of
justice to have only one ticket. Let
the issue be squarely joined and the
verdict of the people rendered.
st. John For Chairman.
The Committee on Permanent Or
ganization agreed upon the New
Year eX-bank President, VIM. p.
st. John as permanent Chairman,
and Congressman Towne, of Min
nesOta, who bolted the National Re-
publican Convention along with
Teller and others, as vice Chairman.
4 Conference Committee.
Mr.. ST. John made strong speech
against the gold standard, and when
he had finished many of the dele
gates rose to their feet and cheered.
The next business in order, Chair
man st. John announced, was the
appointment of special committees.
Mr.. G. w. Baker, of California,
moved the appointment of a COM
mittee consisting of one from each
State, to meet a similar committee
from the Populist Convention to
take up the matter of differences
between the two parties, for the pur-
pose of coming to some rational
agreement, to the end that the NOM
ination of Bryan and Sewall might
be ratified by the two conventions;
Mr.. Olmstead, of Oregon, speaking
for the Populists, and as one of the
leaders of the party of that State,
seconded the motion, making the
suggestion that each State delega-
ton select its representative on the
committee.
Upon call of the States, this
committee was appointed by each
State naming its own member to
serve on the committee.
The Populists.
The Populists are not as harmo-
NOUS as the Silverites. Among the
Silverites, Bryan and Sewall and
their platform have virtually no op-
position. But among the Populists
the Bryan and anti-Bryan men are
nearly equally divided. The con-
vention has been thoroughly inhar-
monious so far, and it is difficult 10
forecast what they will do. They
are sadly in need of leaders, and the
ranks know no discipline. They are
about as likely to follow the fashion
and develop bolt, as otherwise.
There are some patriots among
them, and there are partisans among
them. Senator Marion Butler is
their temporary chairman, and the
standing committees have been APP
pointed. Their proposed platform
not yet ad0pted-is paternaiism run
mad. They demand, among other
things, that postal saving banks
shall be established by the govern
ment, that the railroads shall be OPP
Grated by the same, the telegraph
and telephones likewise.
Bryans Strength Increases.
The situation tonight points more
strongly to Bryan's Endorsement or
nomination. 1t fact, the Bryan man
ayers declare that they are absolute
ly certain that so far as the head of
the ticket is concerned, they are out
of the woods. But with regard to
Sewall they admit privately that
there is grave doubt and that there
is now probably majority of the
convention against the Bath ship
builder. They are using all their
energies to prevent the complica-
tions that will follow an indorse-
ment of Bryan and the nomination
of Populist for Vice-President.
The middle -the-rOad men cannot
even get together on a candidate for
President. Debs is their favOrite,
but the Bryan managers say they
have word that he will decline the
further use of his name.
If a Populist is not named for
! Vice-President, there is sure to be a
bolt of some of the Southern dele
gates. But the Bryan managers, il
is said, would welcome such bolt
if it come with victory for the whole
Chicago ticket. They claim that
they will undoubtedly control the
committee on permanent organiza-
ton and resolutions as they
have a majority of the State and
territorial delegations. 1t is their
purpose, if they control, to frame a
4 platform along the lines of the
Chicago platform with as few con-
cessions to the radicals as possible
GarWOOd'S Sarsaparilla-for the blood
! guaranteed tocure. A. B. RAINS