New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-22


Of Colorado, a Bryan boomer" SAID to-o"s
.rhs Southern delegates are not so radical as
they were. but they are still core enough 10
walk out OF the Convention IL they are not al
lowed 10 have their own way On the o'her
hand the silver men from the West are gen.
ersI,v determined to have Bryan or walk out
rhis "a a question that cannot be compromises
The one great issue before the people al the
present time is that Of finance, ana our ir'e"o'
IN the West hold it above all questions Oh me"
or party organization. 1t would be USELESS io'
M TO remain in the Convention II Bryan is
turned down. The voters would be TOT MIN !"
any event and would only cut OH our WV"
noses by agreeing to the nomination OF some
one else"
SICK AND TIRED OF BOURBONlsM.
National Committeeman Burkitt, who leads
The Mississippi delegation. is equally sure that
there will be a split. 1.-THE Populists OF the
South he said. will refuse to be absorbed py
the Democrats. We have had nifty years Oh
Bourbon rule down our way and that Is quite
enough to satisfy the most reasonable OF US
Ever since the early 70s we have been counted
ont and have been subjected to the shotguh
policy until we are thoroughly sick ana tireo'
We know now that II we consent TO the lhooree-
ment OF Bryan we will go back to hopeless po-
utical slavery. We know the Bourbon TOO well
TO trust his promises. and we know tnat II we
quit now and give up our party organization we
will DE laughed at Unless are greatly de-
ce,ved we will have a good working majority
IN the Convention, and we are going to run IT,
II we have These Western silver men are DEM
ocrats any way, and the sooner they come out
q, ,hs,r true colors the better 1t will be for our
party"
AN ULTIMATrM FROM ALABAMA
George F. Gather, member OF the National
Executive Committee from Alabama taxes
very discourag ing view of the situation from the
Alabama Populst's point Of view he sao
.If we are treated right in the coming election IN
our State everything will be all right TOT Bryan
and the free-silver ticket; If we are not our
people will deliver the State to Mckinley and
The Republican ticket. We have got the power
IN do Il and il will be done if the Democrats
down there attempt to ride rough shod over
us again as they have been doing for a long
time past We are not In a mood to be temporlzeo
with 1t would not take much TO precipitate
revolution down there. Conditions are ripe lot
It, and had il not been for the more conservative
men in the party leadership. there would have
been trouble after the last election.
I'VE have got the votes. but We have been
counted out every time: If they do 1t this time.
the Republicans will carry the State In NO
vember On August we hold an election or
State and county officers. Joseph F. johnson Is
a candidate for Governor on a free-silyer plat
form, but they have got gold men sandwiched all
around them in the counties. for the purpose OF
electing Bill Oates to the United States Senate
If they beat us out of this victory. they are gone
The Populists will join hands with the Republi-
cans and carry the State for Mckinley. no mat
Ter what this Convention may do
Everything looked bright for US till the Re-
publican Convention was held at st. Louis Then
the Democratic Convention at Chicago poached
on our preserves. We will go over to Bryan In
q body # we are treated right In the August
election: but l have my doubts whether they
will give us a square deal then. We have been
so badly treated by the Bourbon Democrats that
It Is impossible to say what our delegation VIII
do In this Convention. Whatever we do will have
no effect If are beaten out Of the August
election"
"COTN" Is DESPONDENT
w H. Harvey the author of Coins Finan-
cial School," is here delegate to the Silver
Convention from Illinois. He is also rather de-
spondent over the outlook for Bryan's indorse-
ment by the Populists. He said this afternoon:
"The Silver party is all right, but the Populists
are in bad shape Everything is all mixed up
the lead, and don't know what will come of it,
The delegates from the South insist so strenu
ousy on preserving their party organization that
It is making n lot OF trouble. AS understand
their position the Midde-of-the- Road feowsare
willing to take Bryan, but they want the Vice.
President.
They are Offering to nominate a Presidential
candidate who shall be mere fgurehead. Then
the Presidential electors in the various States
are to be chosen on the basis Of the respective
votes Of the Democratic and Populst parties.
For instance take Arkansas. Say the vote there
is at the rate Of one Popust to ten Democrats.
The Populists would then get one eieCtor. They
would have separate tickets, the same electors
being on each and each with its own State can
didates In this way the Populist organization
would be preserved
1.-THE understanding would be that all Popu-
Ysts would desert their candidate and vote for
Bryan, but in return they would expect the
Democratic electors to vote for their nominee
for President Here is where the difficulty
Is. Governor Stone was saying yesterday that
he was sorry now that he had not been named
for the second place the ticket. so that he
might withdraw from the race and clear up the
situation"
ABANDONS THE EASTERN FIELD.
AS to the outlook in November. Mr.. Harvey
said: II do not believe that will be able to
carry any Of the Eastern States. To me it
seems waste Of energy to make any very great
effort in that section. The States south of the
Potomac and Ohio rivers and west Of the Mis-
sissipp River. If carried by Bryan would give
him a majority of fifteen electoral votes. In
these sections there are but five doubtful States
Concentrate your energies on them and carry
them"
Would you let Illinois. Ohio and Indiana go?"
NO. l don't mean that. Keep up the fight
there too. but let particular effort be made in
the five doubtful States in the West and South
do not believe in UNDERESTIMATE ting the oppos-