The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-07-19
A FORECAST OF
POP CONVENTION
Majority Of "Niddle-of- Road :"
Men Are Opposed to
Bryan.
W. V. ALLEN, OF NEBRASKA
To Be Made rermsnea, Chairman -i'resent
Indications Are That Bryss Viii Be
EndOfsed-Sest to Be Sold at
0ne Dollar Each.


the delegates to the national Populist
convention, which assemblies here next
Wednesday have arrived in the city
10 give fair idea as to the COM
pIexion OF that gathering. The major
ity Of those here are "middle-of-the-
road men who are not in favor OF
the endorsement Of Bryan.
Cyclone Davis. Of Texas. who Is
opposed to fusion and is for an inde-
pendent Populist ticket, is the choice
Of "middlc-of-the-road people.
There is a possibility that ne may
be relegated 70 the rear.
The "middle-of-the-road" men are in
the majority. but when three absent
members OF the committee arrive here
there is a strong probability that
United States Senator w. v. Allen. Of
Nebraska. may be put forward for
both the temporary and permanent
chairman. Senator Allen is said to
be outspoken for the endorsement OF
Bryan and sewall and for union Of
all the free silver forces.
II the anti-Bryan men and members
OF the national machine try TO run
in temporary chairman. the scene in
the Chicago convention when d. B.
Hill was turned down and Senator
Daniel was put in. may be duplicated
The Bryan wing OF the party claims
over 900 delegates out of total OF
1850.
Chairman Taubeneck, Of the Popu-
list party national committee, who has
had nothing TO say for publication
since the Chicago convention, has at
last broken his silence and submitted
TO an interview with a representative
OF the Associated Press, as follows:
Are you In favor of the Populists
endorsing the Democratic ticket nom
mated at Chicagor' he was asked.
mo. under no consideration Will
vote to nominate Bryan and sewall
at the Populist convention on July %.
That would mean a surrender and the
destruction OF the Peoples Party or
ganlzation."
Have you any idea what the Popu-
lists will do toward combining all the
elements opposed to the gold standard
in the coming campaign"
II believe the Peoples party conven-
ton will favor the idea OF nominating
tickets for president and vice-presi-
dent and then viii combine the votes
OF the two parties on one set of elect
ors This can be done without a sacri-
nee Of the principles or our organ
ization and will also unite the ele-
ments opposed to the gold standard" /"
do you believe that IL the Peoples
party national convention should en-
dorse Bryan that the entire vote of
that party would so to Bryan at the
polls next November
"No. II the Peoples party national
convention should endorse Bryan and
Sewall the leaders could not deliver
more than e6 per cent Of the Populist
vote throughout the country. The
members OF the Peo,te's party possess
strong individuality and will not
follow their leaders If they attempt to
lead them against their will. The
stay-at-home vote in the Peoples
party would be large enough to de-
feat Bryan in many of the Western
states"
DO you think If the Peoples party
should nominate candidates for presi-
dent and vice-president and then COM
bine on electors. that the entire vote
could be polled for such electors?"
'Yes. believe the full strength
could be polled at the November cleo
tion for electors. This in my opinion
is the only possible way to defeat Nc
Kinley at the polls next November
Since the Chicago convention have
communicated with Populists through
out the United States and know the
Democratic ticket nominated at Chi
cago will not be endorsed by our con-
vention."