The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-22

nave, IL we are not organized we Will be
swallowed" An attempt was made to
secure concerted action. A meeting of the
'middle of the road men, consisting-of
three delegates from each State, was an
nounced to take place later.
This procedure had interrupted the roll
call of States and it was not resumed.
The middle of the road men continued
to make speeches until quite late hour.
They had about determined to make Je-
rome X. 1rby, of Texas, their candidate
for temporary chairman, but some of
them thought 1T would be good thing
TO have Marion Butler to declare himself.
Accordingly committee was appointed
to wait on and invite him to come into
the middle of the road" or if he could
not come, to announce his position.
The committee reported that Senator
Butter said the Populists must adopt a
platform and tender the nomination to
bryan and nominate a candidate for Vice
President. The report was received with
Jeers. 1--WE don't want him." cried one
He has turned his coat Already, said
another
"A member of the committee said there
was nothing more for the ''middle of the
road Populists to do except to stand by
hlrby. As Cyclone" Davis was max
ing Il speech, the middle 'of 1.-THE road
men took hand. Hes a BRYAN man. =,
shouted one ''Take him down. yelled
another. "We don't want to listen to
such talk rs that came from a third.
He sold us OUT said fourth one
Davis saw the tide was against him and
gracefully retired, pespiring freely, but
not before one of Davis friends had
mounted chair and declared that any
body who undertook To stop 'Cvclone'
Davis mouth would have him to fight
W. y. Carter, of Georgia, u young man
With moving curls, jumped on chair and
S'Iu tllat he could not expect to reply to
the eloquent cyclone from Texas, but
would do the best he could 1.-THE man.
[Butlsr) said Mr.. Carter, ''who tells Jim
Davis five minutes before the committee
meets that he is against Bryan, and an
nour afterwards tells our Committee he
Is Tor bryan is not "a fit man to preside
Over convention of Populists We want
no such man, An adjournment was
had without action
1T WAS IMPORTANT.
st. Louis, Mo. July 81 "A quiet meet
ng took place in Senator Buffers room Mt
the l4indell to-day, which will in all
probability have most important hear
ing upon the Populist convention.
Inc meeting was composed of repre-
sentatives of the delegates from all of the
States south of Mason and Dixon line
The question under discussion was the
adoption of plan to endorse Bryan, and
place upon the ticket with him n South
ern Populist. This plan, it developed.
mad originated with Senator Butler, and
he strenuously urged its adoption as the
only means of uniting the ,silver forces
and preserving the autonomy of the
party. He found little difficulty in con
vlncing majority of the representatives
present of the practicability and advisable
lty OF the plan, as large majority of
them We're in hearty sympathy with them.
The delegates present at the meeting
refused to indicate u preference for Vice
PRESIDENT and declared that individuals
had not been discussed They were
only agreed that Mr.. Sewalls name
should come Off the ticket, and that n
southern Populist should be given the
place On this point they declared there
would be no yielding.