The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-13
POPULISTS OF ILLINOIS
Interest centers in the State
Convention.
NOMINATION NAY Go TO uHELp.

The Rest ct abe state Ticket in Douh, and
the Outcome Wni Depend Ipon Cirea'n-
stanccs->uuac ~ tbc Candidates Wn the
n,tuucrl.tic rickct Nav a. Asked 10 Re
,isn-ralk 81 a ~Niadle II the Road -
Ticket
/ CHicAGo, Aug D. -Ju>t now intcrcst In
/ STAT, politics is ccutcrcd in the Populist
State convention which meets Wednesday
- Springfield Thc question i whether
TIE Popalists Viii indoysc the Domocntic
I ticket az content themselves with only
nominating Altcold putting uP straight
ou1 popul.st, Cor The INST 81 the Offices II
seems. however On he q forcgone conclu.
sion that, despite the fact the Populists
are themselves split into two factions,
AlrEeld viii he nominated. But what
kind Ot deal can Doe made "a % the re-
maindcr Of the ticket is only matter Of
coniocturc For some time IL Is known,
that the Democrats have been laboring 70
bring the Populi,t factions together.
conference being held late Monday after
noon for this purpose Tuesday the story
was given ont In certain quarters that a
compounds had been effected. and that
ON the basis 0f a divided representation OF
the TAYLOR and Burns delegations har-
mony had been restored In the Populist
camp
Beck May he Dropped.
In line with this story was another to
the effect that the populists are TO be
given place on the state ticket, besides
certain appuintive positions. which are
known To be political pmms well worth |
the picking 10 30 this one of the candi- |
dates on the Democratic ticket will be |
asked 90 resign, and 10 is said W F. Beck,
the candidate for auditor will be the man |
Should this deal be carried out. either |
Iaubeneck or Chairman Maxwell OF the |
PopuliSt state central committee will be |
named la place of Mr. Beck. The above. |
however, is only one of the many stories |
which could be- heard in political circles
Tuesday. and, therefore can be taken with
a liberal allowance Of doubt a. 10 its cor
rcctne>s Another one. which leaves an |
equally good brand of probability, is th.t
the Populist convention will split on the
of indorSing the Democratic |
state ticket, and that the boiling dele.
gates or rather those headed by Burns.
viii hold middle OF the road conyen.
iion, and, after nominating Altgeld. put |
o. II % 9t-aA-it-'it i-hptil-l TICKET. /
VIII Demand Admittance.
Color Is lent 90 this story 10y the fact
hat the Burns faction held "A convention |
Monday night and decided Ia send 3i2 |
delegates from Cook county, who will be
pa hand 40 Springfield demanding admit
lance 90 the convention. Ii is claimed |
hat this delegation, II seated, would OPP
pose any Endorsement OF the state ticket. |
Except Us 20 Governor Altgeld But. as
DR.. Taylor and his following are in fun
control of the party machinery in this
county, they viii also have good deal
u say as 90 the seating OF the Burns dele
cation. This state Of affairs together .
With the extreme probability that Burns
md his crowd Will not De allowed 10 par.
icipate i'm the gathering, j. made the !
'asi- Tor the belief that middle Of the
oad convention viii be held