Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-18
PLANS OF POPULISTS.
ACliVIly Against The Democratic
Nominee Reviewed.
BRY4N's FRIENDS ALSO ALERT.
silver Men Insit Jpin ruiiing Up
Thuir Candidates IN Every Con.
gre 'slonal Dis r ct

ST.. LOUIS, July l9.-Among the
arrivals this morning was Governor
Slune. He came, II Ia said, in response
to n telegram from the Popullsls In
favor Of the nomination or iudopo.
mont Of Bryan to do missionary work
among tho "miidlo Of the read" con.
tiugsni. Tho latter will hold a macs
meeting on Sunday aitorn7on 10 atari
the movement against Bryan.
Chairman Taubsueok has returned
from Chicago. His coming was the
signal for renewed sotivity on tho part
oi the Populisis who hope 10 prevent
The endorsement Of Bryan anu the
Chicago platform.
His visit 10 Chicago. partly due to
tho fear that the Illinois delegation
would leave him In the lutch, was APP
pattntly not productive Of results.
Tbs morning he was In secret con-
ference With the Autl. Bryan leaders.
d.. Taylor, one Of the mOst promi-
nent Plpulisls Ia Illinois, 10 not follow.
ing Iaubcnock's lead,
There are 40 many other POpulists
In Illinois believed to have the same
opinion, that Taubrneok Ia disturbed.
To have hi, own delegation 20 against
him would be very distasteful.
Ia tho discussions Of the autl-Brynn
men this morning, no dofiuiie plan Of
action was egteed upon, but they seem
delsfniiutd TO make n straight out
u iht fot a separate ticket anj plat.
form.
At Bryan headquarters there wan
much elaboration over tho indications
OF growing strength Of the movement
10 end0rso Bryan and sewall.
The executive committee OF Popu.
llst party will meet this afternoon.
Taubeneek, Ut Illiuoit; Turner, Wash.
iugton; DAvis, ToxAs; striokler, No.
bfaska; Washbutn, Massachusetts,
anu Gather, Alabama, 1ro here.
The Rhseniues DOnuclly, Min
nesots; Miohilou, New York;
Rankin, Indiana, are expected tonight.
Tue buslneis 10 come before this com.
mltiee II the distribution u tloEsts and
arrangements tor the convention. II
Il proBable they will rec mDont ten.
pOraTy officers 10 the nHliouAl commit.
tee. The "middlo ROAD" mcu are
divided between Cyclone" Davis aud
Senator Butler OF North Carolina for
temporary chairman.
DEMANDS or SILVER MEN.
6T LOUIS, July i3.--rho silver PEG.
pie, who are 10 hold cgayvhtlon on
"wednesday. are very quiet Few OF
thsm uTo hero sud no uelegAtiorB are
expected before Monday. The leaders
this mUrning formulated nuw de-
mAnd which meets the approval Of tho
P0pullsts who have bUon consulted. IL
IL that they insist upon the withdrawal
Of all Democratic congressional nOmi.
neea who are "sound money" or gold
saudafu men; or u they viii not with
dgsw, that silver men and Populists
unite In putting up Ia every congtos-
Hional district iteu silver candidate.
II In urgot that this 10 presented 10 the
national Demootatlc committee as an
ultimAtum.
The Popullsls, II 10 understood, are
10 concentrate their work anu attempt
to elect q Congress which will favor
Tree silver, anu TO accomplish this II II
necessary TO have the cooperation OF
the Democrats.
The Popullsls opposed to Bryan say
N he 10 nominated the delegates OF
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connec-
tieul and possibly Tennessee Will bolt.