The Globe-republican., 1896-07-23
UNCERTAIN As TO TIE BEST
COURSE TO PURSUE.
THREE FACTIONS AT WORK
Bryan Observation-Disclosures Want
Fusion on EiectOrs-Middle Of
the Road Mon Want
Straight Ticket and
PlatfOrm-NOtea

Democratic national ticket, and who
look with only less disfavor upon the
plan of fusion On electors, after day
and night of prosperous propaganda,
are at length called upon to do battle
N serious interest in defense of their
policy, the coming of the KansaDs and
Nebraskans having strengthened and
encouraged the opposing forces Pop
ulists ola degrees are seized upon by
silver Republicans and silver Demo-
Gratis and labored with Zeaiously in
Bryan's interest
The Popuiists are now fairly divis-
lille nto three distinct ciasses-oue
which advocates the nomination or in
dorsement of the Democratic nominee,
. second which proposes q division of
electors between the parties upon the
basis of the vote cast at the last eiec-
zion, and yet a third which divineS
the disintegration and destl uction of
the party in any sort of alliance and
demands the presenta tion to the coun-
try of a distinctly Populistic candi-
date and platform.
The coming of the Kansas and Ne
kraska delegates has strengthened the
FRS. class, which, despite the assist
ance of its Democratic and Repub-
hcan allies, has already met defeat in
. premature endeavor to commit the
party to its purpose. A resolution
declaring it to be the patriotic duty
Of all Populists to support Bryan was
significantly voted down in a caucus
held yesterday, graced with the at
AAnAono ~ 1ooAore IF tho nnnncsnD
faction. At another caucus to be
held tonight the effort may be re-
Dewed, with increased hope of sue
cess
To-day all the influx of the first di-
vision of the Populists, all the influ-
eace of the delegates to the silver
convention and all the influence of
the silver Democrats under the eye
and supervision of Chairman Jones,
Governor Stone, etc, surrounds and
envelops the Populists who yet take
their stand for a division of the cleo
tors or in the middle of the road.
THE FACTIONS AGAINST ENDORSEMENT.
The class of Populists which favors
. fusion with the Democrats upon the
basis of division of electors is nu-
nerically respectable enough to COM
nand attention. Bryan's representa-
lives upon the ground. political and
personal, are almost as bitterly OPP
posed to this plan as to that of the
middle-of-the-road men.
General Coxey and Carl Browne are
strong advocates of the fusion idea.
Cyclone" Davis of Texas, Chairman
Taubeneck, Calamity Weller of Iowa.
and like leaders head the third faction
Of the party which demands that the
convention shall walk in the middle
Of the road, looking neither to the
Republican right nor the Dem ocratic
left, to q platform and candidates of
Its Populistic own.
A BOLT BELIEVED TO BE SURE.
A bolt is among the strong proba-
bilities whatever may be the course
decided upon by the majority. Dele
gates are arriving in numbers aud the
larger the crowd becomes the more
evident is the intensity of the feeling
ever the one question at issue, whether
to indorse bryan and Sewall or to
nominate an independent ticket
In general way the contest is be-
tween the North and the South. The
Western and Northern delegates call
themselves Populists and the Southern
delegates refer to themselves as Popu.
lites. Many of the delegates express
the opicio that there may at no dis
sant day be separate parties. The
Northern men as q class contend that
in the Endorsement of Bryan lies the
only hope of making the influence of
the party felt or of achieving practical
results, while the Southern men, re-
Numbering their many contests with
the Democrats in their section, main
tain that such a course is utterly
suicidal.
The Bryan followers talk split more
openly than their opponents. They
are perfecting q thorough organize
tion and mean to make q most strenu-
Gus effort to secure the Endorsement
Of she Democratic nominee. They do
not publicly admit that there is anv
possibility that they will not be able
70 control the convention, but pri.
vstely many of them say that if thew
are not in the majority, and if q sep
arate ticket is nominated, they will
walk out of the convention and ap.
peal to the people to rally to the sup
port of Bryan and Sewall.
PROPOSITION TO COMPROMISE.
A proposition to compromise by
substituting Southern Populist for
Vice President and running him with
Bryan, comes, strangely enough, from
Texas, where the middle of the road
fght is the hottest 1t is seconded by
Arkansas 1t is not accepted rs q
conclusion by anybody yet, but the
fact that it has been put out "a
''feelsr" and is discussed rs q possible
solution Of the trouble is indicative of
The drift of sentiment.
Little by little the middle-of-the-
road leaders are hedging. They are
talking of settling the difficulty with
h the party to-day. On Saturday and
sven as late as Sunday they stood out
against all overtures Of peace To-day
he leaders have melted, while sullen-
Dess is the extent of the opposition of
the rank and file Those who still
stand out against any and all PROPOSE
lions to join hands with tho Demo
ssats continue to clamor and they are
SAILING tremendous noise. An exam
p3e Of this element h wilkins Of Csli-
hgnia, who Il implAcable. he wants q