Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-20
WAXING WARNER.
The Fight on the Bryan Cues
ton at st. Louis.
TAUBENECK TAKES HIS POSITION.

Declares Against Indorsins the Chicago
Nominee-Teller Lines Up with Bryan
and Offers His Services on the Stump
Colorado Man Replies to the Illinois
Populist Leader-Bryan Men Seem To
BE in the Lead-Wisoonsin Gold Demo-
erats Issue an Address-Preacher Enlo-
gizes the Democratic Standard Bearer.
ST LOUIS, July 2O.-The fight that was
only q skirmish last week is rapidly be-
coming general engagement in the ranks
of the Populists and silver men gathered
and gathering here for the conventions OF
the 22d. Certain facts have developed since
last report that make the situation more
interesting. In the first place of import
ance SO far as silver Republican action is
concerned is the letter written by Teller
to Bryan in which he declares his adhe-
sion to the Democratic candidate and
offers his services as speaker when and
where it sees fit to the Democratic na-
tional committee, There is nothing half
way about Teller. He burned his bridges
behind him when he went out of the Re-
publican national convention.
Taubenech Comes Out Squaraly.
The next fact having important bearing
, on the question of uniting all the silver
| people against Mckinley is that Taube-
neck, chairman of the Populist national
committee, just back from somewhere
said to be Chicago, though no one at Chi
cago says he saw him thcre-has spoken
out and put himself at the head of the
nnti-Bryan men. The pith of his declara-
ton is that under no circumstances will
ne vote to indorse Bryan and Scwall, be-
cause, in his opinion, that would mean
death to the Populist party organization.
He favors nominating complete ticket,
and then combining on the electors.
| Silver Men All for Bryan.
The silver convention men seem bent on
indorSing Bryan, and unless Taubenccki is
beaten in the Populist convention the two
meetings will fail of one Of their Objects
fusion to advocate silver Senator Stewart
is here, a delegate to the silver convention,
land says: We must indorse or nominate
| Bryan" PETER says the same thing.
Governor Lewclling, of Kansas, is Gu the
same side and pooh-poohs the idea that
the Populists would lose their party Or
ganiZation by endorsements said nc: II
cannot understand Taa5cncck's present
view. a week or SO ago he thought fl
sion very desirable" Senator Allen is
claimed as an advocate of Endorsement
and, in fact, the Bryan wing of the Popu
lists claims over 800 of the /, $50 delegates
to the Populst convention.
| Colorado Man to Taubcncck.
And now comes Thomas NJ. Patterson
chairman of the regular Colorado delega
ton to the PopUlist convention, who in q
very long statementreplies to Taubencck'
declaration that he will not vote to indorsl
Bryan. Patterson's argument is that tho
Endorsement of Bryan is a necessity in tht
circumstances, if the silver men want t
win. He claims to be as solicitous as Tau
beneck for the perpctuity Of the Populis
party, but disagrees with him when h,
says Endorsement of Bryan would disin
tcgratc the party. On the contrary. h,
holds that to nominate an Independent
ticket would be not only to lose the fgh
for silver and elect Mckinley, but to prac
tically annihilatc the Poptlists as party