The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-19
DR.. Mott Thinks the Populists
Will Indorse Bryan.
SILVER PARTY WILL DO SO
Chairman Taubeneck Holds a
Different Opinion.
SECRETARY TURNER'S VIEWS
Congressman Newlands to be Tempo
rary and St. John Permanent
Chairman of the Silver
Convention.

st. Lous, Mo-, July 1s.- Sergeant-at-
Arms Doud, of the National Silver
convention, has made arrangements
to accommodate 400 members of the
press at Music Hall. Wires have al
ready been run into the hall for the
use of the Associated Press and West
ern Union and the latter will have
ample facilities to handle a great
part of the special correspondence
from there.
This evening q committee of promi-
nent business men of this city, ire
spective of party affiliations, called on
Chairman Mott, of the National Silver
committee, and assured him that
sufficient money would be raised by
Them to defray the expenses Of the
convention.
Chairman Mott said this evening
that he expected the convention to be
in session until Friday night at least
1t has been definitely settled that
Congressman Newlands, of Nevada,
viii be temporary chairman and it
is conceded that VIM. r. St John, of
New York, will be permanent presid-
ing officer.
Geo. F. Keeney, of California will
be secretary. Expressions from dele
gates who have arrived thus far for
the silver convention seem to indi-
cate that Bryan will be endorsed by it.
Secretary George p. Keeney has a
plan which is that when the
two conventions meet. there shall be a
joint conference committee CHARGED
with the duty Of making a report upon
the committee on demands Of both
conventions
If this can be done, | believe" said
he, that within tNyo days an agree
ment can be reached which Will favor
the endorsement OF Byran.
IF this is not done, then it may be
agreed that the silver men shall 90
ahead and nominate Bryan as if he
had never been mentioned. 1t looks
from present indications that this will
be the action of the silver men any
how.
DO you think the Populists intend
to nominate a straight tieket?o
THAT is not the idea of many of
them. There is a feeling of no sur
render and especially with the South
ern delegates in States like Georgia.
Mississippi, Tennessee. and Texas.
where war has been bitterly waged
between them and the Democrats. 1t
IS not so with the Western. Eastern
and most of the Northwestern dele
gates. They favor the Endorsement
of BRYAN and Sewall and have no fears
of disbanding or disorganizing their
forces in State or county elections.
They are patriotic enough to sub
ordinate their views of National can
didates in order to allow their views
on the greatest of all National issues
to forge to the front"
movement of this kind or some
thing similar to it may proIong the
convention.
DIR. MOTT FOR BRYAN,
"My idea and hope" said DR.. Mott.
lis to harmonic all the elements Of
party strength and march them in
solid phalanx to the polls in Novem-
Der against the imperial hosts of gold
I believe this is going to be done, and
if it is not done, the men responsible
for the work here will hear from their
constituents when they go home.
81 know that men who have borne
the brunt of battle for years to build
up a new party are loath to yield one
iot or little lest they impair the au-
tonomy of their party. Now there is
not the least fear of that, for, as un-
derstand it, nobody is demanding any
submission or subiect;o on from anybody
IN this campaign.
1T is safest, however, to make ii
cooperative fight, every man preserv-
ing his party respect, keeping intact
his State, county and precinct organi-
zations, but devising patriotic plan of
accomplishing a great end that is GER
tainly the private desire of all, and
will r.afnrlp6 To the counnnn
welfare and prosperity of the whole
country
IF this can be done, then success
is assured. / am Republican on prin-
ciple, but | believe that bi-metallism
is necessary to the commercial growth
and stability of this country, and | am
willing to subordinate all minor predi-
lections i'm order to see that cause sue
cessful
Left 10 itself. the National Silver
party would, perhaps. nominate a far
different man from Mr.. Bryan. but he
has views on the main issue in accord
with mine and that of my party, and
he is the nominee of great and sue
ceSsful party. There are upwards of
100000 silver men who do not belong
to the Democratic organization, but
they are not enough to elect candi-
date. Combined with the hosts of
Democratic voters, also for free silver
they form a coalition that is simply
invincible. Separated and fighting each
other on issues of minor Importance,
this vast silver majority comes to
naught. The people are willing
enough to get together, but they have
confidence in their leaders, and if the
leaders advise to the contrary, upon
them must rest the responsibility of
disast.r."
TOE POPULIST CONVENTION.
4 Not enough offthe delegates to the
populist National convention which
assemblies her next Wednesday have
arrived in the city to give a fair idea
as TO the complexion of that gathering.
u 4 majority of the persons here are
''middle-of-the the~road" men, who are
not in favor of the endorsement of
Bryan.
W4en Chairman Taubeneeh calls