The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-22
IF state DELEGATIONS which would tnrr


ment was made that there an Altgeld
delegation for Bryan and Taylor delega-
tion for the middle. of the road II was
promptly asserted, however. that Altgeld
was not a delegate. The reply was made
that Altgeld controlled the Bryan delega-
tion
When Mafne was called man mounted
chair and stated with great vehemence
that there was only one delegate from
Maine present. but the delegation was solid
for the middle of the road. Another man.
with equal vehemence, denied the asSer-
ton.
Missouri as announced by Webster. was.
with one exception. solid for the midcle
OF the road. A man from Mississippi an
nounced that the State was opposed 10
any fusion, but he could not speak def-
nitely.
Mr. IIackstaff of Colorado, in speaking
for the State, said there were two delega-
tions. the straight middle OF the road IN,
tending to go out of the convention and
form another if Bryan was nominated.
The meeting gave three cheers for him
saying the Democrats were trying to
crowd them out of their position. Wall
streets emissares were here. he said. 10
over to the rotten Democrats" He de-
tailed at length the fact about the two
Colorado conventions and said the. Bryan
ensued the incident in which the Oklaho-
ma man was concerned.
DOWN WITH THE TRA1TORr'
After the adoption of the motion to put
out the Bryan men. thus cutting off the
Oklahoman's explanation, another row oc-
CURED. A German Populist from st. Louis
said it was not Popu,ist. but a Republican
meeting. There were loud cries of Put
him out.' and Down with the traitor!'
Sit down. said the chairman.
Il won't sit down." said the Missourian.
You can't make me sit down.
The chairman told some one to put him
% ffrrhf A
sofa man Jumped in, with his fists doubled.
and IL looked Ior moment as If Minnesota
and Missouri were going TO shed blood
But there were enough men TO prevent ac-
tual hostiities, and the Missouri man was
hustled toward the door. declaring that his
money. which paid for the hall and the
badges. had been diverted from "A straight
Popuiist party TO a faction. Then business
was resumed. The Minnesota man was so
mad that he would make no response fop
his State and there was none from Mary
land. New Jersey, New Hampshire and
Mr.. Ross, Of New York. who had been
mixed w. in the Hackstaf row, said he
represented middle-of-the-road delega-
ton.
A North Carolina man said he did not
know why, but he was the only one from
North Carolina there. lie did not know
why the other delegates from North Caro-
lima were not with him. Then Hal Aver.
OF North Carolina, mounted chair and
stated the real facts connected with the
middle-of-the-road movement" He said
that while they had been doing little or
nothing and were without organization, the
Democrats were swallowing the Populist
party. Nothing could be done without or
Sanization. Western men were waiting to
see what the SouthernerS were going 10
do. He had assurances that If the South
would stand firm against Bryan there were
enough Western votes 10 prevent his in
dorsement. Mr.. Aver said there should
be a meeting TO organize: that they wanted
less enthusiasm and more common sense;
that the only way they. could win was by
shouting" he continued. 'the other fel-
lows, with a perfect organization. have
been gathering IN the straggiers. Ii makes
no difference how many men we may have.
IL We are not organized We viii be Swai-
lowed.
An attempt was then made 10 secure con-
cert of action. A meeting of the middle-of-
the-road men. consisting of three delegates
from each State, was announced. to take
paeei astinr at the n, dinde ens,s at onge
was announced for O'Clock and still an
other at the Texas headquarters. This
procedure had interrupted the roll call of
the States. and ii was not resumed. Some
of the States. however. reported to the
secretary. a West Virginia man announc-
ing that but two delegates from that state
were for Bryan. although the whole dele
CATION had been claimed for him.
A TEXANS REMARKS.
During the day attempts were made to
have ii meeting where the middle-of the
road men could develop a plan of action.
Every meeting called was failure until
they got together at the Texas headquar-
ters- There had been much talking. and
several orators had been developed, who
raised their voices i'm earnest declama-
ton against being sold out to the De-
mocracy.' At the Texas headquarters. a
large crowd gathered and Jerome Kirby.
of Texas, was Immediately selected chair
man of the meeting. He was announced,
as he got on the table. as the next Gov
ernor OF Texas. He made speech, in
which he denounced the Democracy of
Texas. saying that Senator's of that State
and members of Congress had represented
| grasshoppers. They had made a fight
against these people. and had finally built
themselves up 10 position of importa nee
| they were not willing to go back; they
would never go to the Democratic party.
And that is the sentiment of the Popu-
lists of Texas, SO help me God said Mr..
Kirby. "and j want to warn all Popu-
lists TO keep out of the cesspooi and pits
which are laid for us by the Republicans
and Democrats who are our common enc
miles,
When Mr.. Kirby concluded the tempo
rary organization was completed. and the
egates from each State representing the
middle-of- the-road sentiment. al
lowed to remain in the caucus The rep
resentation from various parts of the
United States was not at all flattering TO
the mddle-of-t the-road men. There were
no responses from Arizona, Colorado,
Connecticut. Delaware. Indian Territory.
Kansas. Kentucky, Maine, Maryland.
Massachusetts,, Michigan. Montana Ne
braska, Nevada. New Hampshire. New
Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota. Rhode
Island, South Carolina, South Dakota.
Utah. Vermont Virginia and Oklahoma.
But those who did remain represented
some very large delegations and 1t was
freely claimed by the speechmakers that
they would be able TO control the conven-
tion. prevent the nomination of Bryan and
select middle-of-the-road Populist.
Mr.. Jones. chairman of the Democratic
national committee. has been very hard
at work during the day trying to procure
the Endorsement of Bryan by the Populisl
convention. He has been aided in this by
Senator Cockrell. of Missouri. and Gov
ernor Stone. of the same State. Both OF
these have been trying to break the Mis-
souri, delegation. which is almost solid
middle e-of the-road. II is stated that. in n
number of delegations which have claimed
to be almost solid against Bryan, many
converts have been made and that these
solid delegations have been loaned for the
sake of appearance TO the middle-of-the-
road men that they may not be disrour-
aged over the apparent loss of their
forces. Ii is safe to say. however. that the
Democrats have no idea of the actual
strength of the mddle-of-the-road men.
OPPOSED TO DUTLER.