New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-16
POPULISTS WOULD DECKER.
WHAT THE KINGS COUNTY DELEGATES
WILL DO AT THE CONVENTION.
An ENDORSEMENT OF BRYAN IdkELf' r"o' 'DND
HE WOULD DEAL FAIRLY WITH THE
ppDpos1YD MEASURES.

A. ENDORSEMENT OF BRYAN LIKELY PROVIDED
HE WOULD DEAL FAIRLY WITH THE
PROPOSED MEASURES
The handful of men in Kings County VINO oo"s
tute the local Popuist party are diviocd o" "e
1T, - ..arvon or an o.d-line Populist. IL Is
nroh,h,e that the delegation TO the 81 LOUIS W.
xen.ion viii favor the nomination o' Bryan i" vi.
,o,iof tina. ne f. more OF Populst than Is iho'e''
by the Chicago platform. ,. an
The Kings County "Popss seiec'e"
Iunc 20 For one they selected former cong
LATE Pence, OF Colorado lie is 10 DC NV. ~, ,,
Kings County after the easy-going fop 80
n, cou-se Harrison r. TIickok Is on the deiesa''''
IN fac, the famous cd quartet, Hckok. boocoe"'
Shook AMI ball. on the deleg"V''' 49, =,
Boocock There is some slight es'ra"be'
tween he doctor and his old-time companions, 80
whether II is based CT The hea"'ohs ue'". "
latter 70 indorse Bryan cannot be stated Dr' Doo
a,k nx,ross,s hi. sentiments when he says. i
t., .,o, a,.rv y.crulist will do as hope ana "'sh
o,r Convention will do. wiz indorse the pe'''
.i,ka." ru; the her Popuast leaders G
n. ., ,,.esa with the Democratic cda1ica "'u
-. " t,,ey carnU nm him down to ie" ''''', -
thor pet issues brfore they gracefuH' Su''e"''''
They consider the doctor too easy Il 'olpue'
~. from, names Of Messrs Ball and Shook are
rix.s,d O. and John NJ, respectively. az ever!
Rro ,kynite knows. having seen them 90 i''I .'"'
IN tickets for various OH 80 from CoVern'' " ''
stable c. Edgar Smith. lawyer VINO ran vi '"e
vote he received could be called Tun) for Mayor
last fall. Is d delegate also. W. W. D
c: the observation-disclosures
At n recent party council attended by the dele
ra,es aad others, ;he sentiment vas divided. Haii
favoring Bryan and ha4 an out-and-outer' bi'
Harrison 7 Hckok thinks Bryan VIII b. ihdorseu'
AMI he is pretty good authority In PopuIism. "hen
a Tribune reporter visited him at has ho.ae No Ieo
Ilyineston-st yesterday. Mr. H!ckok vas !rnch
wrought up over the great possibilities that were
facing his party. Recovering his composite. lie
said:
1T is difficult to tell what the voice Of the Kings
County Populists will be at ST. Louis. They Will
advocate for thing. radical Populist PLATFORM.
Some of US favor the nomination of Bryan, believing
that he holds views more progressive than the pro-
gressve planks in the Chicago PLATFORM.
At this point Mr.. Hickok smiled in contemplation
Of the decree Of OF which the candi
I'VE believe" he said by way of criticis!ng the
conservatism" OF the Altgeld platform, that
paper money should be based on the credit OF the
Government and not silver and gold. We look on
free coinage at Is TO as n mere momentary need
Then again the income tax Of the DEMOCRATS pat
graduated income tax However; our DELEGATES ike
Bryan. We think he will work for the masses ana
against the corporations and syndicates
I'VE shall work for the reioration OF the panks OF
the Omaha patform-that relating to me repurcha s
out homesteads, and that declaring Tor HoVcrn,
men ownership of RAILROADS and 'efgra aI c ana
eminent ownership.
"As to new ideas shall fight for the insertion
OF blanks proportional representation the lntia
tive nd referendum. the popular election OF United
States Senators. and the imperative mandate Whch
gives the people the right TO recall an unfaithlu
representative It is my view that il our people are
convinced that Mr.. Bryan would deal fairly Win us
on those blanks and that he would not use the veto
against them might be dsposed to support him.
We would prefer Senator Teller. but he Endorsed
Rryan and refuses to he considered So it is he, he
tween Bryan and Populist, and 1t looks like
Bryan" . . -, -
Mr. Uickok then made ROSY predictions as TO the
way in which em-Pop. Silver ticket would sweep
things, and smiled again.