The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-07

SEpAtiA, Mo, July 3l.-Thc most
nctivo workers this morning among
the popullSt3 who had assembled for
their state convention were Demo.
Gratis. Governor Stone came ycstcr.
day and Ed Urcar of jefferson City,
manager of Lon V. stephens campaign
for governor; u. A. Ball, tho Pike
county candidate for tho Democratic
nomination for governor, and Judge
ID. w. Shackclford OF Boonvillc arr
rived last night and this morning.
~Chauncey l. Filley also did not for.
get that the fopulists were doing bus
mess here and his most trusted agent,
Albert Griffin, made his appearance on
the scene.
The presence OF these outsiders will
cut considerable figure in this convcn-
ton, because they arc more expcr.
fenced log rollers than any of tho
Populist leaders themselves and tho
fusion populists listen to them.
stones avowed purpose is TO get tho
Fopulists to agree to combine with
the Democrats on the electoral ticket.
lie has been holding confabs with a
few OF the rural populists ut a time,
saying TO them: 81 want Bryan; so do
you. Now why can't we arrange mat
tiers SO that we can each help to Sc
cure his election by giving himall the
strength OF both partics?'
stone declared that he had not been
authorized by any Democratic COM
mittec TO make any promises, but that
he came here on the invitation OF two
leading Populists. lie proposed that
the Populists aud Democrats should
both leave the selection OF electors to
their state committees and at a joint
meeting OF the two state committees
electors should bc nominated and a
general plan be devised for fusion Of
the two parties on their candidates
for Congress in NIL of the fifteen dis
tricts. Then he would have the con-
%gressional conventions follow the sug.
gestions of the state committee and
have only ono silver candidate for
Congress in each district. lie holds
that this is the only safe way to pre-
vent gold bugs from getting into Con.
gress from ON of the Missouri dis.
tricts.
Orear and Ball arc here on a differ
ent mission. Their Grand is To get
the convention to adopt IA resolution
authorizing the state committee to
negotiate with the Democrats for n
fusion ticket and take off such names
Of candidates named by this conven-
ton rs the committee may deem de.
sirab,c.
As for the Popu)ists themselves,
they have talked a great deal without
arrivin. at II definite conclusion.
Chairman A. Rozzcllc Of tho state
committee and his friends favor u
state ticket, independent Of any other
party. lie is willing, however, to
divide tbs electoral i!yket with the
Democrats. The proposition OF his
friends is that The fopulis,s and Ha,no.
Gratis should DIVIDE tho electoral ticket
on the basis 81 tho vote cast two years
ago, which should give the Populists
four OF the seventeen electors.
The candidacy Of Judge John II.
Stouo of Jackson county for governor
Is advocated by the Jackson county
delegates and receives strong support
from all Of tho A. 7. A. Populis,s. j.
l. Doudon of Macon is u candidate
for governor also, and John s. Cros.
by's name is occasionally mentioned.
DR. 4. l.. PoulSon of Linn county is
another candidate for the same posi-
ton,
MlppI.E-oT.THG'EoAD MEN STRONG.
The state committee chose for tenn.
porary chairman j. Il. Poulson of
Linn county, and for temporary sec.
rotary NJ. V. Carroll OF Vernon coun-
ty, both middle.otthe.road men, Car.
roll being particularly pronounced in
his views.
AS the country delegates arrived on
tho trains soon afternoon, the middle.
of.the.road talk became more pro.
nounccd, The Democratic suggestion
that the two parties fuse on Congress.
men, giving to the Democrats the
lions share OF the candidates, sounded
well enough, but when the popu!iSts
began 10 talk about il they found that
the representatives Of each district
wanted the Popalist candidate for
their ~ distric: which would Leave
tho Democrats nothing.
Chairman koZIcllc Of the State COM
nittcc called the convention To order
IT 1880 o'clock and after Il few ON.
pouncemcnts, clllel on Rev. Il. V.
Alton of the Methodist church of thi,
city to pray, Mr.. Alton is u Rcpubli.
can and was chosen because there
was no Populist preacher in Scdalia.
lie prayed for the suppression Of dem.
agoGues ana the prcvascucs OF patriot.
ism.
Temporary Chairman Paulson asked
the convention 10 be orderly aud said;
The logic OF ven is eliminating SO
rapidly that we see we must cooperate
but we are here TO work, not to talk,
What is the pleasure of the meeting?'
The committees selected by eau.
cuses during the forenoon were TN,
nouncrd.
Sound Money Convention for Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 81 A spc