Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-19
CONVENTIONS OF I'D.
The Populist and The Silver Party Galh-
eringS in ST, Louis.
r,rc,rrs ARRIVING IN PUNCHES
r,. Meeting of the More Prominent
,e Particularly Lively
,sor.cment of Bryan the burning
question
question.

&C.,, national conventions 10 W
.,.. week have begun to arrive ~
..,.s Arrangements are rapidly pens
.,.,cd and by Tuesday every th'ns
80, be in readiness.
80. popuIst convention promises 70 NC
.,.,st ever held by that party Iheie
every indication that the S'S7.O'.'
I'm he stormy from beginning 10 '''1,
.~,. erht viii be over the endorsement o-
,.r and sewal. the Dcmocr"u0
.iroes The "middle-of-the-road fopu-
,,..s ,yul want to put Up Ticket oil 'N''i
o,,, but The rank-and-hle OF inc P'i,'
coon, 20 favor endorsing the Democ'''''
candidates. I'D from
chairman Taubeneck returned from
~nicaro this morning. 1t IS coinino"
,,r, that his visit there was NANNY W
49, with Howard Tay or relative 10
's.ond 10 be taken by the Illinois ue'7
...,,r ON The work Of the Chicago con-
..,,, sereeaut-at-Arms McDoweii salu
.,.. nornins that. II his information was
,, the delegations from Illinois In
diana. and Ohio would all No'e as"'''-'
,.. and sewan at the Popuhst con-
ylrIIru next wceN. .,,.o->.C.
.rrn IE-OF-THE-ROAD' MEL NJ
Ansut twenty-five delegates TO the Iop lSo
g.. Invention attended meeting OF tn0
..,l- conmittoe .ast NIGHT, and rs
b, srceches from Messrs. owen Oh
....e. Gelstrup. Of Colora1o' keeu'
r.o. and others. IN favor OF tne
..If.-oe-fhc-roqf" course OF acuoh
..~ tbe matchmaking the committee
Eli score, session. and adopted the
following resolutions; ..to
RESOLVED. That while the plu'ocr"u0
oe,ceoapcrs. and especi llY the Delio
-~,tte newcomers. are publishing praz IT.
D. that PoruHst individuals ana ors"I'i p.
,io,e are endorsing Bryan 90 such an eN-
+o,t ara 90 Indicate that the n2uonal con-
,.rtion would probably nominate or en-
doreo BRYAN. Yet all the lhloIiil"-
tion coming from coneressioNal Cum
,r,,tees and the Peoples party press
elbows plainly that CD per cent. o.
tb. poauiist voters are in the middle OF
tho road ANA shat the convention Will
r.ninntc none hut Popuhst.
Resolved. further That ms coniiiii'-
zoe lend its ala TO further that result
SILVER PARTY GATHERING.
,rh. national silver convention viii be
io8 On the grand Music Hall, al the by
,osition building. next Wednesday Inc
on.rinr session will begin about 10 A. VI.
g. -,rlnt-st-Arms nowd has completed
engagements for decorating and ADJUST
fr- he han for convention purpoffS A
number of cmpi wees are eng ged In nj
ting 10 MP for the Occa on. Inc lele-
,rauh companies strung their wires mo
inc building yesterday. Nj. boWd sali
Today. eve will have big convention
t.re and nut In nomination state and
national ticket. There VIII be iully loOo
delegates and alternatos I'm attendance.
am unable TO say whether tho conven-
ton will endorse Bryan. There IS a
STRONG sentiment IN his favor among the
members Of the silver party. ! wish II
understood that tho national silver parry
convention viii be separate and distinct
from the Popullst convection, which con-
veaos ON the same date
1fr w. L. ST John, the gentleman
slated for permanent chairman of the
silver martyrs convention. drew salary
Of $4,000 a year for thirteen wears as
president Of New York bank When
Dr. gave ND the presidency, and the salary
with IL. last month II was claimed thdt
Do could have retained both by simply
leeriug hie currency Views 10 h'msell'
Francis T. Now'ands, who IS 10 serve as
TEMPORARY chairman Of the Music Han
convention. IS the only repre- enlatiVe or
the silver party in the Fifiy-tourth con-
lrees. HIS home IS I'm Nevada.
PRELIMINARY DETAILS.
The Executive Committee Of the Popu-
list National Committee held it's meeting
at noon to-day This committee consist
al of H. j. Taubcncck chairman: NJ. G.
Rankin. of Terrc llaute: j. II Tanner
OF Washington, ID. c.; lgnat'us Donnely,
of Minnesota: George +. Washburn, OF
Massachusetts: Lawrence McPartlin, OF
New York George f. Gather. Of Ala
bama. and v. o Strokler Of Nebraska.
The business transacted related entirely
20 the preliminary details Of the con-
ference. ali contests. decisions as 10 tenn
porarv organization etc. being referred
90 to meeting of the National Committee
on Tuesday next
An arrangement mutually satisfactory
was made with the Business-Men's
League. with which the contract for hold
irg the convention I'm St Louis was
made. The sergcant-at-arms of the con-
vuti0n VIII sell AN tickets 90 the con-
vclfion About COCO will u distributed
OBJ DELEGATES. altcrnatcs. national COM
mrtcemon and The press; and 5000 more
wll Doe offered for sale Monday morning
at 81 "a day. 80 for the convention. Each
ticket will entitle the holder 10 "a seat,
ana 10 more win be sold than there are
chairs FOR I'm the hal. The receipts from
the eale Of tickets VIII go 20 the campaign
Fund ~ The party and the committee
hope that an the tickets will be sold. thus
netting them $500.
neutrality-suspicious." DIFFER
ENCES.
"N1ne-of-the-road" headquarters were
opened to-day in the Laclede Hotel
which. upon inquiry. was found 20 DE
Hntagonsuc TO Chairman Taubeneck s
''middic-of-the -road" policy.
you SEQ" said the young man IN
charge, 'ffcrc arc different views Of the
mildlc-of-the-road' Taubenecks mid
de is really the Republican side. for he
wants 90 nominate Teller II Is 10 more
middle than the view taken by those
WHO want TO endorse Bryan-that is, the
Democratic side"
'Nho ls your candidate for PRESIDENT
We have not selected one yet. So far,
W. have been engaged In trying 10 head
on the endorsement OF Bryan or the nomi-
nation of Republican"
AFTER The meeting Of the Executive Com
iliiee there was some talk In the hotel
or Judge Weaver for temporary chair
man but IL could not be learned that it
was based on anything substantial.
THE PLATFORMS.
$50 far, litue has been said about the
platform Of the conventions Mr.. Ken
rick OF the sllyertes. said he knew
i'ihng about the matter, bat was OF the
opinion. so far as that convention was
concerned. that n Senator Jones. o. Ne
vaia. was IN the city. he would have
something 20 do with the preparation OF
H. Senator Jones ne said. SIS not
only one OF the best-informed men on
the money question. but ne possesses the
rare faculty Of being able 10 express him
SELF clearly and briefly In terms that
arc Ineligible and rightly related 70 the
subject IL is not everybody who talks
about the matter who can do this or
knows how"
The Popalist platform. II IS said by IN