The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-21

last night and continued In session IN
til o'clock this morning. at which it
was agreed to recommend as a compro-
mise that Bryan should be endorsed by
the Popuiist convention, but new
man, to come from the so,rth, should
be put on the ticket for vice president.
The arrangement provides for the en-
dorsement of the Democratic platform
so far as IL Is Populistic and for It's re-
pudfaion where is Departs from the
Popuiist faith. Among others present
at ths meeting were Chairman Taube-
neck. Secretary Turner, Messrs. Ran
kin and Washburu, OF theElationai ex-
ecutive committee, Ignatius Donnelly
and others
WHY DONNELLY OPPOSES.
I'VE have" said Mr.. Ignatius Dom
nelly. built UP our party In the face of
rrdicule and Misrepresentation We
carried twenty-five electoral votes four
years ego. and our party has grown
steadily since. In two years our vote
In Minnesota increased from $4,000 to
$1,000. In the south and west our
Speakers educated the people on the sill
yer question and IL was our work which
was responsible for the declaration in
favor of silver at Chicago. They stole
our thunder; now they want TO bury our
party. There is no personal hostility to
Bryan here, but we must maintain our
organization, for IL we allow ourselves
10 be swallowed up and the ticket
Souid not prevail. or, IL successful and
f0r some reason froee silver should not
be reponetized within the next four
years. the Populist party would be dis
affected as an organization and IL
would take twenty years 70 bu5ld I'D an
other reform movement"
JERRY AND GEORGE.
ST. Louis, No. July 2o.-E1-Congress-
man Jerry Simpson, who is q shrevd
observer, is strongly Of the opinion that
Bryan and Sewell will be endorsed
The issue Is paramount" he said.
"a-ld men dare not play politics at sucIl
a time a this. II this convention should
refuse TO endorse Bryan the Populist
party would not contain a corporai's
guard in November. Honest endorse
ment is the only salvation OF the party.
So far as Ks1nesas is concerned Il mat
tiers not what this convention does. We
will endorse Bryan and vote for silver"
George W. Brewster OF Falls City,
Neo., who is the PopEIist candidate for
congress. IS here urgently advocating
al , fl11lAIAdLkI-A. t4yL fuID[r-IfE<-llL.
Endorsement" said he. implies ac-
ceptance Of the Democratic platform.
We should edopt our o7rn platform and
Nominate Bryan That would mite the
Democrats and Popuiists on the silver
issue. hut stin maintain ou- own as a
separate entirety Our platform.
think ~fil practically be a reIte-ssioI
OF the Omaha platform, with few 81
isions and an additional plank or two.
the most important cf which wifi BE
the initiative AID referendum decIara~
ton
My. brewster says that TIE demand
70 IA syarsfe ticket and platform, comes
from the south. where the Pooufsszs
have been psrgcuteSi, but Re ReIsev.s
as the xessern 6e1egatin1s arrive and
bring their !a6zenc4 20 t,szr. ne sov.a
Will listen 20 -ezzo-
HELD Up BY PoPUIIsTS.
Kansas City. No. July so-whfie en-
route 70 -he national Poouli=- eonren-
ton. re California declaration .ntrry-
nine strong. ias. nszht tssurd an o--rn
setter 70 TIE Democratic presidential
i-1''llir1te. William J. Bryan. urYlug h:-1
% 50 oetoTe -ae country as the nozn5sss-e
G ne fop1fst party. TIE ts>rer zrzs
CIR -rS-d ard dispatched ~hIie <ae
c'-4sfsS;son S-as waiting FOR fts train 90
- Louis. DT- O. ". Dzywzi. OF san
F-nscieco. being chosen s>cr~.ary. 21s
Instructed 20 write = TIE letter. IN
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