New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-16
POPULISTS AND SILTERITES
PREPARATIONS FOR TWO CONVENTION
At ST. LOUIS

EFFORT TO DEposE CHAIRMAN TAuBENEcx no
M MApE-DIrFEKENcEs or OPINION As TO
INDoRsING THE CHICAGO SOMINEEs
St. Louis July l5-Preparatons for the Popul,st
National Convention are rapidly assuming definite
shape. National Chairman Taubeneck and Fer.
geant-at-Arms Mcdowell are both busy q, their
respective headquarters and expect 70 have all Or.
rangements completed by the last Of the week Al
q meeting OF the Business Mems League yesterday
the balance Of the funds guaranteed BY the Leagn
were turned over to Chairman Taubeneck and H.
ception and entertainment committees will b. ~.
pointed at d meeting to be held Saturday
THE Peoples party National Convention WI
bring people 10 ST. Louis than attended the
Republican National Convention" This statement
was made by Chairman Taubeneck he scanned
the list OF delegates and went through the BIG
stack of letters from prominent party leaders an
nouncing that they were coming TO the CONVEX.
tion Seats have been arranged for 30 delegated
The principal hotels have already contracted 70
entertain a number OF State delegations. Chair.
man Taubeneck and Dr. J. J. Mott, OF North Caro-
lima the latter chairman OF the silver Party No
tional Committee, have secured quarters at The
Lindel Hotel A. J. Warner, president OF the H.
metallic League. will be at the southern Hotel
Texas Is coming In strong and Will MI the Vaa
studlford 70 oyerhowing. At the 81 james. Na
souri and Nebraska will hold forth. A. Hrrsrs
Illinois will fill the rooms with shouters and dele
gates. Ohio and Kentucky have engaged quarters
at the Holland. At the Rozier large NUMBER
parties will be accommodated, but no headquaren
have as yet been engaged there. THIS 'omprses
all the advance arrangements so FAR maze Apph'
cations are beginning - come In rapidly howevS.
at the smaller houses.
The silver party leaders are slow IN sathenhs
Besides DIR. J. J. Mott Of North Carolina the only
VI dlsh
mitteeman from North Dakota. Nothing ~ more
than routine character Is being done by DR. Mott
who Is preparing now for the meeting OF ne 20.
tional Committee next TUESDAY; the Gay gfeesa,nf
the silver and Populist conventions Ut slOu ad
that while there was quasi UNDERSTANDING De-
tween his party and the Popusts IN behalf OF ne
interests OF silver there was az yet no agreetl1!
or definite movement in the direction of unity q
action as regards the Presidential ticker 70 ~
Hi Of the passenger associations have made .
ons-fare rate. l,.u...u,.,, nav, v.a,..s.,
will see an Interesting struggle between the lead
on the question Of depos'ns chairn.n ts. ss
me Convention would no: indorse the cantii date q
any other party and that tns Platform ,be Omaha
platform, with such notifications as chansing con.
dltions demanded A. a result OF MS opposit9.H 70
the wishes of what seemed to be ma'O PHI y, % a..
feated for reelection for Chairman ana IL pa
of the programme, as IL stands now, 70 eiect ~"
National Committee. with ne" man AZ us '""'
man. 49,, ar, ,r...A...,L ar. -, az,
In the same boat with MT lduocHech ar
man A Poselle of the State Central Committee
and j. H. Mcdowell. sergeani-st-srms 81 ne "a =,
tional Committee The latter :, sa am a. n.
been shouting for Teller all along Mf M naos,I
has been counting on the support 81 the '...oa ,
nans ana IN the Convention indorsed Bryan, vi
seriously handicap Mcdowell in his race Tor .0''
gress. ,,,.,as ,hs s.,na.,or e,
the Populists is the sudden change Of frsnt "a 70.
la 70 meet in this city the date Was Get We
same as the Peoples party convennon N II rns h az
~ as 70 what the platform should be AZ pro-
ent the silver party seems to be ready = nso e a
Democratic platform and nomnses ana 10 onv,a
ton viii meet in Exposition Music Hall Wsd.esaa,
Iuiv % There will be 100 delegate
vayv state and Territory in the Union ine'u''ns
Alaska.