Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1896-07-23
POPULIST CONVENTION
Senator Butler Made Temporary
Chairman.
FIERY SPEECHES MADE.
The Endorsement of Bryan and Re
pudiatiOn Of SewaIl
Likely.
ERY SPEECHES MADE.

nelly, of Minnesots, who has been
" close conference with chairman Tai
oeneck, since be has been her
said today that although he was
favor of entertaining the peoples part
u and putting straight ticket in Tia
t field there was every Indication tha
f they would be overridden and Bryan b
endorsed.
The Middle OF the Road" Populist
8 express great confidence in theii
strength. Up to noon more than 10
t delegates 10 the convention have regis
= tered at theig headquarters. Seven ex
I pressed preference for Bryan, two
said they were for fusion on electors
Many were pronounced for a straight
ticket And fight against Bryan's nom.
instion.
| The Nebraska delegation, beaded by
Senator Allen has prepared statement
that the delegation vote solid for
Bryan. II elected he will be no Demo-
crat, 40 Populist. no Republican,, but
the peoples President.
The Populist leaders are making siren
which will prevent bolt of either fac
tion A meeting OF the leaders of all
factions was held late last night at
which it vas agreed that Bryan should
be endorsed by the Populisb conven tion,
| but new man 30 come from the south
should be put on the ticket for Woe
President The arrangement provides
for the endorsement OF the platform as
far as ii is Populistic and for it's rspu-
diation where it departs from the Popu-
listic faith.
KANSAS CrrY.July 2O.-While enroute
TO the National Populist convention the
California delegation of thirty nine
strong last night issasd an opsn letter
to the Democratic PRESIDENT tial nomi-
nee, William j. Bryan, urging him to
go bsfore the country as the nominee
of the Populist party. The letter says
in part: "If you will accept the nomi-
nation of the peoples party, declaring
yourself Populiet, you will become the
leader TO whom will rush every reformer |
be he silverite, Democrat OF Republic |
can, and not only be elected yourself, |
but also elect Congress, the lawmekipg |
power. This is the opportunity of your |
life. Taken advantage OF ib, will, like |
Lincoln with the Republicane,s send your
name down TO history as the savior of
your country by means of Populism.
IL you don do il We must in defense of
our principles, pus another nominee in
the field. Can you thus bs eleoted?"
ST. LOUIS, July 21,-"Oycloue" Davis
Of Texas, will ask the Populist conven-
tion to adopt the following:
'Whereas, Mckinley and the Repub-
licsn party represent the existing gold
standard, the perpetuetion of which
means the national banking system is
TO be rechsrbered for fifty years and our
national debt then to be refunded and
made gold instead of coin debt, and
bonds so run fifty yeare, and whereas
this system is TO be fastened upon the
country by treaty with foreign nation
lnder the false pretense of an interne-
jionsl conference which means the ul-
innate slavery of the masses aud oom-
olete establishments of classes.
'ResolUed, that 30 defeat this measure ,
md insuFe MoKinley's defeat, so fer se
,uF vote goes, we pledge ourselves
lnite with the Democrats on one set of
SECTORS in each State, which is the
entiment of the middle Of the road
2opulists.
ST. LOUIS, July 81. The Bryan {
nsnsgers confidently claimed this G
morning that they had passed the Rabi- I
on and their control OF the convention c
vas practically assured. There ere {
Conditions and "details yet to be worked /
ut, but they believe they have won the Z
naln victory for the nomination or en- S
orsement of the Chicago bioket. The d
ssempt of some of the Populiste 10 q
orcs the withdrawal of Sewall aud to i
ominete Populiss for Vice President o
as been defeated GA she stand taken {
y Bryan's friends and the positive an {
wer of Chairman Jones, of the Demo- 2
ratio National Committee that such a q
hing could not be considered Not 6
the confidence of ths S
'ryan managers, however, they will not t
slax their efforts. They have most A
omplete organization and every man 81
as his instructions. d
Although they ola:1n the victory, they Y
elieve there will be bolt of the redi- q
ais and, paradoxical as 1t may eeem, 81
lie is what some of the most level tt
eaded desire. d
The Democratic managers certainly b
rs not averss 10 split which will d
srry out of the convention the extreme I'll
len They claim the sIlegisnoe OF W
ome of these men would do the ticket W
more harm than coed
The battle of course will come on the g,
Dor of the convention, and no one nov D
oQbss but that there will be gener- at
Is display OF bad blood 81
Tue National Committee will wrssble fc
ith the question Of orgauiz alton. it
The Bryan men have pu5 forwerd u
eneral Weaver for Temporary CHAIR d,
an. This is 8 shrewd move, as they do III
30 belisvs the opposition will osre to ~
AXE fight against their lese stand Ct
serer 70
The attetsp pt of the middle OF the ST
ad men TO organizs resulted in very
,iritad msaEinp A III T,iyinUston of ht