, 1896-07-22
IN A TANGLE.
DEMOCRATS WORKING HARD TO
CONTROL THE POPULIST
CONVENTION.
Chairman Jones Is Exerting Every
Effort to Secure the Endorsement
Of Bryan and Sewell But Finds
That He Has a Hard Road to Travel
The National Committee.

tional committee was to have met at 10
O'Clock today, but 1t was almost IL be-
fore 1t had really gotten to work.
Mr.. Taubeneck occupied the chair
and Messrs. McParlin and Davis were
at the se%cretary's desk. The principal
work before the committee was the Sc
lection Of temporary officers, including
temporary chairman, and the settle
ment of the contests for seats, but these
matters were postponed in order to al
low the committee to pass upon other
less important questions. There was a
difference in the understanding as to
the proper appointment OF delegates
from some of the states.
1t appeared that many OF the states
had fewer votes than they were entitl-
ed to, and one OF two more than was
their due.
The determination of these questions
made necessary a general explanations of
the basis Of appointment and called out
a number Of speeches, which consumed
considerable time. There were also
some states which made claims for
greater representation and several
changes were made. In most cases.
however, the representation was chang
ed only to the extent OF one or two
votes. The Texas delegation was in
creased from 95 to 103. The representa-
ton in each Of the territories and the
District Of Columbia, except Oklahoma
was increased from four to six. Okla
homa was put on the basis Of a state
because of the large populist vote cast
there and given nine votes.
After disposing Of this matter. the
committee took a reces until 2 O'Clock.
ILLINOIS CONTESTS.
The national committee. at its after
noon meeting, took up the various con-
tests for seats. This contest involves
the seats OF % delegate from the con-
gressional districts comprised in the
city OF Chicago. 1t was charged that
the conventions were irregular and
each side claimed the other was COM
posed Of men who were not populists.
One OF the delegations was headed by H.
S.. Taylor and the other by William
Burns. who, as an officer Of the Ameri-
can Railway union, was imprisoned
with Eugene v. Debs after the Chicago
strike.
Speeches were made by both Burns
and Taylor. who went over the merits
Of the controversy in detail and indulg-
ed In mutual ordinations. Burns
claimed that the Taylor people were
not populists. He charged them with
lukewarmness in connection with the
u OF the men engaged in the great
strike, and insisted that the Taylorites
had taken a position against the inter
ests of the party in signing the Chicago
manifesto in the interests OF Senator
Teller for the presidency. The contest
was decided by the adoption by the
committee OF a motion offered by Igna-
thus Donnelly giving each member Of
both delegations half a vote, the vote In
favor Of this motion being 40 to 10.
The out and cutters. II they should
control. are all at sea as to a candidate.
Paul V~andervoort OF Nebraska and
Eugene v. Debs are about the only
names canvassed since Congressman
Towne Of Minnesota arrived today and
announced himself for Bryan. Although
the Bryan managers seem confident Of
success, they are by no means out OF the
woods. The compromise propositions
passed upon them are the principal
source Of their anxiety.
DEMOCRATS WORKING HARD.
Chairman Jones is using all his en-
ergies to secur the nomination or in
dorsement OF the democratic ticket. He
says the silver forces should get to-
gether on the issue and let bygones be
bygones; they should. he urges, frater-
nlze on the same cause. He refuses to
make pledges In Bryan's name,and Gov.
Holcomb, who CAME direct from a visit
to Lincoln, said the democratic candi-
date declined to enter into any COM
pacts. but that the populists as well "a
others must rely upon him for fair
treatment. Altogether. sizing the sit
uatton up tonight, 1t seems reasonably
certain that Bryan will be Endorsed. Be-
yond that nothing "a be Afely pre-
dicted. *
A resolution will he Introduced In the
convention to make the held daisy the
emblem Of the popultst party. It h Z
lovely flower and grows IN almost ali
the country where the silver sentiment
exists. As conventalized for s ~ ar
emblem Vt would have 16 silver petali
with a gold center, indicating the slo.
gan OF the campaign, 16 OF silver to l o.
gold.
Buffalo" Jones d Oklahoma has sub
mitted . novel proposition to the cam
paign managers. He wants to yoke
couple Of bufaloes and follow Brya'
about the country and head all the BIZ
lprocesions. He says Jerry Simpson o
KAnsas has agreed to drive the team.
The meeting Of the national commit
~ today selected Senator Butler Q