The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-04
THEY DON'T WANT FUSION.
POpulist Leaders Still Say They Are
an Independent Party.
WILL SUPPORT BRYAN CORDIALLY.
Want to Force watson ~ . Rnnning
Mate-Taiks with Same Of The
Mahdis of the Party.

glorious old time the wind will have 1
Galveston this week. Tho populists, tn
regular dyed m the wood, brass collar
middle Of the road kind. are coming 4
great numbers and the gesHtle sal
brcezos, which have been taking vacato
now and then since the arrival Of sum
mcr. Will get In their work with Yenewet
vlgor.
Some one announced yesterday that IN
advance guard Of the convention woul'
arrive In tho city last night. ana alon.
In the shank Of the evening when a re-
frcshing breeze sprang up. II wus "a
msred that Cyclone" Davis had struck
the town All brought with Inn his flow.
ing locks and priced whiskers. But The
rumor proved to lie a fake, and tho know
ing ones said ,hat the weather hureau
was Just getting IN few "prAct!ces 20
that the visitors might lie properly eater
tained aud have no. cnlse for complaint
On account Of a lack of breath.
WHISPERS or "Bryens." the convention
promises 10 be breezy ore. 40 sefsl-
tonal In some particulars, perhaps. AS
The National show OF the party al 81.
Louis. and as Texas X 10 populisfn what
New York used u be 10 democracy Dhen
there WIS no question ali jut there hcing
o democratic party the outcome Of N =
Texas moeuug VIII bo watched 81 h
hrraihloss interest by Mcssrs. bsyen,
s'tNii4 w arson ~ nj, HT wen az w
Mesets Mckinley. Hobart Hanna ct al.
IN" middle OF the road mon have shown
no signs Of abandoning the position taken
ct st. Louis. They inssi that they have
no, had q square deal from the denoC-
Iacy, they resent what they regard aH an
attempt to defraud them OF IN. thuudcr
which they have. been creating for The
past four OF five YEAR. and are fudia-
posed io permit the nov PARTY organlz j
at Chicago TO swallow the onrv fhit they
nave been ina'rumentnl ia hnldins NJ
Besides. the. populsts havo believed for
some tlnc that they stooi "A good show
so elect the mex soi OF State officer IN
Texas. Cyclone Dnv's and others have
believed that they had "a cinch IN con
sr'rSl pal seats, ami very naturally.
they Ia not with to give these up and
take pot luck ia the dlatnbuHon OF Fol
era offices at The hands OF the new ma
chiuc.
Tho ropuls,s have always asserted
that they dwelt IN hrothorly love ,cgeth-
or, an f1ct. they have always address
one rnoihtr az "hroiher.' und In some r..
tprcl' tho party conventions have b "a
rrnducted IN camp meeting style. ILey
have rroly had serious differences. Hnt
now they ara largely a. cross purp ses, !
osltIon tn indorsr democratic nominacs. |
Just what the week may brng forth II |
is imp saihle to predict. but Their IS y
runor afloat witch has no sombianfc 81 /
pleusibilty 1t IS this--that II upon tcat-
ing IN. STRENGTH ne m!iol" Of tho rol |
men should find Themselves in the mln,r
ny they win delay Tho proceedings hv
duaiery tactics uutil after Mr.. Bryan
delivers his speech % acc,ptluc" at Md
fenh square garden on August r. II IA
f. ls to set himself In the straight ptth
with reference 10 supporting IN pnpuIIst
platform They believe they VIII then have
no trouble In turning the ,ilc ai!itlnst Mr
hrrar and in favor of Nortud and Wa |
son. VI trne.it VIII ho bold prhcno and /
one entirely novel Bu' We have had I
novel rollh m this year Of rruce. ana .
there nred To no occasion for surprise Z