The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-13
PoPULlsTs FOR BRYAN.
Senator William v. Allen of Me-
braska Thinks They VIII
Support Him.

OMAHA, NEB., July 12-Senator Will
lam v. Allen. Populist, said in an inter-
view here that he would go so far
as TO say that the nomination of Mr..
Bryan was very pleasing to him, but polit-
ically be was not in a position to say
whether he would give him his support.
In reply to a further question Senator
Allen said that he would not say what
action he would take until after the Popu-
list party had decided what it would do.
While he did not say so in SO many words,
the impression was conveyed that he
would not be displeased if the Populists
saw fit to indorse Bryan.
In speech in this city the Senator de-
clared the Populist party could elect the
next President of the United States. The
audience interpreted it as q declaration for
Bryan, and the name of the Democratic
nominee was echoed by pit ana gallery.
Whether the statement was intended to
carry that impression was not made clear,
for the speaker left the subject to attack
Mckinley as the representative of tariff
taxation.
He ridiculed the battle-cry OF MCKINLEY
and prosperity" and declared that pro-
tective tariff meant an increase of taxation
on the homes of the country. He quoted
figures which purported to show that more
gold had gone out of the country under
Harrison's administration than under
Cleveland's, and argued from this that the
tariff had no connection with prosperity
There was deficit in the treasury for five
months before Cleveland came into office,
he said, and this mad been caused, in his
opinion, by the fact that the tariff had
been placed so high that no one was
willing to import.
The Populist convention on the 18th
will in all probability declare for Bryan.
One of the questions that was most
earnestly and most frequently discussed
about Omaha this morning was whether
Mr.. Bryan would make his headquarters
in this city or in Lincoln. All the local
business men and the hotel men especi-
ally are DESTROYS that the headquarters
shall be here. The reason is too apparent
to be pointed out. Concerning this mat.
ter Mr.. Hitchcock said this morning that
Mr. Bryan might m axe his present head
quarters at his home in Lincoln, with his
official headquarters in this city. Another
Omaha man who has been intimately as
sociated with the Democratic nominee
SAID he felt quite certain that Omaha
would be Bryan's principal place of bust
ness throughout the campaign. The
superior railroad facilities, he argued,
would go long way toward deciding the
matter.
ALI the railroad men are happy over the
nomination of the Nebraskan. They are
preparing to handle the large crowds thai
are expected in Omaha during the cam.
paign TO pay their respects to the nominee
General Passenger Agent Francis of the
B. and NJ. said that he had already re.
ceived a number of queries about specia
trains TO Lincoln, in the event that Mr.
Bryan should establish his headquarter:
there. The news that it was probable thai
there would be no formal visit from com
mittee to notify the candidate of his nomi
nation was not received very enthusiasts
ticaIly by the railroaders. They we're ex
pecting thousands of free silverites on tina
occasion