The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-15
TWO COURSES OPEN
FOR THE POPULIsT LEADERS WHEN
THEY GET TOGETHER AT SIT.
LOUIS.
ONE TO lNDoRsE BRYAN
WHICH is HE POLICY ADVOCATED
BY TELLER AND THE NORTH
WEST.
ONE TO NAME A SEPARATE TICKET
Big Crowd Expected at Both the
Conventions Which VIII be
Held Next Week.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 14.-The rush
Of politicians to attend the Populist and
silver national conventions has not yet
set in, although a few of the leaders
have arrived. Chairman Taubeneck
and Sergeant-at-arm Mcdowell, Of the
Populist national committee predict one
of the largest crowds that ever attend
ed convention. Many Of the best
men in the party will be here said
Chairman Taubeneck. There will be
1850 delegates, representing over two
million voters. We have every reason
to believe that in point Of numbers at
tending, it will far outrank the Re-
in the same building, which will afford
an opportunity to observe the strong
points of difference
AS the Populists begin to gather, 1t
is evident that there will be two propo-
sitions made, which will form the chief
contention of the convention. One is
that the Populists shall abandon ary
idea of a separate and distinct national
ticket and indorse outright the candi-
dates and the platform Of the Chicago
convention. This proposition will be
supported by the friends Of Senator
Henry M. Teller, nearly all the Popu-
list members of the United States SEN
ate and the Peoples party leaders in
many Of the western states. The West,
the Southwest and the Northwest are
nearly solid for propositions to indorse
Mr.. Bryan and put up no other ticket.
From the South come delegates and
party leaders who are not delegates to
the convention, urging another propo-
sition-to put a presidential ticket in
the field, adopt a platform, run presi-
Dental electors in all the states where
the Peoples party has an organization,
and then when the time comes to cast
the vote in the electoral college, let
the Populists and Democrats combine
on the strongest man, whether that be
Bryan or the Populist nominee.
Vigorous objection is urged against
this on the ground that 1t would be
dangerous to the common cause of free
silver. It would divide the strength
of its adherents and in some Of the
close states where one or the other
holds the balance of power, division
of their strength might give the state
to Mckinley. l6sls tFt@ e@a 49, s4.~
The convention of the national silver
party, which convenes in this city
July 22 at the Exposition building, will
vie in numbers with that of the Popu-
lists which meets the same day. The
convention will have 1000 delegates
and as many alternates, coming from
every state in the union, the repre-
sentation being based on the estimated
strength of the advocates of silver at
the ratio of Is to /, irrespective of
former party affiliations
The call for this convention emanated
from conference of the friends of sill
yer, held at Washington, D. c. Jan. %
and % last, and was signed by A. ].
Warner, president American Bimetal-
lie league; III. G. Miller, chairman
national silver committee; r. C.
Chambers, president National Bimetal-
American Bimetallic league.
DR.. J. j. Mott, of North Carolina,
who was elected chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee, has been In the city
for several weeks making preparations
for the convention. He Is stopping at
the Lindell hotel, and says that the con-
vent1on Is going to be a representative
one, both in numbers and personnel
Among some of the men of ma
tiona1 prominence who will attend the
convention are Senators Stewart and
Jones, of Nevada; Teller, of Colorado;
VIM. P. st. John, of New York who
few days ago was forced to retire
from the presidency of the Merchantile
National Bank of New York on ac-
count of his advocacy of silver; Sen
ator Dubois, of Idaho; Senator Mantle,
of Montana; Senator Pettigrew, Of
South Dakota; ex-Congressman Lafe
Pence, Congressman Hartman, of Mon
tana; Congressman Newlands, Of Neva-
da; Editor B. o. Flower, of the Arena,
Boston, and others. 1t is understood
that Mr.. ST John will be the chairman
of the convention and that either Sen
ator Stewart or Mr.. Newlands will be
chairman of the committee on resolu-
tions.