The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-15
And Combine with the Democrats and
Vote for One Candidate I'm the
Electoral College.
SILVER MEN ALSO GATHERING
1900 DELEGATES EXPECTED TO AT.
TEND THEIR CONVENTION.
j. IL. Turner. of the Peoples Party,
in Favor OF Supporting the DEM
Ocratic Candidates.


ST. LOUIS. July 1.-THE rush OF polti-
clans to attend the Populist and silver
national convention has not yet set I'm. al
though few OF the leaders have arrived.
Chairman Taubeneck and Sergeant-at-
arms Mcdowell. OF the Populist national
committee. predict one OF the largest
crowds that ever attended a convention.
MANY OF the best men in the party Will
be here" continued Chairman Taubeneck.
Among the prominent ones there are Sem
ator Marion Butler and Congressman
Harry Skinner. OF North Carolina; Judge
]. B. Kinds and Tom Watson. OF Georgia:
General Field. Major Mann Page and Cap
tain Edmond r. Coche. Of Virginia: ex-
Governor Buchanan. A. l.. MINUS. J.
H. Mcdowell. John ]. Blair. Thomas 5.
Petit and l.. K Taylor. OF Tennessee.
From Alabama will come George r.
Gather. Congressman Goodwin and Con-
gressman w. II. III. Howard. Mississippi
will send Gen. Frank Burkett. {. W. Boul-
ton and w. r. Rappley. Texas will send
among its leaders J. III. Davis. j. c. Kirby.
IL. S. L. Ashby and III. l.. Bentley. Ar
kansas will send Col. Thomas fletcher.
]. w. Dollison and Homer Prince. Illinois
will send a big delegation. In which will
be. John b Stell. Howard 3. Taylor. A.
L. Maxwell. Eugene Smith and Charles
Palmer. Missouri will also send a big del
egation of strong men. There will proba-
bly, be several thousand Missourians in at
tendance. There will be 1850 delegates.
representing over two million voters We
have every reason 10 believe that In point
of numbers attending it will far outrank
the Republican convention. We shall meet
in the same building. which will afford an
opportunity TO observe the strong points
OF difference"
Sergeant-at-arms Mcdowell announced
to-day that the trunk line commission.
with headquarters in New York city. had
telcgraphed him granting one fare for the
round trip to start the Goth only. and
start on return on the 26th and reach final
destination not later than the 2sth.
AS the Populists begin 10 gather IL is
evident that there will be two propositions
made. which will form the chief conten-
ton Of the convention.
One IS that the Populists shall abandon
any idea of a separate and distinct ma
tional ticket and indorse outright the can
didates and the platform OF the Chicago
convention This proposition will be sup
ported by the friends OF senator henry
bers of the United States Senate and the
Peoples party leaders & In M, many ~. .ss 2t the
and the Northwest are nearly sold Tor
the proposition TO indorse Mr.. Bryan and
put UP no other TICKET
From the South come delegates and f@9-
Piles party leaders who arc not Delegates
TO the convention. urging another PROPOSE
tion-to put up presldentiai tcheS aoopt
a platform. run preside ntiai eiectors In al
the States where the Peoples party has an
organizati ton. and then. when the Time
comes to cast the vote I'm the Electoral
-1fra LET pOpfiifStg aid Democrats
combine on the strongest man. whether
that be Bryan or the Popu.ist nominee.
Vigorous objection Is urged against this on
the ground that il would be dangerous 70
the common cause OF free silver. * would
divide the strength Of its adherents. ana In
some of the close States. where one or the
other holds the balance OF power. diNi-
sion of their strength might give the state
To Mckinley.
THE SILVER CONVENTION.
The convention OF the national Silver
party. which conyenes In this city July -
at the Exposition building. will Vie In num-
bers with that OF the Popuiists. which
meets the same day. The national Silver
convention will have 1,2oo delegates and as
many alternates. coming from every State
in the Union. the representation being
based on the estimated strength OF the ad-
vocates of silver at the ratio OF Is TO 1.
irrespective OF former party affiliations.
The cali for this convention emanated
from a conference OF the friends OF silver.
held at Washington. ID. C., Jan. - ana -
last and was signed by y. J. Warner. pres
ident OF the American Bimetallic League,
H. c. Miller. chairman OF the national
Silver committee; Il. g Chambers. presi-
dent Of the National Bimctalllc Union, ana
j NJ Devine secretary OF the American
Bimetallic League. DIR. j. J. Mott. OF North
Carolina who was elected chairman OK the
executive committee, has been in the city
for several weeks. making preparations
for the convention. Re IS stopping at the
Lindell Hotel. and says that the corven-
ton is going 10 be representative one,
both in numbers and personnel
Among some OF the men OF national
prominence who Will attend the convention
are Senators Stewart and Jones, OF Nevada:
Teller. OF Colorado. William III. 81. John,
OF New York. who few days ago vas
forced 10 retire from the presidency OF the
Mercantile National Bank OF New York on
account of his advocacy OF silver. Senator
Duboie. OF Idaho: Senator Mantle. OF Mon
tana: Senator Pettigrew. or South Dakota,
ex-Congressnaan Lafe Pence Congressman
Hartman. OF Montana. Congressman New
lands OF Nevada: editor Il. o. Flower. or
the arena Boston. and others. IL - under-
stood that Mr.. ST. John VIII be the chair
man Of the convention, and that either
senator Stewart or MIR. Newlands viii be
the chairman OK the committee on resoic-
tioES.
vsntion would be in session least two
DAYS Ue said to-day that while tnfre
was a quasi understanding between his p@r-
~ and the Popuiists In behalf OF the IN
ferests OF silver there was as yet no agree
rnept or definite movement IN the cirtctca
OF unity of action as regards the presideH-
tial ticket TO be voted Tor next NoSeinesr t'.r
re declined to discuss this question tur-
ther or the probability OF either the Silver
party or the Popriists to3orslng the psno-
CRATIC nominees, saytyk ta1{ rested eauseiy
here nss to look after mca1r1& aud not men,
A POPULIsT'S VIEWS.