Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-07-16
DELEGATES GATHER.
The Advarc, Guard Of Populists
and Silverites at St Louis.
GOSSIP As TO WHAT NAY Be DONE.
The Prominent Men Who Are Likely to De
PFsseUt-Mr. Ut Jnhn May BE Chsir-
man Of the National Silver
convention

man OF inc NATIONAL Silvof
invention
ST. LOUIS, July l5-The rush Of
politicians to attend the populist and
silver national convention has not yet
set In, although . few OF the leaders
have arrived. Chairman Taubeneck
and Sergeant-at-Arms Mcdowell, OF
the .populist national committee, pre-
dict one Of the largest crowds that
ever attended convention.
Many Of the best men OF the party
will be here,' said Chairman Tauben.
eek. Among the prominent ones
there are Senator Marion Butler and
Congressman Harry Skinner, OF North
Carolina; Judge J. X. Huds and Tom
E. Watson, Of Georgia; Gen. Field,
Maj. Mann Page and Capt. Edmond R.
Coche, Of Virginia; Ex-Goy. Buchanan,
A. L. Minus, J. H. Mcdowell, John J.
Blair, Thomas s Petit and L. K. Tay-
lor, Of Tennessee. From Alabama will
come George F. Graither, Congressman
Goodwin and Congressman W. H. How
ard. Mississippi will send Gen. Frank
Burkett, G. W. Boulton and W. p
Rappley. Texas will send, among its
leaders, ]. H. Davis, J. G. Kirby. H. !.
P. Ashby and H. L. Bentley. Arkansas
will send Col. Thomas Fletcher, J. W.
Dollison and Homer Prince Illinois
will send big delegation, in which
will be John P, Stell, Howard :. Tay-
lor, A. L. Maxwell Eugene Smith and
Charles Palmer. Missouri will also
send big delegation Of strong men.
There will probably be several thou.
sand Missourians in attendance There |
will be 1880 delegates, representing
over 100000 voters. We have every
reason to believe that in point Of mum.
bers attending, 1t will far outrank the |
republican convention. We shall meet |
in the same building, which will af-
ford an opportunity to observe the
strong points Of difference"
As the populists begin to gather 1t
is evident that there will be two prop
ositions made which will form the
chief contention Of the convention.
One is that populists shall abandon
any idea Of separate and distinct ma.
tional ticket and indorse outright the
candidates and the platform Of the
Chicago convention. This proposition
will be supported by the friends of
Senator Henry M, Teller, nearly all
the populist members Of the United
States senate and the peoples party
leaders in many of the western states.
The west, southwest and northwest
are nearly solid for propositions to in
dorse Mr. Bryan and put up no other
ticket
From the south come delegates and
peoples party leaders who are not
delegates to the convention, urging
another proposition-to put up presi-
Dental ticket, adopt q platform, run
presidential electors in all the states
where the peoples party has an or
ganization and then, when the time
comes to cast their vote in the electoral
college, let the populists and democrats
nbine on the strongest man, whether
he be Bryan or the populist nominee,
and in some of the close states where
one or the other holds the balance Of
power, a division Of their strength
might give the state to Mckinley
The convention Of the national silver
party, which convenes in this city July
90 at the Exposition building will vie
in numbers with that of the populists,
which meets the same day. The ma.
tional silver convention will have 1900
delegates and as many alternates, COM
ing from every state in the union, the
representation being based on the es-
timated strength Of the advocates Of
silver at the ratio of sixteen to one, ir-
respective OF former party affiliations.
The call for this convention emanat-
ed from conference OF the friends Of
silver, held at Washington, D. c., jan
uary 90 and % last, and was signed by
A. J. Warner president American BIZ
metallic league; E. c. Miller, chairman
national silver committee; R. G. Cham
bers, president National Bimetallic
union, and j. M. Devine, secretary
American Bimetallic league. DR.. J. j.
Mott, of North Carolina, who was
elected chairman Of the executive COM
mittee, has been in the city several
weeks making preparations for the
convention. He is stopping at the
Lindell hotel, and says the convention
is going to be representative one both
in numbers and personnel.
Among some Of the men Of national
prominence who will attend the con-
vention are Senators Stewart and
Jones, of Nevada; Teller, of Colorado;
William P. St. John, of New York,
who a few days ago was forced to re-
tire from the presidency of the Mer-
camille national bank Of New York on
account Of his advocacy Of silver; Sem
ator Dubois, OF Idaho; Senator Mantle,
of Montana; Senator Pettigrew, Of
South Dakota, ex-Congressman LATE
Pence; Congressman Hartman, of Mon.
tana; Congressman Newlands, of Ne.
yada, Editor B. 0. Flower,of the Arena,
Boston, and others
1t is understood Mr. ST. John will be
the chairman Of the convention, and
that either Senator Stewart or Mr..
Newlands will be the chairman Of the
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