The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-18

ais OF delegates In the national Popu-
list and silver conventions were not
numerous to-day. Tomorrow the ma
tlonal executive committee Of the
Peoples party wNl hold conference
here to arrange matters for tho nations,
al committee and the convention, both
of which VIII meet next week The COM
mlttee is composed OF H. Z. Taubeneck,
chairman OF this city; n. c. Rankin,
treasurer, Of Terre Hautc, Ind: ]. II!
Turner. Washington, d. Co. and Law
renee MePartlin, Lockport, N. Y; sec
retaries, and Ignatius Donnelly, Hast
ings, Minnesota; George f. yrashburn,
Boston; ]. II. Davis, Sulphur Springs,
Texas; George F. Gather, Walnut
Grove, Ala: and v. o. strickler, oma-
ha. or these ]. II. Davis, of Texas and
George F. w. washburn, of Boston,
are the only members here, but the
others are expected to reach the city
tomorrow in time for tho meeting.
Chairman Taubeneck is In Chicago,
where he went last night. Inquiry at
the executive committee headquarters
failed to elicit any Information about
his visit there. One afternoon paper
stated that he went as an envoy ex-
,traordinary, bearing terms Of cnpitu-t
lationa from the Middle OF the Road
,Populists to the national Democracy.
The paper then goes on TO say: .'The
"Mlddle OF the Road" people led by the
men who have control Of the national
machine, and who are exceedingly anx-
ious to retain 1t, are badly frightened
For fear that endorsement Of Bryan
and Sewall which is to Inevitably follow
the convening Of the PopulIsts would
throw them out entirely, the anti-Bryanl
members, most of whom have some sort
Of office In the present national organi-
cation are said to be anxious to get terms
which will leave them In power. They
have run up the white flag and are pre-
pared to surrender. Internationally II
they fail to secure their terms.
They want the Democrats to agree to
the. proposition that both parties shall
maintain separate 0rganiZatlons-or IN
other words that the SPOpullsts shall
keep UP their national organization-and
both run electoral tickets with Bryan as
the presidential candidate. =.
z up to the present time Chairman
Taubenack started so hurriedly for Chi
cago, the. machine Populists had receIv-
ed no comfort from the Democrats.
THE mass of the Peoples party were
SO solidly for Bryan that there was no
hope In that direction.
%"Mark Eanna's men were confident
that they could hold the middle of the
Road people In line. but Chairman
Taubeneck's trip to Chicago put them
at sea. Their mission was to prevent
an endorsement OF Bryan II possible
and to create split IL necessary to do
1t. The evident desire OF Chairman
Taubeneck and his co-workers to get
In out Of the storm has changed the
situation" !; - q = & -
Inquiry among number OF the prom
inent Populists here failed 10 corrob-
crate the statement that Il Taubenecle
had gone to Chicago to confer with
Democratic leaders there. 1t was stated
that the object OF hisivlsit was 10 con-
fer with DR.. Taylor a member Of the
national committee and "a prominent
Populist, as to what should be done at
the conyentonfln regard to placing n
national ticket in the field by the. Peo-
piles party The opinion resulting from
this conference Will be presented at the
,LHettiiSs oljTtHc eAeCutlSe CUHllIlittccItO--.
morrow. & \ fs 553,5. N s{E5
TfE the. Democrats2wlI give us our.
share of the electors there VIII be no
difficulty in the way OF united action for
silver" said Sergeant-at-ArmsA AIcDow-
ell, Of the Populist national convention
in tn, course, OF an, Interview. y
Talks with other leading Popullsts
showed this to- be the situation. there
being well defined feeling against en-
dorsing the Chicago conventions tick
,etS The, Populists plan Is to divide the
electors In each state according to the
;Popullst and Democratic parties, the
stronger candidate to take all the cleo
tors after the election. This they con-
tend will insure the election of n silver
man. whereas II each party puts up
separate candidate and did not fuse on
electors, the silver vote would be d.
vided and the fight for silver lost.