The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-07-23
A J. Tx J. ( OF A SPLIT
A BOLT IS PROBABLE IN THE PoPu.
LIST NATIONAL CON VENTION.
It Is in a General Way Contest
Between the Northern ana south
ern# PoprIists, the Latter Oppos-
81. ing the Nomination or Endorse
ment Of Bryan-The Fight May
Result in Split.

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a bolt is among the strong probabili--
tics Of the Populist convention, what,
ever the course decided upon by the.
majority.
The delegates are constantly arriv--
| ing now, and the larger the crowd be-
comes the more evident is the intensi-
ty of the feeling over the question of
issue. This question is whether to in
dorse Bryan and Sewall, or to nomi-
nate an independent ticket In a gen
eral way the contest is between the
North and South.
The Western and Northern delegate
calls himself a Populist and the South
ern delegate also refers to himself as
a Populist. Many Of the delegates ex-
press the opinion that they may at no
distant day be separate parties The
Northern men. as a class. contend that
in the Endorsement Of Bryan lies the
only hope Of making the influence Of
| the party felt or of achieving practicaE
| results, while the Southern men, re-
| membering their many contests with
| the Democrats of their section, main
| tain that such a course is utterly sui
cldal. The feeling is the same Wheth-
| Ell among leaders OF among the rank
and file, the only difference being that
+ the former discuss the issue in COM
mlttee rooms and the latter in the
| hotel corridors. Both classes are equal
~ in earnest, and both declare that
| there is but one course open. The
| crowds are not large, but the men are
all very evidently greatly in earnest,
and any two of the opposing views.
who engage in a controversy have no
| difficulty in attracting a crowd, any
number of which is only too glad to.
take up the thread Of the DISCOURSE
OF his champion. They are all debaters,
| and all well Informed on the issues at
| stake. ez e- #
The Bryan followers talk split more
! openly than their opponents. They
| are perfecting a thorough organization
and mean to make a most strenuous
| effort to secure the Endorsement Of
| the Democratic nominee. They do,
| not publicly admit that there is any
| possibility that they will not be able
to control the ccnveI ton, but private
~ many of them say that if they are
not in the majority, and if a separate.
ticket is nominated, they will walk
out Of the convention and appeal to
| the people to rally to the support OF
Bryan and SeWali. The other crowd
| is more reticent, but the feeling is none
| the less intense. - "
g. May Get TcSether.
Those on the inside say that to-mor-
| row the situation will clear and that
the nomination Of Bryan seems reason:
ably certain.
The national committee of the Amer
lean Silver organiZa ton held meet
ing at their headquarters to-day,
which developed, as expected, into
Bryan ratification.
The first one of the Wisconsin dele
cation to arrive came in to-day. He =
is for Debs for president. "Our dele
cation lis rot instructed for him. he :
said. ''but the convention expressed it's r.
wish that we should vote for him and
we intend to do so.' ~.
In case Bryan is nominated or in
dorsed Chairman Jones has agreed
that the Populists shall have two rep
reSentatives in the national committee
and the silverites or e representative.
The representatives Of the Nationah-
Reform Press association held a live.
ly meeting at the st. James to-day
at which the situation and the advisa-
bility of indorsing the Chicago ticket
were discussed. There We're about 15O'.
present and the majority seemed to-.
side with the 'smiddle-of-the-road''
faction. .s-sr. '.=.-
4 platform has been prepared by
Cyclone. Davis of Texas, who is TO-,
| present it to the convention It has
| been submitted to the executive coz.
| Inittee, Of which Mr.. Davis is a mem
Der, and is approved by the commit
! tee. ~