Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-07-23
Three Populist Factions Aligning
Themselves for a Tussel
STRAICHT.OUT PCPULIST PLATFORM.
II Demands Free oinage. the Abolition Of
National Bsmks, the Establishment Of
Postal savings Banks, Liberal Zen.
." ne tn Veterans. Etc., Etc.

t0Tee'cOrneTeu ugnL flrSt, tnOSe WIN
favor straight Endorsement. or nomi
nation of Bryan aud Sewall, whicl
will bring to the Chicago ticket thu
support OF the populists; second, thos'
who desire fusion electoral ticket
which will maintain the populist part,
organization intact and place the lead
ers in a position TO demand recogni
ton in the event the ticket Is success
full, and third, what are known as the
middle-of.the-road populists, who favor
an independent platform and ticket
and who oppose fusion in any form.
The latter, II present indications
count for anything, will eventually be
overruled. The middle. OF : the road
men, however, will prove strong and
valuable allies OF the leaders Of the
second class. who seem determined Ia
preserve their party organization at
all hazards, but who profess az earnest
desire to combine all the silver strength
II a way can DO found to give them
recognition. The real fight, 1t Is be-
lieved, will come between this faction
and those who are In favor of putting
behind them for the present all pride
Of party for the sake of the cause OF
silver, to which they are pledged.
Chairman Taubeneck, the leader Of
the middle wing, gave out statement
Saturday night outlining the plan Of
fusion electors as the only condition
on which he Is willing TO join hands
with the free silver democracy. But,
even with fusion electors, he wants
set Of populist nominees, the purpose
being, II his plan is carried out, to elect
Bryan president and populist vice
president Tsubeneck's interview met
with storm Of protests from the fac.
ton which advocates q straight in.
dorsement Of Bryan and Sewall as the
only chance Of solidifying the silver
forces and gaining victory.
Mr.. Patterson, OF Colorado, who
heads the regular Colorado delegation,
came out in an interview last night, in
which he denounced Taubeneck's plan
as not only impracticable, but impossi'
BILE. He declared that insistance upon
such plan would SAVIOR Of deal and
jeopardize the cause Of silver, to which
all protested TO be and should be de-
voted. While he counseled the main
tenance Of the populist organization
in the future, he went so far as to init
mate that those who sought to place
it above the cause Of silver were look.
ing to their personal advancement and
such loaves and fishes as might come
to them with the advent of silver adj
ministration. Mr. Patterson and Others
have begun crusade in behalf Of the
nomination of Messrs Bryan and Sc
wall by the populist convention. Dur
ing the evening Mr.. Patterson and his
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...n,;on vii, ha roru lirolr o@o;r
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sensa''on"' ,n''',n's anu WI. Vi
larger or smaller ulmehsloh' no ma''er
what 'he ultimate decision OF 'ne con-
vention Is Inc leaders OF 'ne Amerl'
can silver party VINO are mere appear
to be all OF one m'na-'hat BRYAN ana
sewaii snoulo oe ihuorseu' victory
Tor silver is the'r slogan ana .ney Up,
pose anything whicn VIII teno 10 cioud
the issue or olvlae tue silver strength
They expect oy their actioh 10 exercise