The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-07-21
70 A COMPROMISE
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num- NhNlu support DINtin anu DtWtll.
When the Bryan men left the room
they expressed the opinion that the diff
]ferences existing would be carried into
the convention. If this proves correct the
convention win doubtless be rcplcte with
interesting incidents.
Chairman Jones, Of the Democratic ma
tional committee, says that no such conn
promise would be entertained by the
Democratic committee, as that committee,
MIR Jones said, must be as loyal to the
vice president as to the presidential can
didate. During the day Senator Jones re-
aeived ntFnerous callers from the Populist
,nrtv. Iti understood that to all of them
he announced that this fight is ore Of
principle that the situation narrowed
down TO the fact that either Bryan or Nc
Kinley was going TO be selected president
the Populists could insure the election of
Bryan by lndorsing him, but by the nomi-
nation Of another ticket they would sadly
endangcr the silver cause. Senator Jones
said, as he had before, that he had no
pledges to make either general or indi-
vidual, but could appeal only to the
friends Of silver.
The delegates favorable to the indorse-
ment of Mr.. Bryan met again yesterday ut
their headquarters At the Lindell hotel,
and made permanent their temporary or
ganization by electing Hon. j. B. Weaver
chairman n Messrs. Bailey, Young and
Merritt secretaries. They also appointed
"A steering committee, with Mr.. Weaveras
chairman, 20 take in hand the movement
for the Endorsement of Mr.. Bryan, and to
act very much as the silver steering COM
mittee did at the Democratic convention
in Chicago, Among the states represented
at the meeting were Maryland, Pennsyl-
vania, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Ne
vada, Utah, California, Washington, West
Virginia, Nebraska, District of Columbia,
Indiana, Iowa and Montana.
Earl d. Smith, of Chicago, has been cir
culating a series of resolutions which nave
been approved by many individual Popu-
lists, and which the originator thinks will
meet all the difficulties confronting the
party. Among the resolutions Is one roc
ognizinp Bryan as u safe leader aud "a man
of high character, but another recites the
necessity of maintaining the Peoples
party, and it is proposed TO select hnml
nees for president and vice president, and
then to express "a second choice for Bryan
and Scwall a division Of the electoral vote
In the several states with tie Democrats
is recommended. If the number of Poo
ple's party electoral vote is found to be
less than that of the Democrats the for
mer's electors are to vote for Bryan and
Sewnll, but if the Peoples party has u
larger number of electors then the Demo-
Gratis are requested to cast their votes for
the nominees Of the Peoples party.
General John b. Weaver Of Iowa who
was the Populist candidate for president
g.. faln s--..s I-l NW.TIL &c A u1.YV
who claims he was twice defraudod OF the
g~overnorship Of his state, Tom Patterson
and Governor Waite Of Colorado are carr
estly striving for an Endorsement of the
Chicago ticket; Chairman Taubeneck, ig-
natius Donuelly Of Minnesota, Senator
Butler of North Carolinn, Ex-Governor
Buchanan of Tennessee and General Coxey
Of Ohio want TO indorse Brynu under
terms laid down by them while Cyclone
Davis of Texas, Paul Vandervort OF Ne
braska, Colonel Frank Burkett Of Missis-
sippi and others want to keep in the mid
die of the road, n nominate Nh indie
pendent ticket dependent platform.
Shipwrecked hopes and a bolt seem in
evitable, no matter what the ultiInHte out
come is. The Bryan supporters claim TO
be the majority. They are well organized,
their leaders are shrewd und sa0aci0us,
and in addition TO this they have che open
and active support of the silver party lead
ers, whose convention is likely to be simply
n ratification meeting and of Senator
Jones, chairman Of the Democratic ma
tiOnal committee, who is here with his
lieutenant striving TO this end. Their
strength spreads over the entire country
west of the Missouri, where the cause OF
silver is paramount. Many OF the dele
gates from this section, like Llewelling OF
Kansas and Patterson Of Colorado, de.
clare that if Bryan is not nominated OF
endorsed here nlne-tenths of the POpulist;
will support him, and the identity of tht
Populist party in the west viii be de
stroyed
The middle of the ruad''Populists ar,
mostly from the south, where, for severa
years, they say, it has been war to tn,
knife and knife to the hilt in their battl,
with the Democracy, and they have malice
b their banner to the mast. They win hay,
neither surrender nor fusion. They hav,
l captured scattering votes In the west, an,
quite number from the Pacific coast. Ii
q California they CHIN a majority of tn
/ delegation. They are extremely radical
! These men win probably bolt in an.
event, Although there are evidences of
I split in some OF the southern delegations
t like That of Texas, if they can he held il
o line, and those who desire a compromie
do not receive concessions which viii ulti
r. mately bring them to the support Of Bryan
they may control a majority Of the con
y%ention.
u Georgia, which is claimed by the '1nid
die Of the ruAdn faction, has 81 delegate
- and Texas %. The largest of the Brya
delegations is Kansas, with g2. Alabama
which Is for Bryan, has "a, and Nehrask
81, The Bryan people claim on a prelin
mary canvass that takes no account
some delegations which have not yet pl
In an appearance 423 votes. Their lain
however, are disputed in several quarter
The middle Of the road men are doi1
\ some close figuring, and announce that
:, canvass Of the delegates already here NJ
i, those who are on the way and whose p
d sition Is known win give them n majori
l. of POI against Bryan, and for a straig
ticket. There ARE to be two middle of t
Of road" meetings today, one in the afterno
A. and another in the evening.
a The national committee Of the Popul