The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-16
The Populist Convention.

Chairman Taubeneck says many
Of the best men in the party will
be here.
Among the prominent ones
will be Senator Marion Butler
and Congressman Harry Skinner,
Of North Carolina; Judge ]. K.
Huides and Tom i. Watson, Of
Georgia; Gen. Field, Maj. Mann
Page, and Capt. Edmund r.
coche, Of Virginia; Ex-Governor
Buchanan, A. l.. MINUS and ].
II. Mcdowell, John ]. Blair,
Thomas S. Petit and L. K. Tay-
lor, Of Tennessee. From Ala
baina will come George F. Cal
ther, Congressman Goodwin and
Congressman w. H. Howard.
There will be 1850 delegates,
representing over two million
votes. 1--WE have every reason
to believe that in point Of num-.
bers attending it will far outrank
the republican convention, /" said
a delegate.
As the populist began to gath
er it is evident that there will be-
two propositions made which
will form the chief contention of
the convention.
One is that the populists shall
abandon any idea of a separate
and distinct national ticket and
indorse outright the candidates
and the platform Of the Chicago
convention. This proposition
will be supported by the friends
of Senator Henry NJ. Teller,
nearly all the populist members
of the United States Senate and
the peoples party leaders in
many Of the western states. The
west, the southwest and the
northwest are nearly solid for
propositions to endorse Mr.. Bry-
an and put out no other ticket.
From the South come delegates
and peoples party leaders who
are not delegates to the conven-
ton urging another proposition
to put up a presidential ticket,
adopt a platform, run presiden-
tial elector in all the states where
the peoples party has an organi-
cation and then when the time
comes to cast the vote in the
electoral college, let the popu-
lists and democrats combine on
the strongest man, whether that
be Bryan or the populist nonli-
nee.
Vigorous objection is urged
against this on the ground that
it would be dangerous to tie
common cause of free silver. II
would divide the strength of is
adherents and in some of tie
close states where one of the 9th
er 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 22, at the exposi-
ton building will vie in number
with that of the populists which
meets the same day.
The national silver convention
will have 1900 delegates and
many alternates coming from ev-
cry state in the union, the repre-
sentation being based OH the es-
timated strength Of the advocates
of silver, irrespective of former
party affiliations.
Among some Of the men Of
national prominence who will
attend the convention are Sena-
tors Stewart and Jones Of Neva-
da, Teller, Of Colorado. Vim. Fl.
st. John, Of New York, who a
few days ago was forced to retire
from the presidency of the Mer-
camille bank Of New York on &C.
count Of his advocacy of silver;
Senator Dubois Of Idaho, Senator
Mantle of Montana, Senator
Pettigrew, Of South Dakota, Con-
gressman Hartman, Of Montan.
ma. Congressman Newlands, Of
Nevada, editor b. o. Flower, Of
Arena, Boston and others.
II Is understood that st. John
will be chairman Of the conven.
ton and Senator Stewart or Mr..
Newlands will be chairman OH
committee on resolutions.
DR.. Mott said he thought the
convention would be in session
at least two days. He said today
that while there was a quasi I'M
Outstanding between his party and
the populists III behalf Of the in.
terest Of silver, there was as yet
10 agreement or definite move