The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-07-29
A STAMPEDE TO POPULISl.
BY Silver Republicans of Washing
ton and the Northwest.
Ex-Gov. WAITE FOR BRYAN.
Many Congressional Nominations Coxey on
the Situation -Watterson Bolter.

the Sltueuon-WattorS0n 6olter.
Peoples Party News Bureau,
Headquarters National Elk. Com,
st. Louis. July %.
It can safely be asserted that the
result of the Democratic national con-
ven tion is surprise to the country.
The leaven that the Populists have
injected into the Democracy seems to
have leavened the greater portion Of
the lump and the party has revolu-
tionized itself completely. The plat
form and the nominee are almost Pop
ulistic enough to suit the most ex-
treme "middle of the road" advocates.
The conversion of the Democratic
party at this time is as truly miracn-
lOus as the conversion Of Paul and 1t
is very much in evidence that Provi-
dence and the Populists should be
given the praise.
Henry Watterson, editor Of the
Louisville Courier-Journal wires from
his summer retreat in Switzerland
that the gold democrats must hold an
other national convention and repu-
diate Bryan and the silver democracy.
Surprising as it may seem to many,
ex-Gov. Waite, of Colorado came out
last week in the Denver Road, In fav-
or of the nomination of w. J. Bryan
by the Peoples party national conven-
tion and the union of the Reform
forces on one set Of electors, as the
only means of rescuing the country
from the ruinOus rule of the money
power.
There is a perfect stampede Of the
free silver Republicans to the Peoples
Party in Washington and the Populists
clubs have received more accessions dur
ing the last two weeks than for two
years previous.
The free silver sentiment is growing
very rapidly in New York, Pennsylvania
and other eastern states, and 1t IL not
improbable that the so-called craze
will sweep every state in the Union:
The Populists Of California are swell
ing their ranks daily with deserters from
both old party ranks. The prospects for
a Populist victory in that state 10 very
fattering.
Notwithstanding the action Of the
Democratic National convention, the
Populists of Mississippi and the entire
South are maintaing bold front and
declare, they will not return to either OF
the old parties.
j. H. Randall, of "Commonwear fame,
is campaigning in Illinois and doing val
lent service for the cause of humanity.
John o. Jokel, of Petersburg. has been
nominated for congress by the POpuliSts
OF the Second Michigan district and will
make hot fight.
c. T. Greer, register of deeds at Enid,
Oklahoma, publicly renounces his allie
glance to the Republican party and gives
incontrovertible reasons for joining the
Peoples Party.
Gen. Coxey, who has been campaign
ing in the West and witnessed the rise
of the free silver tide, announces in his
Sound Money" that the tide
is irresistible and while opposed to COM
binations that will tend to weaken the
Peoples Party, yet recognizing that free
coinage is a step in the right direction,
he desires to see all the opponents Of the
gold standard get together IL they can do
SO on satisfactory terms to the Populists.
The Populists Of the Third Missouri
district have nominated Hardin Steele
as their candidate for cons ress. He ID
q strong campaigner and has fighting
show for election.
West Virginia Populists are preparing
for rousing state convention at Park
ersburg, on Aug. 5.
Missouri Populists are inaugurating
excursions, both by wagon and rail, to
their state convention to be held at Sc.
dalia, July 80.
Texas Populists have established Lit
erary and Lecture Bureau at Ft. Worth.
with l.. Calhoun as manager.
j. NJ. Smith, OF San Patricio county,
Texas, has been nominated for congress-
by the Populists of the Eleventh dis
trict.
Hon. J. C. SiDley, of Pennsylvania, the
much talked of presidential candidate, 10
being petitoned by the Populists, Demo
Gratis and Independent voters Of his dis
trict, to accept congressional nomina-
tion.
The state nominating convention Of
the Peoples Party Of Georgia. has been
called to meet at Atlanta, on Aug. 6.
The state convention of the Peoples
Party of Tennessee was held at Nash
vile, July %. s
The free silver Republicans in several
Iowa counties have called conventions
and will nominate candidates OF their
own, thus bolting the regular nominees.
Gold bugism is below par in the Hawk
eye state.
J. Hugh Mcdowell, Of Tennessee. SER
OF the Populist National
and one of the strongest
men in the party in the United States,
was recently nominated for congress In
his district. He has an excellent pros
pect for election and when elected will
be heard from
The latest notable convert to Populism
is Senator Pettigrew, Of South Dakota,
who bolted the Republican national con-
vention with Teller. He made a formal
of his conversion before
the PoMilist state convention at Huron,
July IA, and was warmly welcomed.
Many Of the gold bug Democrats are
advocating the nomination Of Henri
late editor of the Louisville
Courier Journal, for president in oppo-
sitiOn to Bryan on the theory that he can
carry several Southern states.