The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-21

bitions Of any man, would support
Bryan and Sewall They defended Mr.
Sewall as an acceptable candidate and
declared that TO attempt to displace
him would lead to irreconcila.ble com
plicatiors. prove inpracticable and
place both parties i'm a ridiculous at
titude.
Senator Stewart was particularly EN-
phatic in his denunciations of the I'M
yielding spirit of the middle of the
road men, and lett the committee in
a most unenv1able frame of mind
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 will doubtless be re-
pete with interesting incidents.
1t was the general feeling that much
would depend upon the thoroughness
with which the steering committee
should do its work, and the Chicago
committee was frequently referred to
as a good example, not only in point
of thoroughness of organization, but
also as to results attained. The COM
mittee is to canvass the delegations as
they arrive and besides doing mission
airy work among them, is to constant
/ ly report to the full committee Among
today were Maryland, Pennsylvania,
/ Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nevada,
Utah, California, Washington, West
! Virginia, Nebraska, District of Colum-
/ bia, Indiana, Iowa and Montana.
An imperfect canvass of the dele
gates so far as they had arrived was
reported, as a result of which the
Bryan people make the following
claims as to delegates: Alabama, 81;
Colorado, As; Delaware, 8; Illinois, q;
Iowa, 80: Nebraska, 81; Oklahoma, 8;
! California, 10; Indiana, 30; Kansas, 81;
Maryland, 8; Nevada, Z; Pennsylvania,
80; West Virginia, s; District of Co.
lumbia, 4; Utah, 5.
Besides these definite claims. Bryans
friends say they have had assurance
of a. large part if not all of the Min
and Ohio delegations.
There are also various states from
which no word has been received and
TO which no claim is made.
The middle of the road faction do
not by any means admit these claims.
They say, for instance, in the case OF
California they will get all but three
votes and in Iowa majority. They
also claim that Missouri and Washing
ton will be with them instead of with
the Bryan people. They admit that
Alabama is doubtful, but claim the
solid votes of Texas, Mississippi and
Florida against the endorsement of
Bryan. They also say that Georgia is
opposed to the Bryan policy, so far as
heard from.
At the night meeting of the Bryan
followers the large parlor which they
make their headquarters was crowded
to suffocation. Reports made by those
in attendance indicated a gradual
growth of Bryan sentiment and re-
ports were made to the effect that the
solid delegations from North Dakota
and New Mexico, aggregating thirty
three votes, could be counted upon for
the endorsement of the Democratic
nominee. Claims were also made of
the South Carolina delegates, and it
was represented that rapid progress
was being made in Illinois, California
and Pennsylvania. There
WAS CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION
as to the effect that the endorsement of
Bryan or the failure to endorse him
would have upon the Populist vote.
The opinion expressed by the represen-
tatives of the northwestern states was
to the effect that if Bryan was not
endorsed the party would lose from %
to 80 per cent of its vote in that sec
ton. Captain Kolb and Colonel Brown,
who were present for the first time
at a Bryan meeting, gave the same
opinion as to the consequences in the
state of Alabama of such a course
The presence Of Captain Kolb gave
much more encouragement to the Bry-
an people, as ne had formerly been
non-committal. He presided at the
evening meeting. When the meeting
adjourned the managers expressed
great confidence in Mr.. Bryan's success
in the convention. The opposition
however, expressed doubts as to this
and some of them say that if Bryan
and SewaH only are endorsed they
will still go ahead with their own in
dependent nominations.
At midnight Cyclone Davis is adj
dressing the crowd in the rotunda of
the Lindell hotel