The herald., 1896-07-18
ENDORSEMENT OF BRYAN
Agitates the Delegates Now Gathering
at st, Louis
The 7lddie.of- the Road Populists Inclined to
Admit Defeat - Taubeneck Seeks
to Take Terms

81. LOUIS, July 17-There were but
few arrivals today of delegates to the
national Populist and silver conyen-
tions notwithstanding that the national
executive committee of the Peoples
party will meet tomorrow to arrange for
the meeting Of the national committee
and convention. Even H. e. Taube-
neck. chairman of the executive COM
mittee. is not here tonight. He is in
as to the politics of his visit.
Cyclone" Davis of Texas, who has
been mentioned as the candidate of the
middle of the road" Populists for tenn
porary chairman, has also left the city.
1t is rumored that he has gone to Lincoln
to confer with w. J. Bryan, the Demo-
cratic nominee for president, and that
his trip, as we'll as that of Chairman
Taubeneck to Chicago, is for the purpose
of comforting with the Democratic lead
ers. One story is that they have given up
hope of preventing the endorsement OF
Bryan, and that their purpose is now to
make terms" Their desire, 1t is stated
is to see that the Populist organization
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shall give them fair share of the presi-
Dental electors. The story that Davis
is en- route to Lincoln cannot be verified.
An interesting controversy is going on
between the executive committees of
the Populist and silver parties and the
citizens committee over the distribu-
tion Of funds to defray the expenses Of
the two conventions.
The citizens committee insists that the
contract for the holding of the two con-
ventions here was made with the'Popu-
lists. and that the fund was lump sum
for both conventions.
The fund to be devoted to the Populists
by the citizens was $4,000. and that is
all they will get
A CHAIRMAN DIPLACED.
DENVER, Col, July lex Governor
Waite, having declared himself a sup
porter of the Democratic candidates
nominated at Chicago. the contesting
delegations from Colorado to the Popu-
list convention at St. Louis, of which he
was chairman, has deposed him from
that position and elected F. A. South
worth in his place. Waite will go to St.
Louis, however, to work for the endorse
ment of nomination Of Bryan and Sc
wall.
SUPPORTS BRYAN
FAIRBURY, Ills, July 17.-C. W.
Windle, nominee of the Prohibition
party for acknowledgements has re-
quested the withdrawal of his name that
he may come out in favor of w. j. Bryan
and the Chicago platform.
FUSION FIXED
RALEIGH, N. c., July 17.-Tonight
Senator Butler, who is slated for tenn
porary chairman of the st. Louis con-
vention, was in conference with Senator
Pritchard and other leading Republi-
cans. 1t is reported that a deal was
made whereby there will be fusion be-
tween the Republicans and the Populists
on the state ticket and Butler will be al
lowed to name the eleven electors in
case he secures the nomination Of an in
dependent Populist ticket at St Louis.
BRYAN HAS FACTIONS
PHILADELPHIA, July 1.-THE state
convention of the American silver party
was held here tonight. Eighteen dele
gates were chosen to the national con-
vention to meet in st. Louis July %.
Among those selected is Congressman
Sibley. The delegates were instructed
to vote for Bryan and Sewall as the can
didates of the American Silver party.