The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-19
To Assemble in st. Louis Next
Wednesday.
BOTH ARE FOR FREE COINAGE.
Silver Convention VIII Indorse
Bryan, Populists May Not.
The Southern Popuiists Dislike the
Democrats, With Whom They Have
Waxed Bitter War, but PETER,
Alien, Stewart and other Western
Leaders Say There Must Be Fusion.

81 Louis, July ls.-Sot enough delegates
10 the national fcpuiist convention watch
assemblies here next Wednesday nave ar
rived In fhe city 10 give fair idea as TO
tse complexion OF that gathering. ma
Jority OF those here are 'midS1Ie-of-the-
road men. who are not IN favor OF the
Endorsement OF Bryan. The temporary
Chairman VIII be selected by the national
committee a. us meeting on Tuesday, al
though the man vii be virtually named
BY the national executive committee,
which held It's first meeting today with
1niy six members present. Cyclone"
Davis, or Texas. who is opposed 10 fusion
and is for an independent Populst ticket.
is the choice OF the niGdle-of-the
people. There Is a possibility that he
may be relegated 10 the rear. The mid
dle-of-the-road" men are in a naJoriiy
but when the three absent members of
the committee get here there is a strong
probability that United States Senator w
v. Allen. OF Nebraska. may be put for
ward for both temporary and permanent
chairman Senator Allen is said to be
outspoken for the Endorsement OF Bryan
and Sewail, ard for the union OF all the
free silver forces. "If the anti-Bryan
men and the members OF the national ma
chine try 10 run In a temporary chairman,
the scene In the Chicago convention when
David b. iiiA was turned down and Sena-
tets ~ fAE tlatdt iGt sIls may "
duplicated"
The Bryan wing OF the party claims over
goo delegates out of the total OF l.s5o. and
THIS large majority would not submit TO
the dicsaiion OF the minority faction.
Al today's meeting OF the executive
committee, II Is claimed. the subject of
temporary officers vas discussed 1t was
taken up bat only In an informal way
chairman Taubeneck soon discovered that
far1 x.~f.t.
that u was barely possible the s.middle-of-
ine-road men would have a majority in
'he fui body of that committee. This
al'eFed eis pans and the matter was
postpooed. II IS said the "middie-of-the-
Ioaa men now threaten to bolt if Bryan
J i.dorsed. They come mostly from south
oi Mason and Dixon's tine.
Tonights arrivals are no. numerous.
ana Il is not expected that any grea,
number OF Popullsts will come in before
Monday or Tuesday.
Ine national executive committee of the
Porulist party held meeting behind clos
ca doors today and transacted considerable
business OF a routine nature Chairman
laubeneck presided. and those present
We're: j. II. Turner. Washington City:
George Il. Washburn. Boston. J. III. Davis
Texas: George +. Gather. Alabama and
v. @ Strfckler. Nebraska. a bare ~norum
~ O. Rankin. of Terre Haute. Ind: igna-
thus nonnelly. OF Hastings Mirn. and
Lawrence McPariin. OF Lockport n. Y.
had not arrived. bur came In tonight. The
disposition OF the tickets OF the national
convention was decided upon. Each ma
tional committeeman will be given 1--WE,
and each delegate and alternate according
10 the distance he lives from St Louis.
one or raore. No one will receive more
than three. near by delegates getting the
largest number. Five thousand tickets
that had been awarded to the Business
Mems League were bough. back at e i-s
cents each. These tickets will be sold at
the rate of 81 each. one ticket admitting
TO three sessions. II there are that many
day. None will be given away and Ser
geant alarms Mcdowell - to be required
to account for each ticket used. Badges
FOR the delegates will he sold for 50 cents
each. and those for alternates for q
cents. The proceeds from the sale o.
badges and tickcis will go into the cam
paisn fund, che expectation being that
several Thousand dollars win be realized
Tor :he tickets and badges.
Secretary Turner Is ou;spoken IN his de-
sire that bis convention shall indorse
Bryan and Scwall. III Is the practical
and patriotic shinE for us 20 do" he said
If we fail - do IL we Will jsoparaize tho
vital issie ot this campalgn--free silver.
an original tenet cs the ponuiist faith I
NtE&Htf afSt sftftE - EtiuE 10 VIII alf-
how. and II we fail "a iu6nrse the only
man who stands any chance of winning
Tor the cause OF silver. We viii De shorn
OF any OF the glory except as individuals.
and be classed as lts enemy"
with that view. do you think your con-
veniioa win name a straight tIcketg'
Yes. bat Il Will be a minority ticket.
The Popuiists are NOT going to frltter
away a principle so dear TO them as has
always been the restoration OF silver to its
constitutional function as a money me-
eiurI Outside OF administration circles
the Democratic party Is decidedly for
RTvan. and the administration viii nnd tf.
SELF well-aigd deserted by the time the
campaign wakes warm. WtA the rank
and file OF offfcehaiders g Is of with the
old and on With the nen. Those fellows In
the departments want to hold on 30 sheir
Jobs for four more years. The Republl-
ears are scared. Their only h0ps Is for 4
third ticket. and they are going 10 leave
nothing Cndone 20 bring about the noni-
nation Of one here"
Senator Stewart. % Nevada arrived TO-
night. We must fndcrse or nominate
BFyan." 10 said. The attitude Of the
southern delegates viii have no effect AZ
all They are PattinE themselves in a very
foolish position. ffAny independent tleks.
were uesaissatesf. the rssk and Gle would
not support &C. We must unite an oar
forces Cor free silver. That is what the
people demand and SHAT they must hsve."
Senator PETER also came IN. The eoa-
Ventian should by all means inserze
Bryan De sas2. ''Iu alsgnsnx The forces
Tor the nEht on the financial issue every
PopnlFst should ha on ire side 81 free sgl-
yer. The caaxertion VIII indorse Bryan;
there Is nothing else fer Z 10 d1.*