The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-19
here are .Middle of the Road, men

who are not in favor of the indorse-
ment Of Bryan. when Chairman
| Taubeneck calls the convention to or
der he will introduce the temporary
chairman. This chairman will be Sc
| lected by the national committee at
| its meeting Tuesdes;s although the
man will be virtuai1v named blythe
! national executive committee which
held it's first meeting today with only
| six members present.
Cyclone Davis, of Texas, who is
| opposed to fusion and is for an inde-
pendent Populist ticket, is the choice
! of the Middle Of the Road, people.
| There is a possibility that he may be
relegated to the rear. The middle of
the Road" men are in majority now,
but when the three absent members
of the committee get here there is
strong probability that United States
Senator w. V. Allen, of Nebraska, may
be put forward for both temporary and
permanent chairman.
Senator Allen is said TO de outspoken
for the Endorsement spf Bryan and
! Sewall and the union of all the free
| silver forces. If the anti-Bryan men
| and the members of the national ma
chine try to run in a temporary chair
man, the scene in the Chicago con-
vention when David B. Hill was turned
| down and Senator Daniel, Of Virginia,
put in may be duplicated.
/ The Bryan wing Of the party claims
over 900 delegates out Of the total num-
Der Of 1850 and this large majority
would not submit 10 the dictation of
a minority faction. At today's meet
ing of the executive committee, it is
claimed, that the subject of temporary
officers was discussed. It was taken
up, but only in an informal way
Chairman Taubeneck soon discovered
that not all the members were with
him and that it was barely possible
the Middle of the Road" men would
have a majoriy in the full body This
altered his plans and the mater was
| postponed 1t is said that the anti
Bryan men now threaten to bolt if
Bryan is endorsed. They come mostly
from south of Mason and Dixon line
Tonight's arrivals are not numerous
| and it is not expected that any great
number of Populists will come in before
Monday or Tuesday Gov. VIM j.
Stone, of Missouri, and Editor Jones,
/ OF the Post Dispatch, had a conference
with the leading Populists now in the
city this afternoon. 1t was given out
that 1T was for the purpose of arrang-
ing for the Bryan ratification meeting
which is to be held next week. The
presence of the PopuHsts however,
could not be explained In this connec-
ton and the Understanding. is that the
/ conference was with reference to the
| Endorsement of Bryan. One outcome
at least was a telegram to Senator
Jones, chairman of the Democratic ma
tional committee who, 1t is said to-
night, will be here Monday. The ex-
ecutive committee held It's meeting be-
hind closed doors today and transacted
considerable business of q routine ma
ture. Chairman Taubeneck presided
and those present were- r. H. Turner,
/ Washington, D. C.; George F. Wash
burn, Boston; J. H. Davis, Texas;
George F. Gather, Alabama, and ".
| Q. Strickler, Nebraska, a bare quorum.
| NJ. c. Rankin, of Terre Haute, Ind.
/ ignatius Donnelly,, OF Hastings, Mimi,
and Lawrence McParlin, of Lockport,
N. Y, had not arrived, but came in to-
night.
The disposition of tickets to the ma
tional convention was decided upon
Each national committeeman will be
given five and each e ,legate and alter
nate according to the distance he lives
| from st. Louis, one or more. No one
will receive more than three, the near,
by delegates getting the largest num-
Der. Five thousand tickets that had
been awarded to the Business Mems
league were bought back at SO 1-3 cents
each. These tickets viii be sold at the
rate Of 81 each, one ticket admitting
to three sessions, if there are that
many a day. None viii be given away
and Sergeant alarms Mcdowell is to
be required to account for each ticket
used. Badges for the delegates will be
sold for so cents each and those for
alternates for rs cents. The proceeds
from the sale OF badges and tickets
| will go into the campaign fund, the
! expectation being that. several thoua-