The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-23
.POPUL|STS and S|LVER|TES
COMMITTEE MEETS IN ST.
LOUIS TODAY.
CYCLONE DAVIS SUDDENLY VAN|SHES
He Is Supposed to Be in Lincoln Getting
Promises From Bryan-Chairman
Taubeneck Goes to Chicago on Il
Dickering Expedition.

st. Louis, July 1.-THE arrival of del
egates to the national Populist and sill.
yer conventions were not numerous to.
day. Tomorrow the executive commit
tee of the Peoples party will hold con-
ference to arrange matters for the nation
al committee.
Cyclone" Davis of Texas left here last
night and is thought to be in Lincoln con,
ferring with Mr.. Bryan over the coming
convention.
Chairman Taubeneck is in Chicago,
where he went last night Inquiry at
the executive committee headquarters
failed to elicit any information about his
visit there. An afternoon paper stated
that he went us an envoy extraordinary
bearing terms of capitulation from the
'middle-of-the-road" Popuists to the ma
tionai Democracy. The paper then goes
on to say:
The middle-of-the-road Populists, led
by the men who have control of the ma
tional machine, and who are exceedingly
anxious to retain it, are badly frightened.
For fear that an endorsement of Bry
an and Sewall, which is inevitably to fol-
low the convention of the Populists,
would throw them out entirely, the anti
Bryan members, most of whom have some
sort of Office in the present organization,
are said to be eager to get terms which
will leave them in power
"They have run up the white flag and
are prepared to submit Internationally if
they fail to secure their terms. They
want the Democrats to agree to the propo-
sitiOn that both parties shall maintain dis
tinct organizations; or, in other words,
that the Populists shall keep up their Or
ganization and both run electoral tickets
with Bryan as the presidential candidate.
Mark Hanna's men were confident
that they could hold -middle-Of-the-
road people in line, but Chairman Taube-
necks trip to Chicago put them to sea.
Their mission was to prevent an endorse
ment of Bryan, and to create split if
necessary to do it.
"The evident desire of Taubeneck and
his co-workers to get in out of the storm
has changed the situation"
Inquiry among number of prominent
POpulists here failed to cOrrOborate the
statement that Taubeneck had gone to
Chicago to confer with Democratic lead
ers. 1t was stated that the object of his
visit was to confer with DR.. Taylor, a
member of the national committee, as to
what should be done at the convention i'll
regard to placing national ticket in the
field by the Peoples party. The plan re-
sulting from this conference will be pre-
scented at the meeting of the executive
committee tomorrow.
IF the Democrats will give us our
share of the electors there will be no diff
Guilty in the way of united action for sill
ver." said Sergeant-at-ArmsM Mcdowell.
Talks with other leaders showed this
to be the situation, there being well de-
fined feeling against endorsing the Chica-
20 ticket. The Populist plan is to divide
electors in each state according to the
strength OF the Populist and Democratic
parties, the stronger candidate to take
all the electors after the election. This,
they contend, will insure the election of a
silver man. whereas if each party put up
separate candidate and did not fuse on
either the silver vote would be divided
and the fight for silver lost
Mr. Washburn. national committeeman
from Boston, said: I'VE regard this mon
ey question as but step, but too impor'
tant to be lost by failures to unite
Sergeant-at-Arms Mcdowell has nearly
completed all the arrangements for the
Populist convention. All the details for
the daily sessions have been provided for.
The Oklahoma delegation have opened
Headquarters ut the Lindell, and on their
banner is the announcement that they are
for Bryan. This is the first Bryan ban
ner to be unfurled here.