The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-21
PoPULISTS AT SEA
DRIFTING WITHOUT RUIDER,
CHART Oh COMPASS.

They Have no Helmsman, or, II They Have.
They Don't Know Who he Ia, aad the
steering Gear Of Their Fantastic CrAft
is in 20 CosditIon to Euable Them to
Clear the Rocks Their Course-aiid-
dle-of-the- Road Men Seem to Have the
Best of 1t as Mondays sun Sets-Which
Faction Will Bolt First?
st. Louis, July 20.---The rain poured
down in steady sheets today and served
to dampen the ardor Of the arriving
Populists and silverites. The gay bunt-
ing which decorated the entrance to the
Lindell hotel, the Populist headquarters,
sagged and Topped and the leaders
kept closely huddled within the walls
Those who were quartered at other
hotels were slow IN venturins forth to
the respective meeting places. Only
the sergeant-at-arms and the secretaries
were active arranging the final de-
tails as to decorations and seats.
The Pvpulssts were making prepare
tona for the Pepulset press, which they
EXPECT here Ia force They claim over
z,e0o reform papers in various parts OF
the country and most Of these papers,
they believe will be represented. Some
e ia representatives held an Informal
conference here last night. A strong
son sin.ent ssailsos an equlvocal endorse
ment % the Chicago ticket. which might
resul. In the complete aanlhfla ton Of
the Populistic organization. prevailed.
The general feeling was that the silver
forces should be united, but only in a
way that would preserve their organi-
cation While most OF taem seemed dis
posed to unite through some plan On
Bryan, they were bitterly opposed to
6ewan and some were strongly Of the
opinion chat separate platform should
be adopted which would include de-
mands for many additional reforms.
WHICH WILL BOLT FIRST?
The belief continues to be generally
prevalent that bolt Is among the
strong probabilities OF the Populist con-
yention. whatever the course decided
Upon by the majority.
The delegates are constantly arriving
now, and the larger the crowd becomes
the more evident is the intensity Of feel
ing over the issue. This question Is
whether to indorse Bryan and Sewall or
to nominate an independent ticket. In
general the contest IS between the north
and the soash.
The western and northern delegate
calls himself PopuHst. ana the south
erp delegate also refers to himself as q
Populist
Many Of the delegates express the
opinilA that they may at no distant day
hs sspar2ts parties The northern men.
as q class, contend that in the endorse
ment Of Bryan lies the only hope OF
making ths influence Of the party felt
or Of achieving practical results, while
the southern msn, remem bering their
mary ronfHS13 with thu Democrats of
their Esc1tsn, maintain that such a
c,umSs is utterly suicidal
The feeling Is tbs same. whether
among leaders OF the rank and file, the
only difference being that the former
discuss the issus in committee rooms
and thu latter IN hotel corridors Both
Glasses are equally earnest and both de-
clR1e that fhere is but one course open
IN STREET CORNER STYLE
Tha crvwds arr NOT laTsz. but the men
Ers all evidently greatly tn earnest and
AzV twO OF Opposing views who engage
n cusl1ro~ersy have no Difficulty In at
traeting crowds, any MEMBER OF which
IS only too glad to take up tins thread
Of the discourse fhis champion. They
are al dsoators, and all weil-informed
Co It's izsues Sf stake. The Bryan fol-
j0rerS talk split more openly than their
epp0nenta They are psrfec:ing thor
0csa osgsnizat ton and mean to make a
most streTiuouo effort 10 secure the en-
Gorssrssent on the Democratic nominee.
TGey DO not publicly admit that there Is
amy possibility that they viii not be
able 10 control tho ccnyeatton, but pri-
Tate73 many of them gay II they are
not IL tho majority. and II . separate
ticket Is Nominated they will walk out
81 tns conyentton and appeal to the
DeoDlS 70 rally 10 fhe support Of Bryan
and Sss1al1
The other crowd are moro reticient,
but the feeling Is none the less intense
DELEGATIONS ARRIVING.
St Louis. Mo-. July zo.---St. Louis Is
man Rozelle's headquarters were crowd
ed all day and the Missourians were
very much in evidence about the general
9.iern were very loud IN their opposition
TO the nomination or endorsement Of
Bryan.
They Joined hands with the middle
OF the road" people and dent their voices
TO the general hubbub IN the corridors
OF the hotels
The Illinois delegation Is already here
and have been under the watchful eye
of Chairman Taubeneck. Thy had an
informal conference. at which nothing
definite was DONE and then the Bryan
men began their PROSECUTING AS a re-
suit of their 7abors II is said to be doubt
full whether Taubeneck can hold the
state IN Ene.
Part Of the delegation from Massachu-
setts has arrived. It's members are d.
v:ded. Some are for Bryan while others
ere following National Committeeman
George +. Wsshbu-n.
Utah and Colorado had a session Ore
CONS advance guard also came in Some
OF the leaders are for Bryan
MIDDLE-OF-T MEN.
St Louis. July 20.---The middle OF the
| road men expressed great confidence in
their strength today. Up TO noon more
than 100 delegates 10 the convention
registered at their headquarters. OF
these seven expressed a preference for
Bryan and two said they were for fusion
| on the electors. The others were pro-
nounced for a straight ticket and a fight
~S~Ai.SN SIc Apiii4l4dN.OAi OI endorsement
oy Bryan. The delegates who register
ed came from all parts OF rhe cour try,
! there being much more than a majority
OF the states represented.
| The middle Of the road headquarters
/ are a present in charge OF Sheridan
/ Webster, who IS chairman OF the ST
I Louis Populist committee. He and sew
4 eral assistants are giving out badges
| and securing information as 20 the
standing OF the different delega lions
I DIR. Webster Asserted today that tha-a