The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-21
ALL FOR BRYAN.
Result of the Caucus ofKansas Pop
ulists at st. Louis.

St Louis, Mo, July 21-The Kansas
delegates to the POpulist convention
have held caucus and decided to vote
as unit for the nomination of Bryan.
It was also determined to work for
reaffirmation of the Omaha platform,
with the addition of a referendum plank.
Every delegate present was called upon
to state his views, and with the excep-
tiOn of one, every speaker was enthu-
siastic in the support of Bryan. The
one dissatisfied delegate was J. 9.
Hopper of Ness county, who declared
that a POpulist should be nominated.
Editor Brown of Kingman county was
red hot for Bryan, but he opposed the
adoption of a POpulist platform on the
ground that it would place the nom
inee in the attitude of riding two
horses at the same time and work his
certain defeat.
Senator PETER came out squarely
for the nomination of Bryan, as also
did Col. w. A. Harris, though the lat
ter was not in favor of a platform 50
radical as to jeOpardize his election.
Ex-Gov. Lewelltng opposed nOmi-
nation, and favored an Endorsement in
stead
Judge Frank Doster wanted Bryan
nominated on a strong Populist plat
FORM but he was dead opposed to Sew
all. and this sentiment was vigorously
applauded.
BreidenthaI was in favor of a nom
ination and declared that the POpulists
would vote for Bryan, even if the con-
ventiOn turned him down.
Jerry Simpson said he was for Bry-
an, but was totally Indifferent as to
the mann er of getting him on the Pop
ulist ticket. jerry Sprang a sensation
on the caucus by declaring that he had
just come from long consultation with
Senator James K. Jones of Arkansas,
chairman of the Democratic national
committee together with Gov. Stone of
| Missouri and T. NJ. Patterson of Den
yer and that the Democratic chairman
did not want an Endorsement at the
hands of the POpuliSt convention, but
a straight out nomination, so that
Bryan could go legally and honestly
upon both tickets. Chairman Jones has
not yet appointed an executive COM
mittee, and the omission, said Mr..
Simpson, had been purpOsely made in
| order to await the action of the POpu-
| list and free silver convention. If both
of these conventions nominate Bryan,
| Chairman Jones has promised to con-
struct this committee equally of Demo-
\ make a joint campaign for the nOmi-
nee Mr. Simpson believed that this
| plan would result in arbitrating and
| reconciling local fights in the several
| states and unite the friends of silver in
one harmonious body.
So far as the Kansas delegates to
the silver convention are concerned,
they are of one mind, as they were in
! structed by the state convention to vote
1 for the nomination Of Bryan.
| The Kansas crowd has no hotel head
| quarters They are scattered among
| the boarding houses and cheap
| hotels However, for the sum of IS per
| dav they have secured the use of a
| lodge room in an obscure part of the
| city. The room apparently belongs to
! forefgners. for it's walls are adorned
] with a cheerful assortment of banners
| pIacards and prOclamatiOns, which are
| divided imDartiaIly between the Ger
/ man and Swedish languages.