New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-19
DELEGATES IN ST. LOUIS.
pop1rJsrs AND sILvER1TEs GATHERING
FOR THEIR CONVENTIONS.
LEADERS o<VHE PEOPLES PARTY srRhNOooSHf
OPPOSED TO 1NDoRsING BRYAN-GosslP
nF TIE SITTATlON.

OF THE SITUATION
:. r,ou,s July ls-Deleeatcs 70 he TWO National
o.o,.,o,a - he held In s. Louis next week nave
,aa,,n - arrive here in squads Arransei"e"'S are
-.4,v being completed. and by TUESDAY everything
,,, - a. -.aa,ress The Populst Convention prom
49,, - no ne liveliest ever heid oN 'ia' pN -
-ba-a &c every indication that the sessions VIII De
-. ,-,-o beginning 70 end The ngh, VIII ne over
- ,a.-sa-oer, Of BRYAN and SewaH. the DEMO
-, ,o,,ina4s The "mddle-ot-the-road fopuis's
u.u wan, - pu; up a ;icke Of their own Du' NV
-,,k and file Of The party seem 10 faVor inuo'Sl"s
~. democratic candidates. Chairman 4duoe"oON
ra.rr,as from Chicago this morning II Is common
. No. .ba, MS visit 70 Chicago was mainly 70
..o- u-.h Howard Taylor relative 70 the stahu 10
80 lien h, The Illinois delegation on the Work OF
,,e chicago Convention Sergeant-ai-arms mellow
81 said mis- morning mat Il his Information was cor
-ec, me delegations from Illinois lndaha anu o'o
ue~e ali 70 vote against Bryan and Sewall al the
Populist Convention H., go
ahou. ,ventv-Ave delegates 70 the Populist Con-
,or,,on attended meeting Of the s. Louis Central
Committee last night and listened TO speeches Oh
owen Of Tennessee. Gelstrop, OF California; heu,
q Iowa and others IN favor Of "mddle-of-'he-roao
action The committee adopted the Following reSoiu-
ton.
and especially Democratic newspapers, are publish
indorslns Bryan 70 such an eASciHS az ~
indicate tina: the National Convention would prop
nd lr@H BrFdN yft al Inv
lion coming from Congress conNenuohcSo anu -.
Peoples party press shows plainly that 30 per cent
and that the Convention Will nominate mono og' d
populis. and ina: this committee lend its ala 10
further that result.
Tho National Silver Convention will be he'd IN
mo Grand Music Hall al the Exposition Building
ny. Wednesday, Sergcant-at-A-ns Dowd has
completed arrangements for decorating and al
,ls;,ng the hall Ny Dowi said today I'VE VIII
have big convention here, and place IN nomina-
ton state and National ticket. There VII. be
fully eleven hundred delegates and alternates in
attendance am unable TO say whether the Con-
veaton will indorse BRYAN. wish II understood
that the National Slve- party Will be separate
and distinct from the POpust Convention"
" = =, John the ex-banker, o. New-York. IS
slated for permanent chairman OF the Silver Con-
ven,ion Francis p Newlands who is TO serve as
TEMPORARY chairman OF the Convention IS the only
representative OF the Silver party In the LlNth
Congress HIS home IS IN Nevada
The Populists and silver people held experience
meetings 2. several halls and hotels last night
A. the I.aceAe Hotel p. c. Cantwel. Of Illinois, adj
dressed as large a crowd as could gather IN the
commercial travellers room. favoring Endorsement
o. BRYAN II the southern Hotel rotunda three
s2eake-s we're holding forth at the same time. Inc
most important gathering at the lAndell whore
ten P1;ul SITS and six silver men held an executive
session on the situation. Their business was 20
s,eu he R-van tide. II was learned that they had
agreed upon Charles \. TOwne. Of Duluth. Mimi
as candidate tor President, and had comoned
10 push him 20 the front as against Bryan IN
dorsement Mr. Towne was delegate TO the Re-
publican National Convention. and was an unoD-
,-uslve bolter when Teller. Dubois and the others
withdrew Other booms Were born last night but
none were 50 well incubated as that OF Mr. lowhe
serreant-at-Arms Mcdowell OF the Popuhst con-
venton spent the morning at the nan SUPERVISING
final arrangements for the meeting. lie was qul'e
enpha,ic IN The statement Of his belief that the