The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-16
Populists Not All Willing to
Indorse Mr.. Bryan.
BUT a GOOD MANY ARE.
The Bryan Sentiment Among the
Silver Party Men Strong.
Dakota Populists Instruct for BRYAN
by Overwhelming Matorities The
Kansas silver Party for Bryan.

ST. Louis. July 1s.-Is becomes more and
more evident each day. as the time for the
meeting of the Popuiist national conven-
ton draws near. that the members OF that
Bryan for president Letters from all
parts OF the country are pouring into the
national committee headquarters. some de-
manding and some dencuncing the in
dorssment OF the Democratic ticket. and
everything indicates that there Is most
decided difference OF opinions The opin-
Ion OF some Popuiists here is that the party
Il near the danger line OF split over the
question. They express the hope, how
ever. that some definite plan OF action
agreeable to ali can be decided upon al the
meeting of the national executive COM
n iftes here next Saturday. Many of the
Popuiist leaders are awaiting the coming
OF the free silver senator's who bolted the
Republican convention. Upon the course
they take viii depend. in a measure. the
action OF the ansi-Bryan following. II the
Republicans come out openly for Bryan
and the Chicago platform. the opposition
may not make much OF fight.
The headquarters of the national COM
mittee Is beginning 70 show signs that
the national convention viii soon meet.
Chairman Taubeneck and his assistants
are completing the prclirninaries ard pre-
parlng for the big rush OF Populists ex-
declines 10 discuss the movement in favor
OF Bryan and Scwali. His invariabla
statement is: Il have nothing for publi-
cation"
Ex-Gov Waite. of Colorado. who VIII
head a contesting delegation from that
state. is out for indorsing Bryan and Sew
all. and viii work for 1t when he arrives.
The biggest fight. next to the one on in
dorsing candidates. will be over the pat
form. A very strong wing of the party,
heai7ed by Chairman Taubeneck. Ser
geant-at-Arms Mcdowell. Chairman Ro-
selIe, of the Missouri state committee,
and msNy OF the members OF the national
committee. propose TO make a fight for
the adoption OF the Omaha platform. In
stead of an Endorsement OF the Chicago
declaration. In discussing the probable
action of the Populist convention in the
matter of indorsing w. j. Bryan for pres
ident. j. T. Flynn. who is a delegate at
large TO the American bs-metailic conven-
ton from California, and also Editor OF the
Populist. of San francisco. said. There
may be some doubt about what the con-
vention will do. but there Is none about
what the Populists themselves will do.
They will vote for Bryan almost to man.
The fact that Bryan stands upon a Demo-
cratic platform, and especially such a
platform as was constructed at Chicago.
is no disqualification. There Is very little
cago platforms"
George Kseney. general organizer OF the
National Silver party. with headquarters
in New York city, is here TO attend his
party convention next week. There has
been for months" said Mr.. keeney. "a
bstter fight in New York between the Re-
plhitcans OF the plutocracy on one side
and the middle classes and daily wage
earners on the other, and II is going 10
be fiercer from now on till the election.
IL has been among my duties 10 AMOR
among the last-named classes, and think
they will win. I have made careful
canvass OF the whole state. but put in
much OF the time in New York city and
Brooklyn In the northern and western
parts OF New York the agr.outurists and
vitscururlsts are for free silver. ire
spective of party. as surely as the same
classes are IN the West and South. Me-
KIniey and Hobart cannot come
down to the Harlem river with
80 900 majority They would need at least
1os 900 10 stand any kind OF a chance of
carving the state. II did not take me
long. In mixing with the labor organizs-
tions. 10 find they were as much. X not
more bitterly, opposed TO Wall street than
the farmers OF Kansas. They were ready
10 rally 20 any standard that would give
them a glimpse OF freedom and promise
OF better times. From them l went 10
FhA SfnalitE UttfEhlkAtlt NAAS9- AS"'tAa
them of the same mind. but afraid to say
so. because the moment they showed their
hand they knew their stores would be
closed by the autocrats from whom they
obtained credit. / went 90 the organiza-
tIon known as the Young Democracy
which polled 4,ooD votes In the last election.
and I laid our cause before them Tam
many was trying 10 crush them. They
saw their position. and assured me that
they would art Independently of Wall
street domination. II was under their
auspices and that OF the silver organiza-
ton comprised OF all elements that got
up the meeting for Senator Tiilman at
Cooper Union. There IL no state In the
East in which Bryan has not good
fighttng chance. and there must be no
hesitancy IN waging the war there He
win be met by volunteers all along the
line"
Ex-Attorney General ". H. stsndish. of
Grand Forks. y. 10, chairman OF the sill
yer party of his state. Is herr 20 attend
the convention OF his party. He said. Il
am quite sure Bryan VIII carry North
Dakota. whether he is iudorsed by the 81
Louis convention or not. The people out
a