The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-21

he announced that this eight Is ore Of
principle; that the situation narrowed
down to the fact that either Bryan or Nc
| Kinley was going to be selected president;
| the Populists could insure the election of
Bryan by indorsing him, but by the nomi-
nation Of another ticket they would sadly
endanger the silver cause Senator Jones
| said, as he had before, that he had no
pledges to make either general or indi-
vidual, but could appeal only to the
friends Of silver.
The delegates favorable to the indorse-
ment OF Mr. Bryan met again yesterday al
their headquarters at the Lindell hotel,
ana made permanent their temporary or
ganization by electing Hon. J. B. Weaver
chairman and Messrs. Bailey, Young and
Merritt secretaries They also appointed
steering committee, with Mr.. Weaveras
chairman, to take In hand the movement
for the Endorsement of Mr.. Bryan, and to
act very much as the silver steering COM
nittee did at the Democratic convention
In Chicago Among the states represented
at the meeting were Maryland, Pennsyl-
vania, Colorado Kansas, Oklahoma, Ne
yada, Utah, California, Washington, West
Virginia, Nebraska District of Columbia,
Indiana, Iowa and Montana.
Earl d. Smith, Of Chicago, has been cir
cuiating series Of resolutions which have
been approved by many individual Popu-
lists, and which the originator thinks will
meet all the difficulties confronting the
party. Among the resolutions Ia one rec
osnizing Bryan as cafe leader and man
OF nigh character, but another recites the
necessity of maintaining the Peoples
party, and it is proposed to select nomi-
nees for president and vice president and
then to express second choice for Bryan
and Sewall. A Advisor of the electoral vote
in the several states with the Democrats
IL recommended. If the number Of Peo-
pies party electoral vote Is found to DO
less than that Of the Democrats the for
mers electors are to vote for Bryan and
sewall, but if the Peoples party has a
larger nupber of electors then the Demo-
Gratis are requested to cast their votes for
the nominees Of the Peoples party.
General John B. Weaver Of Iowa, who
was the Populist candidate for president
In 1892, Captain Reuben Kolb of Alabama,
who claims he was twice defrauded Of the
governorship of his state, Tom Patterson
and Governor Waite Of Colorado are earn
estly striving for an Endorsement of the
Chicago ticket; Chairman Taubeneck, Ig-
natius Donnelly of Minnesota, Senator
Butler of North Carolina, Ex-Governor
Buchanan Of Tennessee and General Coxey
OF Ohio want to indorse Bryan under
terms laid down by them, while Cyclone"
Davis of Texas, Paul VanderYort of Ne
braska, Colonel Frank Burkett of Missis-
Hppi and others want to keep in the mid
die Of tho road, and nominate an indie
pendent ticket on an independent platform.
shipwrecked hopes and a bolt seem in
evtable, no matter what the ultimate out
come ia The Bryan supporters claim to
be the majority. They are well organized,
their leaders ore shrewd and sagacious,
and In addition to this they have the open
and active support Of the silver party lead
ers, whose convention islikg0y to be simply
n ratification meeting, and of Senator
Jones, chairman Of the Democratic ma
tional committee, who is here with his
lieutenant striving to this end Their
spreads over the entire country
west Of the Missouri, where the cause Of
silver Ia paramount. Many Of the dele
gates from this section, like Llewelling of
Kansas and Patterson of Colorado, de-
clare that If Bryan is not nominated or
endorsed here nine-tenths of the Popullsts
will support him, and the identity of the
Populist party in the west will be de-
stroyed.
The middle of the ROAD Populists are
mostly from the south, where, for several
years, they say, 1t has been war to the
knife and knife to the hilt in their battle
with the Democracy, and they have nailed
heir banner to the mast. They will have
neither surrender nor fusion. They have
'aptureN scattering votes in the west, and
quito number from the Pacific coast In
California they claim n majority of the
delegation. They are extremely radical.
These luen will probably bolt in any
went. Although there are evidences of O
pitt in some of the southern delegations
Ike that of Texas, if they can be held In
inc, and those who desire compromise
10 not receive concessions which will ulti-
nately bring them to the support of Bryan,
hey may control majority of the con-
ention.
| Georgia, which is claimed by the mid
lie Of the road faction, has OF delegates
nd Texas 95. The largest of the Bryan
elegations is Kansas, with 92. Alabama,
which is for Bryan, has 81, and Nebraska
J.. The Bryan people claim on a prelim-
nnry canvass that takes no account of
ome delegations which have not yet put
4 an appearance 1923 votes. Their claims.
owever are disputed in several quarters
The middle of the road men are doing |
)me close figuring, and announce that u
invass OF the delegates already here and |
lose who are on the way and whose DO
ton is known will give them aiorty
g9l against Bryan, and for straight
cket There are to be two middle Of the
md meetings today, one in the afternoon
nd another in the evening.
The national committee Of the Populist
,rty will meet this afternoon for tho
Irpose Of considering the contests for
ats in the convention. Official notice has
far been received from two states, Colo
do and Illinois. 1t is expected that
ntest will be filed from the Cleveland,
E, district, but no official information
Is us yet been received. This contest. If ,
ade, will involve only one list, and is I
IT considered important. Tho Colorado
mmittec contest concerns the entire 6
ate delegation including forty-f mem Z
RS, and that from Illinois, the Cook :
uh'N ueleRatiol, numbering ABOUT 2UU.
lie Colorado contest has been weakened
the withdrawal of Ex-Governor Waite.
no was tho head Of the contestinp dele.
ton. II the other members pursue the
alter they will claim seats on the ground I
at the Patterson convention was COM
sed largely of Democrats, and that IL
Is not regularly called. The contestants
; middle Of the road Populists, and !
2 regular are for Bryan. The Illinois /
ntrovcrsy is confined to Cook county in
At state, and Is based on grounds very
nilar to these of the Colorado contest.