The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-20
BRYAN ONLY HOPE
The Chicago Upsfart Striv-
ing for Populistic En-
dorsement at St.
Louis.
HIS FLABBERGAsTIc LETTER
Covert Attack on President
Cleveland Leaders Bit
terly Oppose Him.
NEBRASKA TO AID M'KINLEY
Republicans Promise The Gold
Standard Dummy q Majority
-Sti Il Thy Bolt.
NEBRASKA TO AID M'KINLEY

ST. LOUIS. July 20, 1SsG.-senator Pef-
fer, while favoring fusion, is disposed to
back up Taubeaeck's scheme whereby
the Presidential electors chosen can select
the candidates for whom they shall vote
after the November election. PefTer has
this TO say
Il think the first thing that we ought
to do is to readopt the Omaha platform.
revised and brought up to date and to ap-
point national committee to look after
party affairs, so as to preserve our party
identity There is no reason why we
should abandon our party doctrine or our
party
IN the next place. 1 think We win have
to arrange some satisfactory way to COM
bine the anti-goid vote of the country.
What can be done in the different States
and localities to accord with the voting
strength Of the several parties must be
decided upon and after the election If
we have chosen a majority of the electors
as ] think we will, they can then agree
among themselves, according to their
preferences on a candidate That would
allow all of us to vote according to party
preference. and it would relieve US of
great deal of friction that might otherwise
occasion trouble.
..There are only two points on which I
feel tenacious. The first is to maintain
our party organization and the second IS
to combine the silver vote of the country
'sBut this ingenious scheme of leaving
the selection of a President with the
electors does not meet with much favor.
1t would give the eIector altogether too
much latitude in his choice said DR..
Taylor. of Chicago who has been talked
of as the Presidential nominee in
case a separate ticket was nominated.
IAN unserupulous elector could easily
find some reason for refusing to vote
for any OF the candidates named. and no
good could come Of f. 50 far as the
Pcpulist organization being destroyed in
case Of fusion, / am not afraid Of that,
although 1 am not prepared to say
! whether l am in favor Of fusion or not.
The Illinois delegates have not decided
what stand they viii take and will not un-
til after careful consideration. Personal
~, l think fusion viii VIM
The week opens with steady down
pour of rain, and while this interferes
somewhat with the accomplishment Of
the preliminaries of the conventions, the
managers say it rejoices them to see
It row, for it practically assures them
good weather during the convention. This
morning the slverites, who have been
keeping comparatively quiet so far, OPEN
ed headquarters on the ground floor of
the Lndell, whene DR. Mott. Chairman
of the National Committee, and Mr.
Keeney. the general organizer, establish
ed themselves. DR.. Mott does not believe
that the two conventions win be con-
solidated.
.sT71ere will be two distinct and separate
conventions said the Doctor, although
hope that they viii arrive at some
concerted action.
"rhe parties will not bodily unite. The
ultimate aim may be the same but they
viii probably arrive at an understanding
which we hope will be an endorsement
Of Bryan or the division of electors,
which is the most probable course and
IS fully acceptable. The division in such
case win be made the same as in the
vote of 1884, except in the case OF the
silver party, iE which case of course, it
Will have to be estimated. The vote in
the West, of course, will be easily APP
pcrtioned, as ii is known to be for the
silver party. In nay own state. North
Carolina, the Democrats win probably at
tempt to tide in on the silver wave, blrt
they WIN be disappointed. I feel con-
lican votes from Mckinley and fo1
free silver In that State we viii
put olft an independent State ticket. You
know that TWO years ago We defeated the
democrats in North Carolina, and now We
a2 NOT propose silat they shall get control
bf the State Government as a lot of State
g9isitieians thllK VII o pc possible e. We
national ticket but in the State we will
Put Qua our osvr State ticket"
T5Wne2s'
- do not think that he would accept
the nomination if nouiInated- th.nA
division n
candidaFe is the proper method &c be
pursued and think that he IS of the same
As against this opinion, however. Martin
=: Tow, Of Minnesota. thinks that II the
support. he viii have good chance for
Our idea' he SAID. is to nominate
Mr.. Towne. ara then divide the elecfora
votes with the Democrats and silver Deo.
Pie. When the majority Of a State
roes for the Popuiist, he is to get the
votes Of that state. and so VIII the other
party candidates
AZ a meeting Of tna leaders Of the silve
parry it was decided 10 maintain fht
present organization and to formulate ;
platform The same lines as the Demo
cratic platform. 50 that Mr. Bryan cou.,
accept the nomination of the Nationa
sivery party without becoming en-
barfasSed IT Is settled apparently, tha
she ecnvsntion will nominate not en-
:rrast's conference has had the effect o
eiseonragins Chairman faubeneck- Cy
CLONE Davis, Sergeant alarms Nc
Do~eH and other opponents Of the propo
stion to nominate or endorse Bryan b
the Populist convention they have no
wholly given Up the fight They fin
comfort in The declaration OF Seeretar
cernmiffee, that he New York deiegafs lie
supIsors Bryan. 'fhe Fspulist Won't S
tail 10 any Democratic kite said he
They are also encouraged ~ tlse sitpa
iicu IN Iowa, where, moi wftiStandfn
General Weayerss position the ds4egts