The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-09
JOSEPH d. SAVERS.
NEBRASKA TRIPLE ALLIANCE.
Good Headway Was Made Towards
FusiOn-Remarks of One
Billy Bryan.


alliance of the Nebraska free silver
forces was given good Roadway today by
three large conventions. held respectively
by the democrats, pOpulists and free sill
yer epublicans. These gatherings, con-
Quoted under separate organizations, act
ed in perfect harmony, and when routine
work had been disposed of, the repre-
scntatives of the united parties gave
their attention to addresses by leading
free silver advocates.
The three conventions were called TO
order at = o'clock. Had there been Il
hall in the city large enough the three
conyntions would have been merged into
one. The democratic convention was
possibly the most enthusiastic of the
three. The hall was filled to its utmost
capacity. Temporary Chairman Shaten-
berger made lengthy speech. He as
serted that the mission of the democratic
party is to combat the doctrines of pro-
lection and the gold standard, and con-
tinued:
I'VE are in favor of 50-cent dollar.
If 50-cent dollar means anything 1t
means dollar with one half of the .purr..
crasing power of a certain other dollar
The pOpulist convention was character
lied by confusion, as the delegates in
sisted upon cheering for their party and
their leaders. Temporary Chairman
Powers made short speech in which ne
urged harmonious action by the allied
parties and cOunselled spirit of con-
citation on the part of the populists.
The silver republican convention cX-
hibited very little spirit in exhaustng
lung power, and there were many empty
seats throughout the hall. Temporary
Chairman +. w. LOOMS made short
speech urging the forces to keep To-
gether and join hands in cooperating
with the other two parties in the convcn-
tion The three conventions then APP
pointed their committees and took re-
cess until 1880. :.
At ! o'clock the delegates gathered IN
the state house grounds and listened TO
addresses by w. J. Bryan. cX-Congress,
man C. A. TOwne, Gen. Weaver ana
others. Mr.. Bryan said in substance:
.srhe democrats. popuists and silver
republicans were led to cooperate last
wear because they agreed on the subject
of bimctallism and also agreed in the ne-
lief that the money question was me
paramount issue before the people. II
bimetallism was right then. it now.
If it was the paramount issue then, u Is
the paramount issue now. III co-opc.a-
ton was wise then, it is wise now. The
three parties can act together without IN
iury to their party organization, with
out sacrifice of principles, without harh
to each other. a..,o5
"'fhc money question must be settlrd
before other questions can De serio"Sh,y ny
considered. 70 fight each other III 'he
presence of a united and INSCRIPTIONS
enemy would not only postpone the resio,
ration of bimetallism, but endanger tne
success of every other necessary reloIih'
Continued cooperation between th w,
forcs which acted together last year ulu
not man any of the parties will swallow
the other two: il simply means that they
will travel together while they can and
SEPARATE only when they must. 1t means
that they will place the success CT q
great cause above a temporary triumph
of any party. and leave the future u
determine which organization is more
worthy of public support. :
I'm this great contest men are OH!
valuable as they contribute to the sue
cess of the cause. Personal amD'tioi'
must be subordinated to the public goou
"Tbc man who here or elsewhere urges
his own candidacy to the detr
ment of the cause unworth!
of the office to which he aspires.
At the evening session committee!
| were appointed by the several conven
| lions and Immediately set to work u
| form fusion agreement. The demo
cratic conferees were uninstructed. Int
platform adopted by the convention ell
| dorses the Chicago platform, denounce'
| the proposed retirement of greenbacK
| and extends sympathy to the strikin'
| miners. The platform is very brief. I'M
| declarations of the other convention
contain strong free coinage planks.
During the evening waits for report
of the conference committees, the dele
gates were entertained by speeches. In
three conventions finally adjourned unit
midnight to await the action OF tn
committees.
At o'clock the committee was in
deadlock. with no prospects for fusion
The meeting was star chamber session
but as near as can be learned four ballot
were taken early in the evening on whic
party should get the supreme judge nom
nation, but they all tied. Discussions TO
lowed till midnight, and two ballots O
candidates were taken.
At 1:30 o'clock the committee was cor
sdering the question of reporting back I
the conventions, and Recommending that
mass convention be held and each delega
ton be enabled to take full vote.