The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-08
WILL BE LIBERAL.
The National Peoples Party Is Willing
to Make Concessions.
WILL NOMINATE COL. BRYAN
And Support Any Free Silver Man
Nominated for Vice Presidency.
'aME SACRIFICES MUST BE MADE,
oa'ers,, -
lt hss,s upo, g sa3sssss ed Is the Adop-
Nv. '-Nor-lsoo Platform.
'oNE SACRIFICES MUST BE MADE,
METHOD ADOPTED TO SUPPRESS TRUSTS
Government Ownership of Itititics
the Remedy Observation-Disclosures
VIII lie Violently Denounced.

Sioux Falls. s D., May THE delegates
TO the peoples party convention, who have
already arrived spent the afternoon in in
formal conferences and in visiting the
tent in which the convention is to be held.
1t was a first intended to utilize the city's
auditorium building for convention pur-
poses, but the prospective attendance grew
50 rapidly that 1t was found necessary u
secure larger quarters. Accordingly an
enormous tent, under which 10000 people
can be seated, was secured aud It is rapid
ly being put in shape for the reception OF
the large throng that is expected to oc-
cupy It,
The convention will be called to order
Wednesday at o'clock by National Chair
man Butler. An address OF welcome VIII
be made by either Senator Pettigrew or
Governor Lee. temporary chairman
will then be named and after the appoint
meat Of committees the convention will
adjourn until Thursday.
Among the delegates who have arrived
are Senator's Butler. Allen and Pettigrew,
Congressman Sutherland, Mr.. McGavock
Of Virginia Mr.. Lloyd of North Carolina
and Mr.. s.bley of New York. Senator
te;tto,d NJ Idaho is expected tomorrow.
The principal talk today has been about
the policy to be pursued in the selection
Of vice presidential candidate Among
-, oir,od,. hero there ia unite notice.
~ C.,s
anle irlenusnlp io' iiVN
Towne OF Mlnnesotl' but there are SOM
who contend that the honor should go -
a ro,,,i,sr
mt. ,,o,- ,bose vim ar,
Senator butier IS dno's 'n'aS VIZ
believed to favor Mr.. Towne. In an in
tarview ne said: I'VE are going to be
liberal with the oth5r parties wh) are co-
onerating with us In 1896 we took Bry-
an after he had been nominated by the
democrats and we stood Loyalty by HIM
10 he end OF the campaign. This year
the people's party is going to be the first
IN mt him I'm the field, and so far as |
have bsep able 10 discover, there is
very general disposition toward going even
further II need be, and selecting cam
didate for the vice presidency who VIII
he accountable to silver republicans, or
courss in the short time have been here.
nave mt heen able to see a great many
members of the party, but those VINO
have seen are perfectly united on the
proposition that all must be done that It
il nosslble TO do to secure absolute hlr-
mony between populists, democrats and
silyer republicans in the support of MIR.
Brvan and | believe the party will be-
fn,,nd equal to the surrender Of both nom-
inees in order to s.cure this paramount
aIslderatnm. In fact speak wlthin
/ hound, when say nowhere in this coun-
trv has any party over shown such devo-
ton to principle as the peoples party has
ehown IN The mast and is willing to show
nov 4, bring victory to cause"
Asl,cd n he aid not refer IN his remarks
i,st ,uotad 10 the feasibility OF the NOM
! laotton Of Mr. Townc for vice pr sideci
tho senator said. Il do not go to the eS
tnn+ ~ ro.snti1nfrr nsmes in connect on
/ ,si,b ,bo vire nrcsidertisl nomination, but
a. occurring vo,, ms TO the head OF the
tloi,st bave heard no dissent from the
,iroro,,ition IN nominate Mr.. Bryan for
~ r,sltion ana have 70 doubt that
n r,,r, might b. made by accllma-
~, ~ ,,;,e nrasidency | vii
uoa, .a tSat d,scover disposition tt
o,,.s ~ rcroins.ion IN a silver republican
Si'e sne :. frnoa MON whom that part,
M W. rooognizo that cae Of tn,
~ ~, 49,. ,,,,s r,,,e, ,,,Le sacrifice. aut
trtev he' 80 ,-,i, n,tlI no found ready IL
oeIleHe r. sit.,.,..
h~he : . s',..s % give anv az
me seii9uyl sou,sr,trr the boltin
preston Oh opinion - hoid tbeir eonven
popuils's VIZ az s ~ ,ban IN saw:
tlon " a,,t ,,ohoS I'M themselves
lney repi .is5ntsea ~, referapc
ana nee. hpt os
TO theli. ,,,ao.,,, ,n,,,,o mare fresl
secI ,.hfoh no evnlalne
coheeInIng Wy poI't lii rooeting ~ tn
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