Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-07
'DONN[ IS THEIR CHOICE
The Minnesota Free silverite to be
Nominated For Vice President
by Democrats.
a Conference Of Party Leaders at
Chicago Comes to That
Decision.
The Three Fusion Parties Repre-.
sented at the Meeting-P olit-
ical Notes.

"
Chicago, May 1.-The democratic kite
of 1900 is to have one tail instead of
two, as in 1896.
At a conference of democratic, pop
sulist and silver republican leaders at
the Sherman house yesterday plan
was endorsed Which is expected to
briny into harmony With the democracy
all its allied forces SO far as a national
ticket is concerned. William j. Bryan
is to head ull three tickets, and If
yesterdays plan IS followed, aeN-Con-
s..sssman Charles A. Towne of Duluth.
chairman Of the national silver repub-
lican committee, will be Bryan run
ning mate.
Forgthe democracy there We're present
estesday William j. Bryan, Daniel ].
Campau, Detroit, national committee
man for allchigan; j. g. johnson,
Of the national democratic committee,
Iasd NJ. +. Dunlap, Jacksonville, III.
treasurer Of the national democratic
committee.
Pupulism was represented by Senator
Marion Butler, North Carolina, cnair-
man of the na,ivn;d populist commits
lice Gen. j. B. Weaver Iowa, wap
heads the delegation 70 the Sioux
Falls convention, and DIR. Howard S.
Taylor, Representing populism in Hi
Inais.
Charles *. Towrles Senator r. T, Pet
tigrew Of South Dakota and ex-senator
Fred Dubois OF Idaho We're the silver
Republicans present.
AS outlined, the plan which will be
followed if the conventions do not run
away from the present leaders is for
the populist convention 10 leave the
nomination for the vice presidency
open aftsr having nominated William
j. BRYAN for president. = conference
committee is t. be appointed by the
convention te confer with similar COM
inittees appointed by. he democrats and
silver republicaEs at Kansas City.
Th. joint conference committee is to
meet III Kansas City soon after the as
senlbling OF the national democratic
convention July and agree on vice
prs dental candidate. This candidate
4 is 10 be. formally nominated by the DEM
oeYats and silver men, as their cpnven-
the popuist conference committee Will
be vested with power to add the name IL
that party,s ticket.
AT Yesterdays conference the Leaders
agreed that Bryan would be nominated
ISbe but one ticket in the field against the
4 second place who was acceptable to al
finally decidad upon.
Mr.. Towne said yesterday:
IF a committee composed of rerresen.
ltatiyes Of the democratic, popuiist ane
silver republican parties. offers ne ths
nomination shall accept II. / do moi
say that such an offer viii be made no,
that this plan has been agreed upon
| but IL L am assured that i would be ac-
l5reptableI shall accept ii. While 1 hat
always been a republican UP to 1886
there is no plank in the Chicago plat
form With which am not practically ii
accord. j believed in I'll protection pol
LEY of the Lincoln republicans, but do
mot Believe in the protection which fos-
Tiers trusts and monopolies:: ard on tht
| nohes. question have made the strong
lest fight could for the free coinage Of
EsilNer.'
Cen. Weaver said:
While I do not undertake to forecast
what the populist convection Will do. I
seems TO be the general opinion of tbs
conv ention eaders that it would be vel
/ 10 hold the second place open and con
fer with the democrats. In my opinion
4 MIR. Towne Will be acceptable to tn,
t Dopulists. and from what I have hear'
/ think he viii be equally acceptable t
the democrats. OF course the silver re
4 publicans would endorse him, as he ha
4 been at the head of their organizations
ANTl-FUs1oN LEADERS GATHER,
Advance Workers of the Populist,
Assemble Mt Cincinnati.
Cincinnati. o. May 1.-The advanc
Workers for the national convention 0