Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-05-10
AGREE ON TOWNE.
and silver-RepublicnnP Parties Sc
Iect Him for Second Place.

Chicago, May AT conference Of
democratic, populist and silver repub-
lican leaders at the Sherman house
sunday plan was Endorsed which is
expected to bring into harmony with
the democracy all it's allied forces so
far as a national ticket is concerned.
William j. Bryan is to head all three
tickets, and, if the plan is followed.
ex-Congressman Charles A. Towne, of
Duluth, chairman of the national sill
yer republican committee, will be Bry-
ANS running mate.
For the democracy there were pres
ent William j. Bryan, Daniel J.
Campau, Detroit. national committee
man for Michigan; j. G. johnson,
chairman Of the executive committee
of the national democratic committee,
and M. E. Dunlap, Jacksonville, Ill,
treasurer of the national democratic
committee.
Populism was represented by Sen
ator Marion Butler, North Carolina,
chairman Of the national populist com
mittee; Gen: J. B. Weaver, Iowa, who
heads the state delegation to the Sioux
Falls convention, and DR.. Howard S.
Taylor, Chicago, representing Popu-
lism in Illinois. &Fss
Charles A. Towne, Senator R.. F.
| PettigreW, of South Dakota, and ex-
Senator Fred Dubois, Of Idaho, were
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 to leave the
nomination for the vice presidency
topen after having nominated William
j. Bryan for president. A conference
committee is to be appointed by the
convention to confer with similar
committees appointed by the demo
Gratis and silver republicans at Kan
sas City. The joint conference com
mittee is to meet in Kansas City soon
after the assembling Of the national
| democratic convention, July 4, and
agree on vice presidential candidate
| This candidate is to be formally nom
mated by the democrats and silver
men, as their conventions will be in
session at the time, and the populist
conference committee will be vested
with power to add the name to that
party's TICKET.
Sioux Falls, S. D., May THE city is
rapidly filling up with the advance
guard Of the national populist conven.
ton. Secretary Edgerton, of Denver
OF the national committee; Chairman
D. A. Mills and Secretary A. B. Gray
Of the Colorado state committee, have
arrived and are arranging the prelim.
| mary details. Information received
| from various parts of the country leads
| to the belief that the attendance will
reach from $4,000 to 10000. Gen. Weaver
| will head the big Iowa delegation. Min.
nesota will send a large train load ad.
vocating the nomination of Charles A
Towne for vice president. The New
York contingent is coming, ready tc
make a big, push for Congressman Sui
ger, and Illinois will demand City Pros
ecutor Fl. S. Taylor, of Chicago. It is
conceded that Bryan will be nominated
for president. The great contest of the
convention will be over the vice presi
dency. While the three gentlemen
named above will make a gallant fight
it is likely that the filling of this office
| will be left to committee which viii,
confer with the democratic convention
at Kansas City. The convention will be
called to order by Chairman Butler al
two o'clock Wednesday. 1t is likely
that the time will be fully occupied il
committee and conference work unit
Thursday, and possibly Friday, and il
is not thought that nomina lions viii
be made before Friday.