The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-19
CONVENTIONS IN NEBRASKA.
DEMOCRATS AND PoPULIsTs BOTH
MEET TODAY.
Some Rivalry and Warm ffsnts ioF
the Place of Delegate to the M
tionaI Convention-Both Partes
Are for bryan and No One Else

LINCOLN. Neb., March 1s.-While there
may be a few family fights in the Demo-
cratic and Populist conventions caieo
for tomorrow night to elect delegates 10
the convention at Kansas city ana 10
the Populist convention at Sioux Fans,
they are not expected to have any lIhu-
ence upon the final action OF both gather-
ings, which will be to select Bryan deie-
gates and instruct them to vote Tor MN
first, last and all the time.
It is expected that there will be sharp
struggles in the afternoon caucuses lot
the first position of delegate-at-large IN
the Democratic convention, but whoever
wins the result will be the same. Who
ever gets a place on the Nebraska oele-
cation will be shouter for William j.
Bryan. The Populists have sauaoble
of their own to settle over the delega-
ton from Omaha. Douglass county. Two
sets of delegates are coming to town to-
morrow from Omaha. One is the mid
dle-of-the-road" faction, led by National
Committeeman d. Glenn Deaver. and the
other the fusionists headed by E. f.
Thomas. The Deaver men withdrew from
the county convention yesterday and
formed delegation of their own. We
won't try the case until we hear II,
said Gov. Poynter today. but IL the
facts are as have been represented l
guess there is no doubt that Mr.. Beaver
and his delegation will go over the tran
SOM"
Gov. POINTER declared that there is no
doubt whatever that the Populist con-
vention would send delegation to Sioux
Falls instructed for Mr. Bryan.
Much interest is manifested regarding
the platform to be adopted by the Demo-
cratic convention. 1t will be drawn up
under the personal supervision of Mr..
Bryan, and is understood to be his dec
laratfon OF the platform which. in his
opinion, the national convention at Kan
sas City should place beneath the feet
of its presidential nominee. The plat
form tomorrow will be an affirmation OF
the Chicago platform will contain planks
antagonistic to the trusts. declaring
against the formation Of a large stand
ing army. against the foreign policy of
the present administration.
At present Ii ia not the intention of the
Free Silver Republicans to hold con-
vention tomorrow, although 1t may be
so determined later. The probability Is,
however that simply a meeting will be
held and the candidacy of Mr.. Bryan in
dorsed.
After the adjournment of the conven-
tons Mr.. Bryan will deliver an address
in the auditorium. Preparations are be-
ing made TO render 1t a notable event in
view of the fortieth anniversary of Mr..
Bryan's birth.
MiddIe-of-the-Roade
II the middle-of-the-roa Populists are
refused admission to the Populist conven-
ton tomorrow. as Is most probable. they
will hold a convention OF their own and
choose delegation 20 be sent from Ne
braska to the middle-of-the-road conven-
ton which is to be held in Cincinnati,
Secretary Parker, of the middle-of-the-
road Populist national committee, said
today;
We are going 70 have a Nebra aka dele
cation at Cincinnati. and IL the conven-
ton tomorrow refuses TO recognize the
Cincinnati convention we win choose our
own delegates"