Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-19

Much Interest is Manifested In IN
Situation, Particularly ~ to the
Composition of the Platform-Mr.
Bryan to Make an Address.

LINCOLN, Neb., March 18.-While
there may be a few family fights in the
Democratic and Populist conventions
called for tomorrow night, to elect
delegates to the Democratic National
convention at Kansas City-and the
Populist convention at Sioux Falls
they are not expected to have any in
fuence upon the final action Of both
gatherings, which will be to select
Bryan delegates and instruct them
to vote for him first, last and all the
time.
1t is expected that there will be
sharp struggles in the afternoon eau
cuses for the positions of delegates at
large in the Democratic convention,
but whoever wins, the result will be
the same. Whoever gets a place on
the Nebraska delegation will be a
shouter for VIM. Jennings Bryan.
The Populists have a %squabble of their
W to settle over the delegation from
Omaha, Douglass county. Two sets of
delegates are coming to town to-mor-
row from Omaha. One is the mid
dle-of-the-road" faction, led by Ma
tional Committeeman d. Glenn Beaver
and the other the f~usionists, headed
by E.. e. Thomas. The Beaver men
withdrew from the county convention
yesterday and formed a delegation of
their own. I'VE won't try the case
until we hear it," said Governor Poyn-
ter, today, but If the facts are Is
have been reported, / guess there is no
doubt that Mr.. Beaver and his dele
cation will go over the transom."
Governor Poynter declared that
there is no doubt whatever that the
Populist convention would send a del
egation to Sioux Falls instructed for
Bryan.
Much interest is manifested regard
ing the platform to be adopted by the
Democratic convention. 1t will be
drawn up under the personal super
vision of MI. Bryan and is understood
to be his declaration of the platform
which, in his opinion, the national
convention at Kansas City should
place beneath the feet of its presi-
Dental nominee. The platform of to-
morrow will be an affirmation of the
Chicago platform, will contain planks
antagonistic to the trusts, declaring
against the formation of a large
standing army, against the foreign
policy of the present administration.
At present it is not the intention of
the free silver Republicans to hold a
convention tomorrow, although it
may be so determined later. The pro-
liability is, however, that simply a
meeting will be held and the candi-
dacy of Mr.. Bryan endorsed.
After the adjournment of the con
ventions, Mr.. Bryan will deliver an
address to the auditorium. Prepare
tions are being made to render it a
notable event in view of the fortieth
anniversary of Mr.. Bryan's birth.
If the middle-of-the-road Populists are
refused admission to the Populist conven-
ton tomorrow, as 1t most probable, they
will hold a convention of their own and
choose a delegation to be sent from Ne
braska to be sent to the middle-of-the-road
convention which is to be held in Cincin-
natl. Secretary Parker, of the middle-of-
the-road Populist national committee, said
tonight:
1--WE are going to have a Nebraska del
egation at Cincinnati and if the conven-
ton tomorrow refuses to recognize the
Cincinnati convention we will choose our
own delegation"