The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-08
GATHERING AT SIOUX FALLS.
roPUIsTs WILL BE UNANIMOUS
FOR COL. BRYAN.

VIII BE Done for Harmony he
tween Democrats, Populists and
silver Republicans.
Sioux Falls. s. D., May THE delegates
to the Peoples Party Convention who
have already arrived spent the afternoon
In formal conferences and visiting the
tent In which the convention is to be
he'd.
This enormous tent can seat 5000 or 10,-
600 people, and IL is rapidly being put in
share. The streets are literally decorated
and on every hand there are evidences OF
tho citys welcome TO the visitors.
The convention will be called to order
Wednesday at o'clock by Chairman Butt
ler He will make a brief speech, after
which prayer will be offered by some To-
cal minister not yet selected. An address
OF welcome will be made by either Sena-
tor Pettgrew or Gov. Lee. A temporary
chairman will then be named, and after
the appointment of committees, the con-
yention will adjourn until Thursday
For temporary chairman Gov. Rodgers
OF Washington was chosen, but he an
nounced to-day that he was unable to at
end This makes another selection neces-
sary.
Among the delegates who have arrived
are Senators Butler Allen and Pettigrew;
Congressman Sutherland. Capt. Rynder
and Mr. Ods of Pennsylvania; Mr. Nc
Gavock of Virginia; Mr.. Boyd of North
Carolina and Mr.. Sibley OF New York. Sem
ator Heitfeld of Idaho is expected to-mor-
ROW.
The principal talk to-day has been about
the policy to be pursued In the selection
of vice presidential candidate. BY those
already present there Is manifested quite
noticeable friendship for Hon. Charles
A. Towne, the silver Republican leader
of Minnesota, but there are some who
contend that the honor should go to a
Populist.
Butler Favors Towne.
Senator Butler Is among those who ars
believed to favor Mr.. Towne. In an inter-
view he said:
1--WE are going to be liberal with the
other parties who are cooperating with
| us on general lines. In 1896 we took Bry-
an after he had been nominated by the
| Democrats and we stood loyalty by him
| to the end of the campaign. This year
the Peoples party Is going ia be the first
party to put him in the field, and 30 far as
|
| general disposition towards going even
further II need be and selecting a candi-
date for the vice presidency who will be
| acceptable to silver Republicans. Those
| whom are seen are perfectly united upon
| the proposition that all must be done that
| It is possible to do to secure absolute
| harmony among Populists, Democrats and
silver Republicans in the support OF Mr..
| Bryan, and l believe the party VIII
| be found equal to the surrender
Of h1fGx IT, fs.rIa 70
| permanent desderatum. In fact, I speak
within bounds when / say that never
| within the history of the country has any
| party ever shown such unselhshness and
! such devotion TO principles as the Peo-
| pies party has shown In the past and Is
willing TO show now to bring victory to q
| cause"
| Unanimous for Bryan.
Asked II he did not refer In his remarks
| Just quoted to the possibility of the nom-
ination Of Mr.. Towne for Vice President,
| the Senator said:
81 do not go to the extent of mention-
| ing names in connection with the vice
| presidential nomination, but do not mind
| assuring you as 10 the head of the ticket.
| have heard no dissent from the propo-
| sition to nominate Mr.. Bryan for thar
| position, and / have no doubt that the
| nomination might be made by acclama-
| tion. As to the vice presidency, / will
| only say that discover proposition to
| give the nomination to a Silver Repub-
! lican, IL fman is found upon whom that
party can unite. We recognize that one
of the three parties must make a sacri-
| flee and believe our people will be found
| ready to make IL II necessary"
| AS to the bolting Populists who are to
hold their convention in Cincinnati, the
| Senator said
"They represent nobody but themselves.
and need not be dignihed by a reference
| TO them.
The PopuIIsts' Platform.
On the question OF platform 10 be adopt
| cd by the convention the opinion Is very
| general that the st. Louis declaration OF
principles will be reiterated with varla-
| tions and additions. 1--WE will express
our opinions in no uncertain way on ques-
| tions of trusts and Imperialism" said
a United States senator, who is dele
gate.
1--WE viii certainly take a position on
| the point Of attempting to govern any
people without their consent. AS to trusts,
| we shall not content ourselves with de-
| nouncing them but shall offer a remedy.
| That remedy IS to control the Instruments
/ of commerce, money, transportation and
| the transmission Of intelligence. In our
| st. Louis platform we took che position
| that all these. functions should be con-
| troiled by the government. We viii ac-
complish our end II we point out that
| to assume this control will be to suppress
| the trusts, and, furthermore we win at
tempt nothing new In this effort, nothing
| requiring change in the constitution,
| for all that is there set out Is provided
| for In that Instrument"
The financial plank Of the ST. Louis
| platform-will be unchanged and the gold
standard bill passed az the pr sent session
| OF Congress will be denounced as in favor
| of the national banks and dangerous to
| the best interests of the public at large.
| The Porto Rican legislation viii be de-
| nounced and IL win be declared that the
| constitution. follows the flag in the acqui-
| stlon Of territory. The Republican party
| win also be charged with failure to keep
! faith in Cuba, and with transcending all
| bounds OF propriety in the management OF
the Philippine question. Miitarism will
also play an important part in the plat
| form. The matter Of increasing the stand
| Ing army of the United States will be
frowned upon as giving the President the