The age-herald., 1900-05-09
CANDIDATES NU MEROUS May Adjourn Without Naming
 Vice-President. TONNE IS A STRONG fAV0RITE Friends of Bryan Will Do Nothing That Will Embarrass His Candidacy
 Convention May Adjourn
 to Kansas City
TONNE IS A STRONG fAvORITE

Sioux Falls, S. D., May S.-The increase I of delegates and the approach to the time
 of calling the national populist convention l to order served to accentuate the difficult l ties of opinion among the delegates as to the policy to be pursued with reference to the nomination of candidate for the vice
 presidency. As time goes it becomes more and more evident that this is practi- cally the only uestion which the conven. ton will have to decide and it is occupying the attention alike of delegates and vis- itors so exclusively to render the situa- tion quite monotonous on that account.
 There is occasional reference to the plat form and it is understood that a few of the Hong headed leaders, having been
 doing up plans and suggesting propositions for incorporation in the declaration of principles; but while this is true the great majority of persons in attendance are dis cussing the vice presidential problems.
 Most of the delegates held conferences today The greatest difference of opinion among the delegates from states is shown in the Nebraska, Kansas. Iowa and Mis- souri delegations. Nebraska delegates feel
 they are in a peculiarly delicate position
 because they are especially anxious to
 subserve the interests of MT. Bryan. They
 held two meetings during the day but l failed to reach a conclusion and will meet l again tomorrow morning for further con- l sultation as to what course to pursue. Allen Working for Bryan
 Senator Allen who may be considered the leader of the delegation as he is also the especial champion of MT. Bryan is air. ing himself especially to secure that ac-
 ton which will most certainly rebound to Bryans benefit. A maority of the dele
 gates from Nebraska are apparently fa-
 yorable to the reference of the whole ques-
 ton to committee of one from each
 state to be appointed to confer with the democrats at Kansas City and 1t is be- lieyed that Senator Allen is in accord with this sentiment. In his explanations to the delegation he has dwelt especially upon the importance of avoiding the complica- tion which the nomination of Watson for vice president caused in 1896, the inference being that he believes that any nomina-
 tion at this time would be liable to cause a similar complication in the coming cam
 paign. .,.,,,
 In this position Senator Allen is sharply antagonized by Senator Butler Of North Carolina and Senator Pettigrew of this state It may be said in fact that the sem ators who are present representing opln- ions on this absorbing question and II LOOKS as though they will carry their differences into the arena itself. In case they do the convention will be by no means monot- cnous one.
 Mr. Patterson of Colorado is a jealous supporter of the proposition to name committee of conference and not to nomi- nate a vice presidential candidate. He Is and mpnflriAn and will bring much strength to that side of the controversy in case it should be opend up in the convention. Senators But Ter ana Pettigrew are unquesuonaDly exert ing their utmost endeavor in behalf or MT. Towne, and while they appreciate that there are still many obstacles to overcome they express themselves in private conver- astion as very confident of success. One straw showing the way the wind blows IS found in vote which was taken on the special train coming from Omaha this morning.
 Majority for Towne
 The cars containing sixty-eight delegates were canvassed and of the 6S votes cast 5S were favorable to Towne. There Is, how ever, among those who believe in the wis., dom of nominating candidate some oppo- sition to MT. Towne. A certain element lead by General Weaver of Iowa is advo- acting the nomination of a straight popu- list, while there are others who express the opinion that if candidate other than popust is to be nominated he should be a man of democratic proclivities so as to make sure of his endorsement by the dem- ocratic convention. In this connection some of the Illinois delegates have suggested ex- Vice President A. D. Stevenson. There Is also present a gentleman from New York, who is in circulation very industriously among the delegates in the interest of Con- gressman Sulzer. He assures them that Sulzer is in accord with many of the popu- list views and eloquently pleads the case of his champion
 The friends of Mir. Stevenson call atten- tion to the fact that he has not only once been elected vice president, but that he has made record as a greenbacker. MT. Townes supporters meet these arguments by pointing to his record as silver advo- cate and assert that he would make campaign equal to that of MT Bryan him- self. They are met on this point by the argument that the democrats would never republican proclivities.
 Still another proposition which has been made-and this Is advocated by Delegates Washburn and Brown of Massachusetts is that the convention should name several persons, any one of whom would be ac- ceptable to the popuists as vice presi- dential candidate. and appoint committee to confer with the democrats as to which of them should be placed upon the ticket. This proposition is apparently gaining in -~----------~~~--~-------
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