Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-08
P0PULISTS MEET
FOR CONVENTION
'ShaIgbts" Assembling at Sioux
Falls for Tomorrow
OTHERS ARE AT CINCINNATI
Parry Has Two Wings All Right
discussion Of what Bach May
no Wednesday.

Sioux Falls.S. d., May S.-Thero were
probably 600 delegates 60 the P5puust
convention here at noon today. An the
leading natives have been busy
during the Gay discussing the policies
90 De pursued IN the convention. In
tergst centers upon the nomination Of
Vice President but It cannot set be
said there IS any crystaulzcd SUCCESS
ton as 20 the most desirable plan to
pursue. There has been a hint that
Cen. Weaver may be named for this
place; the name OF Dr. Taylor Of Chi
cago is occasionally mentioned. and
iodoy's arrivals brought the suggestion
Of the name Of Z. Gerry Brown. OF
Massachusetts. So far, however as in-
oiWduals ere concerned there Is sun
more talk OF Mr. T0wne. Silver Repub-
hoan than OF any one else But upon
the whole, the delegates who have ar
tNe0 seem inclined TO- favor th. plan
OF making no nomination for Vice
president, leaving the matter Of decid-
ing upon o. candidate TO q committee
lo De appointed to confer with the
Democrats and silver Republicans.
The Colorado delegation. led by the
hon. I. NJ. Patterson Is strongly press.
ing ms course as the wisest. and KAN
sas ana Nebraska are apparently in
cllncd 20 second the suggestion The
plan also has advocates from Texas. Il
is stated by those who have good OPP
portunitIes OF knowing that The plan
originated with Mr. Bryan himself
The Nebraskan delegation. which
came in az 9 o'clock this m0rning,was
accompanied on Us special train by the
Colorado delegation and parts OF the
Kansas, Texas. Iowa and Missouri dele
CATIONS. The train carried about $50
delegates Am OK them came direct
from the Omaha banquet. which they
pronounce one OF the greatest successes
of las kind on record.
Among the leaders who have arrived
are.
Hon ~ NJ. Patterson OF Colorado:
John W. Breldenthal. OF Kansas. who Is
slated FOR the POpulist nomination for
governor OF that State; John Allen. ma
tional committeeman from Kansas.
Gov Poyuter and Chairman j. II. Ed
m'slon of Nebraska; j. IA. tCylonel
Davis and Chairman j. s. Bradley of
Texas. and i. Gerry Brown OF Mnssa-
chusetts.
The national committee viii meet to-
night for the purpose OF selecting tenn
porary chairman and temporary secre-
tary, and preparing q temporary roll II
delegates There is some talk 90 the
effect that the committee would take
official cOgni2anCe of the Cincinnati holt
but Chairman Butler says now be win
make reference 90 this bolt in his in
troductoy speech 90 the convention,
ana 10 VIII then remain with the con-
ygntion 90 decide whether any further
recognition viii be given Ct.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Cincinnati. May S--Delegates 10 the
national convention OF the middla-of-
the-roJd P0pulists which viii be opened
ia this city on Wednesday, began to-
day Go wear a business air.
Wharton Barker Of Pennsylvania and
lgnatIus D0nneIly OF Minnesota are
both on the ground. making their head
quarters at the Dennis0n hotel The
Texas delegation OF over so men ar
rived today This gave rise 90 predic-
dons, on The part OF j. A. Parker. sec
Rotary of the national committee. that
no less than 600 delegates win be IN
their seats when Chairman DCaver calls
for order at 23J tomorrow afternoon.
Little WIS heard today regarding the
plan on the part Of the Minnesota dele
cation 20 promote Mr. Donuelly Tor the
presidential nominee That such a plan
had been made was not denied by any
one. but the general feeling seems 10 be
that the initiative and referendum tick
90 of Barker and Donnclly selected two
years ago To- this city should be- ratified
now. Absolutely nothing was heard
of the plan 90 fuse with the social DEM
oCr8ts and endorse T. " Debs
Regarding the platform declarations
no definite lines have been mapped out,
but Do Is believed the Omaha platform
win be endorsed practically verbatim,
with a few additional p.anH Oh the
new issues.
Wharton Barker said today that h0 is
opposed 10 territorial expansion. but is
lu favor of trade expansion Di the
most pronounced typn 10 Dr. nor improb-
able that on this question of expansion
the resolutions committee VIII aNperi-
ouce considerable trouble. as uo two
delegates are apparently gt the same
opinion