El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-04


AZ dozen of eggs, three umbrellas, IL
lead pencils, l bible, l dictionary, l
moving blade, 2 hoes, L overcoa5,
boxes OF paper collars. none OF which
| have ever been returned, called my OPP
| ponent q erambulated liar-dOctor bill
$40; had five argume nts with my wife,
which resulted in one flower vase be-
ing smashed, one broom-haudie broken,
one shirt bosom ruined, one handful of
whiskers being pulled out, 20c worth of
sticking plaster bought, besides spend
ing 81, 1913.
| The populist NATIONAL convention is
to be held in Cincinnati May the
ninth. and 1t Is expected that eig b t
hundred or a thousand delegates will
be present. Wharton Barker, Phila-
delphiap, who IL seems has been named
by several state conventions of popul-
| lists as the proper candidate for the
head of their ticket, asserts that Bry-
ans chances are dead, that the popul-
lists don't want him this year aud that
the democrats won't have him be-
cause they have to lure the gold demo-
Gratis back to the fold. According to
Mr.. Barker Mr.. Bryan Is likely to fall
| between the two stools. Perhaps Mr..
Barker's own candidacy for national
honors may make him blind to the pos
| sibilities of others.
Adelbert Dewey, cousin Of the al
miral, is quoted as of the opinion that
Dewey does not really expect the dem
| ocratic nomination, much less the cleo
ton to the presidency. Cousin Dewey
| ia of the opinion that Dewey Is the
vain hope of gold bug democrats and
paw to pull their chestuuts out of the
! fire of Bryanism. Mrs. Dewey, he
says, has no political am billions what
ever: she is devoutly religious and
thinks more of her church matters
than of society or political preferment.
Notwithstanding, Dewey AYERS he is
still a candidate and still democrat
and at the proper time he will cay
more.
The middle of the road populists
want Watson OF Georgia for their no.
himself to be their chief. AS told in
Wednesdays HERALD, the Georgian is
DESTROYS of being politically dead and
staying so but his admirers are loath
to take his no. The middle OF the
road populists insisted upon his name
at the head of their ticket In 1896.
Next to Watson they cherish Eugene
Debs.
The presiding officer of the New
York state republican convention Is
credited with the following bon mot Of
comparison. He said the democratic
party is like the lightning bug and
said:
The lightning bug Is brilliant,
But 1t hasn's any mind.
1t stumbles through existence
With It's headlight on behind.
On second count IL Is discovered
that the populists are to hold two
national conventions, 30 as to be sure
hor a.
one at Sioux Falls. The Cincinnati
will be rather for the middle of the
road men who will not support Bryan,
the Sioux Falls one for fusion populists.
What further splits there will be be-
fore the month is up the gods them
selves probably could not forecast.
In response to Ex-Governor Hogg's
boom OF Ex-Governor Stone for vice
presidency, Ex-Governor Store says
that he will be most happy and there
is ute an elaborate exchange of ex-
gubernatorial compliments. Ex- Gov
ernor Stone says that he is not like
Roosevelt and other gentlemen, the
vice presidency is good enough for
him.
The state convention of populists Of
Illinois instructed their delegates to
the national convention at Sioux Falls
to endorse Bryan for president and DR..
Howard S. Taylor fer vice president.
Taylor is prosecuting attorney for the
city Of Chicago.
Potato Pipgree" denies that he
ever said that the hope of the country
now lies in the democratic party-or
anything of the sort. The republicans
do not worry much one way or the
other but the democrats are jubilant.
Senator Daniel OF Virginia says he
hopes the Kansas City convention
will have the courage to make plat
form for 1900." Senator German says
YEARLY Of the Kansas City convention,
"What's the use?"
The Washington Post says that the |
Hon. Joe Johnston will 60 down into |
history as the man who attempted to |
blow down the muzzle of Alabama ex-
pansion sentiment in order to ascertain |
If 1t were loaded.
St. Louis presents no less than four
names of willin' Barkises for the lieut. |
enant-gubernatorial honors of the |
state From over all Missouri there |
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