The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-02
DRYAN'S ADMIRERS
ARE FULL OF FIGHT
Nebraska, Minnesota and Michigan
Delegations Want Convention to
Follow Those of Republican and
Democratic Parties.

St Louis, April 1.-h admirers of Will
liam Jennings Bryan among the dele
gates to the national convention of the
populist party, which meets tomorrow to
nominate candidates, are no more sue
cessful tomorrow than they have been to-
day in efforts to procure a postponement
of the convention until after the demo-
cratic national convention the state dele
cations of Nebraska. Minnesota and Mich
igan will bolt the convention according
to an announcement made tonight by the
secretary of the Nebraska delegation.
The decision to take this action was
reached at caucus held tonight by the
Nebraska delegates. e. A Walrath, Sec
retary of the Nebraska state committee.
declared today that Nebraska would abide
by the action of the committee but d
different temper was shown at tonight's
caucus. It was decided that Nebraska
should ask for the adoption of a platform,
the selection of a new national committee
and an adjournment until after the re-
publican and democratic conventions are
held If these things are denied and the
convention proceeds to make nominations.
Nebraska, which is said to have the full
support of Michigan and Minnesota, will
walk out of the nall, according to the
plan agreed on tonight
Going Too Fast.
The admirers of Bryan. mostly from
Nebraska, declare that the nomination of
candidates at present is premature and
that 1t would be wisdom to await the ac-
tions of the republican and democratic
conventions before placing ticket in the
field. They admitted that they are in
minority as compared TO the delegates
pledged to nominate Thomas E. Watson
of Georgia. but say they have letters
from Watson expressing the opinion that
it is unwlse to hold the populist conven-
tion at SO early a date.
Members of the national committee who
are favorable to Watson positively re-
fused to listen TO any proposal for an
adjournment.
National Chairman James II. Ferris
fatty refused to consider the adjourn
ment. The supporters of Bryan then went
to the committee on credentials deelar-
ing that some men attending the con-
venton were not regularly accredited by
proper state conventions. They made no
progress in this direction and then went
again before the national convention at
the evening session of that body, but no
comfort was forthcoming. They then de-
clared that they will carry the question
to the floor of the convention and seek
to bring about adjournment.
The Nebraska delegation arrived today
and took headquarters at a hotel in
distant part of the city and did not go
to populist headquarters until late i'll
the afternoon.
Watson the Favorite.
About 1000 of the 100 delegates are in
structed to nominate Thomas e. Watson
of Georgia for President Judge Sam
uel w Williams of Tincennes, Ind and
Frank f. Rchen of st. Louis are the
only men mentioned for Vice President.
The convention will be called to order
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock in the
Olympic theatre by National Chairman
Ferris of Illinois After address Fer
ris will turn the gavel over to Gen. Ja-
cob S. Coxey of Mt. Vernon, o., who
will be temporary chairman. For per-
manent chairman Frank E. Richey of st.
Louis has been selected.
After the convention has been organ
lied and the committees appointed an
adjournment will be taken until after
noon, when the platform will he con-
sidered. The nomination of candidates
will hardly take place before Friday.
1t is doubtful whether the resolution
committee of any political party was ever
confronted by such a mass of "planks
as has been showered upon that which
is preparing the platform for tomorrows
convention. Every delegate seems to be
loaded down with them and they cover
almost every conceivable subject, from
the national currency down to a plan
to prevent New Yorks 400 from snug
CLING diamonds through the customs
house.
Present sentiment is against any decla-
ration for or against prohibition.