THE OMAHA , DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUXE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY , JULY 21 , 1806. SIXGLE COl'Y FIVE CENTS.
CAMPAIGN OPENS NEXT WEEK
Chairman Banna Visits Chicago to Make
Arrangements.
SPEAKERS FOR MINNESOTA AND NEBRASKA
JJ
Scnntnr IliirroitH nnil llouwcll ' lion
In Kir.- the I'lrM SliotM fur Me-
Klnley In Thriic Two
litntc * .
CHICAGO , July 20. Mark Hanna arrive" !
In Chicago today and national rebubtlcar
hcadquarterE are to be opened an soon a !
the executive committee selects quarters ,
Accompanying the chairman ot the national
republican committee when he arrived were
Senator Thurston , S. W. Allcrtoo and Ches
ter M. Dawcs. Awaiting his arrival at thi
hotel wan a gathering of leading repub
licans. Including National Cotnmltteemer
Durbln , Perry S. Heath , John It. Tannei
and a host of men with suggestions read )
to submit to the consideration ot the execu
tive committee. While the nominal chargt
of the western committee's work will be
in the hands of Mr. Hanna himself , the com
mittee which will have to do with the ac
tual work will be Messrs. Payne , Durblt
and Lcland. The distribution of llteraturi
throughout the west will be one ot thi
flrsi alms of the committee. The republlcai
campaign In the west will be opened nex
week In Minnesota and Nebraska will
speedier Senator Burrows and Kosxvel
G. lion .Michigan. These matters of dc
tall wen Lettlcd at a meeting of the ad
vlsory committee held today at the Audi
torlum hotel. It went Into session at 1' ,
o'clock and did not adjourn until after '
o'clock tonight. Just In time for Mr. Hann :
to catch a train back to Cleveland. Jus
before he left for Cleveland tonight Chair
man Hanna said he was not seriously ills
turbed by the apparent growth of the fre <
silver sentiment In the western states. Hi
ilocs not believe It is as strong as it hai
been represented , but he will conduct thi
campaign upon the Idea that the sllvci
people have as much strength as the :
claim ,
"We will Inaugurate the campaign a
once. " he said , "by distributing soum
money literature and sending sound raonc :
speakers into the sliver strongholds. "
M'lvIM.UY VISITS
\Vllt Deliver n .Vnn-l'iirll-ciii Aililrcx
lit tile Oeiilelillllll.
CANTON. O. , July 20. There was no blan
of trumpets or pretension of formality o
office when Major McKinley started on hi
trip to Cleveland today. It was a dam ]
rainy morning In Canton. It was first In
tended that Major and Mrs. McKinley choult
leave for Cleveland at 3:55. : The major' ;
mall , however , has assumed such enormou :
proportions that he found It Impossible ti
leave at that time. Ho was engaged wltl
Private Secretary Boyle during the morn
ing endeavoring to take care of thousand
ot letters that had reached him Saturda ;
evening and Sunday. Shortly after uoo !
his one-horse surrey was driven to his resl
dencc and Major and Mrs. McKinley wer
driven to the railroad station. They tool
the 12:30 : McKinley flyer on the Cleveland
Canton & Southern railroad , due In Clevc
land at 2:30 : o'clock , entering an ordlnar :
coach. Governor McKinley will be the gucs
of National Chairman M. A. Hanna In Cleve
land. Mr. Hanna , however. Is In Chicag
today arranging for republican headquarter
there , and will not see his dlstlugulshei
guest until hlb return tomorrow. Majo
JIcKlnley's address at the formal openini
of the Centennial at Cleveland Tuesday will
of course , be entirely non-partisan In char
acter.
This Is Major McKlnley's first trip fron
Canton since his nomination. . The crowd
assembled at the station to bid' him good-b ;
merely as neighbors and fellow citizens. H
Is expected to return Thursday next and h
may come via Alliance , twenty miles eas
of Canton. He Is a member of the bean
of directors of the Mount Union colleg
there and may possibly make an addrts
there.
Among the letters received by Major Mr
Klnlcy this morning was one from th
Young Men's Republlacn club of .Omabs
saying :
To Hon William JIcKlnley , Canton : Th
Young Mcn'n Republican club of Omah
Fends tfrc-etliiKb to the standard bearer c
the n. publican party and Rives to him a :
tiunince that the nomination of n cltlze
of Nebraska by the democratic iintloiu
convention will In no wise affect the en
thUBlasm ami the loyalty of the young re
public-aim of Omaha. This Is a contest o
principles ami In this contest we shu
light tor the triumph of William McKlnlcj
who stands for national honor and nation !
prosperity.
CHARLES K. WIXTEU , President.
J. A. IJKCK. Secretary.
CLEVELAND. July 20. The run fror
Canton to Cleveland was made In a rail
Etorm. At each station there were cheer
for McKinley as the train stopped. At New
burg , eight miles from Cleveland , the cen
tennlal committee , headed by ex-Mayor Blec
Colonel R. C. Parsons , Colonel Myron 7
Hcrrick , H. B. Mclntosh , Hon. John C. Co
vert. 11. R. Hatch and Harvey Goulder , me
the train and escorted Major McKinley an
wife Into Cleveland. At the station thcr
were crlrs of "There's our next president.
There was no formal demonstration. Majo
and Mrs. McKinley took a carriage for Chair
man M. A. Hanua's residence , where Mi
Hanna will Join them on bis return fret
Chicago tomorrow.
. \llliuiee Itciuilillcnii Hnlljr.
ALLIANCE. Neb. . July 20.-Speclal.- ( )
The political campaign In this county wa
opened Saturday night at the Phelan oper
huusi ) with a grand ratification rally ,
torchlight procession and street parade ha
been arranged , but early In the evening
heavy rain commenced , lasting far. severs
hours. NoUiwIthstandlng the Inclemenc
of the weather , neatly evrry seat was filled
Hon. James Caldwell ot Lincoln was th
first speaker , and confined his remarks ci
ttlitflvcly to the silver question. The arra
nf facts presented ought to convince an
reasoning voter of the undesirablllty of sue
a policy of Humiliation. Senator F. U
Mondell of Wyoming took advantage of th
occasion to denounce * s faUo the report
clic.ula.tcd to the tiffcct that ho had espouse *
( ho rauso of free silver , and Mid he wa
only In faior of that wucu an Internationa
agreement bf arrangeM , Hon. A. E. Cadj
republican nomlncu for congress from th
Sixth dUtrlct. wns thn last speaker , mi
innJc a favorable Impression.
flnj- Center ItcnulilleniiN InierrMril
PLAY CEXTF.K , Neb. . July SO.-Speclal ,
Judge MorrU of Cre'te spoke here Salur
day evening to a happy crowd of republican
with a noodly number of populists as Inter
e-steU guests. The Judge opoko for over a :
hour tint ) a half nml na one thawed the leas
Ooblrc to ha\e him stop ; Ills arguments wcr
the plain , cmivlnoluy kind that always In
trrrst. No such presentation of the inone
question has uvcr been heard here , and th
icpubllrans arc rejoicing over their mccrss
Sul opening of the campaign. A rcpubllca :
club was organized with 1 < V ) members t
start with and many more to i-oiue ,
Pl-voii Itcinilillcaii * Kiilliiikliiollr.
WAKKHIKLO. Neb. , July JO. ( Special j-
A MrKlnley campaign club was organize
lure Saturday ovenlnu at the Republics !
office ulth the fallowli.g olticcrs : President
J O. Militant ) ; viceprtsldentir. . O. T. Item
I > . W. Woodworth , r. II Mcrrltt and C. V.
Hunter ; corrokpandtng secretary , Wllllat :
\\hcelor , recording kvrntary. Jaiuc * * . Mai
loryj trrjuurcr , 1) . Mathc-wcou The clu
start * with a membership ot about lot
wblfU will bo doubted ilurine the campaign
II It the first McKlolcy ilub no far organize *
In Dlxou county but there will be plcnt
raorc bt-turc uauy d > , > i.
Miiit.\sic.\\s AIII : HOT roii IIIIYAN.
Senator Allen Out In n StrniiK Stntc-
inent I'nvorlnii IIiHloriemeiit.
ST. LOUIS , July 20. The Nebraska dele
gation with United States Senator Allen at
it bend arrived today making a vlilblo
augmentation of the Bryan forces. The
members ot the delegation say that the
party Is solely for Bryan and express con
fidence In his endorsement.
"Why should not we endorse Bryan , " said
Senator Allen , asking a question In reply tc
one. "tt Is good policy the wise and
proper thing to do. Mr. Bryan represents
three If not more of the Important populist
doctrines the free and unlimited coinage
of silver , the Income tax and a revenue
tariff. Our endorsement of Bryan gives
the only hope of success at the polls. With
our endorsement he will win. If we fall
to endorse him , the logical effect will be
the same as If ve had endorsed McKinley.
Hence the choice Is between McKinley and
gold and on abnormally high tariff and
Bryan with free silver , a tariff for revenue ,
the Income tax and Its reforms. "
"What Is the prospect of this endorse
ment ? " was asked.
"I think It good , " was the reply. "There
Is a good deal ot noisy demonstration In the
hotel corridors In opposition , but It amounts
to nothing. "
The senator expressed the opinion thai
whether Bryan was endorsed or not the
populist convention would promulgate s
platform of Its own.
Some of the members of the Nebraska
delegation , among them Senator Allen , pre
pared the following statement :
"The Nebraska delegation Is authority foi
Bryan. They know him well. His lift
has been a fulfillment rather than a men
promise. We know his high character am
Croat fitness for the great office of president
He Is our neighbor and we are not decclvct
In him. If elected he will be the greatest
man trat has occupied the white house sinci
the days of Lincoln , and In his broad am
genuine sympathy for the masses he mon
nearly resembles Mr. Lincoln than any pub
He man we can recall. The nomination o
a third ticket would be the exact equivalent
of a genuine endorsement of McKinley. thi
single gold standard , an abominable hlgl
tariff tax , continued geld bond Issues , per
pctual national debt , cruel and hearties :
oppression for the west for four years am
possibly for all time. If elected president
Mr. Bryan will know no democrat , no popu
list , no republican. There will be no step
children In his political family. All win
have been with the great reform forces It
the fight will be on equal footing. He v.-ll
be the people's president. Nebraska Is fo :
Bryan. "
This enthusiastic statement coming fron
the populists of Bryan's own state attractei
much attention. The Nebraska delegatloi
is thoroughly organized and Is doing mis
slonary work among the middle-ot-the-roac
populists.
"We want to show them. " said Senate ;
Allen , "where the middle of the road la. "
Lawrence J. McParlln of New York , one o
the general secretaries of the national popu
list committee , arrived today. He exprcssei
the opinion that Bryan would be nominated
though not endorsed , and that an arrange
mcnt would be reached for an equltabli
division of the electors. He thinks thi
Omaha platform will be reaffirmed with thi
addition of a. plank endorsing the inltlativi
and referendum system.
J. E. Anderson and Dr. Evans , two dele
gates from Iowa , also came in. They ari
for Bryan under certain conditions , but an
not prepared to wholly commit themselves.
The Kansas delegation heW a meeting thi :
afternoon , at which a resolution demandlni
the endorsement of Bryan and Sewall wa
adopted. Kansas has a delegation ot ninety
two. the largest delegation that will be ll
the convention.
IIIIVAX HAS A V13HV HEAVY MAIL
I.t-ttort Pile I'p oil Him Tnster Tlini
They Cnn He Onviti-il mill Itvnil.
LINCOLN , July 20. Each day the pile o
letters at the home of William J. Bryan In
creases In size. Instead of catching up vitl
his correspondence the democratic presl
dentlal candidate gets further behind. Mon
letters come In each day than he , his wlfi
and his secretary can open and read. ;
local politician said that he thought th
national committee should supply Mr. Bryai
with a score of clerks and some competcn
men to attend to bis work , so that the cam
dictate could work upon his letter of accept
ance. "Some of these letters , " he said
"might be of vast importance and should b
attended to at once. In the thousands o
letters and telegrams there might be on
from Cleveland , Hill or some promlnen
democrat that should be attended to 1m
mediately. "
In order to let the people who have writ
ten to him understand the condition o
affairs , Mr. Bryan has given out the foi
lowing statement :
LINCOLN , Neb. . July 20.-To the Public
My dally mall has grown BO large that
tlnd It Impossible to read nil letters re
celved , and still more Impossible to repl ;
at length to each. Those who are Inter
vated In the success of our cause will ap
predate the situation and pardon me fo
muklng the following suKgtstlons :
1. As tlrmi will not permit a full discus
slon of political questions In so large i
number of private letters I nhall. In orde
to avoid discrimination , reserve all sucl
discussions for public occasions.
2. All offers of nervlces and HUgpestlon
as to the conduct of the campaign shouli
be made to the national commltte-ernei
representing th.o various states and terrl
lories. All re-quests for campaign liter
attire should be addressed to the secretary
of the national committee at headquarter"
as soon as headquarters are open. I
friends will be kliul enough to observe thi
above RUggcstlons 1 shall be able to de
vote my time more fully to the work o
the campaign. W. J. BRYAN.
Mr. Bryan has received from the Soutl
Carolina delegation a gavel of bcautlfu
workmanship made from the home of Joht
C. Callioun at Clcmson College , S. C.
Silver Conference llelinalexlliileil
WAYNE. Neb. . July 20. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A free silver conference was heli
here this afternoon x\lth an. attendance o
about forty voters. The following delegate )
were elected to attend the conference at Nor
folk : Democrats , Andy Shlnn , Walter
Gabler. J. M. Pile ; popullnts , Henry Miller
L. F. llajburn , W. E. Wallace ; prohibition
Ists , William Miller , G. P. Hitchcock. Ar
thur Miller. When It came to the repub
( leans , after an extended attempt to nami
them , six supposed republicans who wouK
act were found throughout the county. Thi
three numed were : W. M. Wrlsht. F. W
BurdtcU and M. H. Dodge. Two of then
have been populists the past three years
but formerly republicans. Judge Maxwel
wa endorsed for congress. j
All III l.lne forMcKlnlej - .
NORTH BEND , Neb. . July 20. ( Specla
Telcgiam.j A McKlnU-y and MacColl clul
wai organized here tonight with 150 charter
tor members. Dr. Ira Doan was ( hosei
president. C. A. I.ong , secretary , and T. H
Fowler , treasurer. Hon. J. E. Frlck o
Fremont addressed the club nn the coming
Issue al the opera home. The republican :
of North Bond are very enthusiastic foi
both national and state tickets. A gooc
many old-time demot-ratF say they will bup
port found money and protection. Severa
populists have feigned the list.
DenioernlH Join MclClnlrj'N Ciiluinii
CENTRAL CITY , Neb. . July 20. ( Specla
Telegram. ) A McKlnley club with ISO mnn
her * wag organized here tculstn It. H
Reynolds wan elected firer.ldcr.t , and A. J
Boyleffcretar : - . \vlth r. lltt of committee :
who will at onci : proceed to niulc : thing !
livtly for lhe"Ioy ! Orntot uf the I'i&ttv. '
Many life-long democrats joiiin : the clul
loulfht Rud mure will join. Cal.tral ( . 'If ]
i-\pi-cu lo have a club of ? &Q active mem
liers. ulio v.Ill have no stone unturuod te
roll up an olii-tlmr majority for McKinley
protection and sound money.
Miirtiin I''uvi > r Antillier ( "tin veil 11 on
NEBRASKA PITY July 20. ( Speclal--
llon J. Sterling Morton arrived thin mornIng -
Ing and " 111 spend a few days al Arboi
Lo-lgt ! vlsltlntf with hU ton , far I Mr Mor
ten expresses liimtrlf as being heartily It
tupixirt nt the movement to call a rouvcn
lieu to uotntuctu A kouuii jucuey tltVct.
TIM t IT 'f Oil ITI n If t VIIM fT/l
TELLERS SILVER MAMlxSTC
Strong Pica for the Co-Operation of All Fre <
Coinage Forces ,
HEARTY SUPPORT FOR BRYAN AND SEWALL
llultlttir ItrtniMlcniiK Clinic tint Full
unit Siiunre for tinoinlnern of
the Democratic Cnnt entlnu
mill < ! l\u
DENVER. July 20. sSenator Teller anc
six ot his associates who left the national
republican convention made public till ;
evening an address to the silver republican !
of the country setting forth their vlewi
of the situation. The silver republican con
grcismen and senators have been In confer
ence at Manltou for several days over theli
statement. In addition to those signing thi
address , Senator Pettlgrew of South Dakoti
and Senator Cannon of Utah are declare *
to be In sympathy with It , although Senatoi
Cannon was not present at the conferenct
owing to business engagements In Boston
The address Is as follows :
We de-em It lilting that we , who havi
heretofore tilllllatt-d with the national re
publican party and who havu re
jected the hnanclal plank of thi
platform adopted nt ht. Louis am
refused to support the nominees of th' '
convention , should state our position In th' '
presidential campaign and brleliy glvo ou
reasons In support thereof.
When certain delegates to the nattona
republican convention repudiated the tlnan
clal plank of the platform and wtthdrev
from the convention , we dctermintil tha
we would glvp our support to such candl
date-s as snould appear most willing am
capable of aiding In the restoration o
silver to Its rlglitful place as standan
money. The democratic party In Its Chicago
cage convention has taken a position ii
its platform so pronouncedly favorable t' '
silver , and has nominated candliiaU-s o
such unquestionable convictions In favo
of the bimetallic policy and of such hlgl
personal character that we have deter
mined to give them our support. We sup
port such candidates because they repre
sent the great principle of bimetallism
which we believe to be the cau.se of hu
manlty and civilization and the paramoun
question now before the American people
FOR BUYAN AND SEWALL.
We. therefore , announce that v.-c shall
by voice and vote , support Messrs. Uryai
and Sewall for president and vice presl
dent , and we appeal to all citizens , am
especially to re-publicans who feel as w
do , that gold monometallism would be o
lasting Injury to the country , to act wltl
us in Eecuilnjt their election. The demo
crats who believe in the gold standan
are announcing their Intention to supper
McKinley or proposing to put u third can
dldate In the Held for the avowed purpos
of aidingMr. . McKlnley's election. A firea
number of leading and Influential Uemo
cratlc journals have declared that the'
will sunport the republican nominees. 1
Is evident there Is to be u union of force
on the part of the gold standard to dec
Mr. JIcKlnle-y and a congress favorabl
to him which will support the Jlnancla
policy outlined In the republican platform
To those who believe In bimetallism
which means the equal treatment of botl
gold and silver at the mints of the na
tlon. there * is but one course to pursue
and that Is to unite all the silver force
and to oppose with all our might the can
dldate representing the policy which % v
believe Is fraught with disaster to th
nation and luln to the people.
Gold monometallism means the shifting t
gold alone , as primary money , all the bur
dens of commerce and credit formerl
borne by gold and silver , and as the world'
stock of these metals has always bee
about equal In amount It means the dou
blliiK of the burden upon gold. Doublln
the burden upon gold means doubling th
demand for the same , and doubling th
demand , of necessity , doubles the valu
thereof. This gradual Phlftlns to gold c
all the burdens of both gold and sllve
has caused a gradual and steady Increas
In the value of every dollar redeemabl
In polil , and hence n gradual and stead
decline In the value of every commodit
that is measured by that dollar.
The representatives and supporters , c
Mr. McKinley consented to the. Insertlo
In the St. ' Louis platform of the gold stanO
ard declaratlonf or bimetallism "when th
leading commercial nations' of the worl
consent. " but until that consent was se
cured the ( jold standard mim be malr
talned. It Is well known that this consen
cannot be secured from Great Britain , an
that such declaration for blmetalllsi
means nothing with this limitation upon Ii
Mr. McKinley consented to the declarn
tlon for the gold standard In the platforr
and In his recent speeches has accepted I
and has become the advocate thereof ; h
has shown by his speeches heretofore mad
that he understood the danger of the gel
standard and the distress which would b
Intllctful upon the American people by It
adoption , and yet he pledges the peopl
to .support and maintain that system nn
fasten upon them all the evils of the flnan
clal system w'hlch he has heretofore re
pudlated , If they will make him presldeni
Whatever may have been his attitude o
the money question in the past , he mus
Inevitably hereafter support the sam
financial system that the present demo
cratic administration has , and If t-Iecte
must continue the policy of Mr. Cle-velan
In the sale of bonds In time of peace
Hence , with the success of Mr. McKlnlej
we may look for a continued Increase o
the public debt and the sale of bonds t
maintain the gold standard.
CHYING CALAMITY.
That the condition of the country is no
satisfactory all admit. The producers o
wealth are- not receiving fair and prope
compensation for their labor , whether I
field , factory or mine ; enterprise ha
ceased ; values are constantly declining
labor Is unemployed ; discontent and dls
tre-ss prevail to an extent never befor
known In the history of this country , an' '
no reason can be found for such an un
happy condition pave In a vicious monetar
system. Those who profess to deplore th'
present financial condition and oppose th
free colnace of silver are divided In opln
Ion as to the cause of the present condi
tlon. Some declare that It is because w
have too much tariff ; others that we hav
not enough , while the fact exists that ever1
Fold standard country In the world
whether It has a high or low tariff. In nov
and has been during recent years In th
throes of a financial panic ; and every sll
ver standard country , compared with It
former condition. Is enjoyln ? an Indtistrta
development and a degree of prosperlt-
hitherto unknown In Its history. Whli
thus differing In opinion they unite In as
sertlng that the gold , standard must b
maintained until foreign countries shall sis
nlfy their willingness that the America !
people shall exercise the- rights of free mei
and create a financial system of their own
If we overlook the humiliation and degra
dntlon we must ftel on account of such i
declaration of financial dependency , W' '
may well inquire when the consent of th
leading commercial nations will be ob
talned. No one who has read the proceed
Ings of the three International monetnr
conferences that have already been held
or who has examined the impractlcabl' '
propositions presented at those conferences
can for a moment believe that nny interna
tlonal bimetallic agreement can ever b
made with the consent of "all the Icadlni
commercial nations of the world. "
When will Great Britain- controlled as sh
Is and e-ver will be by the creditor classes
who collect vast sums of money for Inter
est due her and her citizens , who buy o
us annually many more millions than sh- -
sells to us. and whose Interest it Is ti
make the pound xttrllni ; purchase as mucl
of our products as jio.-slble , consent tha
we shall be financially Independent asv
are supposed to U > politically Independent
When did the creditor classes of Grea
Britain ever give up or In any way yieli
an advantage such as they now rmcbes
through the maintenance of the gold stand
arU ? There Is no hope for International bl
mi-lalllsm until the rnlted States shall ts
lnbllfh bimetallism for Itse-lf , and whei
that i done International bimetallism ma'
bo secured without the consent of Grea"
Britain. The Untied States on all othe
subjects of legislation acts Independent ! '
of any other nation on earth. Uy wha'
protcfK of reasoning Is Its rlnht , authorlr
or ability to legislate upon this the mos
lmi > ortant subjrct with which it has ti
deal , questioned or denied ?
OHEAT IS COLUMBIA.
With a nation equal In wealth and nowe
to one-fourth of the world , It Is cowardl-
to say that we must ask the iiermissloi
of Great Britain to establish and malnlali
a financial policy of our own. Believing
as we do. that a return to th monetar
* ytrra etptclally recognized In the consd
tullon and completely provided for by lav
from iw till IbTJ affords the or.ly crouni
of hop * for the betterment of the dls
tressed condition of all the rinses txci-p
Ihow who live by tne Inmment tha
money loaned elves to those who loan it
we appeal to all classes to rally to th
support of the only cnmlldat t who o sue-
ci-ss Indlcntc * nny hope of relict. Let the
merchant and business man whose dwind
ling and lessened profit * have , despite hla
cnre and economy , uroupht him face to face
with prospective Imnkruplcy ruin , the
professional man whose best efforts
scarcely afford him cornptnrntlon for his
labor alone , the farmer , the- continually
falling prices of whose products have left
him no return ! " for'--.capltal Invested and
work performed , ana last , but not least ,
let the grand army/of Ultorlng men so-
called , the artisan , the mechanic nnd the
miner , and every olio who depends upon
his dally labor for hi ? dully bread , look
about him nml observe the great number ol
those who vainly seek" for n chnnce to
work , upon the great army of enforced
Idlers , and one and all resolve to try. not
an experiment ( for bimetallism Is not nn
experiment ) , but rnther n return to a policy
that throughout the vlcl. ? ltudts of our
nation's Infancy , through the Internecine
struggle of Its manhood , kept Us n great ,
free and prosperous nation , In which labor
was not only respected ami employed , but
was fo compensated that vutnt and distress
such as now wcleli upon us was unknown.
Let the lesson of history , too recent anil
too plain to be gainsaid or denied , be
heeded , and let there bo no fear that a sys
tem that so wonderfully protecte-il labor ,
developed business i-ntprpnye and secured
to the nation a contented nnd prosperous
people In the past will do htight but brlnu
to us a return of like prosperity , the pre
dictions of disaster of our opponents to the
contrary notwlthstandlg.
STATESMAN AND A TJIINKEH.
In Mr. Bryan the Chlcaqo convention
placed at the head of Us ticket a gentle
man of exceptional ability nnd high char
acter. No man of bis age was bettei
known throughout the United States than
he. A member of eongrt-ss tor four years
he commanded the admiration nnd respect
of all his associates. In that body as ti
scholarly state-sman and profound thinker
No man has ever nssajled his characu-i
or In any way questioned his lntegrlt >
or moral worth. His cihnracter Is a fll
example for the young men of this coun
try. He has shown In all his public ut
terances that he loves his countrv and hi ;
countrymen and that he sympathizes with
them In their distress. He lias also showr
that he believed tho-financlal system which
makes gold the standard of values was Ii
a , great decree the cause or the depresslor
and financial distress prevalent throuKhoul
the land ; that the condition now existing
will continue while the present monetary
s > stem lasts , and that In- would fain return -
turn to the use of both gold anil 'lve ' :
as they were used prior to 1ST3 , and he
has proposed such a chntfcc of the llnancla
system by the usual constitutional methods
Such was the character and such wen
the political opinions of- the candidate-
known to his countrymen , who by theli
representatives in convention , selected fron
every state In the- union , put him In nomi
nation for the hishcst olficc within the
gift of the American people.
This Is a critical period in our natlona
history. Our Industrial and nnanclal in
dependence of other nations and people ;
Is involved in this campaign , and we flrml >
believe there will bu no return of pros-
perlty until we shall have changed oui
Hnanclal system so as to restore the bi
metallic system establishes ! by the fathers
of the republic ; and ! Hb believing , wi
urge all trlcnds-of gold nnd'silver as stand
ard money and the opponents of a. slncl <
gold standard to Klve to-'Hr. Uryan nne
, ; Sew < l" 'heir heartvsupport. . In ad
vising this course no donot consider ll
nece-ssary that they shall abandon or sur
render their political Views on other ques
tions.
Profoundly Impressed with the Importance
of the Issues of this ciinlpnlgn. for our
selves nnd our associates , we respectfullj
submit the foregoing to the candid consid
eration of the American people.
.Manltou , Colo. . July a ) . ISM.
The manifesto is signed'by th following
Senator Henry M. Teller , Senator Fred T
Dubois , Congressman Charles S. Hnrtman
Senator Lee Mantle. Congressman Edgai
\\lUon , Congressman John F. Shafroth Mr
A. M. Stevenson.
MinnnE-oF-uoAir.MHx COXFIIJHXT
Clnlin n Mnjnrlt-i , < ig JXtnrlThiei
Ilunilreil Votes 4.r IJclecales.
ST. LOUIS. July 20. hie * mlddlq-ot-the
road men are doing some close figuring to
night and announce that a canvass of th (
delegates already here and whose posltlor
is known will give them a majority of 29 ;
against Bryan and for a straight ticket
There are to be two middle-of-the-road meet
ings tomorrow , one In the afternoon am
another In the evening. Speeches are to b <
rnaJe by Hardstaff atfd Southwlck of Colorado
rado , Jesse Harper of Illinois and "Cyclones'
Davis of Texas.
The middle-of-the-road \ headquarters ar <
at present In charge of Sheridan Webster
whoIs chairman ot the St. Louis popullai
committee. He and several assistants an
giving oat badges and securing Informa
tion as to the stanflmfe' the dlffcreni
delegations. Mr. Webster asserted toda :
that there wcs no doubt about the middle-
of-the-road men controlling the convention
He expected a two-thirds majority , he said
This estimate was based upon Informatior
that has been rccplveel from different state :
and from what delegates have said who havi
reported at headquarters. These middle-of-
the-road men not'apparently worklnf
with Chairman Taubeneflk , who is also op
posed to the endorsement of Bryan , and ii
was stated at the conference today thai
Taubeneck bad given , up the flght , having
been scared by the attitude of the leaders
who were early on the ground. At the
headquarters many expressions were heard
Indicating a disapproval " 6r the endorsemenl
of Bryan.
"They shan't turn us over to the demo
crats , " shouted a grizzled veteran from Cali
fornia. "Maine is with " .CMI'c-nila , " came
from another part of the room , and a cheei
was raised when an Ohio delegate said "Ohlc
Is In the middle of the road. " One of the
leaders was asked If there would be a boll
In case Bryan was endorsed and he replied
that it would not reach that stage , that the
middle-of-the-road men would control the
convention from the start.
There is not very much being said about
candidates , the middle-of-the-road men sayIng -
Ing they are perfecting arrangements tc
control the convention first and consider
candidates afterwards.
Considerable bitterness Is expressed
against the leaders who are working for
Bryan and they are generally condemned
by the middle-of-the-road' delegates.
WH.MI3X IlKl.nCJATUS AT ST. I.OIIIS
naxtern Stntt-M Send I'ettlfnntx Id
Vote fur n 1'reiiilrnt.
ST. LOUIS , July 20. There will be three
If not more lady delegates In the populist
convention. Two of Ihese will be from New
York and one from Pennsylvania. The com
mittee of ladles which Is giving Its atten
tion to securing the. adoption of a female
suffrage plank in tha jilatform is counting
upon the zealous assistance of these lady
delegates. ?
Some of the members of this committee ,
headed by Mrs. Victoria' ( Jongllng Whitney
and Miss Ella E. Bule. were at the Llndell
tarly today to make'arrangements for a
bearing before the comrolttee on resolu
tions. They were early 'assured ' of the
hearty co-operation' " of pe'nutor Peffer and
Hon. J. B. Weaver and re very hopeful ol
receiving an unequivocal endorsement ol
equal suffrage. Tb y 'will ask to have a
plank Inserted providing ' . 'that congress shall
submit to the. legislature of the several
elates a proposition to fo amend the federal
conPtltJtlon as lo provide that the right
of citizens of the Unltwl States to vote shall
not be denied or abridged by the United
States or by any state on account of sex. "
Delegate Warelell of California and his
wife are actively co-operating In the work.
They bring a message' from MUs Susan B.
Anthony , expressing the hope that the popu
lists will take a positive stand on this ques
tion.
Iinvu Delrirnllun In Divided.
CRESTON. U. . Juljr 19. ( Special Tele-
gram. ) W. H. Ilobb , < m of the delegates-
at-large to the populist convention , left for
St. Louis this afternoon. He Is for endorsing
ing Bryan and will work energetically
to accomplish his desire. There will be a
fight In the Iowa caucus , when the matter
of endorsement Is brought up. The dele
gates-at-large , four 4n number , are divided.
Hobb and Weaver a're for Bryan , and Weekt
and Emerson opposed. Mr Itobb expect !
lively times and hints that a bolt may oc
cur should the convention endorse the demo.
cratlc nominee.
lloj it Coil u ! ) llfiulillran | Cun veiilluii.
NIOBHAHA. Neb. Julr JO.-HSpccial Tele
gram. ) M. T Wills ot Boyd county wa
j named for representative from the Twelfth
I district by the republican contention.
Delegates to the Silver Convention Call on
the Apostle of Free Coinage.
DISCLAIM ANY SELFISHNESS IN MOTIVES
Mr. Itrjnii l liiCorincil Unit tlir Deli
KUtlmi IN Not Inllllciiceil l > > l.ocnl
lc lrcM , lint In WiirkltiK for
1'rliicltile.
LINCOLN. July 20. ( Special. ) The Colorado -
rado delegation to the national silver con
vention at St. Louts arrived In the city on
tha Denver flyer at 1:10 : this afternoon and
called on Mr. Bryan at the Lincoln. There
were fifty In the party , among them three
ladles. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan received the
party In the parlors of the Lincoln. Speeches
were made by James H. Brown of Denver ,
chairman of the delegation. 1. N. Stevens.
J. T. Cornforth and Mrs. H. I. Stansuury
of Denver , David Boyd of Grccley , II. M.
Hogg , Tellurlde ; Judge J. W. Johnson ,
Aspen ; Prof. Old of Johnstown.
Each assured Mr. Bryan of the cordial and
unswerving support of themselves and their
constituency. They declared that they were
not In favor of the free and unlimited coin
age of silver because they lived in a silver-
producing state , but from principle. They
would be for silver no matter where they
lived. The accusation that they were for
silver from selfish motives was untrue.
At the conclusion of the speeches Mr.
Bryan responded , thanking the visitors for
their courtesy and assurances of support
to the cause of silver. Mr. Bryan said :
The Interest wlilcli I 1mvo taken In tin
money question Is not duo to the fict : that
we are producing silver In this country ,
nor do I believe that those of you who are
hire today would have different opinions
on the subject If you lived In suites which
did not produce silver. I have said time
and again that 1 would be In favor of tht
flee and unlimited coinage of silver at tlu
present legal ratio of 10 to I If we did not
produce one ounceof silver In the United
Slates. It Is not because we produce clthet
silver or gold , but because we are In nt-eO
of both that t am in favor of the restora
tion of bimetallism.
I appreciate that In your state , as wel'
as in some of the other western states
ladles as well as men are permitted tc
\cte. 1 also note that a difference of opin
ion on that subject has been manifested
in various places , some urantlne. others re
fusing suffrage. That the women of Colorado
rado have ilec-laretl themselves in favor ol
my candidacy Is gratifying. I agree tc
the truth of the old saying that woman Is
the conscience of the human race. Womnr
Is a great controlling influence In the civ
ilization of the world , and nny man maj
well bo comforted to know that she lend :
him her support whether she can vote 01
not. Insofar as you have expressed your
selves In terms of pen-ona ! compliment te
me. while I cannot be indifferent to youi
kind words , we all know that this cam
paign is not coin ? to be conducted on per
sonal lines. I believe that our opponent !
are men of pure lives and upright charac
ter. It is not 11 contest between men. II
Is a contest between ( Treat nilnclples. am :
If Mr. Sev.-all and I should be elected II
will not be conyulercd a , declaration of tht
people that we personally more nu-rl
torious than our opponents ; it will slmpi >
mean that the voters of the Vnited State ;
believe that our policies sire better for th (
Vnited States than those of our opponents
especially In one great question that tower :
above and overshadows nil the others , th <
.money-question . an < J "that we represent'at
American system of. finance for the Amerl
can people , while our opponents wouli
have this government run on the unlor
plan , ami our nnanclal system dictated bj
those vrho are hostile to our interests.
Mr. Bryan's remarks were frequentlv ap
plauded.
The visitors remained at the hotel until
3:30 , when they left for St. Louis.
BRYAN HAS HEADQUARTERS.
Bryan headquarters were opened In the
Lincoln hotel today. The candidate will
here receive visitors until he departs for tht
cast to receive official notification of his
nomination In Madison Square Garden , New
York : Tomorrow he will go to Omaha ,
where ho will be given a reception by the
citizens of that city. The date for his de
parture for the east has not yet been fixed
but Mr. Bryan will go there earlly In Au
gust. The ramifications of his eastern toui
will Include the New England states. He
will be accompanied by Mrs. Bryan , and on
some of his political perlgrlnatlons by 'Mr.
and Mrs. Sewall. The Bryans will make a
brief visit to the Sewalls at their home In
Bath , Me. September and October will
probably find Mr. Bryan ensconsed In a
Pullman car , from the rear end of which
he will stump the states of Now York , New
Jersey. Pennsylvania. Ohio , West Virginia ,
Kentucky , Indiana , Illinois. Michigan. Wis
consin and Iowa , winding up the campaign
In Nebraska. Headquarters at the Lincoln
are located in rooms 205. 207. 209 and 211 ,
third floor. They arc in charge of his pri
vate secretary , W. F. Schwlnd of this city.
Contrary o the statements In some ol
the morning papers. Governor Holcomb did
not leave for St. Louis until 1:30 : p. m.
today. He will reach the scene of the pop
ulist national convention pome time tomor
row and will co-operate with Senator Allen
and others In securing the endorsement of
William J. Bryan for president. He will
also be a prominent factor in the meeting
of the National Bimetallic league , which
convenes tomorrow.
John W. Cutrlght was private secretary to
Mr. W..J. Bryan during his last terra In
congress. During the past six months this
Mr. Cutright has been engaged In newspaper
work In Texas. Today he returned to Lin
coln and has joined the corps of corre
spondents wno will make the grand tour
with Mr. Bryan.
STANDS OFF SOUTH DAKOTA.
Captain T. H. Russell , on behalf of the
city of Deadwood , and Prof. J. W. Hanchcr
of Hot Springs college , on behalf of hla
peoole and Institution , presented Mr. Bryan
a pressing Invitation today to speak at the1 :
home Chautauqua , but the Invitation v. IH
courteously declined for the prevent. Both
gentlemen declared that they would not no
home hopeless , however.
A meeting will be held next Frldcv even
ing at the Llndell hotel for the purpose ol
perfecting the organization ot a republican
drill club to take active participation In
the campaign.
A. E. Campbell , cashier of the n. & M.
freight office , Is the leading spirit In the
project.
The Utah and California delegations to the
national silver convention were expc-rt-vl to
arrive today , but racmbers of the Colorado
delegation brought Information : liat UK. .
will not be hero till 'omo.-roiv. Sluuld
they fall tJ i.rrlve , Mr. Ur/.iu will impend the
day delving Into his correspondence until
the time comes for him to leave for Omaha.
IIAHIUSO.VVIII , NOT TALK SIIViil ,
I-i-l r - lilent Dei-lnrex ( lie Matter He-
qiilreN Fuller Trent mi * ill ,
INDIANAPOLIS. July 20. General Harri
son was In the midst of preparation for
his start eait today. "This matter of sil
ver , " he said , "Is one that cannot be properly
discussed In an Interview. I should want
to prepare such a report with the greatest
deliberation , and It is proper to discuss the
question only after such a preparation and
then In a speech and not In an Interview.
I take the same great interest In the ques
tion that every citizen ought to take and
when I speak I dc-alre to treat the subject
fully. I have no doubt that I shall give
some time to the campaign , but It Is not
probable that I shall be able to do so befoie
the latter part of September. It is hardly
probable , I think , that the campaign will
open much before September- Is Impos
sible for me to give time to an Interview
and It is not the best way to discuss the
subject anyway This Issue demands the
closest study by every citizen and needs to
be treated in the most effective way possi
ble. I cannot concent now to be quoted on
the subject la a formal Interview , "
rititiTvn.i. . in : oTIII : I-M.DOH.
II r ; ii n Men > ln l n < t Determined no < lic
i\treitio Mlilille-of-llic-HoinU.
ST. LOl'IS. July M. The prospect for n
compromise which some of the populists
affected for a while today to consider proba
ble , has disappeared. tt met Its fate in the
Bryan camp. The compromise proi > oslllon
looking to the retention ot Mr. Bryan at
the head ot the ticket and substituting
n populist for Mr. Sewall for vice president
v.-as sprung In the email hours of the morn
ing In a promiscuous meeting ot the party
leaders. U was afterward adopted by the
executive committee of the national com
mittee , and WAS by them exploited as a
panacea which would ease all the Ills ot
the situation by uniting all the factions.
The southern delegations accepted the
scheme with avidity on the theory that It
would aid them in maintaining the entirety
of the party for which they have held oul
so vigorously. The Bryan people had nc
sooner heard of the proposition than a Bryan
meeting was called , which In the forcible
language of one who attended , "proceeded
to Immediately jump on U with both fcvt. '
This Bryan meeting and the one which fol
lowed between representatives of the Bryat ;
clement and representatives of the execu
tive committee constituted the Important
events of the day. The result of these meetIngs -
Ings Is a probable split in the party and the
likelihood that the question ot endorsing
Bryan , or nomlnitlng another candidate , 01
the nomination of Bryan and another candi
date for vice president than Sewall will
have to be fought out In the convention
The Interesting proceedings began by t
meeting of the executive committee In om
room and a meeting of the Bryanltcs In an
other. The prominent men of the Uryar
movement. Including Hon. J. II. Weaver
Hon. T. M. Patterson. Senator Stewart , Sen
ator Allen , Hon. Jerry Simpson , Govcrnoi
Lcwelllng and many others , were prcscnl
at the Bryan meeting , where a very brlcl
exchange of views was FUfllcIont to con
vince all p-.tt ent that the proposition would
not be entertained for a moment.
While the- meeting was In progttss a mes
senger was received from the executive com
mittee asking that representatives of thai
element meet the executive ofllclali ) foi
a conference on the compromise proposition
This request was acceded to and Messrs
Weaver , Patterson and Stewart were dis
patched for that purpose. The Joint meet
ing was a most spirited one , resulting In
a short clash between the two factions ,
It was the first time the issues had bee :
joined and there was no mincing of word !
on either side. Messrs. Davis of Texas ant
Donnelly of Minnesota stood out sillily foi
the compromise and declared that if the
Bryan people could not be satisfied with
this proposition It would be necessary tc
take the fight into the convention , whlcl
would , they claimed , present a spectacle as
humiliating to the .populist party as ll
would be edifying to Its enemies. They as
serted It would be Impossible to secure th (
assent of the rank and file to an unqualified
endorsement of the entire democratic tlckci
and that a complete surrender would In
evitably result In the disintegration ant
dismemberment of the party. This , thcj
declared , they would never permit wlthoul
a RtruRglc to the bitter end.
On the other side. Messrs. Weaver , Pat
terson and Stewart spoke and they met th <
asseverations of their antagonists with the
statement that the party could be malntuinct
by falling into line with another partj
which had adopted so many of the popuiis
principles and nominated candidates (
friendly to those principles. They main
talned that the opportunity was one whlcl
would probably never again be presentci
to secure the success of populist principles
They contended that it , was a patriotic dut :
to" accept the democratic nominees , tha
wise party policy demanded this course am
that If the opportunity was lost , Bryai
defeated and the country continued upot
the gold standard platform , the Irreeon
cllables would alone be to blame. Further
more they declared the responsibility shouU
be placed where It belonged and that thi
country should know the facts regardless o
Individual sensibilities. They asserted thai
whatever course the populist conventtor
might pursue the members of the party
who were looking more to relief froir
distress than to the advancement of UK
personal ambitions of any man , would sup
port Bryan and Sewall. They defended Mr
Sewall p.s an acceptable candidate and de
clarcd that to attempt to displace him \voulc
lead to Irreconcilable complications , prove
impracticable and place both parties In i
rcdlculous attitude. Senator Stewart wai
especially emphatic In his denunciations o :
the unyielding spirit of the middle-of-the- -
road men and left the conference In a moss
unamlablc frame of mind. When the Bryar
men left the room , they expressed the opin
ion that the differences existing would b <
carried Into the convention. If this proves
correct the convention will doubtless b <
replete with Interesting Incidents.
KK.NTLCICV POPS OPPOSI2 IIHYA.\
State Con veil ( Ion ItcMolvex fur Com-
promt iii .StrnlKlit Ticket.
PADUCAH , Ky. . July 20. The popullsl
state convention today adopted a platforrr
strongly opposing the plan to have the na
tlonal convention of the party endorse the
Chicago ticket and platform. The proceed
ings were hurried to enable the delegates tr
take an early train for St. Louis. Owlnf
to lack of representation from two district !
seven Instead ot four delegates-at-large were
elected , In order to make the delegation u !
St. Louis complete. The platform adopted
contains the following :
The people's party of Kentucky in unal
terably opposed to the endorsement 1-y the
national conve-ntlon of the i/toplo's parlj
at St. Louis of the democratic platform am
ticket nominated at Chicago.
We are decidedly opposed to nominating
any man for any ollict- who will not eiv
dorse and advocate n straight populist plat
form
We favor a union of all reform for--s pr
an honorable \m' \ & . If onepreserving' in
tact the organization and principles of the
people party can lie devised. Thl * rani
be done by nn equitable division of ekclort
and not by surrender or fusion.
JOII.V II. AMKSOT I-'Olt IIHVAY
Well Kiioivu Lincoln I ) . icrnl Hi- .
liuilllltex I he CIllciiK'i Cn ml liln le.
LINCOLN. July 20. ( Special. ) John H ,
Ames of the law firm of Harwood & Ames ,
who has been one of the Blanches ! demo
crats In the state , has repudiated the
Chicago platform and declares he cannot
vote for Its nominee. In defining his posi
tion today he said :
"The democratic party met in conven
tion In Chicago on the 7tn Inst. , and went
straight to the devil on the fast mall , pass
ing the republican party standing on a sid
ing at Purgatory , with one drive-wheel
broken by a i-udden collision with a hard
fact , and the engineer and fireman lylnt ;
on top of the tender , both dead drunk. II
the latter party leraains at this place until
It expiates all its chief sins it will not move
again for 10.000 years. Meantime , citizens
who would like to reach a place of safety
early In the coming fall are straggling about
the country with bare feet over frozen
ground. How they will come out the Lord
only knows. Of course , to far as I am con
cerned , with my well known convictions
with respect to governmental policies , I can
not vote for Mr. Bryan. "
Six-Ill Ilktx .iKiiliixt Krre ,
SAN FUANt'ItfCO , July 20. The Cali
fornia Socialistic atboctatlau has adopted u
Platform protesting against the free coin
age of silver on the ground that such action
is class legislation , limunuch , as alleged , ll
would benefit the debtor class at the ex
pense of the capitalists. The platform de
clares that free Kllver would not benefit
laboring men , as wage earners , it U kald
are not as a rule debtor ; .
U'n > iie Co n it ) ) ' IteiiiililleiuiN Orminlie
WAYNE , Neb. , July 20. . Special Tclt-
gram. ] A republican club was orijanlrixl In
Deer Crjek precinct Saturday with n mem
bership of sixty-five. Another was organ
ized In Pl'jm creek prncinct with a larg
membership the same evening. The McKIn
Icy and Hobart Republican club of the cll >
will hold a big ratification meeting Satur
day evening.
FIGHT OF TWO TO ONE
Populists at St , Lenis Are Divided Into
Three Distinct Factions.
BRYAN SEEMS TO LEAD THE OTHERS NOW
His Supporters Can Win with Support of
Eome Compromise Votes.
MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD MEN ARE RADICAL
Southern Delegates Violently Opposed to
the Democratic Nominee.
PROPOSE TO PUT UP PAUL VANDERVOORT
Slimy Scheme * rruitoHcil lo Mnlntnln
I In- Inillvlilnnllt- I litPur - ,
tint Their liiiirnetlcnlilllt > la
Vnun . \ ) > iuirin ( .
ST. LOUIS , July CO. The populist sltua
tlon docs not crystallzo rapidly. The lead
ers arc at war over the question of endorsing
ing or nominating Bryan. Some , like cx-
Govcrnor Lowelllng of Kansas , Senator j
Allen of Nebraska , General J. 15. Weaver ot , ?
Iowa , who was the populist candidate for
president In 1S92 ; Captain Kcubcn Kolb ot
Alabama , who Insists he was twice de
frauded out of the governorship of bis
state ; Energetic Tom Patterson and Gov
ernor Walte of Colorado , are earnestly
striving for an endorsement of the Chicago
ticket. Chairman Taubencck. Ignatius Uon-
nelly of Minnesota , Senator Ilutlcr of North
Carolina , ex-Governor IJuchanau of Tennes-
nee and General Coxey of Ohio want to en
dorse Bryan under terms laid down bjr
them , while "Cyclone" Davis of Texas ,
Paul Vandervoort of Ncbrsaka and other *
want to keep In the middle of the road ,
and nominate an Independent ticket on an
Independent platform. Each faction asserts
that It desires to preserve the autonomy ot
the party organization , and that Its way Is
the way. Shipwrecked hopes and a bolt
seem Inevitable , no matter what the untl-
mate outcome Is. The Bryan supporter !
claim to be In the majority. They are
well organized. Their leaders are shrewd "
and sagacious many of them experienced
politicians and In addition to this they
have the open and active support of the
silver party leaders , whose convention Is
likely to be simply a Bryan ratification
meeting , and of Senator Jones , chairman of
the democratic national committee , who Is.
here with his lieutenants , striving to this
end. Their strength spreads over the en
tire country west of the Missouri , where
the cause of silver Is paramount. Many of
the delegates from this section , like Lew-
elllng of Kansas and Patterson of Colorado ,
declare that If Bryan Is not nominated ot
endorsed hero nine-tenths of the populists ,
will support him , and the identity of the
populist party In the west will bo destroyed.
The middle-of-the-road populists are
mostly from the south , where for several
years , they say. It has been war to the knlfo
and knife to the hilt In their battle with
the democracy , and they have nailed their
banner to the mast. They will have neither
surrender nor fusion : they have captured
scattering votes In the west and quite a
number from the Pacllic coast. In Califor
nia they claim a majority of the delegation.
They are very radical. Their headquarters
at the Lactedc are constantly filled with
people. The walls are placarded with mot
toes and editorials from populist papers
demanding the repudiation of the Chicago
ticket and several orators arc usually talkIng -
Ing to the crowds at the same time. An
Irredeemable currency and direct legislation
are proclaimed to be the foundations of
their faith. The Initiative and referendum j
scheme , which Is to originate all legislation H
with the people and refer It back to them
for endorsement , Is the kej stone of their
arch. These men will probably bolt In
any event.
event.TWO
TWO FACTIONS TO ONE.
Although there are evidences of a spilt
in some of the southern delegations , like
that of Texas , If they can be held In Una
and those who desire a compromise do not
receive concessions which will ultimately
bring them to the support of Bryan , they
may control a majority of the convention.
The basis of representation Is cne delegate
for each senator and representative and
one for each 2,000 populist votes cast. Un
der this apportionment Texas and Norta
Carolina have the largest delegations ,
ninety-five each , out of a total of about
1,300. In North Carolina and Texas a. fu
sion .of populist and republican votes are
counted and these two delegations , It will
be seen , comprise almost one-sixth of the
entire convention. Georgia has sixty-one.
The largest of the Bryan delegations Is Kan.
sas , with ninety-two. Alabama , which la
for Bryan , has fifty-four , and Nebraska
fifty-one. The Bryan people claim , on a
preliminary canvass that takes no account
of some delegations which liave not yet
put In an appearance , 423 votes. Their
claims , however , arc disputed In several
cunrtors.
The real fight appears to be between the
Bryan Kupporters and those who Insist upon
a compromise that will ghe oltlclal endorse
ment of the populist organization. A great
many plans for thin compromlro have.been
suggested , the basis of all of which is the
adoption of a separate platform and a divi
sion of the electors. Ae to the rest , the
plans differ. Some defclrc a separate ticket ,
others are willing to accept the Chicago
nominees.
Today there was a movement In favor ot
a division c * the ticket , Bryan to head It
and some populist , preferably from the south ,
to be his running mate. All thcso plan *
are more or lets Impracticable as they would ,
create complications vi.htch would bu bard
to straighten out. Chairman Jones hag In
dignantly rejected the proposition to throw
Sewall overboard , and the Bryan supporters
In the populist party take a positive posi
tion In opposition to It , but 11 Is thought a.
division of electors In some of the state *
like North Carolina , Nebraska , Minnesota ,
and Texas could be arranged by the state
committees , which alone would havu the
power to enter Into any agreement.
JONES SHOWS THE WAY.
Chairman Jones has conferred with such
of the populist lenders as have called on him
and pointed out very clearly that the battle
la between McKinley for the gold stand
ard and Bryan for the silver standard. Ho
says the democrats do not want to'absorb
the populist organization , but that It rests
with the latter to endorse and thus maUo
victory certain , or endanger uuccets by
declining to do so. The responsibility , ha
says , rests with them and lie docs not hesi
tate to gay that he believes the rank ana
( lift of the people's party will de ert their
leaders on the Issue If they refuse to accept
the opportunity. He takes them to the top
of the mountain and shows them the prom
ised land of silver. Ho and bU friends deny
that any pledges aic being made , but Sen
ator Allen of Nebraska , whose petition give *
him great weight In populUtlc counsels , IB
proclaiming to his frlendt that If Bryan
In selected all who tally to his support ,
whether democrats , populists or repub-
Means , will be on an e < | ti. . | footing.
It Is estimated that a sHfiih Interest , per
haps , actuates tome of the middle-of-the-
road leaders from thci south. They have
been tuning there for local offices and for
members of congress end If Bryan thould
be endorsed they would ntu-jtarlly cut oft
their political allies The middle-of-the-
road people suggest Vandcrvuurt of Nebraska
and Burkutt of MUbUnIppi as u * uod ticket.
The Brian people arc cloudy organized
for clffitlve work. General Weaver U tt
( tic head of Itclr tlterlng cointulttcu aol (