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VOL. XIX.— NO. 202.
BULLETIN OF
THrE ST. PflrUL GLOBE.
MONDAY, JULY 20.
Weather for Today-
Fair, Variable "Winds.
PAGE 1.
The Situation at St. Louis.
Addrass to Populists.
Bryanitos and Amis Hold Meetings.
PAGE 2.
Noted Delegates Talk for Bryan.
Platform of Straight Out Pops.
An Enoch Arden Story of the South.
PAGE 3.
Minneapolis Matters.
Mrs. Lease Talks to the K. of L.
Capetown Committee Roasts Rhodes
About the Farm.
PAGE 4.
Editorial.
Pleasant Sabbath Day in Camp.
PAGE 5.
Thirteenth Victory for Apostles.
Millers Defeat Hooslers.
Tigers Downed in Milwaukee,
Blues Win by On* Run.
Baltimore Leads the National.
Order of Play In Chess Tourney.
Facilic Roads Slash Tea Rates.
PAGE 6.
Hous«hold Matters.
Vagrant Verse.
Markets of the World.
PAGE 7.
Gould's Early "Wife.
Globe's Popular "Wants.
PAGE 8.
Indian Teachers In St. Paul.
Counterfeiters Tell Many Tales.
Sermons of a Sunday.
TODAY'S EVENTS.
BajsS nail— Aurora Park, 3.30.
C"ity Hull— Park Board, 7.30.
MOVEMENT OF STEAMSHIPS.
NEW YORK, July 19.— Arrived: LaGas
cogne. Havre; Schiedam, Amsterdam; Spaarn
dam, Rotterdam.
Liverpool— Arrived; Etrurla, New York.
Auckland — Arrived: Alemada, San Fran
cisco.
Queenstown — Arrived: Gallia, Boston.
Sailed: Lucania, New York.
Havre — Arrived: La Touraine, New York.
Glasgow— Arrived: Prussian, Boston.
Uneasy lies the head that is about
to wear a crown— John Lind.
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Colorado and Senator Teller seenj to
be of one mind on the silver question.
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The Politicians will by common con
jf?&. turn their lorgnettes on St. Louis
"this week.
Hon. Levi P. Morton is growing fat
since Hon. Mark Hanna took that load
off his mind at St. Louis.
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There is a fellow In Chicago who
looks just like Mark Hanna. He
doesn't act like him, however.
lowa has an industrious new woman.
She has seeded, alone and unaided, a
fifty-acre tract of reclaimed land.
The brothers Balfour have about
completed their farce, Politics, and will
be hissed off the stage by the British
public.
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Now that the evidence is all in, It
may be stated that Gen. John B. San
born is a sllverite in a class all by
himself.
In the meantime, all ailing million
aires are reminded that no large do
nations have recently been made to
the Chicago university.
Gen. Antonio Maceo bobbed right up
out of his grave as was expected and
gave Weyler's hirelings a licking they
won't forget In a decade.
Eternal vigilance is the price of lib
erty. The dogs of St. Paul should
paste this in their hats, else Mr. Do
ran's catchers of canines may get
them on their list.
St. Paul has now won thirteen games
In succession. This is ominous for
either St. Paul or Indianapolis. Some
thing more definite will be known
about it tonight about 6 o'clock.
It Is stated that Li Hung Chang can
use a fork as well as chopsticks. It
may as well be mentioned right here
that Senator Tillman can use a pitch
fork much better than chopsticks.
Heaven is our home, and yet there is
a continuation of the hustle for a
temporary abiding place. A lumber
syndicate has purchased half a million
dollars' worth of pine at Crookston.
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A Maryland man has lived to be
eighty-five years of age on frogs and
oysters. A lot of other people would
like to do that, but they can't find
money enough to pay for the frogs
and oysters.
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The American Bible society distrib
uted 1,750,283 Bibles last year. It ap
pears that but few of these went to
St. Louis, Fargo and Salt Lake City.
A strong police force is the salvation
of those towns.
m
The finest old gentleman in the
country, Uncle Sam, has just paid
$8,000 for a sham well. There Is a sus
picion abroad that a concerted effort
Is being made to work a bad money
brick off dn him.
Kentucky whisky must be get
ting very bad. A druggist at Nich
olasville, Ky., has a show window in
his store in which he has on exhibi
tion the various poisons. He has placed
whisky right in the center of the
bunch.
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The girls are beginning to send for
Mr. Bryan's photograph. Gov. Stone
said he was as beautiful as Apollo, and
the Washington Post added some
thing by way of indorsement by say
ing that he was as handsome as a
Greek demigod.
Chief Moore, of the weather bureau,
sends us the information that the tor
nado is a narrow and the cyclone a
feroad storm. Kindly send us a cy
clone cellar, Mr. Moore, that we can
use at short notice either on a narrow
or a broad storm.
THE SAINT PAUL GEOBE.
Ofl WHICH FEfICE?
DELEGATES TO ST. LOUIS SEEM TO
BE IN A QUANDARY AS TO ,
THEIR POSITION*
MIDDLE OF THE ROAD MEN.
WITH FU.SIONISTS ON ONE SIDE
AND BRYAMTES ON THE OTH
ER—THE SITUATION.
SOUTH OPPOSED TO BRYAN.
Tauheneek Also Has a Strong Fol
lowing In His Demand for an
Independent Ticket.
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ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 19.— Few of
the delegates to he Populists convention
have arrived, but among the leaders
who have reached the city, a very bit
ter war has already developed. They
seem to be aligning themselves for a
three-cornered fight; first, those who
favor a straight indorsement or nomi
nation of Bryan and Sewall which will
bring to the Chicago ticket the support
of the Populists; second, those who de
sire a fusion electoral ticket which
will maintain he Populist party or
ganization intact and place the lead
ers in a position to demand recogni
tion in the event the ticket Is success
ful ,and third, what are known as the
"Middle of the Road" Populists who
favor an independent platform and
ticket and who oppose fusion in any
form. The latter, if present indica
tions count for anything, will event
ually be overruled. The "Middle of
the Road" men, however, will prove
strong and valuable allies of the lead
ers of the second class, who Seem de
termined to preserve their party or
ganization at all hazards, but who
profess an earnest desire to combine
all the silver strength if a way can be
found to give them recognition. The
real fight, It is believed, will come be
tween this faction and those who are
in favor of putting behind them for
the present all pride of party for the
sake of the silver cause to which they
are pledged.
Chairman Taubeneck, chairman of
this middle wing, gave out a satement
last night outlining the plan of fusion
electors as the only condition on which
he is willing to join hands with the
free silver Democracy. But, even with
fusion electors he wants a set of Pop
ulist nominees, the purpose being, if
his plan is carried out, to elect Bryan
president, and a Populist vice-presi
dent.
TAUBENECK'S INTERVIEW
met with a storm of protests from the
faction which advocates a straight en
dorsement of Bryan and Sewall as the
only chance of solidifying the silver
forces and gaining victory. Mr. Pat
terson, of Colorado, who heads the
regular Colorado delegation, came out
in an Interview tonight in which he
denounced Taubeneck's plan as not
only impracticable but Impossible. He
declared that Insistence upon such a
plan would saver of a deal and Jeopard
ize the cause of silver to which all pro
fessed to be, and should be devoted.
While he counselled the maintenance
of the Populist organization in the
future, he went so far as to intimate
that those who now sought to place It
above the cause of silver were look
ing to their personal advancement and
such loaves and fishes as might come
to them with the advent of a silver
administration.
Among those Populists who have ar
rived from the South, there is much
opposition to the plan of indorsing
Bryan and Sewa.. without conditions.
Senator Butler ,of North Carolina, who
heartily favors harmonizing all the
sliver elements as the only way to win,
points out the strong enmity between
the Populists and the Democrats in
the South, and expresses the opinion
that unless the Populist organization
is recognized in the fight, through
fusion electors, it will be impossible to
secure the support of the rank and file
of the Populists of the South for the
Chicago ticket.
George F. Washburne, of Boston,
chairman of the Eastern wing of the
Populists, returned today from a visit
tc Mr. Bryan at Lincoln, where he
went presumably to confer with the
candidate concerning his endorsement
of the Populist. He was outspoken in
his expression that the Chicago ticket
should be endorsed and the people be
given an opportunity to express a clear
verdict on the issue.
All the indications are that the con
vention will be a very lively affair
with the certainty of much bitter
wrangling, the probability of some sen
sational incidents and of a bolt of lar
ger or smaller dimensions, no matter
what the ultimate decision of the con
vention is. The leaders of the Ameri
can silver party, who are here, appear
to be all of one mmd — that Bryan and
Sewall should be Indorsed. They op
pose anything which will tend to cloud
the Issue of "victory for silver" or
divide the silver strength. They ex
pect by their action to exercise a
strong influence over the other conven
tion, especially as there seems to be a
disposition to arrange Joint com
promises of the silver and Populist
leaders.
NO BRYAN FOR HIM~
Cyclone Davis Says Indorsement
Means Sure Defeat.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 19.— J. H.
Davis, better known as "Cyclone,"
who is here as a delegate to the Pop
ulist national convention from Texas,
gave the Associated press the following
signed statement:
"In my mind, there Is no doubt about
it. We must and will make our own
platform and nominate our ticket.
My idea is that we will draw largely
from disaffected Republicans in this
campaign. The sliver Democrat will
remain contented in his own party dur
ing this campaign, and until the party
betrays him again, which It will do
sure if the party Is not completely
purged of the gold men. They have
nominated and are going to nominate
for congress all over the country. This
they will not do because in Texas if
they were to call off the gold men who
have been nominated and will be nom
inated, they would reduce their follow
ing for the state ticket and turn the
state over to the Populists. In other
states this purging would have the
same affect or turn them over to the
Republican party. The Populists be
lieve it Is the Intention of the gold men
to work through the Democratic con
gressional committee of whioh Faulk
ner, of West Virginia, Is chairman,
and which. 3se understand, Is In the
hands <bf tlt# : :&old men to fill congress
with gaid^ynen which would defeat a
free cofn&ge bill if Mr. Bryan should
be eteMß. For these reasons, Pop
ulists tfcfcle-£hsi cause of free silver is
likely $o M r 7Kfeated anyway. But if
the Democrat* are placable enough to
'condescend their patrician pride and
MONDAY MORNING, JULY 20, 1896.
counsel with us pleblans,' we can then
force an union of electors that will give
more votes in the electoral college
than an indorsement of Bryan, and
still leave each party distinct on its
own platform.'*
DIVING IXTO THE BARREL,
Bryan Fishing U M Hl* Old Speeches
for Campaign Purposes.
LINCOLN, Neb., July 19.— 1n the midst of
his sermon at the First Presbyterian church
here today, Rev. Williams paid a high com
pliment to the character of William J.
Bryan, the Democratic presidential nominee,
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan and their three children
occupied the family pew in the church, and
when the devine began his eulogium both Mr.
Bryan and his wife showed signs of em
barrassment.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan spent the afternoon at
their home, assisted by a secretary, looking
over the thousands of letters that have ac
cumulated. The number was augmented by
500 letters which came in this morning's
mail. F. U. Adams, of Chicago, who is to
take charge of the Democratic campaign lit
erary bureau during the next few months,
arrived here today, and spent several hours
with Mr. Bryan. They devoted most of the
time to sorting out speeches that the candi
date has made since his entrance into publio
life, parts of which will be used for cam
paign purposes. Since his return Mr. Bryan
has been the recipient of numerous presents
from enterprising merchants. Chief among
these are the manufacturers of cigars and
whisky. As Mr. Bryan uses neither tobacco
nor whisky, he cannot attest to their qual
ity, and so the whisky finds its way to the
sewer, and the cigars he distributes among
the newspaper correspondents. He said he
aid not desire these gifts, or gifts of any
kind, and in order to discourage the sending
of them, he has decided not to acknowledge
their receipt.
MAC WILJL, VISIT HANNA.
Incidentally Will Take Part In the
Cleveland Centennial.
CANTON, 0., July 19.— Gov. McKinley
passed the day very quietly at his home,
receiving a few callers. Tomorrow he and
Mrs. McKinley go to Cleveland for three or
four days to visit at the Hanna home and at
tend the opening of the Forest City centen
nial.
The governor will be one of the speakers
for the opening day. The governor is to
receive the largest watermelon raised this
season. The Baltimore & Ohio railroad agent
for the South secured it from a prize contest
collection, and the officials of this territory
will mawe a ceremonious presentation.
Joseph^ Wesley Hill, of Fowler Metho
ujst CinirCa G> iuiQO&£pdiig, occupied tire pul
pit in Gov. McKinley's church this morn
ing. His masterly eloquent discourse was
listened to by a large congregation. He is
a friend and admirer of Gov. McKinley. but
made no reference to» him or his candidacy.
SILVER GIN MISSED FIRE.
Manifesto Will Not Be Issued Until
Late Today.
MANITOU, Col., July 19.— The long-expect
ed silver manifesto will not be issued until
tomorrow. This was the decision announced
by Senator Teller and other silver men to-
Eight^ after a conference lasting . nearly all
day. Senator Dubois explained the unexpect
ed delay by saying that the discussion had
been prolonged much longer than they had
anticipated, and although they had now fully
agreed upon the contents of the document,
they would not be able to get it in shape
until tomorrow morning on account of sev
eral Important changes from the original
draft.
Senator Pettigrew left for St. Louis tonight
to attend the Populist convention.
CLEVELAND'S* CENTENNIAL
All Sects Unite In Religions Sarv
lces Opelngr the Celebration.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 19.— The
celebration of the centennial of Cleve
land began today with appropriate ser
vices in all the churches. This after
noon there was a mass meeting at
Central Armory, at which addresses
were delivered by representatives of
the Protestant, Catholic and Jewish
faith, and other exercises of an ap
propriate nature. Tonight, the German
citizens held mass-meetings at Central
armory and Music hall. Tomorrow the
military encampment of state and
regular troops will be dedicated by
Gov. Bushnell. Tuesday will be early
Bettlers day. Wednesday, the 22nd,
being the one hundredth anniversary
of the arrival here of Moses Cleveland,
the pioneer surveyor of the Connecti
cut Land company, will be founders
day. Many distinguished visitors will
be present, among them Gov. Coffin
and staff of Connecticut.
Senator Joseph R. Hawley, of Con
necticut will deliver the historical ad
dress. There will be a parade of mili
tary and civic societies in the after
noon and a historical pageant at night.
Thursday will be New England day,
and Senator Hawley, Gov. Coffin and
Maj. McKinley will be among the
speakers. Friday will be wheelmen's
day and it is expected that 10,000 riders
will be in the parade to occur on that
day.
The celebration will continue until
September 10, the anniversary of Per
ry's victory, and each week will be
crowded with interesting events.
FUNERAL OF DE MORES.
Antl-Brltish Sentiments Nearly
Precipitate a Riot.
PARIS, July 19.— A funeral service
was held today for the late Marquis
do Mores, at Montmarte. M. Edouard
Drumont delivered the funeral ora
tion. In the course of which he de
nounced English perfidy as being re
sponsible for the murder of the mar
quis. Some disturbance ensued, and
there were shouts of "Down with Eng
land, " and "Down with he Jews."
It was announced at the time of the
departure of the Marquis de Mores
for the Soudan that he went to con
sult the Arab leaders there and that
he intended to assist them as far as
possible In placing obstacles in the
way qf the British expedition up the
Nile. But he was murdered by his es
cort befere he got very far south of
Tripoli. M. Drumont, who delivered
the funeral oration today, is the editor
of the Libre Parole and In 1892 during
the anti-Semite campaign, the Marquis
de Mores fought two duels which grew
out of his taking the part of M. Dru
mont in that campaign. The Due
d'Orleans sent a wreath today.
MRS. STOWE'S WILL.
In It Many Vanlable Relics Are Dis
posed Of.
HARTFORD, Conn., July 19.-An unique
document is the will of Harriet Beecher
Stowe, offered for probate Saturday. Under
date of Nov. 3, 1895, it is signed by Charles
E. Perkins, Mary Russell Perkins and Ar
thur Perkins.
The large silver inkstand, the gift of the
women of England, is given to her son
Charles. The silver waiter and the silver
basket, given her by the women of England,
are given to her two Harriet and
Eliza. The gold bracelet given to Mrs. Stowe
by the Duchess of Sutherland is bequeathed
to her daughter Georgiana (Mrs. Allen, of
Boston), now deceased.
In the residuary clause, one-third of all
property is given to her son, Rev. Charles
E. Stowe, of Simsbury. Maj. John C. Par
sons, of Hartford, is made trustee of the re
maining two-thirds, and the income is to be
divided between the daughters, Harriet and
Elisa. In a codicil dated May, 1888, the For
est street house, which was Mrs. Stowe's
home for so long. Is bequeathed to her
daughters, Harriet and Eliza. The inventory
of Mrs. Stowe's estate foots up J42.363.95.
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All the Victims Numbered.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 19.— N*ws received
here from Japan to July 3 states that the loss
of life was between 25.000 and 30,000. The
government has received reports form all the
devastated districts, aad it is thought all the
victims of the disaster aav* been found or
accounted for.
THE WAR tfAS BEGUfi
TWO FACTIONS OF TBB POPULISTS
HOLD PRELIMINARY MEET*
INGS.
BRYAN EVADES PLEDGES.
HIS SUPPORTERS HAVE NO PROM
ISE OF RECOGNITION IN CASE
OF HIS SUCCESS.
ANTIS HOLD A SECRET SESSION.
Strongest Opposition to the Chicago
Candidate Conies Front the
Southern Delegates.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., J-tly 19.— There was
a meeting at the Lindell hotel tonight
In the interest of Bryan. Chairman
Jones, of the Democratic national
committee, met at the station Sena
tor Stewart, of Nevada; Gov. Stone,
of Missouri; M. C. Wetmore, of St.
Louis, and John F. Martin, who was
sergeant-at-arms of the Democratic
convention, who were waiting for him.
The party drove to the Planters ho
tel where a short conference was held.
Gov. Stone Informed Senator Jones
as to the situation here, saying that
he Populists were willing to endorse
Bryan if they could be assured that
they would not be discriminated
against. Later, . Senator Jones attend
ed a meeting of the Bryan men at the
Bryan headquarters in the Lindell.
About sixty men were present and
quite a large number of states repre
sented, among them being Missouri,
Maryland, California, Kansas, Ne
braska, Neva.ua, CoioVodo, Utan, Ok
lahoma, lowa and Washington. At
this conference Gen. J. B. Weaver, of
lowa, was chosen temporary chair
man, and Fred L. Bailey, of Oklaho
ma, Mr Merrltt, of Nebraska, and Mr.
Young, of Kansas, secretaries. It was
decided to push the Bryan movement
with vigor, either for a nomination or
an indorsement. Senator Jones was
asked as to what the Populists could
expect in the way of recognition In
case Bryan should be indorsed by the
Populist party. Senatpr Jones replied
that In the event of Mr, Bryan's elec
tion to the presidency, he would know
no party, and would recognize all those
who would rally to his support. Pop
ulists were not to be looked upon as
step-children. The recognition of all
silver men would be equal. This an
nouncement was recelvted with ap
planse by the Bryan Populists pres
ent. Senator Jones made further obser
vations about this year's campaign be
ing a fight by all the people for the
people, and that no small differences
should stand in the way of united
action. He also urged them to organ
ize as the silver forces organized in
Chicago. Both of these statements
were received with applause. After
wards Senators Jones and Stewart
had a conference with Senaor Butler,
of North Carolina, and urged him to
use his influence with Southern dele
gations to support Bryan, as it was
from these delegations that the prin
cipal opposition to Bryan came.
It was stated in the meeting that
Mr. Bryan had formally declined to
make any specific pledges, notwith
standing he had been importuned to
do so. Those of the delegates present,
who had seen him since his nomination
at Chicago, stated that Mr. Bryan had
said to them that the Populists must
trußt him as he proposed to trust them,
but that under no circumstances would
he make any promise of appointments
of any character to men of any party.
This sentiment was generally applaud
ed as courageous In view of the pros
pect of receiving 2,000,00* votes, but the
sentiment was construed to mean that
Mr. Bryan meant to be fair to all his
supporters in all respects, in case of
his election.
There were twenty-two states repre
sented in the meeting and while all
those present were not able to pledge
their entire delegations, all spoke hope
fully of the outlook. The meeting was
too limited in numbers however to en
able those present to form any Intelli
gent Idea as to whether the Bryan
forces would be able to control the
convention. The discussion of the plane
of proceeding was general and all
urged that no steps should be left un
taken to secure the union of the silver
forces in the campaign which all
present agreed could, only be done
through the Indorsement of Bryan and
Sewall. There was unanimous resolve
to withstand to the utmost the effort
of the "Middle of the Road" men to
name a separate ticket. Committees
were appointed to look after all the
details of the organization and an ad
journment was taken until tomorrow.
ANTI-BRYAN POPULISTS
held a secret meeting in Chairman
Taubeneck's room at the Lindell to
night. Among those present were
Ignatius Donnelly, of Minnesota;
"Cyclone" Davis, of Texas; W.
McDowell, or Arkansas; and
others. They discussed the situa
tion behind closed doors and under
strict Injunctions of secrecy for hours.
At midnight the meeting was still in
session. Those who emerged from the
room while the meeting was in prog
ress declined absolutely to talk. As
McDowell left he met Mr. Patterson, of
Colorado, and In the course of a brief
conversation said that while it was
possible for the Democrats and Popu
lists to get together the Democrats
must meet them half way. "We must
maintain the Identity of our organiza
tion," said he. "If you refuse to ac
cept this opportunity to-Join the Demo
crats In the restoration of silver," re
plied Mr. Patterson emphatically, "the
object for which we have been fighting,
you need not worry about the Identity
of the party. There will be no party.
You'll have no following. The Indi
vidual Populists will desert you as rats
desert a sinking ship;"
DELEGATES ARRIVING.
Coxey One of the Ptetnresqne Fea
tures of the Convention.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jdly 19.— Except at
the Lindell, where most of the Popu
lists and silvermen make their head
quarters, the hotels contain few poli
ticians. The two conventions do not
meet until Wednesday and most of the
delegates will not arrjve until Tuesday.
A number of prominent leaders came In
_on this morning's trains and more ar
rived tonight. With the exception of
Lawrence McPharlin, of New York, al
the members of the national executive
committee of the Populist party arc
nowhere. M.*C. Rankin, the treasurer
coming from Terre Haute, Ind., this
forenoon an«l Ignatius Donnelly, o'
Minnesota, arriving tonight. The Hon.
M. T. Patterson, chairman of the reg
ular Populist delegation from Colorado.
A. C. Dillon, a prominent silver mar
and Populist of California, and George
F. Washburn, of Boston, arrived from
Lincoln, having visited Mr. Bryat,
Ex-Go v. Walte, who heads the contest-
ing delegation from Colorado is also
here. Gen. Vondervort, of Omaha, was
an early arrival, and "Gen." J. S.
Coxey Is another notable to arrive.
The latter met the prominent members
of the two parties already here and
•spent the day distributing copies of his
plan of war against the goldites.
Senator Jones, of Nevada, is expected
tomorrow and his arrival Is anxiously
looked forward to by the Bryan sup
porters among the Populists and silver
men. Gen. Standiah, of North Dakota,
came in on an early train and had been
in the city but a short time before he
received a telegram from one of the
members of the delegations which had
not yet left home saying: "Stand up
for Bryan, he Is our only salvation."
Most of the day at tihe hotels was
spent by the delegates quietly convers
ing among themselves. Several in
formal conferences were held. At the
Laclede hotel the "Middle of the Road"
Populists held a mass meeting which
was fairly well attended. The tower
ing form of "Cyclone" Davis, of Texas'
and the better known "Gen." Coxey, of
Ohio, atracted much atention.
EX-GOV. LEWEDLING,
of Kansas, was one of the energetic
Bryan men to be seen at the Lindell
tonight. When asked as to the nomin
ation of Bryan, he said: "I can sp|>ak
for Kansas. That state is most heart
ily in favor of the endorsement of
Bryan. We believe that the shortest
cut to silver Is the best. Our party
stands for more than free silver and
we can obtain it with Bryan. The
Chicago platform contains a great deal
that we want. It is a pretty good
Populist platform. Bryan la a pretty
good Populist. The Democracy is re
generated. It is getting back to the
principles of Jefferson, that is what
the country needs."
REUBEN F. KOLB,
who has become famous on account
of the fights he has made for the gov
ernorship of Alabama, has arrived,
and says he does not know just what
action the Alabama delegation will
take, but for himself he has no ob
jection to the nomination of Bryan, but
does not want the Populist convention
to Indorse him. "We do not want to
wipe uut trar parry.-' *Tfe musT riot
efface ourselves."
Mr. Kolb also deolared that the Popu
lists will want a part of the electors.
This is quite a favorite idea of the
Southern delegates now here. The
nomination of Bryan by the Populist
convention with an agreement that
the electors in the South shall be
divided between the Democrats and
Populist patties seems to be the de
mand.
GEN. JACOB S. COKEY,
who is a delegate at large from Ohio,
Is not in favor of indorsing or even
taking the course pursued by a great
many of the Populist leaders and
"nominating" instead of "indorsing"
Bryan. He thinks a straight ticket
should be nominated, but is pushing a
plan which he says will unite the sil
ver vote against the gold vote. It is to
have electors selected pro-rata ac
cording to the votes cast by the par^
ties whose national conventions have
declared for silver. That would give
the Democrats, the Populists and the
Prohibitionists each representation in j
several states. He wants these electors
put on one ticket. Then the electoral
college meets the highest vote, he says,
should name the president and the
next highest vote the vice president.
This would give the Populists the vice
presidency if the scheme should be
adopted. Gen. Coxey will press his
plan before the convention.
The two Dakotas are here with ap
parently diverse views. W. H. Standish,
of North Dakota, is for a straight out
indorsement of Bryan; Alonzo Ward ell
of South Dakota, has a "Middle of the
Road" badge upon the lapel of his coat.
He says he is not opposed to Bryan,
but the Populists must maintain their
organization and cannot afford to take
any action which may cause the efface
ment of the party. Mr. Wardell is es
pecially Interested in the meeting of
the cooperative congress which has
been called for Friday and Saturday
of this week, for the purpose of further
ing cooperative Institutions.
SENATOR J. K. JONES,
of Arkansas, chairman of the national
Democratic committee arrived tonight.
He said he was on his way home from
Washington, but admitted that he had
stopped in St. Louis for the purpose of
making a note on the drift of events
in connection with the Populist con
vention. He declined to express any
opinion as to whether the convention
would endorse Messrs. Bryan and Se
wall, though he confessed that such a
course on the part of the convention
would be gratifying. He expressed him
self as very much pleased with the in
dications of Democratic success. "I
am," he said, "receiving strong assur
ances of support for the ticket from
unexpected sources, and feel greatly
encouraged as to the outlook."
Senator Jones said he was unable to
state how long he would stop in St.
Louis, how long he will remain in his
home In Arkansas before returning
j East, or where the national commits
| tee would locate its headquarters.
Hon. J. W. Tomllnson, a Democratic
; leader in Alabama, Is also In the city
i for the purpose of making observa
> tions upon the Populist meeting.
CALIFORNIA DELEGATES.
Several California delegates to the
j Populist convention, headed by Hon.
i H. C. Dillan, of Los Angeles, were
I among the arrivals today. Mr. Dillon
• stated that several of the California
men are favorable to the Indorsement
j of Bryan and Sewall notwithstanding
■ reports to the contrary, and would in
sist upon pursuing that course. He
said the state committee had assumed
to instruct the delegates to act as a
unit, but added that it had no authority
to go to that extent, and that the ac
tion would not be binding.
BRYAN HAS THE MACHINE.
Nebraska State Ofllclals "Working
for the Sliver Democrat.
OMAHA, Neb., July 19.— The gover
nor's Private Secretary Benton Marel
and State Oil Inspector K. H. Edmon
ston left Lincoln today for St. Louis.
They will meet with the Bimetallic
league of that city and do what they
can toward completing the scheme for
fusion between the Bryan Democrats
and the Populists. Prominent Popu
lists are now sporting the official badge
which bears a picture of Bryan and the
words: "We are for Bryan, no crown
of thorns; no cross of gold."
TAUBENECK. IS FOR UNITY,
But Objects to Action Which Will
Destroy the Party.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 19.— Chairman Tau
beneck said tonight: "I am opposed to doing
anything at the national convention that will
tend to disintegrate or destroy the People's
party. I am perfectly willing to do every
thing that is fair and honorable to unite all
the elements that are opposed to the gold
standard, by a division of of the electors, and
I think this can be done without taking any
action that will disrupt our* party or betray
our principles."
St. John Is Not for Bryan.
ALLIANCE, 0.. July 19.— Secretary Thomas,
of the national party's executive committee,
this evening received a telegram from John
P. St. John, denouncing as false the story sent
out from Kansas City to the effect that he
would support Bryan for president.
Only Six for Bryan.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., July 19.— J. W. Dol-
Uson, delegate to the Populist convention
and a leader of the "middle-in-the-road"
faction, said before leaving for St. Louis
aming ta*t eighteen of the Arkansas dele-
SKtes are *or a straight-out Populist candi
date, while Mx favor Bryan.
PRICE TWO CENTS— { ££?££&;
POPS GALLED BfIGK
AN ADDRESS TO COUNTERACT THE
SWEET MUSIC OF THE PIED
PIPER TALBijNECK
IT'S NO TIME TO WALK OUT
AND NOMINATE A TICKET IN OP
POSITION TO BRYAN AND
SEWALL.
SILVERS ONLY OPPORTUNITY.
Unite Now or Expect Nothing Fur
ther for a Generation, Says the
Colorado Metal Boomers,
ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 19.— Hon.
Thomas M. Patterson, chairman of the
regular Colorado delegation to the Pop
ulist convention, arrived today and
with others immediately began a cru
sade In behalf of the nomination of
Bryan and Sewall by the Populist con
vention. During the evening Mr. Pat
terson and his coadjutors prepared and
Issued an address In reply to Chair
man Taubeneck's appeal to maintain
the autonomy of the party by taking
a position against the nomination or
Indorsement of the Democratic candi
dates. The address of the Bryan fol
lowers as prepared by Mr. Patterson,
is as follows:
We agree with Chairman Taubeneck
that the all absorbing question with
Populists is and should be ho-v? ihzy
can assslst In the speedy restoration of
silver to Its former place and at the
Same, time maintain and advance their
party organization. We believe that
the People's party ig necessary to the
country and that should it be disband
ed or become inconsequential for want
of numbers the money power would
soon resume complete sway over both
the old parties and the masses be de
prived of a protection from the greed
of corporations, trusts and syndicates.
But we emphatically disagree with
him as to the means by which these
ends are to be secured. To nominate
an Independent ticket, one in opposi
tion as much to Bryan and Sewall as
it would be to McKinley and Hobart
would not only make it mpossible to
restore free coinage of silver during the
life time of the youngest In the coming
convention but it would practically an
nihilate the People's party so far as
followers are necessary to make a
party. The "leaders" might hold fran
tically to the organization during the
campaign but at its close they would
find its followers in full fellowship with
the Democratic party and having voted
its ticket under the name and emblem
of that party if Bryan should be elect
ed they would find little obstacle to
continuing with it.
Instead of nominating others the Pop
ulists' convention
SHOULD NOMINATE
not "indorse" Bryan and Sewall. The
oonventlon should make these two men
Its own nominees— the party nominees.
It should adopt Its own platform of
principles and place them upon it as
their choice for president and vice
president. Having done this delegates
can return to their homes and, look
ing constituents in the face, say: "We
have made this partial sacrifice
of party pride to make certain
of the enactment Into laws of one
or more of the great measures
for which our party has struggled. In
doing this we have proven that our
party stands ready to do whatever is
necessary to secure practical relief to
the suffering country even to the extent
of supporting candidates nominated by
other parties." No greater test of
party devotion to principle can be de
vised and measured by that test, the
Populist party is preeminently worthy
of the people's confidence and support.
The proposition of Mr. Taubeneck
that whenever one party indorses the
national ticket of another, it has "no
further use to exist," is wholly with
out precdent to sustain it. The chair
man's logic is simply this: "The re
storation of free coinage of silver Is
known to be absolutely necessary to
bring back the country's departed pros
perity. The Democratic and People's
parties are both agreed upon this «.nd
some other vital questions; but other
wise they differ. The Democratic par
ty adopts a platform and selects presi
dential candidates pledged and known
to be sincere In advocacy of these vital
measures. The Republican party is
pledged to measures, the extreme re
verse of those upon which Democrats
and Populists agree, and, unless Demo
crats and Populists unite, the Republi
can party will win and its policy of
ruin indefinitely continue. Now be
cause the People's party in its organ
ized capacity to make certain of ob
taining these measures knowing
that If they are lost now
they will be lost for generations and
seeing no other channel through
which their success Is equally secured,
adopts the Democratic candidate It has
NO FURTHER USE TO EXIST."
It It strange logic Indeed that the
People's party must die because it does '
right; that it must die because It is j
great and magnanimous and patriotic ,
enough to go outside of its own ranks; j
a presidential candidate for one who,
though not a Populist in name, is in j
deepest sympathy with it for its most ]
cherished and vital measures to re
move a great and blighting curse from
the country.
"Why will the nomination of Bryan
and Sewall, by the Populist convention,
render it Impossible for Populists to
make a fight for their local tickets, as
Mr. Taubeneck claims? Were they
running Populist tickets without fusion
with either party, the nomination of
Bryan and Sewall by their national
convention must strengthen them with
the people. It Is true in states where
fusion has been made with the Re*
publican gold standard party for the
sake of local spoils, the plans may be
somewhat marred but no true Populist
can be any less a Populist through
such action and It can cause no Popu
list candidate to lose a vote. Why
should the Populist press disappear If
Bryan is nominated?
"The proposed action if taken by
the Populist convention will add
strength and Influence to every Popu
list paper in the land. The Populist
party press will then stand for prin
ciple indeed, and as a grateful and dis
criminating American people are
brought to understand the patriotic
action taken for their sake by the
Populist national convention, the Popu
list press will grow In • -favor and
measure of prosperity. It is true that
should the Democratic party be suc
cessful the Populists might not be In a
position to 'demand' appointments to
office from President Bryan.
But who can doubt the seirse of
justice and recognition of obligation
for patriotic duty well done by mem
bers of the People's party ? gj^
Grant that the -Democratic partjjfiWfT 1 !
not be likley to provide for^Jpaper
money that Is not redeemable In coins;
but Mr. Taubeneck Is mistaken in his
claim that outside of free coinage of
1
silver all other reforms advocated by
the People's party will be
FORCED TO WAIT
the formation and victory of some new 1
party pledged to their support. If he
will read the Omaha platform and
compare It line for line with the plat
form upon which Mr. Bryan was nom
inated he will find- that the latter
makes solemn pledge to the country of
every reform advocated in the former
except fiat paper money government
ownership of railroads and the sub
treasury scheme which latter measure
the Omaha platform Itself discredited.
The claim of Taubeneck that the
party should be an ally and not an an
nex of the Democratic party Is an ir
ridescent dream. Considering the num.
ercial strength and powerful organiza
tion of the Democratic party coupled
with the plain assurance which its
leaders have that the Populists and
free coinage Republicans will flock to
Bryan and Sewall by hundreds of
thousands whatever the Populist na,
ftional convention may do. It may b«
considered out of the question that the
Democratic party, having already,
nominated its candidates and adopted
its platform, will make the co-partner
ship arrangement which is' the basis of
Mr. Taubeneck's plans. His plan is
for the Populists to nominate a ticket
of their own and enter Into an agree
ment with the Democrats to have but
one set of electors in each of the
states. The result of this agreement
is to be that if the combination ticket
is successful the Populists will have'
either the president or vice president?
of the United States and will also be'
in a position to demand an equal share
of the federal patronage, Including the
cabinet and foreign appointments.
It must be clear that the Democratic:
national committee has not a vestige^
of the power necessary to enter Into
suoh an arrangement even If they de
sired to do so. The Democratic con-"
vention adjourned sine die when "if
completed its work and its members
could be no more reconstituted into a
convention than they could "be four
years hence for nomination of* a nW
ticket and the adoption of a new plat
form. Before the proposed action
could even be considered the national
Democratic committee must issue a
call for a new national convention;
each of the states must call new state
convention to appoint delegates. The
mere statement of this, which every,
body must admit is the real condition,
should satisfy every reasoning mind
the proposed
PLAN IS IMPOSSIBLE.
It must have been plain to those who
proposed it that it was impossible of
execution. We might go farther and
say that the national Democratic com
mittee would be fully justified in hold^
ing that it had no authority to call a
new convention for any purpose in the
absence of the death or resignation ol
the nominees, their powers being lim-,
ited to the conduct of the campaign'
which was Inaugurated with the norn»
lnation of Bryan and Sewall.
Passing from the consideration of!
party barter by which It would be un
known to the country which of the four
candidates would be president and who
would be vice president until the elec4
toral college convened would prove so
abhorrent to American voters that the
overwhelming defeat of the combina
tion would be certain. There are in the
Populist party, as in every other,
two classes those who are mere*
ly politicians and care for noth
ing but the spoils and those
whose highest aim is to secure to the
country the relief which the enactment
of salutary measures will bring.
Ninety per cent of the present mem
bership of the People's party is made
up of former Democrats and Republi
cans who regard the immediate restor
ation of free bimetallic coinage at the
ratio of 16 to 1 as indispensable to the
return of prosperity. They unerringly
trace the pauper prices which they re
ceive for the products of the field, tha
shop and the loom, the all but annihi*
lation of values to farm lands and
stock, the absence of employment fori
millions of American workmen and tha
pall of bankruptcy that overshadow*
the land, to the single gold standardi
What they want and will have if the
opportunity presents are practical re*
suits that will materially affect their
industrial and social condition They'
want the single gold standard abolish
ed and double standard created. The
Populist club inculcated a graet truth
when it taught them to believe that free
coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to H
with gold would drive gloom and des^
titution from the country and replace
them with sunshine and prosperity. li
Populists have reason to believe that'
their party will endanger that measure
either by dividing the forces that favon
it cr by imposing impossible or imprac
ticable conditions to secure assist
ance for if they will abandon that
party without regret and enthusiastic
cally unite with the party which they
believe is most likely to secure them the!
relief.
The Populist convention will seal the
doom of the party, if by Its action it
arouses a well grounded suspicion that
it prefers party autonomy to the legis
lation for which the masses are in such
crying need. Why should either course
operate differently tin Texas or North'
Carolina, from what it would In Ne
braska or Colorado? There are 80 000 '
Populist votes In Colorado. If the com
ing convention shall nominate a separ
ate ticket at least 70,000 of them will
in any event be cast for Bryan and the
probabilities are that, feeling incensed
at the indifference of the national con
vention of their party to their needs
and conditions, most of them will vote
the new state ticket as well. But nomi-;
nate Bryan and with the prestige
such wise and generous action will give
the party it will in all human probabi
lity carry the state for local officers :
So it will be In Nebraska. In what
does the situation differ in Southern
states? Men are alike on all; and the
same intelligent selfishness will induce
them to act alike in all. The practical
workings of the nomination advised
will at once dispel all apprehensions
of the calamities to the Populist press,'
Populist prestige, Populist candidates
and Populist measures which Chairman
Taubeneck in his new born zeal for a;
separate ticket so adroitly suggests.
WAITE, OF BLOODY BRIDLES.
Meekly Acquiesce In the Commit
tee's Action In Ousting- Him.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., July M.-Ex-Oov. Waits,
of Colorado, who ia also here, stated that ho
had abandoned his contest against the Pat
terson delegation for a seat fn the conven
tion. "I announced," he said, "that I was
for Bryan, and they immediately bounced
me from the delegation because they said I
had sold out to Wall street." Here the gov
ernor laughed inordinately. "Yes," he con
tinued, "I am for Bryan, and shall place no
further obstacles in the way of the seating
of the Patterson delegation, which is also
favorable to the Democratic nominee, though*
I understand the contest will be continued
by the other members of the delegation which
bears my name. I am for Bryan because I
believe in the man and because the platform
on which he stands is an excellent one. I
believe in his sincerity, and, furthermore. I
believe in the sincerity and fidelity of the
Populist principles of Altgeld and Pennoyer, !
who, with Bryan, dominated the Chicago con
vention. The Populists can do no better than
to nominate and indorse Mr. Bryan."
Small Ashtabula Disaster.
ASHTABULA, 0.. July 19.— John Ducro and
Sons' brick building and a dozen smaller ;
frame structures were destroyed by Are this .
horning. The loss will reach $60,000, and is j
partially covered by insurance. The principal
losses were: Ducro & Sons, $18,000; Barson'a
estate, $5,000; J. C. Dunn, $3,000; J. L. Smith,
$3,000. The fire started in Whiting ft Webb'*
stable, which was destroyed.
