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i vd MR. LIND IS CHO '§ COMPLETE MINNESOTA POPULIS' THE FUSION DEAL. Sidney M. Owen 34 ninates John , Lind and the Nomination Is Made 2 Unanimous by Acclamation—J. M. Bowler Is Nominated for Lieut- enant Governor — The Other Of- fices Filled. : The Ticket. : Governor—John Lind, silver Repub- Hican. For Popul Lieutenant Governor—J, M. Bowler, e ? For retary of State—Julius J. Hein- richs, Democrat. For State Treasurer—Alexander McKin- non, Democrat. For Attorney General—John Arnold Keys, Populist. Yor Presidential Electors—John Day Smith,. silver Republican; James Dillon, Populist; T. J. Meighen, Populist; Wilson 3orst, Democrat; H. H. Bonniwell, Demo- John H. Ives, Democrat; Sylvester Populist; Charles d’Autremont, ; Hans P. Bjorge, Populist. uw Minneapolis, Minn. Aug. — Ha hall was rather small for the Populist state convention, and in calling it to order, Chairman Meighen, of the state committee, took occasion to roast the local committee of arrangements, which had nised to secure the exposition building, at the last moment had turned Har- onia hall over to him, and as a result convention was badly crowded. The contained quite an array of specta- nd a number of ladies occupied seats A number oz delegates had ed over to the exposition building, ng the convention was to be held and it was some time before they med and gathered into the In es is man Meighen alluded to the fact that he the convention to order, Chair- had called to order the first People’s party convention ever held in the state. At that time he had prophesied that he was calling to 0} to te ‘The r le a body of reformers who were soon > possession of the state and nation. vlization was coming sooner than he had hoped. ‘The representatives of the movement that had already taken posses- sion of the state were here to-day. ‘You don’t look dangerous,” continued Mr. Meighen. “I think the government will be safe in your hands. ‘The business inter- ests nced not be frightened Who are the real anarchists, the men who are setting aside the law, the men who are setting themselves above the law?” This question brought a variety of answers from the convention, scme guessing that the men whom the chairman had characterized were the capitalists; others thought he had the supreme court in mind, and still others con- cluded that “Wall street’? would include then all. The state central committee presented the following list of temporary _ officer Chairman, Senator P. M. Ringdal of Polk; . Spurgeon Odell, Lyon; assistant Louis Hanson, Clay; reading Thomas W. Murphy, St. Louis; ser- geant A. C. Welch, MeLeod. On motion of or Hanna this selection was ratified, and Senator Ringdal was intro- due He made a most taking speech, ad- suited to the occasion, fluent and choice in diction, and with some oratorical ec. Opening with some prophecies of victory, he put the convention in good hu- mor with itself and himse!f, and ~hen re- ferred to some of the ¢ s that led to the of the par nization “We a said he, educt py have given u: la d the ec mission, and taxed us to m: Instead of ‘clothing it with adequate pow- ers, they have refused to give it a cent to battle with wealthy ions. We have in this state the railroad policy, in miniature, the purest humbag of modern times. The railroad commission should be abolished or giv useful as well as ornament “We asked for a terminal elevstor. i a foreed construction which has made it an instrument of op- pression. We asked for relief from the .dard Oil monopoly, and they have given in oi! inspector, with ample power to spect the oil, but none to inspect the methods of the monopoly. undered the rich endowment of the s until its richest iron mines have i into the hands of aliens, and of } nins but mutilated and | calling down the vengeance of n upon a vandal race. “The same methods and the same class of men have brought the nation to the verge of bankruptcy. It is the privilege of this convention, not onty to nominate the men who will redeem this state, but men who will cast tbeir ballots for that magnificent specimen of American manhood, William Jennings 7 This reference brought out the heartiest applause of the forenoon, and when it had proceeded. “Three entatives of modern feud m, Who have their heels on our necks, scoffed at the mere mention of constitution- al liberty. On June 16 they sold us into perpetual bondage to the gold trust. On Noy. 3 we will throw off the chains of finan- cial slavery and hurl the gauntlet in the face of the world. Let them take it up who dare. In 1776 we hurled defiance at the old world the cannon’s mouth. In 1896 we will hurl defiance at then through the ballot box. “The mon kings dreamed that they t the role of Caesar on this K um has turned into a oilers of ancient day dragged their captives at the chariot wheel through the streets of Rome. The despoii- ers of modern times have designs upon the American eagle. hey would drag him through Wall s i golden calf. dler has passed. are clasping hands over the broken down walls of party prejudice. The duty of the hour is plain. reat truths must be solved, cne at a time, and one truth now has pos- session of the minds of the American peo- ple. Mankind must take the battlements of the gold standard by storm, or retrace its steps back into the dark ages. The bat- tle is on. The skirmishers have melted back into the line of battle. The contest ‘s between aristocracy and Democracy, and when the smoke cleared aw: one will have disappeared off the face of the earth. “Let no man falter. The responsibility upen this convention is great, and upon ecch individual delegate it is no less. There are two roads open to us, one leads to success; to the election of an administration of this state for the people, and to the election of those men, whose votes shalt help determine whether this country shall remain a financial appendage of Great Brit- ain, and it may be that the result will turn on their votes. ‘Che other road leads to certain defeat, and with it, the knowledge that the curses of seventy million of people may rest on our heads. Can we throw the opportunity away? A thousand times, no. it were better that millstones were hanged about our nechs and we were drowned in the depths of the sea. “We are not here as individuals, but as tne trusted representatives of our neighbors nds. Can we go home to them and 3 we could have done that which would have sayed their nomes for them, and ' that we threw it away like little politicians? | ‘The opportunity of our lives is open for us to-day. When this convention shall have adjourned it will be gone forever. Patrlot- | ism must be placed above party. If. do our work well, the opening of the tweftieth century will be the dawn of a fi y of the politic: Brothers in si ness, The Committees. The usual committees were ordered, a while the chairman was selecting them | the convention listened to short speeches by Judge Allen of Kansas and Francis H. Clarke of St. Paul. The committees were | announced as follows: Credentials—First district, O. H. Page, Olmsted; Second, L. D. Orwall, Yellow Medicine; Third, C. N. Perkins, McLeod; Fourth, Daniel Barnard, Ramsey; Fifth, L. M. Ayer, Hennepin; Sixth, M. Wesenberg, St. Louis; Seventh, A. C. Hatch, Otter Tail. Permanent Organization—First district, C. G. Johnsrud, Freeborn; Second, E. 8. Rel- shus, Lyon; Third, James Hanna, Renville; Fourth, EB. W. Bonham, Ramsey; Fifth, L. D. Brown, Hennepin; Sixth, Kittle Halver- son, Stearns; Seventh, Swan Nelson, Kan- diyohi. Resolutions—At large, Frank N. Stacy, Minneapolis; First district, J. I. Vermilya, Olmsted; H. G. Day, Freeborn; Second, W. R. Hodges, Brown; F. M. Currier, Blue Earth; Third, Ole Ramsland, Renville; J. H. Harrison, Goodhue; Fourth, Francis H. Clarke, J. M. O'Grady, Ramsey; Fifth, W. R. Dobbyn, J. H. Lydiard, Hennepin; Sixth, John Jensvold, I’. D. Culver, St. Louis; Seventh, T. C. Hodgson, Grant; C. W. Smith, Otter Tail. The Afterneon Session. The conyention then took a recess to 2 o'clock. Upon reassembling more than an hour was taken up in an endeavor to get the delegations from the counties seated together. The inadequacy of the hall was shown when the Hennepin delegation, 161 strong, was forced to go into the galleries to give room on the floor to the visiting delegates. The St. Louis delegation found a place on the stage. The committee on credentials not being ready to report, at- tempts were made to get speeches out of H. J. Peck, congressional nominee in the Third; E. E. Lommen, nominee in the Seventh; Mej. Bowler, S. M. Owen and Ignatius Donnelly. The others were not forthcoming. When the credentials were dis- posed of Maj. Bowler moved that Prof. Gould of Wasioja be given five minutes time. ‘rhen Senator Reishus reported for tke committee ou permanent organization in favor of continuing the tem- por: organization. ‘This report was advpted. Thomas J. McDermott, represent- ing the Democratic state central committee, was invited to the platform, as were also the nominees for congress and Judge Willis of St. Paul. An individual from Fillmore county, named McCracken, who had occu- pied a place in front of the chair during the whole of the proceedings acting as assistant chairman, became particularly ob- noxious at this juncture and was, by vote of ‘the convention, invited to take a seat. McCracken sat down. A. R. Holston, E. J. Meilicke and Fraser of Moorhead were ap- pointed a committee to see if railroad tick- ets could not be extended until after the state fair. Nominations in Order. The committee on resolutions was. still out, and after some difficulty in reaching a determination of what to do next, it was decided to proceed to nominations. As soon as the chairman calJed for nominations for governor, Sidney M. Owen took the plat- form and was accorded a tremendous ova- tion. He said his duty was a most pleasant one and had required no urging. “I real- ize, as do you all,” said he, “that In union there is strength, and I realize that union on the part of the masses was never SO necessary as it is to-day. Opposed to us is combined wealth, rapacious greed and hun- gry avarice, equipped with all the machin- ery for political warfare that money can provide. We can oppose them only with masses of men. The Populists are not enough. The rejuvenated Democracy is not large enough. The silver Republicans are not numerous enough, but take us altogether and we are strong enough to vanquish the enemy and drive them from the face of the earth forever. It is in the interest of that kind of union that I come before you to- la I am to name a man who will as cheerfully, industriously and ably do the will of the People’s party of the State of Minne- sota as any man in it. He withdrew from a position in the American congress, a po- sition which he might have held indefinitely, because he saw the encroachments of cor- porate power in congress, and could no longer remain there and retain his self-re- spect. He is not 1 seeker for office, but seems to have been raised up for this occasion to lead us on to that victory which is so neces- sary for ouc well being and happiness. He will see that Populists are placed in places where they may reap the fruits of ther struggle they have kept up for years. He realizes that function of executive officers which has been forgotten, the execution of law. We will know then what it is to have law executed in this state. The executive officer who neutralizes law is the anarchist. His integrity is unquestioned except by those who hope for his defeat. In support- ing him we honor ourselves, and will con- summate the victory we have been strug- gling for for years. This man is Honest John Lind.” The nomination was received with enthu- siasm, and on motion of Freeman P. Lane, the nomination was made unanimous by acclamation, Thomas J. Meighen moved the appointment of a committee of three to wait on Lind and notify him of his nomina- tion, and bring him before the convention. Messts. Meighen, Owen and Vermilya were named. The committee on resolutions then offered its report through I’. N. Stacy, but Mr. Stacy discovered that one sheet of his report was missing and the committee had to be called together again to reconstruct the platform. The convention voted down a motion to proceed to the nomination of secretary of state and state treasurer, pre- ferring to take up the ticket in regular order, and nominations for lieutenant gov- ernor were called for. Rev. C. E. Walker of Martin county nomi- nated George N. Lanphere of Moorhead. J. R. Lowe of Rerville nominated Maj J. M. Bowler of Renville county. Ignatius Don- nelly rose and the convention insisted upon his taking the stage. He received a warm reception. He said that Maj. Bowler had many friends in Dakota county, but that the delegation from that county had de- cided to place in nomination D. F. Akin, Somewhat to the surprise of the conven- tion, Mr. Donnelly confined himself to a simple statement, making the nomination In as few words as possible. C. P. Aldrich of Ramsay nominated M. R. Prendergast, At this juncture the committee appeered with Mr. Lind. He was received with three cheers. “This occasion is unprecedented,” began Mr. Lind. “A few weeks ago a convention as large as yours, without solicitation from me or my friends, nominated me for the highest oifice in the gift of the people of the state. 1 shall accept that nomination, but not as a Democrat. I accept yours, but not as a Populist. 1 accept it not as a Re- publican, but as a citizen willing to con- tribute his quota to this struggle. It is not a pleasant task to turn my back on party affiliations and associations. Bat when @ party ceases to represent what he believes in as the true principles of government, any man is a coward who does not turn his back on it. “ was during all thé years of my early manhood a Republican, I would be glad to support that party to-day, the party of great deeds and great men, but when It turned its back on the traditions of its past and admitted that there was a great reform necessary, but that the American people are impotent to accomplish it, who cau blame me or any other man for leaving it? As Bryan said, the other day, parties do not make issues, but issues make and unmake parties. The silver question, as we call It, is an endeavor on our part to do away with the legislation that enables the drones of | human industry to take to themselves more | and more of the labor and production of our | nation. “This Is sald to be a campaign of educa- tlon, but one of the great railroad corpor | ations has forbidden any news agent on Its ! trains to handle any silver literature. And with their pay checks they send out what they call campalgn literature to their em i | log { brighter day of human liberty and happt ! ployes, but which {s as much a command as | if directed by a master to a slave. { “It is as important that we should rid this state of clique rule as that we should rid ourselves of foreign domination in na- ; tional affairs. I do not charge that our state institutions are all badly conducted. | Some of them are well conducted and I am | proud of it, but some of them are very bad- ly conducted, and the state auditor is my authority for the statement that some of them should be more economically adminis- tered. Our tax laws are in lamentable shape. The taxes fall most heavily upon all property used in production. In collection of taxes the authorities have for years been grossty negligent.” Mr. Lind then denounced as the “most damnable false fabrication ever put in black and white’ the charge that he had ever made a speech attacking the Christian religion. He promised if his health would permit to show up a state of affairs in the northern part of the state that would bring the blush of shame to the cheek of any honest eitizen. He detailed at some length the swamp land grant to the state and by the state to the railroads, Referring to the charge that he was in the employ of the Millers’ association, he said that he had on two occasions engaged in work that might furnish a foundatiou for such a charge. Once he had through the instrumentality of the congress, knocked out the extortionate charges of foreign transportation companies. He had also taken up two cases for milling concerns, one located at New Ulm and the other at La Crosse, against railroads for discrimina- tions in rates, and one case he had won and the other he proposed to win. Mr. Lind then took up the question of railroad rates, replying to the claim that rates had gone down. He answered the statement by citing the experience of his father’s farm in Sibley county, near New Ulm, where for many years about 2,000 bushels of wheat has been raised annually. In 1882, 1883 and 1884 the freight to Chicago was 18 cents and the Chicago price averaged $1.01 per bushel, So that to transport the wheat to market had cost the price of 211 bushels of wheat, or about one-tenth of the crop. During the last three years the rate had been 1914 cents and the price 62 cents. So that it now costs 387 bushels, or almost one-fifth of the crop to get it to market. He concluded by urging the convention to nominate a candidate for attorney general who could be elected. The attorney general is the right hand of the governor, and his own election would be a farce without an attorney general to hold up his hands. He pledged the convention, if elected, to bring to the administration of the affairs of the state clean hands and an honest determina- tion to do his duty by all classes of the people of the state. 5 The convention then proceded with the selection of a candidate for Neutenant gov- ernor. J, I. Vermilya of Olmsted, R. J. Hall of Stevens and T. J. Caton of Minne- apolis were added to the list of nominees, and there were numerous seconding speeches. Maj. Halstead of Hennepin in coming to the support of Mr. Bowler called upon all the old soldiers in the convention to rise, and about eighty stood up to be counted. R. A. Walsh in seconding the nomination of M. R. Prendergast besought the convention to recognize St. Paul and the Irish voters of the state by his nomina- tion. The nominations were then closed and the convention, by a vote of 284 to 265, took a recess until 7:30. The Evening Session, Immed‘ately upon the call to order in the evening, which was delayed until 8 o’clock, the roll was called for the nomination of a idate for lieutenant governor, the first lot being informal. The roll call showed Maj. Bowler strongly in the lead, the re- ult being as follows: When the vote was dec! took the platform and withdrew his name. Ignatius Donnelly also withdrew the name Akin. The rol! for the fivst for- ma! ballot was only called down as far as St. Louis county. Hennepin had thrown 139 of her votes to Bowler, and his nomination wes a foregone conclusion and E. Haidale of Madison :aoved that the further cail be dispensed with and the nomination he given to Maj. Bowler by acclamation. This went through with a whoop and Maj. Bowler modestly returned his thanks. Freeman P. Lane moved that Julius J. Heinrichs, the Democratic nominee for secretary of state, be made the nominee of the coavention by acclamation. This met with the views of the convention, as did also the motion of Martin O’Brien of Crookston, that Alex- ander McKinnon be nominated for treas- urer. This brought the convention down to attorney general. John Jensyold of Duluth was recognized to nominate John Arnold Keyes. The nomination was numerously seconded and was made by acclamation. Mr. Keyes accepted his honors with becom- ing thankfulress. Next came the presiden- tial electors. Thomas J. Meighen of Fill- more county was nominated from the First Gistrict; Wilson Borst of Cottonwood, from the S nd; Harlan H. Bonniwell of Mc- Leod, from the Third; John H. Ives of St. Paul, from the Fourth; Sylyester Kelliher of Minneapolis, from the Fifth; Charles @’ Autremont of Duluth, from the Sixth; Hans P. Bjorge of Otter Tail, from the Seveath; John Day Smith of Minneapolis, and James Dillon of St..Paul, at large. Scott McDonald placed James Dillon in nominetion. Francis H. Clarke made a plea | for him, and Ignatius Donnelly also came to his .\upport. A. Paradis and J. M. O’Grady made little speeches asking for recognition for the Populist voters of Ram- sey county. It took a roll call to settle the question, Put with such valiant backers Mr. Dillon could not lose, his opponent being. Allen G. Sexton of Wright county. St. Louis county haa presented the name of Capt. J. G. Hibbard, but withdrew it before the vote was taken. The platform was then presented as fol- lows: “Imbued with Jaith in the righteousness of our cause, the People’s party of Minne- sota, in convention assembled, desirous of preserving to ouraplves and posterity the blessings of peace, law and prosperity, herewith put forth the following declara- tion of principles: “We pledge our Unqualified allegiance to the principles of our faith as expressed in the national Peonle’s party platform adopted at St. Louis, and to those noble standard bearers of our national cause, William J. Bryan and Thomas E. Watson. “We hail the union of’ the reform forces of America under a commmoen standard for a common cause as the greatest means of emancipation of the people and our country from the money power and the allied forces of organized greed which have now ob- tained control of the nation; and we wel- come to our ranks all who place patriotism above partisanship. “We demand the strict and impartial en- forcement of the laws, as applied to the most powerful interests as to the humblest citizen, and believe that government for and by the people Is possible only by en- forcement of the laws expressive of the will of the people. “We demand that all public officers be placed on a salary basis and that all fees be paid into the public treasury, thereby preventing their use as a political corrup- | tion fund, as now exemplified in the offices, of oil inspector and surveyor general of S. “We demand the clection of the board of railway and warehouse commissioners by the people and the enlargement of their powers to the requirements of a fair, free and open market and a just scale of rail- way and elevator rates. “We demand the taxation of railway lands and commend the Anderson bill to that end, now before the people for ratifi- cation, and we demand the taxation of min- eral lands as other property, = 4 “We favor the principle of self-govern- ment as expressed in the initiative and referendum. “In the interests of justice we demand ee repeal of the obnoxious struck jury Ww. “We demand retrenchment in the expen- ditures of state, county and city govern- ment in harmony with enforced economy im business and in the home. “We demand laws securing to labor Prompt payment of wages, and that the same be a first Hen on the property in which labor is employed. We demand the establishment of state labor employment agencies and an amendment to existing legislation by which miners and other laborers employed in hazardous occupations shall receive the same protection now ac- dorded to railway employes. We demand the abolition of contract labor in state work, as a saving to the public of large sums which now go to the contractors. We condemn the gold standard political organization and its corporate allies in their systematic Intimidation of employes and other voters as a menace to free gov- ernment, and we pledge the protection of our party to all citizens in the free exer- ese of the elective franchise.” Benn Davis wanted an additional plank demanding the enforcement of the law against alien ownership of land, but with- drew it in the face of opposition. Adolph Paradis tried to have the platform demand the initiative and referendum instead of contenting itself with favoring this princi- ple,but was cut off by the previous question, and the platform was adopted. M. R. Pren- dergast offered a resolution demanding the enforcement of the law giving veterans pref- erence in publie employment. Mr. Donnelly spoke In favor o it, and it passed in spite of the fact that a couple of veterans pro- tested that they wanted no favors. There was a tremendous pressure for the consideration of resolutions of one kind or another. After the appointment of a state central committee, consisting of three mem- bers from each congressional district had been ordered, and they had been clothed with plenary powers, Adolph Paradis tried to offer a resolution demanding that Sewall be compelled to stop running for vice presi- dent, but the convention howled him down. ! The state central committee was selected and ratified as follows: First district, J. J. Meighen, Fillmore; H. C. Nelson, Freeborn; M. R. Dresback, Dodge. Second, EH. Hoidale, Lac qui Parle; W. G. Daly, Blue Earth; E. J. Meilicke, Cottonwood. Third, H. A. Swain, Rice; F. OC. Gibbs, Le Sueur; H. V. Poore, Renvill Fourth, C. P. Aldrich, E. W. Bonham, Ram- sey; EB. B. Cowell, Washington. Fifth, B. R. Lynch, A. 8S. Segerstrom, J. H. Lydeard, Hennepin. Sixth, P. J. Seherger, STearng; A. F. Rudolph, St. Louis; David Cochran, Wright. Seventh, Richard Glavin, Mare shall; Louis Hanson, Clay; Levi B. Cantle- berry, Pope. MINNESOTA CROPS. Report of the Wenther Bureau for Week Ending Monday, Aug. 24. Minneapolis, Aug. 30.—The weather over the state was clear till the mid- dle of the week, after which time cloudy or partly cloudy weather pre- vailed, with showers, which are not evenly distributed. They were gener- ally light except for a rain of 1.60 inches in Nobles county on Friday. In portions of the southwestern sec- tion rain is badly needed, especiaily in Watonwan and Cottonwood coun- ties, and even wkere there have been showers more is generally needed for the fall plowing. ‘The day tempera- tures were probably below the normal maximum till Friday, when they be- came higher, going down again on Saturday. Although the night tem- peratures were low during the early part of the week, they did not reach the frost line, and during the latter part of the week were higher. North- ern Section—Wheat harvest is still in progress, but many have finished. Oats and barley will hardly be ready for cutting for two weeks. A very light frost occurred on the mornings of the 16th and 17th in Kittson coun- ty, but no damage resulted. West Central—Stacking is nearly finished and threshing is in progress. The yields so far are disappointing both in amount and grade. Late corn has gained considerably during the week. A little early corn has been cut, but most of it needs two weeks of good weather for its maturing. The ground is very dry for plowing, but in some places it is begun. East Central — Stacking is generally done und thresh- ing is in progress. The corn is gen- erally a good crop, part of which is ripe enough to cut now or next week. Apples are a splendid crop. South- west Section—Nearly all the wheat is stacked and threshing is in progress. Corn is doing well. Second crop flax is poor and is not ripening well. The rains of Friday night were beneficial to cern and pastures and helped plow- ing in some counties, especially Lin- coln, Murry, Nobles and Jackson, but the long drouth in Watonwan and Cottonwood counties continues with resulting damage to corn. Southeast Section—Threshing in progress; wheat is said to be shriveled. Corn is ma- turing slowly and will be a good crop with two weeks of good weather. Showers fell on Friday, but more rain is needed for plowing. which is being pushed as rapidly as possible. Late clover seed has been injured by the midge, but very early ripened clover is well seeded. Gapes are exception- ally fine. FIRES ARE RAGIN Another Town in Michigan in Dang- er of Destruction. Milwaukee, Aug. 30.—Dispatches re- ceived from Ontonagon, Mich., state that fires broke out today and, fanned by high winds, threatened to destroy the temporary building and tents as well as the few structures that escaped the conflagration of Tuesday night. Several men battled with the flames for several hours and finally fought them back. The situa- tion at Ontonagon, outside of the des- titution and suffering, is described as serious. In digging in the ruins of burned saloons latge quantities of liquor was found and scores of men became intoxicated. ‘To-day this ele- ment has. ruled affairs with a high hand and other citizens are in terror of life and property. The hoodlum element has interfered with the dis- tribution of relief supplies, and so serious has the situation become that the relief committee determined on calling on the governor for troops to do guard duty. The confusion is so great that there is no possibility that the disorganized local authorities can | restore order or guarantee protection to the thousands who are homeless and unprotected. A telegram has been received say- ing that Rockland, the village south of Ontonagon, from which relief work at the burned town has been directed, is threatened with destruction by forest fires. The woods are in flames near the town, and, driven by a high wind, are approaching the suburbs. A large force of men ig fighting the fire. ‘THIRD TICKET GOES | GOLD STANDARD DEMOCRATS WILL MAKE NOMINATIONS. There Is Some Opposition to Plae- ing a Ticket in the Field, but the Great Majority of the Dele- gates Are in Favor of Making Nominations—Senator Vixls Not 2 Candidate for the Presidency. | Indianapolis, Sept. 2.—The city to-day has more the appearance of a convention town than it had before. Delegates came in on the early traius, and the hotel corridors have something of a lively air, Arrange- ments are being made for state headquar- ters and decorations are being put up throughout the business portion of the town and hotels. Tomlinson hall, where the conyention meets, is nearly in readiness, the finishing touches being put on to-day. The executive committee has been at work completing the list of delegates, as creden- tials are being received in every mail from those states which held late conventions. The talk of the candidates became more general as candidates came in, but nothing developed early in the day to indicate which way the tide might turn. Florida created some comment by tele- graphing to have a banner painted with a picture of Cleveland, and the words “Our Choice” upon it. There is some talk among late arrivals against making a nomination, but the indications are that they will be in a hopeless minority, as the temper of the great majority is in favor of a ticket. | Among the most pronounced against a nomi- nation is P. H. Lassiter, a delegate from Texas. He says that in the South McKin- ley will be much stronger than if there is a third ticket. Delegate Cunningham of Tennessee is also cf the same opinion. The Texan announces that he will vote for Mc- Kinley, even if a nomination is made. Mr. Bynum, who is the most prominent promoter of the movement here, says that the third ticket will carry several states, ‘ and includes Texas and Kentucky among the number. Perry Belmont, who presided over the New York meeting addressed by Bourke + Cockran, was one, of the arrivals to-day. He came as a looker-on, but will possibly | hold a proxy from New York. Vilas Not a Candidate. Senator Vilas will not permit the use of bis name in connection with the presiden- tial nomination, This information is brought here to-day by Ellis B. Usher of Wisconsin. He was at the head of the movement for the reorganization of the gold Democrats in the Badger State. “Senator Vilas does not want the noml- nation in the first place," said he. “In the second place he is for Gen. Bragg, for whom the state instructed him. Her dele- gation will be here in force to-morrow, and go to work in earnest for Bragg’s no:mina- ticn. From what I gather of the situation since my arrivel, it would appear ‘hat Henry Watterson will be Gen. Bragg’s oaly formidable rival.” Mr. Usher further said that he did not believe there was any warrant for the statement that Vilas was the administra- tion candidate. He was asked about a state- ment which was abroad in the hotel corrl- dors to the effect that Gen. Bragg had a greenback record waich might make im unavailable as a candidate. * “Gen. Bragg,” he replied, ‘was never a greenbacker, but he believed in 1878 that specie payment could not be resumed with- out an undue contraction. He was mis- taken and has long since admitted that the views he then held were erroneous. ‘he views he held at that time will in no wise prejudice his candidacy here.”” Mr. Usher said that Bryan would not re- ceive 50 per cent of the regular Demo- cratic vote in Wisconsin. How much of the gold vote would go to the ticket nomi- nated here, however, he thought was prob- Jematical, as his opinion was that 40 per cent of the German Democratic vote would be cast for McKinley. Mr. Usher said that there was considerable silver strength among the Republicans in the nortbern part of the state. What Is Cleveland's Position? More interest attaches here to Mr. Cleve- land’s position, perhaps, than ‘to any other feature of the convention. By many it is accepted as a fact that the president is .n sympathy with the purpose of the conven- tion. A declaration of some sort from him would not surprise them. In fact, they rather anticipate something from Mr. Cleveland. Those Who are most active in the movement, however, are not of this opinion. Mr. Bynum sald ‘9-day that he did not think that the vresilent would be heard from. “Tt would,” sald he. “be entirely antikely that the president would make a declara- tion in advance of the action of *his cun- vention. Even were he in sympathy with it he would hardly indorse its action in ad- vance. Such a course would commit him, no matter what was done. No, I do not look for any word from the president to this convention.” There is a decided feeling that but one thing stands in the way of offering the nomination to the president. 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