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2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JULY 20, 1896 REFORM FORCES - IN BATTLE LINE. number of votes cast by each party at the last election, then divide the electors, giv- ing to each party according to the votes shown, all to go on the party’s tickets hav- ing the highest number of votes cast in the State. After the election these electors ‘Shall meet in each State and reapportion the votes of the electors according to the votes cast for the head of the State ticket in each State, they to cast their ’| votes for President as follows: In casethe The Silver Party Threatens the Disruption of the # Populist. IS CREATING DISCORD. . Division in the Ranks Ceftain Whether or Not Bryan Is Indorsed. A STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE. The St. Louis Convention May Be the Last of the People’s Party. Horer LiNpELL, St. Lovig, Mo., July 19. There are only two days intervening be- tween now and the day on which the Na- tional conventions of the Silver and Pop- ulist parties wiil assemble in this city. They give promise of being notable and historical gatherings. It will be the first National convention of the Silver party. It may be the last National convention of the People’s party. The issues which ce- ment the former seem to divide the latter. The silverites are modestly jubilantover the trinmph of six months of party bis- tory. The National organization was cre- ated less than half a year ago. They de- clare that they forced the Chicago con- vention to adopt the issue which they had made before the country and incorporate it as the chief plank in the platform on which the Democrats now seek the suf- frage of the people. Now the People’'s party are asked to take like action. If it does not the silverites within its ranks threaten dire vengeance. Should the Pop- ulists accept these overtures and indorse the nomination of Bryan they say it prac- tically means the abolition of the party. Another danger confronts the party in that the silver wing, which forms an es- sentially strong element of the party, hav- ing declared for Bryan, will bolt the ticket unless he is indorsed, so that the People’s party is threatened with dissolution on every side, and it will require judicious action to keep it from utter annihilation. Interest to-day centered about the are rival of Senator Jones, chairman cf the Democratic National Committee. The Senator came in to-night and soon after his arrival his rooms at the Planters’ Hotel were besieged by leadersof his own and other parties. He held a conference with Senator Stewart, Governor Stone, Tom Patterson of Colorado and Commit- teeman Tom Alson of Alabama, Benator Jones will endeavor to “jolly’” the middle-of-the-road Populists. He re- fused to say that he would accept or reject the Taubeneck fusion plan relative to the electoral vote. He declares that the in- dorsement of Bryan can be had withont making any concessions to the ultra wing of the People’s Parly. Many prominent Democrats, however, believe that he is mistaken on this point and eventually will be obliged to meet the anti-Bryan people at least halfi way. Patterson re- ported that he had met Bryan at Lincoin, Nebr., and discussed the situation with him. He said that the Presidential candi- date told him that he wouid abide by whatever bis friends did in St. Louis. The different factions are holding con- ferences to-night and the hot, sultry air is full of suppressed excitement. The silver men are trying to sidetrack the Populists. Should they succeed they will have ac- complished the purpose for which their party was organized. As the day approaches on which the two conventions will be held the confidence of the silverites in their ultimate triumph noticeably increases. While the middle- of-the-road Populists were at church to- day the silver men put in their time bam- mering the little boomlets that had sprung up in opposition to Bryan. Senator Stewart stood in the lobby of the Lindeli Hotel to-day and unmiercifully scored the anti-Bryan factions assemblea there. He was supported by General Weaver. During the day Chairmen Taubeneck of the Populist National Com- mittee dropped in. H especially an- tagonistic to the proposition of imdorsing Bryan. Senator Stewart, knowing his position, lost no time in engaging him in consultation. The Senator seemed irrita- ble at the attitude lately assumed by Tanbeneck, and ne freely expressed his contempt for him. Taubeneck, he said, had all along been favorable to the in- dorsement of a siver man by the Popu- - lists. Stewart bad conferred with Taubeneck during the Chicago convention and some people say there was an understanding between them as to what course the two National parties now assembling in St. Louis should pursue. Those who are on the inside say that Senator Stewart to-day intimated to Taubeneck that he had prob- ably *'seen the light.”’ Tt was not neces- sarily the same light that St. Paul had seen, but nevertheless it came from the east. Taubeneck is fightiog the.efforts of the Bryan men to secure the latter's indorse- ment with might and main. He has been very active all day marshaling the forces of those who think and act with him, and be feels especiallyencouraged since the ar- rival of Ignatius Donnelly of Minnesota to-day. TheBaconian theoristand author is pretty much of the same mind as Mr. Taubeneck regarding the indorsement of Bryan, which seems to be the predomi- nating issue now before the Populists, Donnelly is anxious to continue the exist- ence of the party, of which he claims to be one of the sponsors. le realizes thata fusion with the Democrats would practi- cally mean their absorption by the party of Jefferson. Heis willing to accept the Taubeneck plan of placing a straight ticket in the field, and in case the Demo- crats secure a majority to cast the Popu- 1ist vote for Bryan in the Electoral College. This arrangement seems to be making considerable headway. The silver men are hopeful of checkmating it before final aetion is taken. General Coxey of Ohio is lending his aid to Taubeneck and Donnelly to uphold the principles of the party, and hold its dividing factions together. He, too, has proposed & plan for the conven- tion to tollow: Said he: “Let each State committee of the Demo- cratic, the Populist and the Prohibition parties in the various States pro rata the Tue CALL's HZADQL'ABT!RS,} % d Democrats have more. than either the People’s or the Prohibitionists, they to get the prey, and if the Populist party comes in second, they to have Vice-Presidency, and vice versa: then all of the votes of Democrats, People’s party men and Prohi- bitionists to be cast in the electoral college as stated. “Under this scheme every vote for silver would count. Of course in many of the States the electoral ticket would be prac- tically the Democratic ticket, while in States already carried by the Peaple’s party the electoral ticket would be prac- tically People’s party. In the Western States, according to last fall’s elestion, the Democrats had 443,000 votes, while the Populists had 551,000; in the South they have about 1,600,000 to our 600,000. ftcan be seen that under this plan we Populists could in effect unite with all the silver elements against the gold men and still not sacrifice our party organization. This is what we desire to do. - “Again, it is plain to be seen that at the close of the campaign, with the silver question seitled, our reform press can at once take up the Gover: m nt ownership and other issues, including the non-inter- est bond, to educate the people and pre- pare them for greater achievements for years hence as they have been educated upon silver during the past few years. I am hoveful that the delegates will see the great advantage for after-election pur- poses alone of incorporating my bills in the platform.” Governor Lewelling of Kansas arrived here to-day. He is out for Bryan and says that there is no question but that he will be indorsed by the Populists. “Some of our people favor the nomina- tion of Mr. Bryan, but I don’t agree with them. I think we can indorse him, how- ever. That will give general satistaction all around. The Kansas delegation is for him. It will not necessarily disrupt our party {0 indorse Mr. Bryan. He is highly esteemed and will doubtless receive the vast majority of Populist’s votes in our State.” FrANE McGUIRE. AR g THREATEN A BOLT. Leading Populists Prefer McKin- ley’s Election to Political Oblivion. ST, LOUIS, Mo., July 19.—The situation to-night is Bryan and anti-Bryan. More strictly speaking, it is Bryan as against some members of the Populist party yet to be named. At the present writing not more than 300 of the 1300 delegates to the Populist Convention have arrived, and these are individual members who constitule the advance guard of a number of delegations from the South and West. It is yet too early to predict with reasonable certainty what decision the convention may reach, but from the surface indications to-day it would appear that the sentiment for Brvan will be very strong if, indeed, his friends be not in a majority when the roll is called. The leaders, 8o far as they have arrived, are divided in their preference. Some are enthusiestic in his support. Among these is General J. B. Weaver of Iowa, who made the race for the Presidency on the Populist ticket jour years ago. The others, and among them are Mr. Taubeneck, the chairman of the National Committee, im- patiently repudiate the suggestion of Bryan’s name and assert that his nomina- tion would fall fike a2 wet blanket upon the party. Between these two extremes stand the delegates less known—earnest, thoughtful men, who are not ambitious of leadership, desirous only of the good of the party—who express no opinion but are willing to accept the convention’s wishes, be they what they may. There was taik to-day of a bolt if Bryan be nominated. Bolting, or what is tanta- mount to bolting, has become the faghion in this campaign, and the Populist lead- ers who oppose Bryan discuss its proba- bility with more indifference, perhaps, for the object lesson presented to them by the Republicar and Democratic conven- tions. Whom they would select under these circumstances they do not say. They hiave not gome so far as to consider the question, nor will they until one or the other horn of thedilemma is presented to them. They do not hesitate to say* however, that a bolt would lose to the sil- verites the electoral votes of Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Florida, and cer- tainly result in the election of McKiniey. This 18 the threat that may be heid over the heads of their party brethren, but with what success can only be conjectured. There is but one thing the anti-Bryan men fear—that is the possibility that some one msay make & ringing speech, full of apt allusions to the boy orator of the Platte and his long devotion to silver, tbat may sweep the convention off its feet and bring about his nmomination in a whirl- wind of enthusiasmaeven as Bryan him- self succeeded in doing in Chicago less than a fortnight ago. In such an event the list of malcontents might be so re- duced as to make a bolt impossible, but this is not expected. It is thought that if Bryan is nominated or indorsed it will be by sheer force of numbers and not through any adventitions-aids. The opposition to Bryan springs from two causes, The first, and this is the one most generally advanced, is the complete obliteration of the party which would follow his nomination, and the second is a distrust in some quarters that the Democrats would not act fairly with them in the division of the electoral vote. Those who entertain this latter view are Southern Populists, who claim to have been “‘counted out” by their Democratic opponents when they have carried State and Congressional elections and who fear that a repetition of such methods would be practiced this year if McKinley failed to secure a ma- jority of the Electoral College votes. But these are in the minority and are limited to the Southern delegates. The Northern and Western men entertain no such fear, Those from that part of the country who oppose Bryan do so because they believe that the party that they have done so much to organize and develop would be swallowed up in the greater prestige and prominence of the Demo- cratic party, and that they and the princi- vles they hold would pass from off the political stage. 2 Then there is another objection. They do not like the 1mpression to go out that they have no men within their own ranks of sufficient ability to carry their standard to vimr(. They are very proud, are these Populists, ot their political development. They have seen the party grow from small boginnlngl to its present strength, now estimated to be something in excess of 3,000,000 voters. Thev have been reviled and ‘persecuted, they say, on all hands. Yet they have prospered in spite of these persecutions, and it is for these reasons that they wish to perpetuate the party name and incidentally oppose the selec- tion of any nominee for the Presidency except one of their own number. They ao not object to Bryan on personal grounds. They say he i “‘good enough Populist for us, but we have equally acceptable men in our ranks.”” Perhaps when Senator Jones of Arkansas arrives he may be sufficiently influential with the leaders to bring them into line, but it is doubtful. General Weaver of Iowa believes the nomination of Bryan the eminértly proper course for the convention to follow. He believes it would unite the party to give the voters something to work for, be- cause Lis nomination by both parties would make his election a certainty. He would also include Sewall in the nomina- tion. He says there would be no incon- sistency in a Populist support of Sewall, who has been a greenback Democrat always. It is his belief that the Populists will vote for Bryan, whether they nom- inate him or not. In his opinion Bryan will not only be elzacted, but he will carry Iowa by a handsome plurslity. The contention of Mr. Taubeneck, chair- man of the National Committee, that Bryan should not be nominated, 1s in- dorsed by some of the ablest men in the party, who feel that such a course would Be suicidal. These say that the nomina- tion of Bryan is dictated largely by selfish considerations; by men who hope to se- cure local preferment through the success of the National ticket. **General” J.S. Coxey, of Commonwealer fame, is another of the conspicuous Populists who canmot be convinced that Bryan’s nomination by the party would be for the best interest. Coxey hes no candidate, but he does not want Bryan to secure the nomination. It is a curious fact that some of the Southern Populists have been converted from free traders to extreme protectionists through their affiliations of laté years with the Republicans. While some of these men place silver above the tariff as a Na- tional issue, there are others who are un- willing to give their support to a tariff reformer, but say that as between the two they would prefer McKirley. Generally speaking, however, the delegates care nothing for the tariff. With them the all- absorbing question is more money—more silver money. To secure this they will make any sacrifice and go to any extreme to defeat McKinley and his hated ‘‘gold- bug" friends, The Sabbath brought in but few arrivals of delegates to the convention, and fewer of any note. Principal among them were Reuben F. Kolb, the Populist candidate for Governor of Alabama; J. 8. Coxey of Massillon, Ohio, famous for his *‘army’’ that marched to Washington in 1894, Senator Jones of Arkansas, chairman of the National Democratic Committee, was expected to spend the day here, en route from Wasnington, and confer with Gov- ernor Stone, but he will not arrive until to-morrow. The publishea call for a meeting at the Lindell this Afternoon in behalf of the “middle of the road” policy drew quite a crowd of people, but Chairman Taube- neck, by whose authority the announce- ment was supposed to have been made, stated thatit had never been the intention to hold such a meeting, =o far as he knew. At the “middle of the road” headquarters in_the Laclede, however, a continuous meeting went on all day and far into the night. Here was afforded an opportunity for many who wanted to talk to express their views on the questions for which the Populist party stands. It was an open game. apd the speakers were often com- pelled to answer or ‘fence’’ questions more or less disconcerting. The topics discussed were the money question, direct Hlegislation, Government ownership of the railroads, telegraphs and telephones; re- striction of the Nationa! banking methods and the advocacy of the direct issue of money to the peonle. There are contests from but two Btates to engage the attention of the Populist National Committee apd Convention — 1llinois and Colorado. That from the first-named State involves the seats of twenty-sbven delegates from Cook County—Chicago. The leaders are Dr. Howard Taylor and Seymour 8. Stead- man, and the contest between them is said to be very bitter. The Taylor delega- tion claims to be indorsed by the State committee. One of the delegates is F. B. Cantwell, leader in the Commonweal Army, starting from Tacoms, Wash. At one time, it is said, Cantwell had 3,000 men in his party. In making the trans- continental tour they captured fourteen trains and several times were under ar- rest. The Steadman faction has prepared a series of ghestions, among which is one asking by whose authority the National committeeman has said the convention would indorse Mr. Bryan or any other man. The Colorado contest promises to de- velop into something interesting on the floor of the convention. R. A. South- worth, chairman of what is known as the ‘Waite delegation, says of the contest: “I come from & very large State and the railway fares range from 4 cents to 6 cents, with a meximum of 10 cents in the moun- tain districts. The only paper in Colo- rado claiming to be a Populist publica- tion is the Rocky Mountain News and it was in this that the call for our State Convention made its appearance, signed by the chairman of the State Central Com- mittee. Many of our people did not see the notice and many were too poor to pay the _exorbitant railway fares charged. Those who aid come to the packed con- vention came on passes. Governor Waite announced that an appeal would be taken {rom the decision to the St. Louis Conven- tion. He further said that a mass-meet- ing of delegates would at once be held in Plumbers’ Hall. Seventeeh counties fol- lowed Mr. Waite from the hall and a mass convention was held and delegates were chosen. Many of the delegates selected ‘were not present at the meeting and when we notified them of their selection all but one of the forty-five bade us godspeed in our work. Waite was first chosen chair- man of the delegation, but he was re- moved last Monday and I was placed in his place because he indorsed Bryan.” Thomas W. Patterson is at the head of the other set of delegates from Colorado, which Mr. Southworth says is composed of Democrats and Populists. W. H. Gilstrap of Visalia, Cal, the only Populist delegate in the city from that Btate, is editor of the Tulare County News and the Tualare Valley Citizen, both publi- cations being pioneer champions of the doctrines of Populism. He said: “Cali- fornia will be unanimous for a ‘middle-of- the-road’ policy. The watchword of the party in our Btate is ‘Not to become the side show.of the Democratic circus.’’” J. 8. Osborne and R. J. Sledge, Texas aelegates, declared if a straight Populist ticket and platform are put out Bryan and Sewall will not be able to carry Texas. ——— - Senator Bland’s Plans. 8T. LOUIS, Mo., July 19.—Ever since the Chicago convention the friends of Hon. R. P. Bland have been persistent in their demands that he become the Demo- cratic candidate for Governor of Missouri, but he has steadily refused and stated that he wished to return to Congress. To set the matter at xést Mr. Bland has tele- bed a local Democratic ieader saying { if nominated he will refuse to accept. GRYAN SPENDS A BUSY SUADAY Thousands of Letters Read by the Nominee and His Wife. SEEKEBS.AFTEB FAVORS. Some Writers Claim Kinship; Others Want a Sanction for “Bryan Whisky.” EULOGIZ:D BY HIS PASTOR. Rev. Mr. Williams Prais-s the Purity of Life of the Young Candidate. LINCOLN, Nesr., July 19.—The life of & candidate for the Presidency did not have 80 rosy a tinge to Mr, Bryan to-day. He has a wonderful capacity for hard work, but & man even of his strength would be appalled at the prospect of wading through the thousands of letters and telecrams which litter the oak desk in his library, It was6 o’clock this evening before Mr. Bryl&, with the assistance of Mrs. Bryan and W. F. Schwind, who are acting as secretaries to the nominee, had opened and sorted yesterday’'s mail, and then they sighed as they Igoked at the big bundle of mail matter that came from the vostoffice to-day. Mr. and Mrs, Bryan attended services at the First Presbyterian Church this morn- ing and listened to a sermon by a young minister eulogistic of the Democratic nominee. This is the church in which Mr. Bryan teaches a bible class, but he omitted his duties in that connection to- day. There was no unusual number of people present. After the services were over Mr. Bryan shook hands with & num- ber of the congregation and was then driven to his home and began work on the accumulated mail matter. - People of all sorts and conditions are writing to Mr. Bryan. Casters of horo- scopes have sent him their occult calcula- tions as to his career,and a gentleman calling himself the ‘“‘Columbian Wizard” has given a particularly rosy tinge to his predictions, coupled with much sage ad- vice as to the best manner of offsetting Republican effort in Illinois and other States. A man in New York wrote on a linen cuff, which a 2-cent stamp carried through the mails. He said he was too poor to buy writing paper. According tc the story told by the correspondence, the makers of Bryan cigars and Bryan whisky are legion, and each and every one of them is anxious for the candidate to try his wares. It may be said in this connec- tion ibhat Mr. Brvan neither drinks spirituous liquors nor smokes tobacco in any form. Little presents from enterprising mer- chants are also being delivered at the Bryan residence. Mr. Brvan authorizes the statement that he dces not desire any gifts, and in order to discourage the send- ing be has decided not to acknowledge their receipt. - Manufacturers of campaign buttorns are showing an intense rivalry, each trying to secure his sanction of a particular device, but Mr. Bryan has refused to recommend any particular style. New-found relatives of the candidate are springing up al! over the country. One of these is his great- grandmother on the Bryan side, but as his father’s mother died some sixty years ago the claim of the aged lady to even more ancient relationship is somewhat doubtfal. The Bryan residence, No. 1625 D street, is still decorated with the starred and striped bunting placed there by neighbors before the return of the nominee to Lin- coln. The gay coloring makes the home of Mr. Brvan conspicuous and strangers have no difficulty in locating it. Rutb, William and Grace Bryan, the children of the candidate, do not seem to be much impressed with the important position now occupied by their father and conducted themselves to-day just as here- tofore. Miss Ruth spent most of the after- noon riding a new bicycle. She miormed a visitor to-day that she was sure her father would carry D street and the Fifth ‘Ward of Lincoln, but as to the general re- sult she preferred to hold her opinion in abeyance until after November 3, And this from a youngster of 11 years! Some neighbors and friends dropped in on Mr. and Mrs, Bryan during the day, but most of their 2cquaintances knew the nominee and his wife were busy and kept away. The sermon at the First Presbyterian Church this morning was preached by Hev. W. K. Williams, pastor of the Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church. He was very earnest in his remarks, and that part of them relating directly to Mr, Bryan were listened to attentively by the latter. In the course of his sermon Mr. Williams said: ‘We are told in the twenty-sixth verse, twelfth chapter of the First Corinthians thatifone member suffers, all the members suffer with it, and that if one member is honored, all the members rejolce, i One of your members has been highly hon ored by the people—he has been honored by God—and I rejoice that a fellow-citizen and a member in Christ has been thus highly hon- ored. Ialsorejoice in the purity of his life, in the nobility 6f his thought, in the vigor of his young manhood, in the majesty and grandeur of his impessioned eloquence and in the fear- less manner with which he prociaims to the world the principles that lie deep within his heart. I shall continue to pray that God will keep him pure and make him & yet mightier force for good in this Nation, and that Christ shall be his leader always. Looking upon his splendid abilities I am constrained to ask the scriptural question, “Who maketh thee to differ from another?'’ and the answer comes from the word of God, “Every good and perfect gift cometh down {from above.” This Nation was born in a struggle for lib- erty, and God is the suthor of liberty. It was endk;:n independence and was -o:“.fll.lnd upon the prin of equsl rights for By Mhhfififlthul?l;wmq should go forth, con- quering and to conquer, until it shall break down every form of tyrannical government end uniil it shall destroy the power of monop- olies and 1ift the burdens from the backs of the people. 23 It has been ly decided that Democratic campaign headquarters shall be estanlished in Chicago. As previously stated in these dispatches, Mr. Bryan will have ris personal hea here. To- morre # he will oceupy the apartments re- 4+ served for his use at the Lincoln Hotel and will receive visitors there. Mr. Schwind, who is Mr. Bryan’s pri- vate secretary, studied taw in the nomi- nee's office. He is a Lincoln man and in. tergsted in politics. S LA BRYAN FORCES MEET. Sixty Delegates Mustered at a Con- ference In the Nebraskan’s Behalf. 8T. LOUIS, Mo., July 19.—An impetus ‘was given to the Bryan boom to-night at a meeting hela at the Lindell Hotel. About sixty delegates were present. The pur- pose of the meeting was to consolidate the Bryan men in the different delegations. Some speakers showed that the sentiment for Bryan among their colleagues was gen- erally favorable, while ihe delegates from Kansas, Oklahoma, Maryland, Pennsyl- vania, Nevada and the District of Colum- bia asserted that their delegations wouid vote asa unit for the Democratic candi- date. Another meeting will pe held at9 o'clock to-morrow morning, at which a definite programme will be agreed upon. To-night’s meeting was presided over by General Weaver of Iowa. H. W. Yonge of Kansas was secretary and the assistant secretaries were Messrs. F. L. Bailey of Oklahoma and Benton Maret of Nebraska. Senator Peffer and ex-Governor Lewelling of Kansas were among those present. Mr. Bailey, who is an ardent Bryan man, in- formed the United Press reporter subse- quently that the reports made this even- ing indicated Bryan’s nomination by the convention beyond a peradventure. BRI WEN LUSE H0PE Qntinued from First Page. pink face and snow-white whiskers and eyebrows, was Senator Stewart of Nevada, who is here superintending an army of silver spielera. . The latest accession to the ranks of the trimmers is James B. Weaver of Iowa, who ran as a candidate for the Presidency on the Greenback tickei and, afterward, for the same position at the head of the People's party ticket. He told me with an almost ludicrous unconsciousness of the inconsistency that he wasin favor of the indorsement of Bryan and Sewall. It is likely that before this convention is ended General Weaver will be placed in the middle of the road in a snowstorm by | the indignant Populists. To-day being Sunday, many of the dele- gates were away from headquarters, rid- ing down the Mississippi ¢n steamboats or quaffing beer in the suburban gardens, 80 that the silver spielers nad not very much material upon which to wag their jaws. There was a pretty large crowd at the Laclede Hotel, at the headquarters of the middle-of-the-road Populists, and sev- eral unlucky spielers who had gone thither under the impression that these people bad wheels in their heads found to their chagrin, after a hard and disastrous bat- tle, that those particular kind of wheels were made to turn only one way, and that they were not built with an eye to reverse movement, Southern chivalry declared itself fo-day in its usually picturesque manner. A gentlemap had escorted a woman reporter and her.companion—an Oakland, Cal., girl of French parentage—to the Lindell Hote! to introduce them to. Senator Peffer and a few of the ex-Governors of the Southern States now here in attendance on the Populist Convention. The French girl is a contralto singer in the operatic tyoupe playing in “‘Ubrig’s Cave,” is 20 years of age and is as pretty as a Delaware peach, with ripe red lips, a complexion of pear! and large black eyes of the melting kind, Four ex-Governors from Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and South Carolina were introduced to the ladies and gal- lantly invited them, should ever they hap- ven to be within a hundred miles of the ex-Governors' residences, to pay them a visit and partake of the generous and re- fined hospitality for which the people of the South are distingunished. After the ladies had boarded the street- car for home, the person who had escorted them was surrounded by a delegation of gallant Southern gentlemen, who were loud in their praise of the beauty of the dark-eyed lady reporter. On being in- formed that the young lady was not a re- porter but an opera singer, the ex-Goy- ernors exhibited the greatest curiosity to learn where she was singing. To-night the audience at Uhrig’s Cave was increased by eighteen Populist delegates from the | suany South. and among them were four | ex-Governors. When the young lady ap- | peared upon the stage she was greeted { with four magnificent bouquets and an outburst of applause so prolonged that the managers instantly increased ‘her salary $10 a week. Straight Populists are indignant over the false reports sent from here by Demo- cratic newspapers and newspaper corre- spondents to the effect that Bryan will be inaorsed. The St. Louis Republic, a8 Dem- ocratic paper, has been saying every day that Populist leaders have been declaring for Bryan, while the fact has been that they were opposed to him. A careful canvass made to-night at the middle-of-the-road headquarters by R. A. Southworth, chairman of the middle-of- the-road delegation from Colorado, and by J. H. Gilstrap of California, shows that the entire South, together with California, Texas and Wyoming, are solidly opposed to indorsing Bryan or any other man, and are in favor of putting up a straight Popu- list ticket. “It will not be heaithy for any Southern delegate to vote for fusion and then go home; he would better stay up North,” remarked Mr. Southworth dryly. The candidates mentioned for the Presi- dential nomination on the Populist ticket are: President Vandervoort of the Indus- trial Legion of Nebraska, Senator Peffer of Kansas, and Daniel Page, the head of the Farmers' Alliance of Virginia. Con- gressman Towne, a silver bolter from the Republican National convention, is also mentioned, but the straight Populists think that there are enough able men in the party to fill all places on tne ticket. The fact that Senator Stewart is losing his temper is Jooked upon as an indication that be is not making any headway. He remarked to-night, ‘“Middle-of-the-road Popultet — middle of —.” When men who look like Santa Claus begin swearing they cannot feel particularly Enppy. Joux PAuL COSGRAVE. Sttt Bryan Their Choice. LINCOLN, Nesr., July 19.—Nebraska’s delegation to the Populist National Con- vention, fifty-four strong aside from visi- tors, left Lincoln to-day for St. Louis. All are favorable to the indorsement of Bryan and Sewall. The three delegates at large —Governor Holcomb, Senator Allen and Joe Edgerton—leave to-morrow, after con- ferring with the Democratic nominee. GOSSIP FRON- THE - GERMAR CAPTAL Emperor Francis Joseph Is Visited by Prince Von Hohenlohe. ITALY'S NEW MINISTRY Said to Be Absolutely Satisfac- tory to the Dreibund Powers. MOVEMENTS OF THE KAISER. Germany’s Proposed Participation in the Paris Exposition Causes Much Comment. BERLIN, Gerumaxy, July 19.—Prince Hohenlohe, Chancellor of the German em- pire, who is spending his holiday at his schloss in Alt-Aussee, Austria, left for Ischl, for the purpose of paying a visit to Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria. The Chancellor and the Emperor bad a pro- tracted interview, which was not shared by any member of the Austrian Ministry. After their exchange of views they dined together, and Prince Hoherlohe returned to Alt-Aussee on Wednesday. Since the interview at Ischl it has transpired that communications have been exchanged be- tween the Governments at Vienna and Rome in regard to a meeting between Em- peror Francis Joseph and King Humbert, to .take place in the autumn, after the former receives Emperor William at Goedoeloe. Naturally the influence of the recent changes in the I:alian Ministry will be associated with these interviews. The French view of the situation—tbst the Marquis Visconti-Venosta, the new Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, is less favor- able to a continuance of the Dreibund than was his predecessor in office, the Duke of Bermoneta, and also that the policy of Signor Luzzati, the new Italian Minister of the Treasury, will include a commercial treaty with France—does not coincide with the official opinion here, which is based upon advices from Rome. Acdcording to ‘these advices instead of tending to opposition to the triple alliance the newly constructed ministry of the Marquis de Rudini is stronger in favor of the Dreibund than was the former min- istry. ® Although the Marquis Visconti-Venosta quitted the office of Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1877, prior to Italy’s joining the Dreibund, he was really the inspirer of the Dreibund. It was under the influence of his prompting that King Victor Emman- uel visited Berlin and Vienna in 1874, when the Dreibund was discussed. King Humbert has always held steadfast to his allies, and certainly would not now accept a ministry whose views 1n regard to the continuance of the alliance were doubtful. The King saw Visconti-Venosta on Thurs- day and afterward started for Monsta, having received the assurance of the Min- ister that the foreign policy of Italy re- mained undisturbed. In regard to the policy of Signor Luz- zati, the German Government desires to see the establishment of a commercial rapprochement beiween Italy and France, upon the ground that, the military pact between Germany and Italy being secure, whatever would assist the prosperity of Italy and strengthen an ally to bear her military burdens would be eminently de- sirable to Germany. Although Signor Luzzati takes office pledged to provide a full military budget there is a reason to state that communica- tions are proceeding between the Govern- ments at Rome, Vienna and Berlin in re- gard to the Italian military economics, in which the Dreibund powers areinterested, and it is very probable that the projected mterviews between the monarchs will have reference thereto. The Government in Berlin is absolutely satisfied with the new Rudini ministry. The Emperor is spending most of his time on a tour of the northern waters in the Bingin fiords. His Majesty has ex- periecnced muca bad weather thus far on his trip, tnere having been unceasing downpours of rain for days at a time. Latterly the skies have become brighter. While ‘the imperial yacht Hohenzollern lay wrapped in the rain mists the Kaiser has been accustomed to take long walks on shore, accompanied by Count Philip Eulenberg, German Embassador to Aus- tria, and others of his suite, the Emperor outpacing all the rest. The evenings on board the yacht have been spent in the performance of short comedy pieces, with concerts and readings. The Emperor's business has been chiefly conducted in the morning hours. Wire "connections with the Continent have been maintained throughout the cruise, and by this means the Emperor was enabled to send con- ratulations to President Faure upon the fnur's escape from the bullet of an as- sassin a very short time after the shot was fired on the Long Champs reviewing ground. It is now fixed that the Kaiser will re- turn to Wilbhelmshaven on August 5, when with the Empress he will start for Wesel to unveil a statue of Emperor William I at that place on August 6. From Wesel the Kaiser and Kaiserin will visit Essen as the guests of Krug». the great German gunmaker, for which visit great prepara- tions are being made by the Krupps and the local authorities. After his entertain- ment at Essen the Emperor will join his family at Wilhelmshoe, and on August9 he will go to Baden to attend a grand function upon the occasion of the seven- tBll:lh birtuday of the Grand Duke of aden. A report of doubtful guthenticity has been in circulation that the hendn?( the federal states have given their assent to the Emperor to ask the Grand Duke of Baden to assume the title of king, with a union of the Grand Duchy of Baden and the Reicisland. When the question of linking the Grand Duchy of Baden with the Reichsland was seriously discussed some years ago the heads of the federal states were upanimous in declaring a :lt the proposal. e seasors at mostof the summer re- sorts are in full blast and some of the rr:— sorts are beginning to be crowded. Kis- singen, where the Duke of Saxe-Uoburg and several German state officials have arrived, is not _yet full, however, and the season at Homburg will not begin to open until the middle of August, when the Prince of Wales will arrive, which event will bring with it a host of Americans. Carlsbad is aiready crowded. Among the sojourners there are the Pringess Clemen- tine of Snxe—Cobnrg, mother of Prince Fer- dinand of Bulgaria; Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria, ex-King Milan of Servia, Duke Siegiried of Bavaria, Prince Dolgourokoft and Colonel William Jay and family of e VY % Major McKinley Resting. CANTON, Omio, July 19.—Major Me- Kinley has had a day of uninterrapted rest. He will leave with Mrs. McKinle; at noon to-morrow for Chv:de. wh-x: will be the guests of Mark Hanna u':gl they return w‘n(:nnwn on Friday. New York, and a large number of other Americans. The acceptance of Germany of inyi tation to be represented at thye Pn:l: cxh'z bition in 1900 is variously commented on by the Berlin and provincial German press. The Tagblatt, in its article upon the subject, thinks that it indicates the surety of peace for.many years to come and 8 rospect of the ultimate reconciliation of %ermufir and France. The Hamburg Correspondenz says that although exhibitors are fatigued with ex- ‘hibitions, pnrticullrl£ after their exveri- ence at the World’s Fair in Chicago, it is an act of political courtesy and would tes- tify to the friendly disposition of Germany toward France if (;e;m_sny would take a large part in the exhibition. o = hepHnmburgor Nachrichbten, in an ar- ticle written in a_thoroughly Bismarckian vein, refers to Germany's taking part in the exhibition as necessary. Germans, the paper says, should certainly do no‘ug- less their own interests are to be neglec.el e *Nobody,” it adds, ‘‘can even remotely foretell whdt may happen to France be- fore 1900. German people ought mnot to show a disposition to cultivate the French. 1t is a sentiment thrown away, is received with scant courtesy and does not abate the vehemence of their desire for revenge. It is best to trust to impressing France by the strength of our army and the growing number and dominance of the German people, who must keep in mind the fact that France will not hesitate to spring at their throats the moment she thinks she has ance to win.’’ % Tk:ad:griculmml congress which will meet at Huda-Pesth on September 17 will discuss at the request of the Hungarian Government the questions of the establish- ment of a silver currency, the desirability of an international agreement and the ratio of the metals. ok 3 l’M‘.mde Witte, Russian Minister of Fi- nance, and Herr Rothsin, Russian finan- cial agent in Berlin, will meet representa- tives of the Bleichroders and other finan- cial firmsin Berlin on_Tuesday to arranze for the floating of a Russian loan of 300, 000,000 marks. The Rothschildsof Paris will take part of the loan, but none of it will be issued in London. The Emperor bas conferred the Order of the Black Eagle upon the Prince of Wied, upon the occasion of his silver wedding which was celebrated yesterday. OPPOSED TO POPULISM. Bryan Not In Accord WIth the Principles of the Third Party. TOPEKA, Eass., July 19.—E. G. “hl!v':m of this city, and a personal friend l?f Wil- liam J. Bryan, the Democratic nominee l_m' President, has in his possession a letter in which Mr. Bryan declares that he cannot approve some of the People’s party prin- ciples. The letter was written in rep}y to one sent to Mr. Bryan by Mr. Wllse}l shortly after Mr. Bryan delivered his famous speech in Congress on free silver, when he was thought to have left the Democratic party. M Wilson congratulated him on his speech, but advised him to be sure to keep out of the People’s party. To this Mr. Bryan re- plied as follows: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct, 26, 1893. E. G. Wilson, Topeka—MY Dpir WiLsoN: I thank you for the suggestions contsined In your letter. [ have not left the Democratic party, but am ready to dosoassoonaslam satisfied that it, as a party, is wedded to the gold standard. Until that time it is not neces- sary to discuss the merits or demerits of the Populists. There are some things in their platform, bowever, which I do not and will not faver. but the Populists at their worst are not as dangerous to the Government &s the plutocratic wing of both old parties. The Democratic party has alweys represented those who believe in popular government and in bringing that government as near as possi ble to the people. If the Democratic party de- serts its principles the losses will go to the in- dependent party and moderate their ideas and muake them a power for good. Thanking you for the friendly interest which you manifest, I am very truly yours, W. J. BRYAN. Conference of Sliver Bolters. MANITOU, Cor., July 19.—The confer- ence of Western Senators and Representa- tives who bolted the Republican conven- tion continued during the day, and at evening the statement was given out that the address to the public will not be issued before to-morrow evening. Senator Petti- grew is out of the deal, as he has elected to join the Populist party. It developed that differences of oEinion prevented an early agreement on the form and language of the address, and several drafts were made only to be destroyed. Senator Can- non was not present, being detained in Boston by illness of a relative. BSenator Mantle arrived to-day and joined the con- ference. The address will bs issued to the press assoctations from Denver. (rrspeciston OUREGON’S SENATORIAL FIGHT. Gold Men Will Unite Upon Ex-Governor . MceGraw. PORTLAND, Or., July 18.—Melvin G, Winstock, a prominent Seattle lawyer- politician, said to-day: “We intend to elect John H. McGraw, a gold-standard man, to the Senate this fall. This will, however, not bg accom- plished without the most momentous struggle in our political history. A num- ber of men who have always been more devoted to the pursuit of office than to the advocacy of principles calculated to Yro— mote the country’s best good have bolted the party. The worship of the ‘silver calf’ bhas turned many a head, but we depend on the people’s strong common_sense and native wit to win our victory. Each man has resolved to do personal work in the campaign, which is already on, and we don’t intend to be defeated. “There is strong talk among Senator Squire’s friends that he will shortly arrive in Seattle and will announce his union with the ex-Republicans east of the moun- tains who have declared for Bryan and silver. The McGraw men desire nothiug better than this. Itwill simplify the issue in King County. The McGraw Senatorial Club has now 1600 members, most of whom reside in King County.” AADD T < N Lewelling’s Gubernatorial Boom. WICHITA, Kaxs., July 19.—Sedgwick County Populists formally launched ex- Governor Lewelling’s gubernatorial boom yesterday in their delegation convention in suitable resolutions. Aun effort to se- cure an indorsement 6f Jerry SBimpson for the Congressional nominee was defeated. EELT NI Conflagration at Lincoln. LINCOLN, Car., July 19.—Fire broke out in the Lincoln Exchange Hotel at 6 o’clock this evening, destroying tne hotel with most of its contents, and the variety store of Jasper k‘etl{. and doing consider- able damage to the Klein saloon and Pied- mont meat market. The loss is about $7000, with $2000 insurance. it e Fire at Kea Bluff. RED BLUFF, CAwn., July 19.—Fire this morning destroyed a residence in the Western Addition owned by Mrs. J. R. Van Sant of Ashiand, Or. It was occ pied by Benjamin F. Heaton, whose fam- ily a day or two ago closed the building d went to the mountains. The loss is it $1500; rance $750. 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