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CHARLOTTE. N. C. THURSDAY. JULY 23 1896
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TAUBEMCK CANNOT DO IT.
BE FAILS TO bOLO THEM IN LINE
AO A INST BRY4N.
Indication Tlit Bryan Men Will Sweep
the D .lt -Patterson, of Colcmao and
Washburn, 0f Massachusetts Out for
Rryau.
St. Louis, July 20. Taubeneck
has not been successful in holding,
the members of the executive com
mittee of the Populist National coin
mitteein Hoe for an independent nom
ination by the Populist convention..
Washburn, of Massachusetts, one of
them, is out in a statement unequiv
ocally declaring for the endorsement
of Bryan. Chairman Patterson, of
the Colorado delegation, is out in a
Letter urging the endorsement of
Bryan.
Some anti-Bryan Populists held a
secret meeting in Chairman Taube
neck's room last night at the Lindell
Hotel They discussed the situation
behind closed doors, under strict in
junctions of secrecy. The Populists
urge that they must not los: their
party identity. ' Twenty-two states
were represented at the Bryan meet
ing last night. While not all a;eable
to pledge entire delegations, they,
spoke hopefully of the outlook. The j
meeting was too limited, however, to
enable an intelligent estimate j
whether the Bryan forces will con
trol the Convention. The majority
of the Populist newspapers favor
fusion.
There will be few contested sats.
Besides the Populist and Silver Con
ventions there will be a convention
to direct legislation of the League,
and National Co-operative Congress
here this week. Many Populists are
delegates to tne former.
Gov. Stone says that the endorsement-
of Bryan is assured. Senator
.lores. Chairman of the Demc er.uic
Committee says mat, matters are
progressing- satisfactorily. Congress
man Towne, of Minnessota, is the
onlv ore spoken of for the .nomina
t;or. outs; le of the endorsement of
Brvan.
MIDDLE OF THE .ROAD FOPS.
Tliey are Very M ui-Ii "pj)fel to EtdoM
iug Brrau.
St. Louis, July 1?. The '-Middle
of the road ' Popuiists are mak
ing a strong ficht against either the
C7 COO
, endorsement of Bryan a.ut the Chi-
j cago platform, or the nomination of
j the Nebraska Populist platform,
i They are much encouraged over the
I action of the Arkansas Populist
Convention which refused to endorse
j Bryan and they propose to crystal
iz the anti-Bryan sentiment by a
public meeting; of the "Middle of
; the road" followers on Sunday af
ternoon, when the campaign against
him will be opened.
All the delegates and Populists
who want a separate ticket and an
independent Populist organization
I are expected to be present. Chair
i man Taubeneck, of the Peoples par-
, tv National Committee, heads "the
middle of the road"
partv. With him
section Gf the
are associated
these
who. signed the manifesto
issued -fter tne llepublioan Conven
tion declaring themselves for Teller.
TH rZ SILVEK TN V VNTI ON .
Not Attiacliiiff ftuofj At ton 'ion Called t ) ;
j Ord r ly jt. M tt.
j St. Louis, July 22 Th Nation
! al Silver ronventio which ass-in-'
bled1 here at noon today,-attracted
ibut iittlc T'ublic: attention. All
eves were ccii ie-eu on the iV.j.uiist
Conver tiou Kepr sntative New-
lands was tertipora.y Chairman.
It is said that the plan of the
silverites is to perfect a temporary
! onrauizviti on and appoint the com-
mittees before the afternoon adjourn
ment. A committee of 7 will be sent to
confer with the Populists.
The convention was called to or
der by Chairman Mott. of the na
tional committee at 12:30 p. m.
Tho Coroner' Inquest.
The inquest over the body of Mr.
Howie, who was killed on the Caro
lina Central road near Matthews,
Sunday, was concluded late Monday
afternoon. Nothing whatever devel
oped to sustain a theory of foul play.
It was brought out that the unfor
tunate man was drunk the previous
night and was not at home. He ar
rived there Sunday morning, remain
ed on the porch awhile and went
away. He had threatened to commit
suicide, The bottle of blackberry
brandy found by his body told its
own story. The verdict of the jury
was that he came to his death by being
run over by an engine. It is not
possible to attach blame to the rail
road men.
WEAVER FOR CHAIRMAN-
THE BR TAN MEN WANT HIM TO PRE
SIDE. Some of the Candidates Proposed by the
Ari-Bryan Men-Eugene Debs Sigfcsted
i he Battle to be on the Floor off the
Convention.
St Louis, July 21. Outside sent
iment is for Bryan. Paul Vander
voort, of Omaha, ex-Commander in
Chief of the Grand Army of the Re
public, is more frequently mentioned
than others today. The other names
mentioned are Congressman Towne,
of Minnesota; Eugene V. Debs and
Senator Pettigrew, of South Dakota.
Today is dark and rainy like yester
day The Populists were early to
bed last night and early to rise this
morniug. Notwithstanding the con
fidence in the success of Bryan, the
managers are not relaxing any efforts.
They are not averse to a split, which
will take the radicals out of the con
vention The battle will come on
the floor of the convention and no
one doubts there will be a display of
bitterness and bad blood.
The national committee is wrest
ling with the question of organiza
tion today. The Bryan men will put
forward Weaver for chairman, and'
don't believe he will be strongly op
posed.
Conferences and attempted com
promises will take up all the Popu
lists time The active work started
Sunday by the partisons of Bryan,
was continued vesterday and last
night with more or less gratifying
results The situation is still in
doubt, both factions claiming the
victory. Jerry Simpson says he ex
pects to see the convention endorse
Bryan and Sewell, and a bolt follow.
THE MAJORITY'S WILL.
Editor Mack Says All Democrats Should
Support Bryan.
Buffalo, N. Y., July 15. Nor
man E. Mack, editor of the Buffalo
Times, and a prominent Democratic
leader says:
"After considering the matter in
every phase, I have reached the
conclusion that the only course
open to Democrats is to abide by
the action of the Democratic Na
tional Convention. The great mass
of Democrats in Western New York
are favorable to the election of
Bryan and Sewall. I wish the con
vention had adopted a platform
different in some particulars from
the one adopted, but on the issue of
McKiuleyisni, representing as it
dos the virtual enslavery of the
masses for the benefit of the classes,
the increase of trusts and monop
olies, which sunk away the life
blood of the Republic, and the
policy and principles represented in
the Chicago platform and candi
dates I can see no course open to
loyal Democrats but to stand by the
Chicago ticket- The Democrats of
the South and West have been going
to conventions since the war ami
accepting the platforms piep:uvd
for them by Democrats f New
York and other Eastern St. i! s, how
ever odious these platfo-nis m
he to them I do not beli- ve the
Democrats m the E-i.-t are j;:s:ii;ed,
in view of this, .in refusing to sitp
port, once in 'M) v ars, th - i -iatfo'-m
! present-d by the West and Sou'h
One or the viral principles of uem
oeracv is to abid- bv the wii! uf the
maioiity. I think every Democrat
... ,! 1 . I
will; lit to i'.luuu niL'ii i .it "in
Chicago conventio n"
RKYAN'S NOTIFICATION.
It will be o i Autjui-t lO, or 13 tie is I'r
pariug his Addre -H oT Acceptance, Wbicli
will be the Greatest Effort of his Life.
Lincoln, Neb, July 24. Prom
present indications it is probable
that August 10th or 12th will be
the date of Bryan's notification in
New YTork. Bryan will start east
several days. prior to that date. He
is preparing his speech of accep
tance of the nomination and it will
be the effort of his life, exceeding in
eloquence and logic his Chicago ad
dress. He will make au address at
Pittsburg, en route east.
The New RaLot Boxes.
A good deal of curiosity was at
tracted to one of the rooms in the
court house today, where the ballot
boxes to be usedn the coming elec
tion are stacked up. Clerk Morrow
had them built according to the
legislative requirements and they
look like wheat bins. There are 70
boxes, 2 for each precinct in the
county. As the law says that the
votes on being counted are to be de
posited in a duplicate box, Mr. Mor
row will have to build 70 more boxes
and stack another room in ftie court
house.
ITSKEMS TO BE3IR. BRYAN.
A SOCTBE8S MAN WILL PROBABLY
BK NAMED FOR VI K PRESIDENT.
It Takes the St. Louis Convention a Long
Time to Get Down to liusiness An Ad
journment Taken to 3 O'clock No Doubt
About Bryan' Endorsement-Mrs. Lease
to Speak this Evening The Si!ver Con
vention Puts in the Time With Talk.
St. Louis, July 23. The heat is
intolerable. The men are in their
shirt sleeves and the women in shirt
waists At the present state of
progress nominations will not be
made before tomorrow. Commit
tees were unable to finish the work,
and contesting over how to endorse
Bryan without Sewall, and at the
same time not lose their identity.
There was no prayer at the opening
of the convention, the minister hav
ing been suddenly called away. A
local minister has been invited.
A poll of the Populist convention
todav shows that Bryan has six hun
dred and thirteen; for a Populist
ticket fo"r hundred and ninety
three; 4l-.,'..:! ul two hundred and
one.
The leading Populists are gener
ally agreed that the platfoim shall
follow closely the lines of the Omaha
platform of four years ago. The
silver convention says it favors a
distinctively American financial sys
tem. A prolonged session will un
doubtedly produce exhaustion and
fainting strokes on account of the
intense heat. Delegat ons with
the middle-of-the road 'banners are
marching around the hall eliciting
much cheering. The straight Pop
ulistic ticket is wavering for Bryan.
While awaiting the committees, the
delegates are caucassing around the
hall. Al'e.i, of Nebraska, and Cam
pion, of Maine, are two of the most
prominent names lor permanent!
chairman..
The credentials committee will
not be ready to report until 3 o'clock
to which, hour an adjournment was
taken. It now seems that no bolt is
probable. A southern man will un
doubtedly be named for Vice Presi
dent in place of Sewell.
STRONG l OK BR TAN AND SEWALL
The Silver Convention is In Line for the
D mot rttic Nominee?, but Will doNoth
ing Uniil Lhte This Afterno n.
St. Lor is, July 24. In the Silver
convention yesterday afternoon, the
following was referred to the com
mittee on resolutions: Resolved,
That the rational committee of the
silver, Democratic and People's party
be requested to refer and designate
the Bryan and Sewall silver ticket,
whenever piacticable, as the "Amer
ican union ticket."
A resolution offered by Mr. Doni
phan, of Missouri, that no candidate
for congivss be voted for unless he be
in favor of the free coinage of silver,
was referred to the committee on res
olutions. The coiiin,i'i." n resolutions of
the silver convention completed its
worK
pla tfor
Veslc
y i'V atiop'.H'g tre
n
;d address to the people
been prepared by t he sub
The last plank of the
which ha1!
t-ommitu e
platform and address reads as fol
lows: 1 nasmuch as th.1 patriotic majority
of the ClrcaiTo convention embodied
in the rinunci
plank of its platform
ih" pri
I i 0 i
pies enu.Lch.ited m tne plat
the. American bimetallic
ji.rm o
ui ty,
j; wan. Luted al Wa.-lungtor;,
t " ' . .fan. - . JOv'o anu lieieiu iu-
1 J I . it.l 1 L I O . . . , i I-, s v 1 "
i'eiateh. which lo not only l lie para
mount, but. the only real ss?ue in the
pending campaign: therefore recog
nizing thai Mi eir' noniintss embody
these patriotic principles, we recom
mend that this convention nominate
Ym. J. Bryan, of Nebraska, for Pres
ident and Arthur J. Sewall, of Maine,
for Vice President.
The question of naming a delegate
to nominate Bryan and Sewall was
then taken up. After a brief debate
it was dtcided not to have the Chi
cago candidates nominated by an in
dividual, as the resolutions of the
committee lecommended such a
course.
At 10:44 today, chairman St.
John called the Silver convention to
order, and Rev. Cobert, of Mo., of
fered prayer. The consideration of
the platform was postponed to 3:30
o'clock in the afternoon. Senator
Stewart made a speech, as did also
Judge C. R. Scott, of Omaha. The
roll was called to ascertain the
number of United States veterans in
each delegation, and it showed 196
Federal soldiers, 18 Confederates
and 4 Mexican veterans
The Journal lor Bryan.
Atlanta, Ga., July 21. Secre
tary Smith's paper comes out for
Bryan; but is against silver,
IT IS ALL BRYAN' WAY-
A MOVE TO NOMINATE THE VICE
PRESIDENT FIRST.
The Pop Convention Making Speeches
M ss Mitchell Recites the "Wail of Mr.
Vt hitney," and Ms longer' to Organize
a Woman's Silver League Chairman Al
lfi Thinks the Convention Will Not Ad
journ Until Tomorrow Night.
St. Louis, July 24. The perma
nent organization of the Populist
convention was perfected last night
by the' election of Senator Allen, of
Nebraska, as permanent chairman, a
result that was loudly cheered by the
Bryan men Allen .was elected by a
vote, of 758 to 5G4. He was escorted
to the platform and introduced by
Cyclone Davis. The minority report
recommenced Jas. E. Champion, of
Maine, for permanent chairman
Allen's nomination was made unan
imous. Senator Butler then moved
the appointment of a committee of
25 delegates to confer today with a
conference committee of the Silver
convention, whose honored president
now occupied a seat on the platform.
(Shouts ol "No, no, adjourn.")
Mr. Branch, of Georgia, moved to
lay thf motion on the table That
motion wras voted down and Senator
Butler's motion was agreed to.
The report of the committee on
rules was then (10 p. m. ) presented
and read, but without action on it
the convention, at eight minutes
past 10, adjourned until today at 10
o'clock.
Bryan seems to have it pretty near
all his own way now. yet the opposi
tion to tack the party to the Demo
cratic party is very bitter. The
middle-of-the-roaders want the Vice
President voted upon first, and there
is tremendous opposition.
Stewart, of Nevada, thinks the
convention will endorse Bryan and
Sewell, and adjourn today, but chair
man Allen thinks it cannot finish
before tomorrow night.
Miss Helen M. Gouger announced
that she will organize a Woman's
Silver League. Miss Helen Mitchell
created tremendous applause by re
citing the "Wail of Mr Whitney."
Some Texas, Georgia and North
Carolina delegates seem determined
to bolt and name another- ticket.
The Silver and Populist conference
committee met at one o'clock. The
Silver convention will probably
adopt its platform and name the
candidates this afternoon.
The proposition to nominate the
vice president first brought out a
hot debate. Abbott, of Nebraska,
favored it. He wants a Southerner
for vice president.
Davis wanted to know if the Peo
ples party is to part the waves of the
Red sea and let the Democrats walk
through, while the Pops are swal
lowed up by the waves.
Patterson, of Colorado, said that
principles are greater than men, and
favors Bryan and Sewell
Donnelly said there may te but
little h-ft of the Pop party except
the national committee after this
convention.
The committee's report recom
mending that the speeches for Pres
ident and Vice President be limited
to 20 minutes and the seconding to
5 minutes was adopted. .
NOmiNG BUTS-PKLCHES
The Silver C-;i. cntion Seems lo have
Noihlng to do but Listen to Talk.
St.
Towne
Lours. July
2;
, Chas. A
Mmi;e?cota.
oneiitcl ihei
io the Silver Convention thisM
morning at 10 o'clock, man address
which was frequently interrupted j
bv laughter and applause. At his;
mention of Senator Teller' rame.j
Ex Gov. St. John, or
was called on and responded ui
great cheering. He made a mention
of Cleveland that was greeted with
laughter. He concluded at 11.44.
Hon. R A. Cole, of Wisconsin,
nsxt addressed the convention and
Mrs. Lease is to make a speech this
afternoon.
Cole wa3 interrupted and the
chair asked for order and said
Cole must be heard. There was
great confusion. Cole resumed and
concluded at 12:49.
He takes issue with that part of
Mrs. Gougar's address advocating
prohibition and defends the brew
ing interests of Milwaukee and St
Louis.
A recess was taken until 2:30
p. m.
Depositing Gold In the 1 reasury.
New York, July 23. The banks
have deposited a million and a quar
ter of gold in the subtreasury today.
The Chicago banks have agreed to
join the New York banks in helping
out the treasury.
COMES OUT FOR BRYAN.
A Rpnblican Repudiates McKinleyiem
SFavr -Free Coinage and Will Support
Bryan.
Some days ago Mr. H. L. Hunter,,
of this county, in a card published
in the News & Times- repudiated
the Republican gold standard plat
form Since the Chicago conven
tion inquiry has been made as to
whether or not he would t support
Bryan. Mr Hunter gives his views
to a News reporter this morning in
the following candid and manly in
terview: Mr. Hunter, having read your
card n which you repudiated the
action of the Republican convention
at St Louis, the desire has been ex
pressed by many of our citizens to
hnow your attitude towards the
nominees of the Chicago conven
tion? ,
''It has been my intention all
alonr to give my support to the tick
et that should give the strongest
assurance of success to the free sil
ver cause, and a quick release from
English and Tory financial rule.
The Chicago convention having
nominated a ticket, an unexception
able ticket, on a platform that meets
the demands of the times, there can
be no good reason assigned for not
supporting it by any one who is in
line with the advanced political
thought of the day " ,
'-You intend to indorse 'it-then, do
vou?
"Yes, certainly As the question
has now narrowed down to a choice
between Bryan and bimetallism or
McKinlev and monometallism I feel
it to be the duty of all free silver
advocates to avail themselves of this
chance to net rid of the oppressive
single gold standard, and the only
way to gee relief is by uniting to:
elect the peerless Bryan. He shall
have my unreserved and hearty sup
port." But you weie in favor of Senator
Teller were you not?
4Oh! yes, for he is the leader of
us the silver Republicans, you
know But that is all' in the past
now. Let us keep our eyes to the
front and not look back. Enough
to know that Mr. Bryan is now our
mau. It is a matter of religion with
me. I am a reformer of the radical
or revolutionary type. I have noth
ing to lose or nothing to gain in a
personal way, by the course I have
taken, but I retain a clear con
science, and I am not in the least
bit disgruntled. Minority have
nothing to offer, but all the same I
can work for the principle atd I
shall do my level best to place Mr.
Bryan in the White House."
Will the Republicans in this coun
ty sustain you and vote as you do?
Quite a large number of them
have already assured me that they
will, and all of them, scarcely with
out exception will give me credit for
Mftii!Lr . onscieii' iousl y. The party
tie is very strong wi'h Republicans,
..tid uiuu , of .'..in chink there is a
a j graee it) rht name i'self. But
freedom of rhougnt is daily spring
ing up among th.em. and. as. they
hae implicit confidence in n:y sin-
ri.vo: parj-ose, they win' heed
v. h .1 i s..'. whether t-hey fviiow me
or not Bur as ro what of 'r-rs. think
or Co novel trouble;, nid li -.he jc-ist.
1 have ;id-; ted Andrew Jck sou's
mono. !- sure you ard ribj then
ahead. '
The TijiEo'is the p-oi d owner of
the tiivt camp "go haf re eived in
the city. Ir is of rou.-h felt, light
grav coloi, and has a silver colored
hand. Its brand is. 'Free Silver."
- -ome reason or other Messrs.
2:,0ltou thought the editor
ui i , , j ii7"'"' iu ecu vu; v-t
these hats, ana they forthwith pre
sented him with one. for which'lney
have his thanks. This hat will bo
extensively worn through the caiu
naimi by the un terrified. The pro
per thing to do is to take, 75o, gJ to
Mellon & bnelton s, ana get yon one
without further delay.
Some Good Farming.
Mr D. P. Glenn, of Berryhill, had
a load of sweet potatoes on the mar
ket today. There were 3G bushels
of them "and Mr. Glenn sold them at
from 80 to 95 cents. He produced
these potatoes on less than one-half
acre of land, and at less than half it
costs to raise cotton. Besides selling
$30 worth from this half acre he has
ten or twehe bushels left for Ida
hogs. That beats cotton. In addi
tion to the above Mr. Glenn breaks
the record on wheat He sowed (l
bushels and threshed 91 bushels.
That is -HJfarming. Who can do&
weii?