Show BRYAN HYU OR SPLIT THE POP PARTY Nebraska Michigan and Min Minnesota Minnesota Mm Delegates Prepared to Walk Out LIVELY TIME IS PROMISED POPULIST CONVENTION MEETS IN ST LOUIS TODAY St Louis Louts Mo lo April 1 If the friends of William J Bryan are arena no more sue suc successful uc tomorrow than they have boon been today toda In Ir their efforts to secure a n post postponement postponement postponement of ot the Populist convention which is called call d for tor or tOmorrow t morrow morning three state delegations those of ot Ne Nebraska braska braka Minnesota and Michigan will vII bolt the convention Tho The decision to take this action was Wll reached at a caucus held tonight by bythe bythe bythe the Nebraska delegates E R Walrath secretary of o the Ne Nebraska braska state Populist committee de dared today that Nebraska would abide by the action of oC the convention but a totally different spirit was shown at caucus It Jt was decided dp that Nebraska should ask for the adopt t ton on of at a platform the selection of a anew anew anew new national committee and an ad adjournment until after the Republican an anand and Democratic conventions con aro ar held Decision to Walk Out If ir these things are denied and the convention proceeds to make muke nomina nominations nominations Nebraska which has UI full support at oC o Michigan and Minnesota will walk out The nights caucus lamus marked the end en enot oi ot a day of ot earnest but unsuccessful fort effort on the part of o the Bryan Br an people to influence in his favor avor the action of tomorrows convention The majority of the delegates rebuffed the Bryan Br an people at every ever turn They refused refU cd to toi i Bryan Brun as anything an but a Dem Dern Democrat Democrat who has no right to participate In the tho counsels of the Populist party or to receive any consideration at Its hands hand As s 8 soon as the Nebraska delegation arrived its members demanded a post postponement of or the convention Wisdom of Postponement Their demand was wall for a postpone m nt of ot the convention They de ie dared that In their opinion the nomi nomination nation 1 of candidates At the present time lime Is premature and that it would bo IP wisdom to await the action of ot the Republican and auth Democratic conven conventions before placing a ticket n a i the field Held They The admitted d that they are in ina Ina Ina a minority as aK compared to the Watson Vat on men but claimed to have letters from Thomas E Wat WatHon atMOn on Himself in which he expressed the opinion that it was vas unwise to hold the convention at t so soc early c arl a date The Tha Watson atson men positively refused to listen to any proposal for an ad adjournment The fhe Bryan people eople then shifted their point of attack to the committee on declaring that some men had come to the convention without being b regularly accredited by properly held state credentials Will Make Fight on the Floor They made no progress in this di dl direction and then went again before the national committee at the evening session of ot that body bod but no comfort was forthcoming They then declared that they will carry the fight upon the floor of ot the convention and seek to bring about an adjournment Unless s sa a radical change of sentiment sets in before the convention meets the chances are heavily against a them The Tue Nebraska delegation arrived I early earl in the day but took headquarters tern at a hotel in a distant part of ot the city Ity dt and did not show up at the Populist Populist list headquarters until in the middle of ot the afternoon when the they started their fight for or a postponement of ot the convention Coxey Temporary Chairman rhe The convention will vIii be called to or order order der tomorrow morning at 10 in inthe Inthe Inthe the Olympic theatre by hy James Ferris chairman of or the Peoples party nation national al committee After an address by Mr 11 Ferris he will turn the gavel over overto overto overto to General Jacob S Coxey of Mount Vernon 0 O who has haM been decided upon for tor temporary chairman John JohnS S Allen Alien of or Norman Okla will be hosen chosen secretary and W V W Wiley lie of or Topeka Kan ICan ser For permanent chairman of the con convention Frank E K Riche of St Louis has been decided upon Watson for President Pr There seems to be no doubt that Thomas E Watson atRon of Georgia will be nominated for or president Judge Sam Samuel Samuel Samuel uel W Y Williams ill lams of ot Vincennes Ind md and Frank E Richey of St Louis are aie the only men mentioned for or vice pre pres president ident After Arter the convention has been en or Jr and ind nd the committees appointed an adjournment will be taken until to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow morrow afternoon when the platform will be considered The nomination of o candidates will hardly take tak place be before before before fore Friday Every Delegate Loaded It Is doubtful if it the resolutions com coni committee committee of o any political party was waa ever 1 confronted by such s ch a mass of planks as has been showered upon that which is preparing the platform for lor tomorrows convention Every del delegate delegate delegate seems to be loaded down with them and they cover coer almost every conceivable subject from the national currency down to a plan pian to prevent New Yorks 8 tour four our from smuggling diamonds through the cus customs customs toms tows house The platform will how however however ever eer be in essentials about as a outlined last night Present sentiment Is against any declaration for or r against prohibition |