Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1896-04-19 | Page 7 | Populists Confer

POPULISTS CONFER An Important Electing of Prominent Men in Denver DENVER April 18A meeting of the prominent I Populists of Colorado was held today at which the situation was discussed Thomas M Patterson presided pre-sided and General J B Weaver and H E Taubeneck chairman of the national na-tional Populist committee were present pres-ent General Weaver had just come from Oregon where he says he believes be-lieves the Democrats and Populists will combine and carry the state The general condition of the Populist Popu-list party In the nation and the relation rela-tion it should bear toward the new silver party were discussed Chairman Patterson made a strong plea for an amalgamation of all the silver forces regardless of party Mr Taubeneck followed in > the same strain He counseled conservatism in the party arguing that it was best to secure one plank in the platform first and then reach out for others He expressed ex-pressed the belief that the silver party had more than a fighting chance if only proper precautions were taken to give the people acceptable candidates