Show TOWNES CANDIDACY It Will be Pushed Before All Democratic Demo-cratic Conventions Minneapolis May 12The Journal I says At a conference of Populists and Silver lenders held last night after the return of the State delegation from Sioux Falls it was decided to push the Towne VicePiesiduntlal candidacy be fore all Democratic conventions to be held between now and the meet ng of the national convention at Kansas City Michigan has already declared for Town The Minnesota Democrats will do the same and the Towne leaders count confidently upon the open or tack support of all the Northwestern States at Kansas City Towne also stands well with the New England antllm perlallsts by reason of his recent speeches there In fact his candidacy really began CK the result of a speech before the Bridgeport Conn Board of Trade Connecticut Democratic conventions will It Is claimed declare for hlmnd the Massachusetts delegation already elected and pledged to George Fred Wllliamss candidacy js expected to be swung to the Minnesota ivan by Mr Williams Developments in favor of Towne are expected In Ohio at the approaching ap-proaching Toledo conference of the antiAdministration leaders Towne headquarters are lo be established estab-lished In Chicago very soon and It Is i hinted that the necessary financial backing Is already assured and that It comes from the New Englanders who launched his candidacy The Lincoln Republican mass convention con-vention at Kansas City will also nom 1 I nale Bryan and Towue before the I I Democratic convention gets down to work and then its committee together with that of the Sioux Falls convention 1 will urge of thc Democrats tho necessity neces-sity of Indorsing the ticket Meanwhile efforts will be made to have delegates I otherwise pledged name Towne as second sec-ond choice |