Show WoRDY BATTLE NEAR ftliddleoftheRoaders Open in Cincinnati Wednesday ADVANCE GUARD NOW THERE All Arc Opposed to Fusion and Almost Al-most Everything Else that Has Any Connection with Other Political Poli-tical Parties Jo Parker Secretary of the National Committee Unburdens Un-burdens Himself Ho Declares the Sioux Tolls Convention is Simply an Adjunct to Democratic Party Cincinnati May CThe advance workers of the national convention of the middcoftheroad Populists which meets hero next Wednesday afternoon arrived today They are all opposed to fuilon and almost everything else that hcs any connection with other political politi-cal parties They all claim they represent rep-resent a large majority of the Peoples party that the convention at Sioux Fall will contain a minority of delegate dele-gate as over twothirds of the dele ates were Instructed by their States for the Cincinnati convention wnicn Mill keep In the middle of the road and not bo sidetracked In the interest of anybody or any party They call at untlnn to the fact that their call Is In m rord with the Omaha law of 1S92 including all olllceholders and charging charg-ing that the Sioux Falls convention Is In rhargc of Senators Duller Allon and Ptttlgrcw and other oillccholders the name as Republican and Democratic conventions It is well recognized by all people ald Joe Parker secretary of the na llonal committee of the mlddloofthe roadorn whether they be Popullsta or not that the Cincinnati convention represents rep-resents the real PopullBL movement It Is equally well known that the Sioux Falls convention Is simply an adjunct to the Democratic party This ac ciuntH for the unanimity with which Populists In every section have repudiated repu-diated th call fur the latter convention conven-tion and Indorsed the Cincinnati movement move-ment Wo are confident of an attend amo fully aH great ns the capacity of our hull and It Is claimed that Robin sons operahouse will scat 2SOO pco The Sioux Falls convention cannot dolIvr a vole to Bryan that would not go to him as the regular Democratic nominee Any action the Sioux Falls Convention may take will only embarrass embar-rass Bryan and give his enemies In the Democratic party a chance to hammer ham-mer him Ho would he much stronger as a thorough Democratic candidate than as a fusion candidate and If the loadirs of the Sioux Falls convention vrro really for Bryan they would go nlniut the matter In a way lo accomplish accom-plish his elecilon They would openly join the Democratic party and help to elect Its nominees Bill llley fire mil HO much for Bryan as they are for themselves and they uro working the funlon racko more with art eye to gel tine Democratic support for Hid State and other ofllcos they hold and expect to t hold than for any love of Bryan Why his Idea WOK boldly argued In thf mmlltcc on resolutions at Raleigh Ral-eigh In the North Carolina cnnvuYu ttwi xxhlch caused Harry Skinner to atU < k Senator Bullcr for his insln rEfRy Mr Bryan In In more danger today from UICBO friends than he Is from the mlddleoftheroadcrs Asked about the charge of Senator Pelt I grow Unit Senator Hanna was Jielplng the convention Mr Parker wild It Is false Tho fusion loaders load-ers HOC that the Peoples party has repudiated re-pudiated them ThlH has driven hem I to ih extremity of trying to impugn th motives of those who aro behind our movement Wo expect nothing else but a campaign slander but wo pro pore to meet It as It deserves 7n truth this whioh work has been accomplished and all xpenseH of iho Ionvpnllon paid with 700 tho amount contribute contrib-ute by the Convention league of Cia 2 rlnnatl Thf fuslonlata bunkoed Sioux Falls nut of SSfiOO which will make thrlr delegates cost over 20 a head I thould Judge but wo wtr unable to get anything more than 700 Of rouim all of ua who have done the preliminary I work have worked Mlthniit remuneration and we have had to dlnpcnso with music and all extra ex-tra mid limit ourselves to bare nocos ItIPL BUt wo arc here for buslnet find nol to out a swell and propose too to-o the lat wo can But It does make u4 n little angry l < > haVo the fusioixls aradlng j such o HUitomcnt before the ulllr l and leading people lo believe Ibit WP hnvn a barrel of money I Urolo to Sena I or Pottlgrcw the nets over wo woplis ago and asked that he set us right but up to thin time I have heard nothing from him U does seem strange that any man holding un ollleo secured at the sacrifice sac-rifice of his partys purity and Independence Inde-pendence should throw opt slurs at other people who cln not see things as no does Senator Petllgrew Is up for rceieotion in South Dakota this year nn < l I do nol think it will help his harcs much to throw mud at true 1oiiulits |