Show J POPULISTS LOOK TO WM J B BR A they Believe That If a Gold Demo Democrat crat Is Named at al St Sl Louis lie He Will VIii Leave the Party Part AND AUD BECOME ONE OHE OF THEM lau Delegates Delegate Think a it Mistake Was Made Hade In iii Calling Conven Convention Convention tion lion So Soon Springfield ld III July 4 That the fu tu hira turo of at tho the Populist party part depends In Ina a ft great measure upon the tM action nellon fit at t thu tho Democratic national convention at M Bt Rt Louts IH IN freely admitted nd dIe 1111 j cussed ed by the delegates to the tho Populist national convention which wIeh wa WB called to order lit til the state arsenal The lenders who aro here that thata a gold Democrat like or Clove Clovo land will be nominated d nt lit Ht It Loul Louland and that William J Bryan Brynn will leave lello the tho Democratic party and Ind como coma Into tho the ranks of ot Populism With him and hIs hili friends Populist principles ples ph 1 tho the delegates hero think thoro would bu bo more for tor the future On tho the other hand It If Mr Bryan his hL hi friends should l control the Bt Ht Louis LoutH convention or receive recognition which would be ho to the tho Nebraska lender many leaders herd say them would bo ho little use for tor tho the Populist to tl make mako a f light fight this tub year nr If I tho Democrats throw down lown nt it Bt Ht Louis said l Judge Daniel Wit Wil Williams liams of ot Indiana we will ho be stronger than ever and Populism will live anti ant gain Many of ot the bellevo n a mis mistake take tako was wai made inde when whon tho the Populist con convention v was vas not until after tho thin St Bt convention But Dut It Is Ie too Into Inlo apparently now 1101 to 10 make any hangea That a platform will he be made arid and a II ticket before b tore this con eon convention conell ell lion teems beyond boona alt all doubt The fhe In Ia a n disappointment to Ui the loaders Th There ro nIo Is le I disappoint disappointment ment that some lome of or th recognized 1 lend lead lenders ers pr r nf or the party am absent Thomas A AWatson Watson of or Georgia mentioned as liS Lt the lie probable for tor president j s samong among thu tho absentees A J Burkhart of or Indiana who was wa to b be temporary chairman of ot the con cone convention convention sent dent word yesterday e that ho hn would not b t be here which caused much Among the tho moro more prominent men In attendance are Bre ex William V VAllen VAllen VAllen Allen of or Nebraska N and Former Con Congressmen gressmen IUd 1101 oy Sutherland ana amt Weller of ot Iowa nUo A H II CArdin of at Kentucky W 8 H Hardy Hartl of ot Arkansas fl S f W v of ot Indiana and Bud Col Cot Milton ton 11 B IL Park lark of ot Texas It wal was learned 1 today to that Thomas 13 fl Watson his baa written a letter to John J Holliday n a Georgia delegate which may result In name namo not being belli behli presented to th convention admits that ho ling line hn a n letter I from Wat Watson Waton son eon on but lifelines to make malee It public at lit thin time or discuss dl cUBA It Ho Ito he did rIOt not know whether Watsons ons name nama would go fa before tha tho convention or not notH It H Is Il known that Watson Is 1 a friend of at Mr Hearst and lint It Is l said cald he fa tn favored ored n a 1 postponement of ot the Populist t convention until after the Bt St Louis loulA convention had been held and Ind It If Hearst was Willi Ignored by the Democrats then Watson taking up Hearst Mr today that ateon on van lB aa mi nn admirer of ot Hearst Hear t but ho believed he would bo be true trull to the teachings of or Populism m mA As Au A soon Mn ns as fI received tho tha Watson letter ha he held a II a conference with the tho Indiana delegates who are boom boomIng booming Ing InK Judge Williams WIllIam of ot that state for tor president After the conference conr rence was wa over vei paid that If It Watsons was wua not presented to th conven convention tion thu thc th southern delegates would sup cup support port Williams Fred Frel J manager Is Ic moro more confident than ever that ht htman his man will bo be nominated I Williams h Is th the only candidate hero who has haM an n or organization and ond hh his friends are aro active and making a t 1 vigorous oUs light fight I |