Show assuming definite shape peffer says endorse bryan and sewall ahe st louis convention will be a large ons silver pany leaders are slow in Gai herin decline lo 10 stale what are tho prospects of an endorsement of bryan and sewall the conventions will act on that st louis july H preparation for the populist national convention are assuming definite chape the chairman and ser ant at arms mcdowell are both busy at their respective headquarters and ex have all arrangements completed by the last of the week at a meeting 1 of the business mens league today the balance of the funds guaranteed by the league was turned over to chairman and the reception and entertainment tain ment committee will be appointed at a meeting to be held saturday seats have been arranged for 1350 delegates the principal hotels have already contracted to entertain a number oi elate delegations the hotels are making ready to entertain crowds creater than they had during the june convention the dilver party leaders are elow in gathering besides dr J J matt of north carolina the only arrival to date ia W standing national committe men for north dakota more than routine character is being done by dr mott who is preparing now for the meeting of the national committee next tuesday the day preceding the silver and populist conventions dr mott eaid today that while there was a quasi understanding between bis party and populists in behalf of the interests of silver there was no agreement or definite movement in the direction of u anity of movement regards the presidential ticket to be voted for next november he declined to discuses this lon or ahe probability of either the dilver party or the populists indorsing the democratic nominees that tested entirely with the two conventions will be the dominating color of the de oo rations and upon the badges the ad ticket and the badges will be turned over to arms mc saturday evening all the passenger associations have now conceded a one fare rate NEBRASKA POPULISTS undoubtedly indorse island neb july 14 to this evening the advance guard to the populist state convention mado scarcely sufficient noibe to attract attention the eveking trains swelled the cumber until there are perhaps delegates now in the aty night train are expected to bring in delegations from eastern counties and chairman edgerton is confident of a large convention the anly question which beems to meet wah much discussion is of what the fight of the middle of the middle of the road men against instructing ting the st louis delegates for bryan will be it beyond any doubt that bryan will easily carry that at the hastings convention later holcomb will be nominated nomi noted tor governor together with a lull ticket that after bryan ia dominated at st louis ane democrate Demo crata will be expected to support holcomb and the state ticket paul vandervoort burr and others from omaha are working for an independent ticket and their forces are expected to be sd tonight but their offer are promptly of being bood lers republican hirelings hire linge etc and the bryan men feel confident that they will carry the day four to one or practically senator alien arrived late this afternoon and is tonight makine addresses on the governor and senator alien are expected to bead the delegation to st louis |