The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-27

ST. LOUIS, July 26.-Almost all the
delegates to the national Populist and
silver conventions, which met in this
city last week, have left for their
homes and nobody remains except a
few of the leaders of both parties.
A majority of the delegates went
out in last nights trains and others
at various times today.
Among those who are still here are
ex-Chairman Taubeneck and ex-Sec-
rotary Turner of the Populist national
executive committee, who will remain
long enough to close up the headquar-
tiers and transact whatever business
they may have in regard to conven-
ton matters with the Business Mems
league. Chairman Butler and Secre-
tary Edgerton, the new officers of the
Populist national committee, appointed
last week, and a majority of the
members Of the committee are still
at the Lindell hotel They held a
meeting today, but little else than to
talk over the situation was done.
OF the silver national committee
Chairman Lane and Vice-Chairman
Stevens are still in the city, as is also
G. W. Thompson, a member of the
notifica ton committee.
1t has not yet been decided when
or where
BRYAN AND SEWALL WILL BE
NOTIFIED
of their nomination as standard-bear-
ers by the new Silver party. Messrs.
Lane. Stevens and Thompson will meet
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matter. and some action will probably
be taken then as to the time and
place. An executive committee of the
silver party has not yet been appoint
ed and until the headquarters have
been established this will not be done.
Organizer Kenney of California has
been recommended for position on
the Democratic executive committee
and will probably be appointed.
A rumor got out today to the effect
that the Populists
WOULD WITHDRAW WATSON,
their candidate for vice-president. if
Sewan did not himself withdraw.
A representative Of the Associated
Press called upon Senator Marion
Butler and ask him why, if his party
desired a union of the silver forces,
did they nominate another candidate
for vice-president. Because" he
said, I'VE found that by so doing our
party organization could be better pre-
served in support of Mr.. Bryan than
by the nomination of Mr.. Sewall"
Does not this selection lead to much
embarrassment"
''Oh, yes; but it was our only alter
native"
will the Democratic and Populist
committees make some arrangements
to unite their vote?'
s~Thn two Marty MIA tiO0S will
be kept entirely separate and distinct,
and the two campaigns will be con-
Quoted separately on parallel lines; but
we hope TO vote and be united"
1T is hoped that Mr.. Watson will be
Withdrawn"
This will not be done. The selec-
ton of Mr.. Watson was a deliberate
action by the overwhelming vote and
voiced the sentiment of
DELEGATES FRESH FROM THE
PEOPLE.
who themselves had deliberated upon
the situation since the Chicago con-
vention. The Peoples party, in its
desire to unity the reform forces so as
10 make victory possible, met the
Democratic party more than half way
,y taking their candidate for presi-
dent. We could not unite upon Mr..
Sewal and if we had attempted to do
so il would have disorganized our
own forces and endangered the cleo
ton of Mr.. Bryan. 1t is in no wise
a reflection upon Mr.. Sewall, and we
do not believe that he or his friends
will so consider it. On the contrary
we hope that he is patriotic enough to
put the success OF the cause and the
welfare of the country above personal
interests or inspirations. In short, Mr..
Sewsu is the one man in the United
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pletely unity the silver forces and
make victory over the gold combine
absolutely certain. This is the unani-
nous opinion of our executive COM
mittee"
In an interview tonight Senator But
Ter further said: General James B.
Weaver, James r. Sovereign, master
workman of the Knights of Labor,
Cyclone Davis of Texas, Hon. Thos.
Watson, vice-presidential candidate on
the Populist ticket and other speakers
have gone to Alabama to
STUMP THE STATE FOR FREE SILL
YER.
They will reach there Tuesday and will
sneak in the different cities each dev
until the election, which comes off on
August 3, when members Of the state
legislature will be elected. Senator
PU2A s term expires soon ana the next
legislature will elect his successor 1t
is to elect a majority of free silver
legislators and ensure the selection of
a United States senator favorable to
the white metal that these speakers
viii work.
governor Oates is the Democratic
candidate for the United States senate
A large number of candidates for the
legislature are gold men and will vote
for his election, but we hope to defeat
them as well as elect free silver con-
greesnen from Alabama in November
NO one party has a majority in
North Carolina, but we feel assured
eTTa1 Bryan will roll up a majority
there in the fall. The selection of
A NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
has been left to me by the national
committee. which met today, but win
not be able to make known my de
ctsion for several weeks. I shall have
to carefully canvass the situation and
look irto the claims of the various
cities mentioned for the place Those
mentioned in the committee were St.
Louis, Chicago. Omaha, New York and
washington. The opinion seems to
prevail among members of the commit
tee that the selection of some western
city would be the best policy. l will
probably not make public my selec-
tion until another meeting of the ex-
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