The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-28
USED AGAINST SEWALL
Rumor That Made Votes for Watson and
Exercised the Bryan Forces.

| st. Louis, Mo-, July 25-Yesterday af-
ternoon during the protracted discussion
over the change of rules so as to nomi-
nate vice president first, the opponents
| of Mr.. Sewall dndustriously circulated
| the report that Senator Jones, chairman
| Of the Democratic national committee,
had said that Mr.. Sewall stood ready to
withdraw from the Democratic ticket
Of the convention nominated a Populist
To- vice president. Scores of the dele
gates believed the statement. Other
reports were afloat that Mr.. Jones had
said that there would be no trouble in
arranging for joint electoral tickets if
a Populist were nominated.
These statemerlfs were winning 4
good many delega tes away from Mr.. Sc
wall and Mr.. Patterson at once took
steps to verify or refute them. He wrote
the letter to Mr. Jones that is subjoiu-
ed below and Senator Jones at once
| wrote the reply that accompanies it.
When the convention convened in the
evening, Mr. Patterson had the CORES
Pondence ready to read to the body at
the first opportunity that was presented,
but before the convention convened, Sen
ator Jones had sent to him TO place be-
fore the convention his kilograms TO
Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Bryan's reply, di-
recting that, in the event Of Mr.. Sc
WALL defeat, his Bryan's) name should
be withdrawn from the consideration
of the convention This rendered the
reading of the Jones-P atterson CORES
pondence quite unnecessary. By that
time It was fOregone conclusion that
Mr.. Watson would be the nominee. Mr..
Patterson withheld the Geographic cor
reSpondence for the reason that, upon
consultation with General Weaver and
Senator Allen. ii was concluded not to
read it until the vice presidential nomi-
nation was made. Had it been read
pending that nonlina ton, ii might have
been charged by Mr.. Sewan's opponents,
with some show OF reason, that II was
intended by it 10 intim;date the body in
its choice for vice president. 1t was to
avoid such a charge that the kilograms
were not read yesterday evening.
1t was after midnight when Mr.. Wat
sons nomination was accomplished. II
the convention had not then adjourned
upon the first presentation of Mr.. Bry-
ans name for the presidential nominal
ton his withdrawal would have been
read. Mr.. Patterson was on the plat
form for that purpose.
1t was not necessary to read II to the
convention this evening. The kilograms
We're published, exactly as they are, in
the morning papers.
Every member of the convention knew
what they We're. Besides General Wea
yer stated explicitly in his nominating
speech for Mr.. Bryan that what he
did was in defiance of Mr. Bryan's re-
quest to withdraw his name from the
consideration of the convention. The
following is the correspondence:
st Louis. Mo. July, "a.
ITO Hon. J. K. Jones. Chairman of the
Democratic Committee:
"Ders Sir:-There is a report current
upon the floor Of the Populist convention
that you have stated that If the conven-
tion nomina ties for vice president a
man other that Mr.. Sewall the latter
will withdraw from the ticket to make
room for the PoPulist nominee. II is
important for all TO know whether this
IS true. and whether, # this convention
dominates some other candidate than
Mr.. Sewan. IL is likely that arrange
ments can be made for him 10 take M
Sewall's pace
Yours truly.