The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-04
Chairman Jones Publishes a
Letter From Him.
WRITTEN TO BRYAN IN JULY.
Jones Asked When the Resignation
Will Take Effect.
He Calls the Letter Splendid Illus
tration OF sewali's Loyalty. but at
the Same Time says That the Talk
OF HIS Retirement l. Absurd.

ChseaEe. Sept. s.-Chairnsan Jones. of ths
Tl~roe-Atic national committee, has made
uElslie a letter TO ". j. Bryan from Ar
thur sswaH. apparently dated july 5, az
whIeh tine the EopIl4st convention vas n
session The letter which - exciting a
great deal OF comment, reads as follows
My Dear Mr.. Bryan: In View Of The
action of the 81. Louis convention To-Day
I can not refrain from giving You my
thoughts on the situation. Ny aoVlces
are that yoa have been nominated for
president ane Mr.. Watson for vice pres
isenE / also read through the press dis
patches that you are soInew hat Undecided
wns,he you ought % accept OF decline.
'.Now. desire 20 say TO you. With The
utmost frankness and good feeling. that
yoa must not allow any personal consld-
Grafton for me TO influence you in your
action. l desire you 70 do just what you
believe TO be best Tor the success OF the
head Of our ticket. The principles we are
lighting FOR are so paramount 10 any per-
sonal considerations. that the latter should
rot have any weight or influence whatever
with your action
Il can mol for a moment allow myself
20 De factor in any ASTON on your part
thai would in the slightest degree hazard
an electoral vote for you. With kind re-
CARDS 30 Mrs. Bryan. believe me-. your sin
ceFe friend. ARTHUR SEN AlslA
Bath. Me. July Za.'
The Democrats managers az headquar-
ters insisted the letter had no further sig
nif4c4noe than that Mr. Bryan would con
sent tn receive a formal notification from
the Popuist party in the near future. and
the publication Vas 70 forestal false M
mors as 10 the attitude OF Mr.. SewaA to-
ward suCn a ceremony.
Accompanying the letter & an official
statement 10 the effect that several days
age Chairman Jones wrote a letter TO
Mr. SeRall stating 10 him that many DEM
ocrats throughout the country, especially
throughout the West. were objecung 10
fusion with the Populists on electoral
tickets, for the reason that they DID not
wish TO be disIoyal TO Mr. Se~ai. In re-
ply 20 Chairman Jones, Mr.. Sewall for
warded the foregoing copy OF a letter writ
ten 70 Mr.. Bryan.
Upon being questioned as to the time
when SewalTs resignation would 90 into
effect. Chairman Jones said: The talk
about the retirement Of our candidate Tor
vice president is too absurd 20 be ssri-
ously discussed. Mr.. SewalPs letter, writ
ten direNly after Mr.. Bryan's nomination
by the 81 Louis convention Is splendid
Illustration OF his loyalty 10 his associate
on the Democratic national ticket. He
sees no Embarrassment whatever in Mr..
Rryan's nomination for president by an
other party and upon another ticket but
believes It TO be an important step to-
ward certain victory for Sne silver cause
1T Is a complete answer 10 efforts OF
the gold Democrats 10 create the impress
sion that Mr Sewall will retire, under
any circumstances, TO say that the Dem
ocratic party and its national organiza-
ton are just as loyal 10 Mr.. Sewan as he
himself is to Mr. Bryan and the great
cause OF the common people