The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-25

iy after midnight. There were FIVE other
candidates. Sewail Mann Page. OF yir-
ginia; A. l.. Mimms. of Tennessee: Con-
gresham Skinner. OF North Carolina, and
Col. Burkett. of Mississippi. The nomi-
nation was made unanimous before the
result OF the ron call was announced. Mr..
Bryan sent word TO his supporters that
he would not accept a nomination at the
hands OF the convention under these cir
cumstances. He VIII stand Loyalty by his
running mate.
The opposition to Sewaii in the Popuilss
convention practically swamped the Bryan
forces at the day session OF the conyen-
tlon. making il impossible 10 preven, a
division OF the Chicago ticket Tho Lead
ers We're powerless TO check the strong
feeling against the Bath shlpbulder and
banker. They had carried the day In the
committee on resolutions In framing n
comparatively moderate platform which
they afterwsrd got through the conven-
tion with ease Their strategy was skill
fully displayed at other points. But tho
intense undercurrent Of feeling against
Sewall was fatal 20 them.
1t was q sunken ditch. unmarked upon
the battlefield which. clgtching with It's
muddy fingers az the wheels Of his artil-
lery. bore down Napoleon ard his eagles
At Waterloo Today the ditch was IN open
view. From the beginning Il has gaped
like A chasm athwart the path OF tho
Bryan managers. In vain they attempted
10 bridge H. Moreover. today, for the FIRST
time the mlddie-of-ihe-road element dis
played generalship worthy OF the name.
Recognizing the fact that all hope of de-
feating Bryan's nomination was lost,
they concentrated ali their efforts against
SewalI. They did more: they devised a
cunning scheme by which the convention
was forced 20 nominate the vice president
before the president. i was an nnpfeee-
dented thing. but u served 30 mass the
votes I'm favor Of = Populist candidate for
vice president and uncover them In ad-
vance. in tie fear that IN Bryan were first
nominated the enthusiasm might break
down the opposition 70 Sewail and STAN
feie a majority of the votes for the Me-
braskan's running mate. When the prop
osition was made 10 change the regular
order Of nominations the Bryan men
strained every nerve 10 prevent g. TheF
even pleaded Jerry Simpson. on behalf
Of Kansas sent 50 far as - intimate thai
tho vote OF the Sunfiower state would be
east for "A Southern man for vice president
II the regular order was not reversed.
When the roll was called they rallied every
vote at their command. Senator Butler.
OF North Carolina. was = powerful ally
with the - votes of the old North state
behind hiin. and Congressman skinner.
the chairman OF the delegation. east the
solid vote OF the state against the change.
When the vote was figured np. however.
and he aseertained that there was a ma
forftv OF rs in favor of the proposition. mn-
der hgs direction. after a very pretty the
atrical exhibition from Nr. Skinner. the
vote OF the delgatlOn Was cast for the
proposition, and the ants emerged from
the contest with n majority OF TO This
made the defeat of Sevaii and the noTni-
nation Of a ponuiist Tor vice president
certain. After the conference Of the joint
committee sf the two conventions had
come 70 nothing the silver convention
promptly nominated Bryan and Sewaii
ard adjourned sine die
The anti Bryan men. although they rre-
ssn,ed a minority platform demanding an
irrsdeemable paper currency and crowded
with bitter denuuciafion cf the Demo-
cratic and Republican parties. did not at
,errfps 20 PRESS II after their vfetorT. The
majority report which IL moderate and
contains , few radical propositions. zuch
zs a demand for the gradual assumption
iyv fhs government os the ownsrship OF
tire railroads and for direct legislation
through the initiative and referendum.
-xaS adopted without division. and the
-nfaoyity report laid on the table.
The Democratic managers consulted
afser 81 became evident that Sewaf couiA
not Il nominated. and Mr. Bran WAS
cor-uuuseated with by telegraph. Tom
patterson. Of Colorado. who bad pcssess-
son of the telegram announcing Bryan's
r3sfflon at mi5uight siili declined 70 make
{. rasnlfr. The Democratic leaders de-
,l.-ed that Bryan wosYd not be dla.cyai
"a hfz running mate. ard word was sent
"a the leading Began managers In ina
convention that the silver knszst o. the
West would not aceef,. a nomination ui1-
Tess sewau was also nominated.
The ccnySntlca for I've aelfs ioaight