The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-07-28


the PopuliStS of the Democratic noml-
nee for vice president, the nomination
of Mr.. Watson for that position and
the nomination of Mr.. Bryan after
the Democratic nominee had stated
that he. did not want the nomination
without Sewall, have made peculiar
SITUATE
None of the wiseacres pretend to
predict what the result will be. Wheth-
er fusion can be arranged or upon
what basis, is, of course, Speculated
upon. The shrewdest of the political
observers and those who are most
anxious for a union of the silver
forces, can see this result only in the
withdrawal of one of the vice presi-
Dental candidates. There is, as there
has been for some days, talk Of Sew
alrs voluntary withdrawal, but after
the stand Mr.. Bryan and Senator
Jones have taken this is not consid-
cred probable IT is strongly init
mated that Watson may be induced to
withdraw in the interest of such a
union. 1t should be said however,
that this is intimated by those who
wish it most. BY comforting upon the
national Populist committee plenary
powers, those who are so earnestly
striving for an actual consolidation OF
the strength of the silver forces ere
ated the machinery by Which any sort
of terms can be arranged. But what
viii happen the future alone can tell.
A man who read the telegram from
Mr.. Bryan to Senator jones gives the
following as the substance of the docu-
ment about which there was so much
talk and excitement during the last
e 4l>o II INn+
is SUhioined may be relied upon as
being substantially correct:
Considering all the circumstances
and conditions" wired Mr. Bryan, q
have concluded that the Populist con-
vention should not consider my name
for the presidency, but if it determines
to nominate me Notwithstanding this
declaration. that there may be no mis-
understanding, / desire in advance to
say that | shall not during the cam
paign discuss any other issues than
those outlined in the Chicago platform.
l desire, above everything else. to be
instrumental in having enacted into
the laws of the United States the free
and unlimited coinage Of gold and sill
yer at the present ratio Of 16 to !
without awaiting the consent of any
other country"
Mr. Bryan Talks.
Lincoln. Neb., July 2f-Mr. Bryan
said to-day:
81 appreciate the desire manifested
at st. Louis to consolidate all the free
silver forces and regret that they did
not nominate Mr.. SeWall also. He
stands squarely upon the Chicago plat
form, and has defended our cause
against greater opposition than we
have had to meet in the West and
South. The Populist platform is on
many questions substantially identical
with the Chicago platform, however,
and indorses some policies which do
not approve Of All / can say now is
that my action will depend entirely
upon the conditions attached to the
nomination. | shall do nothing which
shall endanger the success of bimetal-
lism nor shall | do anything unfair to
Mr.. Sewall."
Assuming that the acceptance OF
the nomination by you would be I'M
fair to Mr.. Sewall," was asked him,
chow could conditions shape them
selves so as to permit you to accept|
The question was adroitly eyaded
by the jocufar remark that if all
things now perplexing were made
plain it would be an Infringement
upon the field of journalistic conject-
lre. When the complications that
seem imminent because of the seeming
necessity of putting up two sets of
Bryan electors in the case he remained
the candidate of the Populist party
were referred to Mr.. Bryan replied
that this was one of the difficulties
which time must be trusted to remove.
Mr.. Bryan was seemingly as cheerful
over the situation as he was when he
received information Of his first NOM
nation at Chicago.