The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-02
|lGREEMENTW WITH THE POPS.
Draft Of a Fusion Plan For
Warded to Bryan.
CHOOSING THE ELECTORS
To Be in Effect I'm Such States as
the Agreement May He Ratified
by the State COmmittees-HOw tho
Candidates' Names Shall BE Ar
ranged on the Ballots.

Yincennes, Ind, Aug. 1.-Samuel W..
Williams, OF this city, has prepared and
forwarded to william j. Br yam a draft CT
an agreement to be submitted to the Popu-
list and Democratic conference committees
which seems 10 throw much light on the
inside workings aud unders' andngs OF the
st. Louis convention.
Mr.. Williams was the originator Of the
idea OF nominating the Vice President first.
He was chairman OF the subcommittee OF
the Pcpu:ist nanonai convention, whicl was
selected to formulate the order of business
OF the convention.
The midd'eor- Their elements scheme
seems TO contradict the popular notion that
the Populists desire Sewalfs removal from
the Democratic ticket. The text OF tho
agreement Is as follows:
Memorandun OF an agreement between
the Peoples party ana the Democratic
party. made on behalf OF said Iarties,
by the respective national committees,
and TO be In force aud effect in such States
as 1t may, by their State com mittees, be
ratified and approved This agreement
relates to the selection of Presi Dental
electors in the several States where this
agreement is in force and the making
up of the official ballots in said States
and the casting of the votes in the elcctor
college of the Bryan electors elected in
said States
WHAT us UNDERSTOOD"
1T is understood that william j. Eryan
dent and Thomas Watson is the Peoples
party nominee for Vice President 1t is
understood that the said W. ]. Bryan is
the Democratic nominee for President
and Arthur Sew3ll is the Democratic nola-
inee for Vice President. II is agreed that
in each state bound by this contract
each Of said political parties shall have
its own fun national ticket in column
under its own party emblem, and full list
OF candidates for Presidential electors
THE same names OF candidates shall he
Oh each and both OF said columns. In each
OF said States each party shall select, as
nearly as possible, oae-half the number Of
said candidates for elec:or. That is 10 say,
in each State the democrats stall sehet
one candidate for elector-at-large and the
Peoples party shall select enc eiector-at-
large. IN the Congressional districts. with
even number, the Peoples party shall select
the candidates for elector, and in the Cdd
numbered districts the Democrats shall
select the candidate for elector.
THE OFFICIAL BALLOT.
The official ballot for the Peoples
party column shall be headed by the names
OF Bryan and Watson and the Democratic
column by the names OF Bryan and Sewali.
The intent of this Is 10 give the Individual
voter OF each ofsaid parties an opportunity
to,vote his own party ticket and 10 make a
selection between Watson and Sewall for
Vice President.
1t is understood that all of the said
electors in the college vote for william
j. Bryan for President. 1t is understood
that after the election and prior to the
State meeting OF the electors, a special
committee OF four. composed Of two Popu-
lists and two Democrats, shall ascertain
and determine from the Official returns
the total popular vote cast for said elected
electors under the Bryan and Watson
column and the Bryan and Sewail column.
respectively, and as between Watson and
Sewali.
The one having received the highest
and largest vote shall receive in the col
leee the entire vote OF all the Bryan
electors elected as aforesaid"