The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-26
VIEWS OF LEADERS
PROMINENT POPULIsTS TELL WHAT
THEY THINK OF THE PRESENT
SITUATION.
ALL HOPE FOR HARMONY.
NO BOLT EXPECTED ON THE
PART OF THE PEOPLES
PARTY.
Opinions Freely Expressed That He
Should Take His Name Off the
Democratic Ticket.

ments regarding the convention and It's
work were given out tonight by the
Populist leaders as follows:
Ignatius Donnelly-I think the situation is
in good shape and that nine-tenths of the
delegates will go home satisfied. There
some who believe that Mr.. Bryan should be
at once called upon to say whether he will
accept the platform and Mr.. Watson as his
running mate. and If he does not accept,
then they will demand of the national COM
mittee that his name be taken off the ticket
and the name of Col. Norton, who had the
next highest number of votes be substituted.
This will produce great discomfort all over
the United States, and Col. Norton would not
receive one-Quarter of the regular Populist
vote; The remainder would go over directly
to Mr.. Bryan and our party be torn to pieces.
| think the better course is that which l
advocated in the convention, to wit: To ac-
cept or reject our platform or to repudiate
or defend Mr.. Sewall. If this were an intent
to merge the Populist party into a Demo-
cratic party perfect identity of opinions
ana principles would be necessary but it is
not. We remain in our own camp and our
own territory and simply agree to transfer
for this campaign our two or three million
votes to Mr. Bryan. Not on the basis of
Democratic platform but on the basis of
Mr.. Bryan's life and worth. Every Populist
In the United States will, believe, vote for
Mr.. Watson. If the Democrats do not with
draw Mr.. Sewall there will be no election of
vice president at the ballot box and the mat
ter will go into the United States senate,
where the Populists hold the balance of power
and would compel the election of Mr. Watson.
Senator Butler-The result of the conyen-
tion Is what the North Carolina delegation
has contended for from the first. That is,
the nomination of Bryan with a Southern
Popuhst for vice president. The Peoples
party has been built up by appealing to the
| best elements of the two old parties to put
principle and patriotism above party. In
this convention Just held the Peoples party
has practiced what 1t has preached It has
Endorsed and approved the action of the
Chlcago convention as far as it was right,
ana tr mas condemned it where it was wrong.
The nomination of Mr.. Bryan was satisfac-
tory to every POpulst in America. He stands
for the principles that the party has con-
tended for against the two old parties. We
nave put up platform and nominated a
vice president in harmony with our prin-
ciples, because we could not indorse Mr.
Sewall or accept the Democratic platform as
1t stood. The Democratic platform was good
as FAR as 1t went; and 1t was victory for
the Peoples party to have the Democratic
convention go as far as it did go. The Peo-
pies party has met the Democratic party
more than half way. Now if Mr. Sewall will
be patriotic, and withdraw from the Demo-
cratic ticket as candidate for vice presi-
dent, he Will remove the only obstacle to a
complete unification of all the voters who
oppose the single gold standard and victory
will be assured from the hour that he takes
that high and patriotic position
Gov. Stone-The result of the PopuIist con-
vention insures the election of William j.
Bryan as president. 1t is certainly remarka-
Die that man should be nominated by three
conventions, ana the man who gets three
nominations ought to be able to secure one
election. 1t is plainly eveident that there is
a great popular uprising of the people in
favor of Mr.. Bryan 1 would have preferred
tnat the Populist convention should have
1ndorsed or nominated the whole Demo-
cratic ticket. as it would have greatly simpli-
ned matters In the coming campaign. I have
no intention of abandoning any part of the
Democratic ticket the Democratic plat
FORM l have no doubt that before the cam
paign is far advanced. there will be an ad-
Justment of the interests of the parties rem
resenting the people which will make defeat
impossible In the interests of the people
such an adjustment is inevitable. The pres
emit campaign will be the most remarkable
In the history of the country and its results
will not be less far-reaching
Senator Allen-A great convention ronra
senting the people of the United States com
posed of thoughtful, earnest and Intelligent
men, who have been for years STUDYING the
poitlcaI economy OF the country, adjourned
today after carrying out the wishes of the
people. There is not the least doubt of the
elecuon OF William j. Bryan as president
His nomination today in the face of a pub
ing more than 900 votes of the neonIe's
chosen representatives shows the force of
the great reform movement that Is sweeping
over tne country. we enter upon the great
candidate who has been the nominee of three
conventions, whose delegates clearly repre-
sented the interests of their constituents.
That the nominee of these three parties will
be electd there can be no question
Gen. Weayer-It was a remarkable conven-
ton, and | am upon the whole gratifed with
the result The convention was too large
and this was the cause Of most Of the boist-
erous conduct. 1t an earnest honest
body of men. The action of the convention
IN my Judgment, insures the election of Mr.
Bryan beyond peradventure. l look for no
trouble growing out of the convention The
tendency Is in the direction of harmony and
the supposed complications growing out of
the nomination of separate candidates for
Vice president will disappear with the sober
second thought, and | feel sure that eyery-
thing will be amicably arranged.
Cyclone Davis-If Mr.. Sewall is withdrawn
and Watson as representatives of the issues,
/ believe there will be a wave of enthusiasm
within few weeks and the South and West
will be completely united, and the wave
will then move East, and by election day will
round up on the Aleghenies and Eastern
seaboard, with something near six millions
of votes.
Patterson-The outcome of the convention
is not satisfactory. The grave mistake was
committed of taking but one-half of the
have fought so desperately for the vice
president is hard to understand. The office
bears about the same relation to the country
that a lieutenant governor does to the state
The latter office is not above that of a notary
public, so far as responsibility is concerned
1t is all nonsense to claim that the Chicago
convention displayed no patriotism itself but
asked the Populists to supply it all. When
the nominee of that convention faced the en-
tire New England delegation with New
York in their front, and declared to them:
I'VE plead no more. we beg no more, we defy
you to select him as a candidate for presi-
dent exhibited far more patriotism than was
required to surrender to some other party
the pueri1e Office Of vice president.