The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-07-22
BRYAN, BUT NOT SEWALL
p0PS MAY TAKE THE WESTERNER
AND REJECr THE OTHER.

IND REJECT THE OTHEh'
Tho Man Named for Second Place, If This
Program Is Carried Out, Is Likely to be
a Southerner-s Statement From George
II. Washburn, Chairman of the Eastern
Division,
st. Louis, July 21.-The morning be-
fore the opening of the two coAven"
tons found little change in the situas
ton so far as the straight-cut or MD
dle-of-the-road Dopullsts are concern
ed. They have not been Modified, to
any perccptible degree by the intima-
ton thrown out by the chairman OF
the national democratic committee that
if they endorse the Chicago ticket he
is prepared to give them representa-
ton on the executive committee. The
utmost concession the extremists sug-
gest is the nomination or Endorsement
of Bryan on o distinct populist plat
form of their own devising and the
substitution of a populist of their Sc
lection In place of Sewall, George f.
Washburn of Massachusetts, chairman
Of the eastern division of the national
committee of the peoples party, put
| this program In the following words
| this morning:
! 1.-THE determination of the southern
delegates to bolt in case of the indorse-
ment of the democratic ticket, together
| with the determination Of the western
| delegates to secure such Endorsement
| has led the Conservative leaders Of the
party to seek middle ground for the
| contehding forces. To preserve the
| party organization and in the interests
| of harmony it is proposed to satisfy the
| western men with the nomination of
| Bryan, which predict is sure to occur,
\ and reconcile the southern men by
! nominating a popular leading populist
/ Ill the south for second place. We will
not permit ourselves to be outgener-
allied by the manipulators of the two
| old parties.
| We may unite on the head of the
| ticket In this way and adopt platform
consistent with our movement. If the
| Chicago convention by it's action got
between us and the people we simply
| shift the embarrassment and say:
| We will remain consistent and go
| with you as far as you went in our
| direction l believe this will be the
| result of the action Of the convention.
| Bryan will be nominated and will have
on our ticket as good a running mate
as we can select from the south. The
| western delegates will be satisfied to
leave the selection of the candidate to
the southern men.
I'VE have not discussed individuals
and I have heard no mans name sug-
gested.
If the democratic party want sue
cess for their standard bearer, they
may be forced to withdraw Sewall from
the ticket, and / believe this would
be welcomed by the democrats of the
west and south and perhaps by part
Of the eastern states. Sewalfs nomina
ton was centradition and blunder
and the democratic party already real
ICES it. If he should decline the nonlin-
alton when it is formally rendered him
1t would be an opportune time for the
i democratic committee to substitute ou
candidate for vice president and unite
on electors. This is heroic treatment
to be sure, but 1T is the only kind we
are accustomed to- We will not be
absorbed. We must preserve our par
4 ty, and if this plan will prevent split
1t should be adopted
Il Chairman Taubeneck of the nationa
committee refused to discuss the Dues.
ton of Bryans probable nomination
by the convention. When told what
Mr. Washburn had said he nervously
responded that he was in a great hurry
to reach his room, and without further
ceremony he sprang into the elevator.
The real test of strength between the
Bryan and anti-Bryan forces will come
at to-days meeting of the national
committee. If the Bryanites are in TIL,
majority, it is understood that Genera
Weaver Of Iowa will be chosen as thu
temporary chairman of the convention
Thus far the opponents of Bryan dt
no seem to have united upon their man
and this is construed to mean tina
they expect to be outnumbered.
No Combination With the Populists
st. Louis, July 21--Frank G.. New
lands. the silverite representative i,
congress from the state of Nevada. VIII,
Is to be temporary chairman of the sill
: yer mems convention arrived in st
Louis last evening. On the same trait
were delegates from North Carolina
one of populists and one of silver dem
ocrats.
Being asked if the silver convention
would unite with the populists ant
form one body. Mr. Newlands reptile,
with emphasis:
ooh, no.; there is no contemplate,
of anything of the kind We believ
in combining ourselves to the silgle issu
of the free coinage of silver at 16 to
The democratic party would hav
strengthened itself if it had shortene,
its platform. We are in favor of en-
dorsing Bryan in the strongest way"
The trouble with the people OF tn
. east" said Newlands, 'is that the,
have paid no attention to the silve
movement, and now it comes upol
them like a revelation. But among tn
"A miners and the wheat and cotton grow
ers of the west and south the economi
features Of the silver question hav
been thoroughly studied and they ar
understood. This thing has bee
. brought home to them by the extraor
binary stimulus given to the produc
!, ton of wheat and cotton in silve
standard countries like India, and tn
threatened competition of Japar
another silver standard country, /
( manufactures"
How long will the other conventio