The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-28
THERE WAS NO SUCH UNDER
STANDING.

I "HnnnIlStS VINO are dCbtfRiIlASN w
fuse with the Republicans at the
sacrifice of silver, are telling 1T
around that there was an under
standing between Chairman Jones
and the Populist leaders at St
Louis that. If they would endorse
MIR. BRYAN, Mr.. Sewall would be
daken off the ticket. They claim
that as the Democrats have gone
back on the agreement ut Is not
binding on Populists to support
Bryan. DEAoCAA L.
There was never any such agree
menf or understanding, and every Pop
ulist gMho. attended the convention will
subgt&ntiate this statement There
was a suggestion that the convention
| "lND0RSE' Bryan and Sewa!i. The
Populists declared they would MOMI~
NATE when they pleased-they would
| ENDORSE mo candidates, and they
stuck to- this determination. And Mr..
BRYAN was nominated after he had
sent a telegram Withdraw my name
if Sewall is not nominated" which was
read by every delegate in the conven-
ton before the ballot was taken, by
a vote of 1,042 to 331. This is made
evident by the speech made by General
Weaver, who put Bryan in nomination.
1t was a speech that brought forth
demonstration and enthusiasm, in
which Guthrie was leader, second only
to that at Chicago when Bryan finished
his celebrated speech. We reproduce
below General Weayer's speech in that
convention both as q REPUTATION of the
" port, and as a suecinct argument
why all advocates of silver ought to
vote together to defeat Mckinley:
Mr. Chairman, rise before you this
morning IN my judgment. facing the
most critical period that has ever oc~
Cured in the Populist party.
IF you have all read the papers this
morning YOU have read the manly dis
patch from the Democratic nominee
for the Presidency, the Hon. VIM. j.
Bryan. (This was the telegram to Sena-
tor Jones: WITHDRAW my name if
Sewall is not dominated. "-Editor).
(Applause). No man could have done
lsss and be a man, bis manly attf-
falde concerning II the actioa OF this
we must + respect, and
every member of it, and every person
who reads the proceedings OF this con-
! ysBFbion must do stl1es same. But my
.fellow citizeas, this question has reach
ed point where neither MIR. Bryan nor
his personal friends have any right
whatever. to say in regard to what the
action of this convention shall be-
(Cheers). This is a greater question
~ ta Iffxr of fha p6i6a fpS
and |, as an individual, tell you that
that is the fact. After your action
last night. after | had read the tele-
grams, utterly refused, and / here and
now utterly refuse to confer with Mr..
BRYAN or Mr.. Jones as to who shall be
TIE nominee of this convention. cloud
applause).
THAT is a matter that we have a
right to determine ourselves. 1t is the
right of 100000 people that is at
stake. Now;a then. | am here to do
but one thing and to ask the con-
sidera ton and the attention of this
convention to that one thing. We have
constantly urged, through good and
through evil report, that our princl-
pies were more important than party
associations; were above all considera-
tons of private fortune or the petty
and feverish ambitions of men. We
have thus far suited our action to our
words.
This country has recently witness
ed a new Pentecost and received anoth-
er baptism of fire. The recent conven-
ton at Chicago sounded a bugle call
for union which can neither be mis-
understood nor go unheeded. In its
patriotic utterances and action it
swept away all middle ground and
opened the road for formidable or
ganic alliance. They not only made
union possible. thank heaven, they
have rendered it inevitable.
From the very beginning our or
ganization has made party fealty subor-
diLate to principles. We will not here
reverse ourselves and refuse to accept
victory now so easily in our reach.
We will not refuse the proffered assist
ance of at least 100000 free silver
Democrats and not less than 100000
free silver Republicans simply because
they hapegshown the good senseFsgo
roTueTwith an army fully equipped and
manned for battle. Let them have
Eethe;r own divisionI or army corps
Let them manifest their own esprit de
corps. The field of glory is open 70 All
competitors who are fighting for the
same principles.
II would not ENDORSE the distin-
tinguished gentlemen named at the
Chicago convention. | would NOMl-
NATE outright and make them our
own, and then share justly and right
fully in their election.
therefore, in obedience to my high
est conception of duty, with solemn
conviction that | am right, / place IN
nomination for the Presidency of the
United States, distinguished gentle
man, who let it be remembered, has
already been three times endorsed by
the Populist party of his own State,
once for Representative in Congress,
once for United States Senator, and
only last week for the Presidency l
name that matchless champion OF the
people, that intrepid foe of the cor
porate greed, that splendid young
s+a+acman VIM + BRYAN, of Ne