The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-26
STOOD BY sEWALL.
Jones Never Said the Nominee Would
Withdraw

Withdraw.
noon during the sprotracted discussion Of the
change of rules so %as to nominate vice pres
1dent first, the opponents of Mr. Sewal1 in
dustriously circulated the report that Sen
ator Jones, chairman of the Democratic ma
tional committee had said that Mr.. Sewall
stood ready to withdraw from the Demo-
cratic ticket If the convention nominated a
Populist for vice president. Scores of the
delegates believed the statement. Other re-
ports were afioat that Mr.. Jones had said
that there would be no trouble in arranging
for joint electoral tickets if a Populist were
named. These statements were winning
good many delegates from Mr.. Sewall and
Mr.. Patterson at once took steps to refute
them. He wrote the letter to Mr. Jones
that is subjoined below and Senator Jones
at once wrote the reply that accompanies it.
When the convention convened in the even
ing Mr.. Patterson had the correspondence
to read to the body at the first opportunity
that presented, but before the convention
convened Senator Jones had sent to him to
place before the convention his kilograms
to Mr Bryan, and Mr.. Bryan's reply directing
that In the event of Mr.. Sewal's defeat his
Bryan's) name should be withdrawn from
the consideration of the convention This
rendered the reading of the Jones Patterson
correspondence quite unnecessary. By that
time it a foregone conclusion that Mr.
Watson would be the nominee.
Mr.. Patterson withheld the telegraphic cor
respondence for the reason that upon con-
sutation with Gen. Weaver and Senator AL
len, 1t was concluded not to read it until
the vice presidential nomination was made
To have read 1t, pending that nomination 1t
might have been charged by Mr. Sewalls
opponents with some show Of reason that ii
was intended by it to intimidate the body
in Its choice for vice president. 1t was to
avoid such a charge that the kilograms were
not read yesterday evening. 1t was after mid
night when Mr.. Watson's nomination was ac-
complished. II the convention had not then
adjourned, upon the first presentation of Mr.
Rrvp hi
would have been read. Mr.. Patterson was on
the platform for that purpose.
1t was not necessary to read 1t to the con-
vention this morning. The telegrams were
published exactly as they are in the morn
ing papers Every member of the convention
knew what they were Besides Gen. Weaver
stated explicitly in his nominating speech
TOR Mr. Bryan that what he did was in de-
fance of Mr.. Bryan's request to Withdraw his
name from the consideration of the conyen-
ton.
The following is the correspondence he
tween Senator Jones and Mr.. Patterson:
st. Louis, No., July M.-To Hon. J. T.
Jones, Chairman Democratic National Con-
yention: There is a report current upon the
floor Of the Populist convention that you
have stated that If the convention nominated
for vice president another than Mr. Sewan
the latter will withdraw from the ticket to
maize room for the Populist nominee II Is
important for all to know whether this Is
true and whether If this convention nomi
mates some other candidate than Mr.. Sewall
it is likely that arrangements can be made
for him to take Mr.. SewalIs place.
IT. M. Patterson.
st. Louis, Mo-, July PA have never stat
ed to any one that there is any likelihood of
Mr.. Sewal Withdrawing from the ticket as a
candidate for vice president to make room
for another candidate. I have no authority
to say that the Democratic national commit
tee will aid in organizing joint electoral
ticket in any seat with the understanding
that any part Of such ticket is to vote against
Mr.. sewall. With all electors In favor of the
election of Mr.. Bryan-Sewall should have
little difficulty in my opinion In such a
course. The Democratic party, appreciating
the gravity Of the present contest and the
tremendous consequences for good or evil, de-
pending upon its patriotic solution has shown
it's great desire to unite all the friends Of
financial reform in this campaign still
hops that the great cause may not be sacri-
feed 20 either personal or partisan consid-
erations. james K. Jones.