The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-29
7nB P0PULIST PROGRAM
But One Set Of Electoral Candi-
dates Will be Necessary.
WHY WATSON WAS NOMINATED.
j. W. Blake, Nebraska POpulist Leader,
Says He Was Named Merely to Preserve
the Ps rty's Identity-Bryan Declines to
be Interviewed.

Says He Was Named Merely to Preserve
the Py rty's Identity-Bryan Declines to
be Interviewed.
LINCOLN, Neb., July 29.--A notable fea.
ture of yesterday was visit from num-
ber of federal officials who had come
long distance to visit Mr.. Bryan as the
Democratic presidential candidate. The
visitors included Frank M. Porch, Of
= Bridgeton, N. j., United States revenue
agent, who Is making tour of the west
inspecting the offices of collectors.
Chairman I. 7. Lane Of the national
committee of the Silver party, arrived in
lincoln last evening" and with Delegates
George Nixon and Sam Davis dined with
Mr. Bryan last night The political sit
uation was not referred to, the visit being
of q social nature. Chairman Lane said
that no arrangements had rs yet been
made for national headquarters, but they
would probably be locstedin Washington.
j. w. Blake formerly chairman of the
Populist state central coxlmittee in this
1tate, and an active factor in Nebraska
Populism, thinks he can SEQ away out OF
the present entangllng alliance of the
Democrats and the Populists in the ar
rangement Of the electoral ticket so that
but one set of candidates will be necessary.
His plan Is the same us that suggested by
Senator Jones, chairman of the Demo-
cratic national committee. He says that
the selection of the candidates for the cleo
toral college must be left to the good sense
Of tho Populists and Democrats of the re.
spectiye states
"The Popullsts have nominated Mr..
Watson he said, "merely to preserve the
identity Of the party. Populists will not
care, in most OF the states, if all the elect
ors put upon the joint ticket are Sewall
men. This is especially true in the north
ern states, and in the southern states it
will make little difference, as far as Bryan
is concerned. Even if the vote on Bryan
and Sewall is divided in the electoral col
lege there is not my doubt that the Sewall
votes will be largely in the majority. The
tickets will be put up in the respective
states with the agreement that if the
Democratic vice presidential candidate
has more supporters in the electoral col
lege than the Popuist candidate the
votes for the latter shall be cast for tho
former, and vice versa.
Mr.. Blake says that there will be no per-
plex1tles arising from the nomination OF
Watson, and that Mr., Bryan will prob.
ably never have to either accept or reject
the Populist nomination, as it Is the plan
Of the Populists to elect Mr. Sewall. He
says that the relative strength Of the
Democrats and Populsts in the electoral
college of the respective states will prob
ably be regulated by the relative voting
strength of the parties, which will give a
large majority of the vote to Sewall
In relation to the report teegrnphed east
from Jefferson City Mo-, us to the likeli.
hood of Chairman Jones, of the Demo-
cratic national committee, withdrawing
Mr. Bryan name from the Populist ticket,
the nominee would not talk. He was asked
ii he had consented to the Withdrawal of
his name, but said he would not be intcr.
viewed on the subject ut all