The herald., 1896-07-25
And the Bath Banker Is
Turned Down
EDITOR WATSON OF GEORGIA NAMED
Straightouts Wake to the
Situation
UNEXPECTED GENERALSHIP
Puts the Middle of the Road Men in
the Saddle
Neither Skill Nor Pleading Could Suffice to
Turu Them
Bryan Could Have Been and Probably Can Be
Nominated but Declines to Be Dis.
Neither Skill Nor Pleading Could Suffice to
Turu Them
Bryan Could Have Been and Probably Can Be
Nominated but Declines to Be Dis.
loyal to His Running
Mate
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
ST. LOUIS, July 24.-"Where is Wat
son at?" and Whats the matter with
Hanna?" and a mournful wall of dis
appointed crowd thta hoped that Bryan
and Sewall migmt have additional
strength. are encountered everywhere.
Bryan can be nominated, but he has too
much manhood to desert Sewall, and he
has just wired that he would not stulti-
fly himself. The nomination of another
running mate for Bryan has infuriated
half Of the convention and nearly all of
the people of this city One of the
strangest political situations of the age
now confronts the Peoples party with
its mask on, and with little prospect of
it's early removal. Last night it was
evident that almost every delegate in
the convention had become a follower
of Bryan. Very little discussion of a
candidate for second place was indulged
in. Most observes seemed to think that
Sewall would win second place. The
Sewall people stopped working too early
By piece of political folly the major
ity in the matter of the order of nominal
tions for president and vice president
and against all precedent the nomina-
tion Of candidate for ce-president
was placed first. Then began terrific
struggle for the nomination. You know
the result. The bowling extremists ran
riot over all decency.
Now the storm is really on in fury.
Bryan can be nominated, but he has tel
tgraphed that he will not accept NOM
nation unless Sewall is also nominated.
The city is wild and furious 1t is nearly
o'clock in the morning, yet the hotel
corridors are filled with the most furious
hobs / ever saw
The arguments and curses are simply
unexampled in politics. All sorts of ru-
mors are rife. Most people think that
Bryan will be nominated in the morning
whether he wishes it or not. Several
state delegations are caucusing on the
advisability of boiling and nominating
Bryan and Sewall on the same plat
FORM Nearly all the states west of the
Mississippi river are in that list. The
Floridans are furious and want to bolt.
Capion of Maine, who was defeated
for the Craftsmanship, is gleeful at the
prospect of a fight. Coxey wants a
straight ticket. Senator PETER thinks
LldlterS Will come out all right and that
his plan of a combination electoral COL
lege will win everything. Senator But
Ter of North Carolina thinks matters
look very dark. Washburn of Massa-
chusetts thinks that the situation is al
most hopeless. Ignatius Donnelly has
views similar to those of CoXey and Carl
Browne. Senator Allen is dazed. vet he
hopes that some arrangements may vet
be made.
The prospects for split convention
are increasing.
Some of the California delegation had
their money stolen from under their pill
lows at their alleged hotel. Vann lost
$22o, Browne $50 and Wilkins s61.5O.
In all human probability the next
meeting of the convention will be the
most noisy session of all. A split is La
BILE to occur whether Bryan is nominated
or not. The delegations from Georgia.
and Texas get the most of the extra. |
curses and they are responsible for the |
work Of this night.