The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-12
NOT TRUE.

We understand that Mr.. Clark, Poo
pies Party candidate for Congress II
the st. Paul district, has stated that
the reason the delegates to st. Louis.
from that and other districts. did not
obey their instructions, and vote for
US for President, was because we took
the platform and endorsed Bryan and
thus headed them OF from giving US
the support they were so anxious to
tender us.
With all respect for Mr.. Clark We
would remark that this IS palpa bic
perversion of the facts. Mr.. Bryan
was not nominated until Saturday,
July 18th, while the convention a.
sembled on Wednesday, July I'D; and
the majority OF the Minnesota delegA-
tion agreed, on the train which bore
them to St. Louis, July q, to 60 back
on their instructions and not vote for
us; and it was on July I'D that the In
diana delegation came into the caucus
Of the Minnesota delegation. in the
Hurst Hotel, st. Louis, and proffered
their support of us for president, and
received the chilling treatment which
has been stated in this paper.
For four days we sat there among
our enemies, who were ready not only
to disobey their instructions, but to
subject us to all sorts OF humiliations,
and ride over us rough-shod; and now
Mr.. Clark says all this was due to the
fact that on the last day Of the con-
vention we endorsed the nomination
Of Mr.. Bryan!
We thought then. and We think now,
that the attempt, consummated by the
National convention, with tho help OF
Owen & Co., to force the Democrats
and Populists into the same bed and
into the same pair of pants, was Ill
advised, and could only result. as it
has resulted, IN Kilkenny-cat fight
all along the line. We could have
agreed as readily on electors, with our
own candidate for president, Is we
have already agreed OF an electoral
ticket in Minnesota, with our own
candidate for vice president. The re-.
suit would probably have been the
election of Bryan; but we would have
held our own party together and no
man could have had an excuse for
leaving u.s. But the Office. seekers, who
wanted Democratic endorsements,
rushed the thing through, and it looks
now as ii it would be impossible for us
to secure the electoral votes of Geor-
gia, Alabama and Texas for Bryan. II
Bryan is defeated and the People 9
Party is destroyed it will not be our
fault. We did our best to avert that
doom.
The duty Of all men, In this great
crisis, is to destroy the men who be-
trayed US, and render them incapable
of future treachery, and to close up
our ranks and do all in our power to
secure the election of Bryan and Wat
son.
Whatever we do We must stand by
Watson. He is our candidate and en-
titled to our support; he is Populist
of the Populists, and q noble-hearted
gentleman. An attempt is now being
made to force him of the ticket and
compel the Peoples Party to support
the Maine millionaire and national
banker, Arthur Sewall. II this schem
is consummated the very devil will be
raised and Bryan and Sewall will both
| be defeated.
We hoke wisdom will prevail in the
councils of our leaders, FOR q desper.
| ate cris confronts US.
Let the watch word be.-ssBRYAN
AND WATSON. AND DEATH TO THE
TKlMMERS!"