Evening star., 1896-09-17
THE VICE PRESIDENCY
Populists Would Like to Have Both Sewa1
and Watson Withdraw.
They Think the Election May Be
Thrown Into the Senntc-Orders
for Literature.

The populist managers have received q
telegram from State Chairman Edmonston
of Nebraska, saying that the speech OF
Tom Watson at Lincoln yesterday was
'the greatest ever made In the state. II
was the first speech that Watson has made
that he did not mention the name Of Sewau.
1t is pretty well settled that the populists
have decided that SewaIl is on the demo-
cratic ticket to stay, although they are
going to continue their efforts to get him
off. They have reached the conclusion that
Chairman Jones could not afford to sane
ton the removal of Sewall, even in
timate to Sewall the propriety of resigning.
but the populists believe that these intima-
tions could be conveyed to Sewall In
manner that would be interesting to him
and that might have weight.
Want Him to Play Patriot.
The last play which the populsts hope
to see made is that Sewall will shortly
come out in a letter. running over with
patriotism, resigning his place on condition
that Watson also resign. They believe that
this would furnish an opening for all silver
men to get together. 1t is not believed that
Chairman Jones would shed any tears or
tear his hair if SeWall would do this, and
it is not believed that Chairman Butler
would lose his temper if Watson was also
forced off the ticket 1t is beginning to be
quietly admitted by the democratic man
ayers that Sewalls nomination was not
the finest display of politics in the world,
while the populst managers feel the same
way as to Watson. In other words, each
ticket contains blunder, in the opinion of
some of the managers of the respective
ders corrected If 1t could be done without
making greater ones. The democratic
party could not afford to suggest the idea
| of Sewall withdrawing. The populist party
m r. mol ftrr, 70 tfd
| champion, but, If, in a burst of patriotism,
| the vice presidential candidates should re-
sign. pulling each other from the perch
| they respectively occupy, the deed would
| be did, ineegantly expressed at times.
The situation, as it stands today, Is that
| both tickets will remain the same up to
| the date of the election, unless Sewall him
self takes the initiative.
May Go to the Senate.
1t Is said to be the opinion of Senator
| Teller and other prominent silver men that
| the election of Vice President will ul-
| t;mately go to the Senate itself. They
| figure it out that Bryan will be elected by
! a good majority, but that Sewall will not
| have enough actual democratic votes to go
| with him. The populists in the electoral
college will stand by Watson to the last
| ditch. There may be no election, and the
| Senate will elect the Vice President of the
| country.
What POpuIists Believe.
Many prominent populists believe that
| the electors of their party will hold the
| balance of power in the electoral college,
and that they will demand that Watson
shall go in as the price of their votes for
Bryan. OF course they would not vote
for any other than Bryan, but they could
| refuse to vote at all or ADOPT tactics which
| would force the democrats to recognize
| them by the election of Watson. This is
a final consolation to them. The cry, mo
| Watson. no Bryan, may, according to the
| views of some, be heard in the electoral
college.
POpulist Literature.
The populist managers have at last given
orders for about 250,O0O pieces of literature
This Is the first extensive order made
Speeches Of Senators Allen, Butler and
other leaders of the party will be among
the documents, in addition to the speeches
of Senator Teller and Representative
Towne. Several books are also to be is
| sized