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Indiana committeeman Draw. Up q.
Agreement and sends n Copy 10
the Democratic Candidate.
WILSON'S NAME TO REMAIN
THE MISSOURI PEOPLES PARTY RE
FUSES TO SURRENDER
Senator Jones and Governor Stone
Denounced In Convention M
"Hypocrites and Liars.v


Special to the Indianapolis Journal
VINCENNES. Ind, July Sl.--Hon. Samuel
w. Williams. OF this city. has prepared and
forwarded 70 Hon. William J. Bryan .
draft OF an agreement 10 be submitted 20
the Populist and Democratic conference
committees which seems 10 throw much
light on the inside workings and under
standings OF the st. Louis convention. Mr..
Williams was the originator of the idea of
nominating the Vice President first. He
was chairman Of the subcommittee Of the
Populist national convention which was Sc
lected TO formulate the order OF business
of the convention. Mr.. Williams presented
the minority report. which recommended
the nomination of Vice President first,
which report was adopted. Mr. Williams
acts for the m;adie-of-the-roSd element,
and this proposed agreement makes clear
the scheme of the "middle-of- the-roaders''
and seems 10 contradict the popular notion
that the Populists desire sewalrs removal
from the Democratic ticket The text OF
the agreement is as follows:
Memorandum of agreement between the
Peoples party and the Democratic party.
made on behalf Of said parties by the re-
spective national committees, and to be In
force and effect i'm such States as II may.
by their State committees be ratified and
approved. This agreement relates TO the
selection of presidential electors In the sew
erai States where this agreement is in
force and 10 making up the oficial ballots
in said States and the casting Of the votes
IN the Electoral College Of the Bryan elec-
tors elected In said States.
1T is understood that Hon. William J..
Bryan is the Peoples party nominee for
President and Hon. Thomas F. Watson 10
the Peoples party nominee for Vice Presi-
dent.
1T is understood that said Hon. w. j.
Bryan is the Democratic nominee for Pres
ident and the Hon. Arthur Sewall Is the
Democratic nominee for Vice President
1T is agreed that in each State bound By
this contract each Of said political parties
shall have its own full national ticket IN
the column under its own party emblem
and a full list OF candidates for presiden-
tial electors. The identical same names OF
candidates shall be on each and both Of
] said columns. -.
In each of said States each party shall
select as nearly as possible one-half In
number OF said candidates for electors; that
is to say, in each State the Democrats
| shall select one candidate for elector at
large and the Peoples party shall select
one candidate for eiector at large. In the
congressional districts with even number
the Peoples party shall select the candi-
date for elector. an6 In the odd numbered
district the Democrats shall select the cam
| didate for elector.
ron the official ballot the Peoples party
| column shall be headed by the names OF
| Bryan and Watson and the Democratic
| column by the names of Bryan and Sewali.
| The intent of this Is TO give the individual
voter OF each of said parties an opportun-
| ity TO vote his own party ticket and "a
make a selection between Watson and
| Sewal for Vice President.
1T is understood that all the said
| electors elected I'm the college vote for VIII
liam J. Bryan for President.
ut is understood that after the election
| and prior the State meetinfs OF this
electors a special committee OF four, com
posed of two Populists and two Demo.
Gratis. shall ascertain and determine from
the official returns the total popular vote
cast for said elected electors under the
Bryan and Watson column and the Bryan
ana Sewall column. respectively; and ~
! between Watson and Sewail the one hav-
ing received the highest and largest vote
shall receive I'm the college the entire vote
OF all the Bryan electors elected as sfoEe-
| said.