The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-12
PUL|STSFO BRYAN
Silver Party People Will Also
Support the Nebraskan.
WHITE METAL FORCES TO UNITE

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Senator Jones and Stewart, of Nevada,
Congressman Newlands, Lafe Pence,
Judge Rucker, of Colorado, and Alex.
Del Mar, of New York, Agree That
the St. Louis Convention Will Endorse
the Chicago Nominee for President.
Washington Post)
Chicago, July 1O.-The leaders of
| the National Silver Party and the
| Popuist party who arein Chicago, de-
clare unanimously that their organiza-
tons will endorse the nomination of
BRYAN at he convention 10 be held in
St. Louis on July p.
Many of the prominent men of these
parties have been here during the
convention, watching the proceedings,
and in an unofficial way worked for
silver They are Senator Jones and
Senator Stewart, of Nevada; Congress
man Newlands, eX-Congressman
Pence. of Colorado, and many lesser
lights An excellent understanding eN-
lists between the two organizations,
and their conventions were appointed
for the same day in ST. Louis with
the end in view that hey might unite
upon a candidate, or if the Demo
cratic organization should nominate
man satisfactory to them that they
might endorse the nomination. So
far as the men now in Chicago are con-
cerned, the latter action is a settled
fact.
The National silver party was or
ganized about a year ago to give a
political place to men who had left
the existing parties because neither
of the two great ones were committed
to free silver. In quiet way it has
been forming an organization in all
of the States which its leaders expect
will prove strong ally for the Demo-
cratic party in the campaign, if it
does not become merged in the or
ganization.
SILVER MEN DELIGHTED.
Alexander Delmar, the New York
State chairman of the silver party,
and a delegate to the st. Louis con-
vention, said:
Il have consulted with the princi-
pal men of the silver party, and all
of them were very much delighted
with the nomination of Bryan, and are
strongly of the opinion that we should
endorse him. He is one of the men
we might have selected ourselves for
candidate had he been one of the
National party. l am sure the Popu-
lists will endorse the nomination also.
There is not the slightest possibility
that the silver forces will divide in
this campaign, and for the gold men
1 - ~ +p eli 1iSanr1
| bv their peculiar methods will be a
waste of time and money"
Senator Jones, of Nevada, said:
This question is one above PERSONAL
ties. The people who favor the free
coinage of silver do not care much
how the name of the candidate or the
party is spelled that advocates their
principle. I have talked with many
Populists and independent silver men.
and they all believe we should endorse
Bryan"
POPULISTS WILL NOMINATE
BRYAN.
Ex-Congressman LATE Pence, who
was elected as a Populist member from
| Colorado. in answer to a question
| whether the party would endorse Bry-
| an. said: I'VE viii not endorse him,
4 Out we Will IOIlEltdiE lltlil. MAJ ~
| Teller or Sibley, he will have a strong
| err support than any one else could have
| attracted from our people. Why
should we not nominate him? He is
| all right on the money questions; all
right on the income tax; all right on
| the railroad question: all right on the
election of United Staes Senators by
direct vote of the people"
Of Sp.fT, fss1giy
said: Bryan has got to get the Repub-
lican and Populist vote of the West
| and Northwest, for to win he must
gain much larger Republican vote
| than the Democratic vote he will lose.
| He viii lose about three million DEM
| ocratic votes. The st. Louis eonyen-
ton this month will be the greatest
| political gathering ever held in the
| United States, except by the two great
parties, and believe they will endorse
Bryan"
Senator Stewart and Congressman
| Newlands both predict that Bryan will
| be endorsed by the st. Louis conven-
| ton.
| Special to the Post
Topeka, Kan, July 10.-Ther is
| much Joy and satisfaction manifested
| among the free silver voters OF Kansas
over the nomination of w. j. Bryan for
| President. Particularly is this true OF
| Populist and FIRE silver Democrats.
| BRYAN is well konwn in Kansas, and
is believed he will poll 5000 more votes
| for the free silver cause than would
| any other candidate.
Senator PETER, speaking OF the Pop
ulists of the West tonight, sand: That
| is splendid nomination. As Popu-
| list and advocate for free coinage OF
| silver, | am pleased with the outcome
of the Chicago convention, and l ann
certain / express the sentiments of my
| party when j say that the silver forces
| of the West will enrodse its action.
| The platform, with "a single exception,
will be satisfactory to Populists. MIR.
Bryan is not old enough to have fallen