People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-11-13
HOW IT WAS DONE.
Continued from Second Page.

Missouri, came into the convention
hurriedly, and going to Chairman
Allen with several kilograms in his
hand, said:
"Mc Bryan will not run on tle
Populist ticket, without Mr.. Sewall,
even if the convention dominates
him"
Allen was greatly agitated, several
parties on the platform overheard the
conversation and it was demanded
that the announcement be made, but
Allen would not permit the roll call
to be interrupted. Tom Patterson
implored Cyclone Davis to announce
that G w. Stone had an important
telegram which Mr.. Bryan desired to
have read before the convention.
Eugene Smith, of Illinois, told "Cyc-
lone" not to do it. The pressure to
have the telegram read became so
strong from those on the stand that
Allen turned the convention over to
Weaver and retired to one of the
small rooms in the north end of the
building with Gov. Stone, Tom Pat
terson, and perhaps one or two others.
He returned in few minutes visibly
excited, whispered a few words to
Gen. Weaver, snd Weaver then went
out and converted with Stone and
Patterson about the kilograms. 1t
developed that National Chairman
Jones had been In communication
with Bryan over leased wire, and
that Mr.. Bryan fatty refused to be
considered as candidate of tho
Populists apart from Sewali.
Weaver and Allen knew this in
good time to put the convention at
rights but decided not to do 30.
Then Tom Patterson demanded
Of Gov. Stone that he read them
anyhow, but the Governor said that
he was not delegate, and being a
democrat it would be presumptuous
on his part to interfere in any way
with the conduct of Populist con-
vention. He said that he had asked
that the information be given through
the proper channel and it had been
denied him.
This rema ark seemed to infuriate
Senator Alien and he retorted
iiercsfj:
awe are not ours, and cannot be
treated that way"
Soon the rumor of the telegram
leaked out over the hall and the ex-
element became intense.
Ignatius Donnelly mounted a chair
and announced that he understood
Bryan had sent telegram to the
convention declining to accept the
nomination.
1.-THE Chair has for some minutes
understood that fictitious telegra N
of that character was in existence"
replied Chairman Allen; "No atten-
ZION will be paid to it."
Here Senator Allen willfully lied.
Soon after this as. mp" Ashby
of Texas, got upon chair and de-
manded to know If there was suoh a
telegram.
"There is not" replied Chairman
Allen.
"And has not been?" persisted
Ashby.
"And has not BEEN" repeated
Allen.
The dispatch which Mr.. Bryan
sent on Saturday, and which he con-
fi1ently expe ,ted would be read to
the convention was as follows-ac-
cordiDg to one OF tn y gentlemen who
was permitted to see the original:
"Consideripg all the rcumstances
and conditions | have concluded that
ths Populist Convention should not
consider my name for the presidency,
but it it determin ates to nominate
me, notwithstand ng this declaration,
that there may be no misunderstand-
ing, l desire in advance to say that
shall not during the campaign dis
cuss any other issues than those out
lined in tbs Chicago platform. l de-
sire above everything el,e to be in
strumertal in having enacted in the
laws OF the United States the FREQ
and unlimited coinage of silver at
the present .atio of 16 to l, without
awaiting the consent of any sthe2
country. The Republican platform