The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-27
Chairman Butler Intimates 1t Is the
Other Way. and that Candidate
SewaII Should withdraw.
CANDIDATE BRYAN'S MESSAGE
SUPPRESSED TELEGRAM NOT READ
IN ST. LOUIS CONVENTION.
1t Clearly Defined His Position and
Determination Not to Sacrifice
His Running Mate.


crat. in it's convention report to-day says:
Watson is to come down. The Populst
ticket will be Bryan and Sewall. The ma
tional committee of the Peoples party
will make the change. The Democratic
national committee will exercise all of its
authority to force Democratic State COM
mittees to arrange joint electoral tickets
with Populist State committees. These
were the conclusions hurredly reached in
a conference of Popuist leaders with Sen
ator Jones' chairman of the Democratic
national committee, after the convention
adjourned last night.
THE Populist national committee will
make the change frora Watson to Sewall
under authority of q resolution slipped
through the convention just before ad-
journment Probably not a hundred dele
gates know the extraordinary power that
was delegated to rne committee. The
loaded resolution which the official minutes
show was adopted reads:
' Resolved. That the national committee
be given plenary powers over the party
after the convention adjourns to do all
things that the convention would do if in
session.
This resolution was offered by George
II. Abbott. of Nebraska. the friend of
Bryan. 1t was rushed Through by the
chairman, although an Arkansas delegate.
Mr. Prince, who was near enough to the
platform to discover what going On.
tried to offer an amendment, providing
that if there was 81 declination the candi-
date receiving the next highest vote
should be the ao-knec This would have
spoiled the conspiracy to substitute Sew
all for Watson. Chairman Allen was equal
to the emergency. He ruled out the
amendment as not germane. and in the
same breath declared the resolution
adopted
when the rumor got out to-day to the
effect that the Populists would withdraw
Watson, their candidate for Vice Presi-
| dent If Sewall did not resign from the
Democratic ticket representative of the
press called on Senator Marion c. Butler
chairman of the national committee, and
union of the silver forces. did they NOM
mate another candidate for Vice President.
Because" he said; I'VE found ,,,h that + by so
ter preserved in support of Mr.. Bryan than
by the nomination of Mr.. Sewall.'
Does not this selection lead to much
embarrassment?
"Oh. yes but 1t is our only alternative" :"
'.will the Democratic and Populist ma
tional committees make some arrangement
to unite their voteP'
'sThe two party organizations will be
| kept entirely separate and distinct and the
| two campaigns will be conducted separate
ly on parallel lines, but we hope to vote
! and be united.
1T is rumored that Mr.. Watson will be
| withdrawn.
BUTLER'S NOVEL SCHEME.
This will not be done. The selection of
Mr.. Watson was a deliberate action by an
| overwhelming vote and voiced the senti-
ment of delegates fresh from the people,
l1I;l~ +oI 81,
! situation since the Chicago convention.
| The Peoples party, in its desire to unity
the reform forces to make victory
! possible. met the Democratic party more
than half way by taking their candidate
for President. We could not unite upon
Mr. Sewan and if we had attempted to do
so it would have disorganized our own
forces and endangered the election of Mr..
Bryan. 1t is in no wise reflection Mr..
Sevall and we do not believe that he or
his friends will so consider Ii. On the con-
trary. hope that he is patriotic enough
to nut the success of the cause and the
welfare of the country above personal in
terests or aspirations. In short, Mr..
Sewall is the one man in the United States
who now has IL in his power to completely
unity the silver forces and make victory
! over the gold combine absolutely certain.
This is the unanimous opinion of our ex-
In an interview tonight Senator Butte,
! further said: Gen. James r. Weaver. ]. r
Sovereign master workman of the knights
/ of Labor "Cyclone" Davis of Texas Hon
| Thomas F.. Watson. vice presidential can
! didate on the Populist ticket. and other
the State for free silver They will reacf
| there Tuesday. and will speak in the diff
| ferent cities each day until the election
! which comes off on Aug. 3. when members
of the State Legislature will be elected
Senator Pugh's term expires soon and the
! next Legislature will elect his successor. Il
fCFffx of free ilr-ax rf-l,
tors and insure the selection of n United
! States Senator. favorable to the white meta
that these speakers will work. Governor
! Oates is the Democratic candidate fol
| United States Senator. A large number OF
| the Democratic candidates for the Legisa
ture are gold men,. and will vote for hi:
as well as elect free-silver Congressmer
from Alabama in November. No one party
/ has a majority in North Carolina but We
feel assured that Bryan will roll up ma.
jority there in the fall.
THE selection of a national headqua rters
| has been left 10 me by the national commit
| tee. which met to-day. but | will not bs
able TO make known my decision for severa
weeks. / shall have to carefully canvass
| the situation and look into the claims ol
the various cities mentioned for the place
| Those mentioned in the committee were
ST Louis. Chicago. Omaha. New York and
| Washington. The opinion seems to prevail
among the members Of the committee that
the selection of some Western city would
be the best policy. | will probably no
meeting of the executive committed which
may be I'm n few weeks al some city con
venient to all the members.
OPINION FROM DOWN EAST"
George Washburn. OF Massachusetts
member OF the Popuiist national executiv,
committee, stated tonight when asked 4
Massachusetts would be carried by the fire,
slverites: THE free-sllver movement II
my State has always been underestimated
but think majority of its citizens are fo
the white metal. / cannot. however, esti
mate what the vote for Bryan at the com