New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-17
IT MADE THE POPULISTS WILD
BUT THE LETTER PROVED TO BE ONLY
COMPOSITE PORTRAIT or MR.. BRYM5
MENTALITY ON DIVERSE OCCASION

COMPOSITE PORTRAIT or MR.. BRYAys
MENTALITY ON DIVERSE OCCASION
From The Chicago Tribune.
Popuist though he IL. W J. Bryan may have rr,
difficulty in securing the Endorsement Of The juns
Populisc convention. which meets IN S. LOUIS
Early yesterday morning Senator stevar. 4
Committee and LATE Pence. P5pulistc ex-cangrss
man from Colorado started In 70 senf 800 tee
the country urging them TO ndorse Bryan ats
Louis.
Of The New-York World'' OF the issue o, Jlly 4
containing alleged letter from William ;; Bra:
ton was conspcuously displayed ard run In d:uA.
leads and double column. The Nevada ssns'r
stopped his work long enough 70 read half t0Sa
paragraphs. Turning to Pence he sud:
what in do you suppose this
The patriarchal-ooking senetor from the poke.
borough State beside himself wiil emotion ~
swore few minutes longer and then Pence stopped
What :. it?" inquired the Colorado popaist
only this he said. Bryan has made a.
ass out of himself and the Populis,s Fever WI
indorse him in million years
Pence VINO is of an excitab!e nature; rushed Over
to Stewart. and asked what new development aai
Both men had been engaged in trying 10 s'aTIHs
art braeed himself and in voice witch could b
heard in the corridors below. sad: What DO you
th4nk. OF this from Popullsi nominee"
T am not believer in either free silver or gcM
bur am out-and-out bimetaNst: il 9 clearly az.
parent to me that financial stringercy docs no.
hinge the amount OF money IN circulation, nS
rather on the influences that control circu.acn m.
very best times we ever had occurred when there
was a very low rate Of money per capita in cTcu
iat1n;" ,,,. s,,osed - hoo" asked Pence
"a letter from a id fool whom the Democn1
have nominated for President 10 THE New.Ycf
let me see it," answered Pence. and he srab>s
the paper from the hands OF the pocket-oonN
The colorado Congressman read the interT1
and made second discovery 5000. ..u, -
He found that Bryan had placed tatln reform "
fore free silver coinage as an issue IL me ''"
pa! e, .u,u .,,. ,,., NO can never nominate him
land until we find out something more about .hs
authenticity OF the letter we would better stop
This was exactly what was dcrc M.s s.1a e5.
were sent r TO or se rot already PLACED
on the wire and the two Popuists went 10 ts
lobby below for the purpose OF making an ih'esa'
Senator Stewart was approached a, this time 07
a reporter for THE Tribune" -, -.
SInaorse r.. and damnat.on'" he said Have
Senator Stewart held aloft copy OF the New
York paper as he cont nued: iii, =. oro.,.,
candidate nominated at ST. Louis. We will never
indorse Bryan with any such On 1901 statement q
this going before the country" ,,Or poors, lead.
ers. and conference was called for the PqIp S
Of seeing what should be done ste%ar ec, ana %
and ask him about the letter. . ,.. co,.
MI Newland OF the populist E ;ro I've party
He made his way to the Clifton House ana io TSs
the dg s he could Fl not ~ IN 0''
II have got TO see Mr.. Bryan az once saw '''
Newland. ,,, .o,s.
you can tell Mr.. Bryan that - nomination ~
St. Louis depends upon seeing me. Of nj,
interview Newland would no; say lie ees'u AZ 9,
that Bryan had repudated H. ana ned asser,.u tom
The World" but had neither written nor 'ee
graphed a letter. .a ,,cx "a
the Auditorium Hotel and commun Gated Win STEW
art and Pence. ,.., r,sh, "a
No further dispatches were sent last a nis"t hal
Nr Rryan's explanation would stop any tur,as,,
Interference with his Endorsement at $. LOUIS ~
me The Popullst leaders propose to silt the matte
TO the bottom. and II it should be % ntirs
cnHHration which insisted before the si'versIs,e ,
ing committee that either Ieer s. by@ ar or FOR b,
purpose Of putting a second silver candidate ~
'ns o5sressman Pence in discussing the affair SAD
..There is a strong faction in the Peoples %, ),
which will oppose any Endorsement OF Demo, rs,
ror,nee I Ind intended going TO 81. Louis 10 eis'
n poma's nomination but II this letter to The New
w World proves 10 be genuine VIII not ~
myself IN a position to be run over ps '''e ''"'~
Candidate Bryan seen last night by sepor Us
,or "The Tribune" All he was willing tosay then "" s
he had been n{eryewst by ny re 5Sh e
os "The World had published. His denial was
weeping and general one. ...,ss,,
IT, had ~ "rhe World" corps OF correspondent
80 cad last evening Mr.. Bryan was correct 80,
seys,9 the matter had not been sent cut from NV
cay Ky d "a NOT send II at ALL" said he.
Inquiry at NewYork showed that MI ;,y bs'S wa,
ac, huf mat The World presented the MATER
"a collection OF excerpts from various messy sS
NJ Rryan has from tine to time sent ne Wos .S,
h az. ~ onnion was asked any public question.
,rha, oninon was never asked without some sos ,
- nd fhesa respOnSeS are nov COlI''e