New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-26

however underlying the suppression Of Mr..
| Bryans ultimatum by his agents and repre-
sentatives here Even before his declaration or
| loyalty to Mr.. Sewals interests reached st.
Louis, the Maine candidate was hopelessly
beaten in the Convention. To lay an ultima
tum from Lincoln before the delegates In the
face Of certain defeat would have seriously
crippled Mr.. Bryans chances for the Presiden-
tial nomination. if it would not have put the
boy Orator" wholly out OF the field candi-
date.
The Bryan managers sat on the platform.
therefore. and said nothing while the Maine
magnate being slaughtered by the fiery Mid
dle-of-the- Road faction and its allies on the
floor After Mr. Watson's nomination for the
Vice Presidency had been accomplished on
single ballot, the Jones Bryan kilograms were
rushed into print and the Convention was put
in the awkward position on reassembling this
morning of being asked to nominate for the
Presidency a man who was on record as declar-
Ing that it's action Of last night had made his
acceptance of the honor a political and moral
impossbty.
BRYANs SINCERITY DOUBTED.
That Mr.. Bryans announcement Of loyalty to
Mr. Sewalls fortunes was not accepted as SIN
cere and genuine by his representatives here
made apparent by their course In the Con-
vention to-day. His intention to refuse a nom-
nation fusion ticket was never commun
Gated officially to the delegates and. though 1t
was evident that some further messages had
passed between the Democratic candidate and
his agent here, their contents were carefully
suppressed. and the idea was sedulously set
afoat that in way Mr.. Bryan would be
brought to reconsider his purpose not to accept
the support of the Popuist party on terms
which involved the sacrifice of Mr. Sewalrs Vice
Presidential canvass. That Mr. Bryan would
ultimately find a way to repudiate Sewall and
strike bargain with the Populist National
Committee for electoral fusion in the Southern
and Western States was the openly expressed
belief Of his out-and-out supporters in the Con-
vention, a belief which Senator Jones' the chair
man of the Democratic National Committee and
Governor Stone. its Missouri member did moth
ing openly to discourage. The Bryan leaders
had. indeed, gone so far with their fight for
Bryan's Endorsement that retreat under any
circumstances was no longer possible
The feeling Of the extremists who put the in
dorsement Of the Boy orator" above any and
all other political or party considerations was
well voiced by Jerry" Simpson, the sockless
statesman Of Medicine Lodge. Kan. who frankly
said this morning: I'VE will nominate Bryan
anyhow. There Is more than one way to whip
the devil around the stump. In view Of his tele-
gram. OF course. Mr. Bryan can have no official
connection with this Convention, but there is no
reason why he should have. We shall nominate
him. but appoint no committee to notify him Of
that fact. and he will then have no occasion to
take any official cognizance Of the party. Ninety
per cent Of the Popusts will vote for him. at
any rate. whether nominate him or not In
Kansas the Democrats will nominate their Bryan
electors and we will meet and nominate the
same men. The same will be done In other
States. and Bryan will thus receive the united
support Of all the friends Of free silver"
Other Bryan leaders like Senator Allen. OF Ne