New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-25
BRYAN STANDS BY SEWALL.
SAYS HE WON'T ACCEPT IF HIS RUNNING
MATE IS REJECTED
HE SENDS MESSAGE TO SENATOR JONES. AU-
THoRIZING THE WITHDRAWAL OF HIS
NAME If THE PoPULIsTs DO NOT
NOMINATE sEwALL FOR
yICE-PREsIDENT.

vIcE-PREsIDENT.
St. Louis July 24-William Jennings Bryan
the nominee of the Chicago Convention. will not
accept a nomination at the hands OF the Popu-
lists IL they turn down his running mate, sewall.
OF Maine This announcement Is made on the
authority Of Mr.. Bryan himself. Senator Jones.
Of Arkansas. chairman of the National Demo-
cratic Committee, who has been In the city for
the last week laboring to secure the indorse-
ment Of the full Chicago ticket has irowned
upon the proposition to split the fopuiiss
ticket and has been charged with having point
edy told the leaders that they must nominate
Bryan and sewall or do nothing at ALL
II has been evident to Senator Jones for tho
last forty-eight hours that he could not wean
over the men who have been so bitter In their
antagonism to Mr.. Sewall on account or his
identification with a National bank against
which system the platform adopted this after
noon inveighs.
As soon as the Convention decided to nominate
the Vice-President first, Senator Jones tele-
graphed Mr. Bryan at his home In Lincoln Neb.'
as follows:
St. Louis July AThe Popul!sts have decided d ros te
nominate the Vice President first IL IL Is hot
t,oM Se%ar, in that h Event. vent JAMES X. JONES
Mr. Rrvan certainly did not hesitate long In
determining the character Of his reply. Senator
Jones within fifteen minutes after he sent his
message had the following reply handed to him
In his room at the Planters Hotel
Lincoln. Neb July PA agree with you fully.
If Sewall is not nominated have my name YIN
drawn. W. -
Senator Jones made no secret Of the receipt OF
this telegram which probably means much fof
the Populists now assembled in Convention
o1r dy
70 MANY of the delegates The message was
shown TO a number Of the Senator's personal
friends and then sent to the Convention nan 20
be read at the right time.
To reporter Of the United Press senator
1ones said II was manifestly impossible for MI.
Rrvan n accept a nomination from the Popu-
lists upon a ticket which repudated his asso-
ciate There was nothing left for him TO 90
but to withdraw and as soon as the ConVeh-
ton had carried out the fixed purpose, he said'
the Popusts would be enlightened as 10 Mr.
Bryan's course Further than THIS Chair"a"
Jones did not to talk tonight
Before the Convention adjourned. the purpoH
of the message from Mr.. Bryan became Known
among the leaders. Governor stone OF M'S-
souri. General j. b. Weaver and Mr.. fattersoh'
NJ Denver held a conference. but WITHOUT re-
suit Subsequently Governor Stone sa'o he ''~
not believe Mr. Bryans name wouid oe pie
sented to the Convention. He could hot' ne sa'u'
POSSIBLY see how Mr.. Bryan could ever conSiuef
a nomination after the action OF the Coh'en''o"
in nominating MI. Watson for Nice,Ires,usmc resi- hu:
~, ~ Iaadors ~ tho POpulists are all at sea- Dut
. ar,s,rs ne those who have been contending FOR Mr
SewaIis nomination the telegram nrlnss a ray
of hope for they believe II VIII rorce tne IN On
Vi .,n - to reconsider its action and ndorse the
v.,a,'h, democratic ticket. There appears,
,n~nyer TO be no probability OF this being done