The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-16

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do you think the convention will in
dorse the nomination of Bryan?" I in
quired.
Flynn. "There may be some doubt as TO
the action OF the convention. There is no
doubt as to what the Populists will do at
the polls, they will vote for Bryan. The
Peoples party stands for principle and
1t knows no bosses. No man carries the
vote or the Endorsement of the Populists
in his pocket. 1t is q thing that belongs
to the people alone and they have already
made up their minds to vote for Bryan.
ANY attempt to defeat that purpose will
result in the perpetual retirement of its
promoters. The Populists are nearer VIC
tory to-day than the most. enthusiastic
advocate hoped for, and they are not GO
ing to throw that chance away by voting
against man who differs from them only
in the name of his party. The fact that
Bryan stands upon Democratic platform,
and especially such platform as was con-
structed at Chicago, is no disqualification.
There is very little between the Omaha
platform and the Chicago platform.
There will be no third party in the field,
at least so far as the Presidential electors
are concerned. The vote of silver will be
cast as unit"
"How about the bimetallic convention;
will it offer any names to the public?"
Eyes, it will put up candidate, and his
name is w. ]. Bryan of Nebraska. There
will be no other name considered before the
convention. The bimetallists are in favor
of silver and they know that w. J. Bryan
10 hn ,ha, flso
white metal has ever had.
His effort at the Democratic convention
the other day is only one of a thousand
such efforts. He is always the same, able,
honest and eloquent. If it were possible
to get the 10000 900 voters of this country
under one roof so that w. J. Bryan's voice
would reach them the election would be
over in one hour"
"How about Arthur SewallP Will his
wealth be against him with the Populists ?"
mo, the Populists are not opposed to
wealth. 1t is the manner of accommodating
it that they object to. Arthur Sewall,
while a rich man, has done much to pro-
mote the industrial and commercial in
terests of the nation. 1 have seen the
white winged messengers of commerce
owned by the Sewall family in nearly all
parts of the world. Wherever they went
the products of America went. That is
what we want-trade. Bryan and Sewall
will give it to u.s."
George P. Keeney, late of San Francisco
but now of New York, general organizer
of the National Silver party, wearing a
linen suit OF clothes, straw hat and a
hopeful expression, arrived from Chicago
this morning. He had been in attendance
at the Democratic National Convention,
and acting under instruction of his supe-
riors came to st. Louis to hurry up the
Bryan boom. Mr.. Keeney has had him
self interviewed in all the afternoon papers
and goes on record as saying that the
Nebraskan will carry New York and every
other State ofimportance from the Atlantic
to the Pacific. Standing in the lobby of
the LindelI, surrounded by a crowd of
GROWERS and silverites, the San franciscan
delivered himself OF a utopian speech.
Among other things he said:
"The reign of terror of the gold autocrats
is over. 1t is an open fight, and men who
two months ago sneered at me within the
last few days have acknowledged that if
they win at all it must be with their
money, for popular sentiment is against
them"
"Will the Silver Convention indorse
Bryan and Sewall?"
For my part, it will, and think that is
the sentiment of all men outside of the
regular Democratic organization who wish
to see the cause of free silver triumph. 1t
is the only logical thing to do.'
Ex-Attorney-GeneTal w. H. Standish of
Grand Forks, n. D., chairman of the sill
yer party of his State, is here to attend the
convention OF his party. Asked if he
favored the indorse ment of Bryan and
Sewall by this convention, he said:
Personally. 1 think it the proper and
logical thing to do. What will be the
action of the convention [ cannot forecast.
believe, though, that the general senti
ment points that way. l am quite sure
that Bryan will get the Populist vote of
North Dakota, whether or not he is in.
dorsed by the st. Louis convention"
Hon. Andrew H. Patton of Danyers
Mass, member of the Populist National
Committee by proxy from his State, regis
tered at the LindelI Hotel this morning.
He wore on his lapel bright, new BRYAN
button, and the enthusiasm with which he
talked for Bryan would have made one
think that he was fresh from the valley of
the Platte. MIR. Patton is the great inco-
honee of the Improved Order of Red Men
of the United States.
will the Populist convention indorse
Bryan?" I asked.
Whether or not it will be straight-out
Endorsement or coalition" he said, al
don't know; but as patriotic party, de-
sirous of reform, the PopuIists cannot and
will not dodge this issue or throw any,
thing in the way OF its success"
FRANK MCGUIRE,
Arkansas Delegates UnInstructed
LITTLE ROCK, ARK, July 15.-The
Populist State Convention met here to-
day. The entire session was taken up in
the discussion of a resolution to instruct
the delegates TO the National Convention
TO vote for the nomination of Bryan for
President. II. c. Norwood offered sub
stltute providing that the delegates be in
structed to affirm the Omaha platform and
tender the Presidential nomination to
Bryan on the platform adopted by the
Peoples party and to nominate a true
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