The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-15

bring about the desired result. Wheth-
it is possible to carry Ohio against
Mckinley, one thing is certain: the
silver sentiment is so strong that 1T
viii require Hanna's purse and Mchln-
leys softest phrases to keep the State
from giving its electoral vote to Bryan.
OHIO DOUBTFUL FOR M'KINLEG
There isabsolute confidence among the
Western men that the ticket Will car
ry every State west of the Mississippi
river. The only two deemed IN any
doubt are Iowa and Minnesota, and IN
these the Republicans will lose ii there
is united action of the silver forces
1t is believed that this united action
can be obtained. I talked with such
men as Senators Dubois and Pettigrew,
and Congressman Townes and Hart
man. who bolted the Republican con-
vention, and they say the silver forces
can sweep every State in the West.
There is equally as much faith in the
success of the ticket in llllonls, In
diana and Michigan, though less GER
taintv of the last. The delegates from
that State, however, say thre is not the
least doubt about NLichigan's being
found in the silver column. There Is
a very strong silver sentiment in Wis
the gold Democrats do not bolt--but
not enough to win without them.
CONFIDENT OF WESTERN STATES.
The nomination of Sewall for Vice
President was not a greater surprise
to the country than to the members
of the convention. 1t came as an evo-
luton, and without any seeking on
the part of the nominee. AS soon as
Bryan was nominated for President,
the party leaders moved an immediate
adjournment to get time to consider
the Vice-Presidential question. They
were utterly at sea. That afternoon
a conference was held. at which Theo.
L. Kluttz, b. r. Lacy and Josephus
Daniels, who represented Justice
Clark, were present, but nothing was
agreed upon. The strongest Southern
leaders in the convention were opposed
to nominating any Southern man, and
set their faces sternly against it. Such
men as Senators Daniel, Blackburn,
Jones, Berry, Bate, Harris, Cockrell,
and Money believed the nomination
of a Southern man would be seized
upon as a preteXt to declare that the
silver fight was sectional. As one of
them put it in private conversation:
1.-The South does not care a grote for
men. 1t wants free coinage, and must
do nothing that its enemies could use
against the cause. A Southern nomi-.
nee would be seized upon as pretext."
The more the leaders counselled, the
more was there confusion and uncer-
tainty, and the convention met Friday
night with helpless feeling of finding
the right man to run with Bryan. That
gentleman had begged that the char
acter and convictions of the man, and
not his wealth be the controlling con-
sideration. 1t was late when the con-
vention was called to order The four
men to choose from were Mclean,
Sibley, Sewall and Clark.
SOUTH REFUSED SECOND PLACE.
The opposition to Southern
nominee put Clark out of the
calculation. There was strong
feeling for Mclean on account
of the great work the Enquirer had
done for silver in the Ohio valley. But
his delegation was divided, a fourth of
them declaring his nomination would
be most injurious, and others adyo-
eating it. Sibley was favored for his
silver record, but his opposition to
low tariff made him opponents. Sewall
was far behind either. Illinois and
Indiana were appealed to for strong
man, but Indiana said it had asked
for the first place, and could not take
second. Illinois had SO many big men
it could not settle upon either, and
said it could not furnish the nominee.
In this uncertain state, the convention
adjourned at night without doing any
thing. Almost all night long the lead
ers caucused and conferred, but Satnr-
morning found them far from any
agreement There was a feeling that
Sibley would bring the most Populist
votes; Mclean would spend the most
money; and that Sewall was entirely
safe, if not so strong a speaker as Sib-
ley or as liberal or aggressive as Nc
Lean. But with this feeling among
most of the leaders, there was strong
sentiment for Mclean lead by Black
burn, Money, and others, and equally
as strong for Sibley lead by Altgeld,
Tillman and others. These two lead
on the first several ballots, when a
telegram came from Sibley withdraw
ing his name. 1t was understood
that Mr.. Sibley would have accepted
the first place, but had no desire to
be Vice-President. Then it was be-
tween Mclean and Sewall. The Sibley
strength in the main went to Sewall,
and then Mclean wired that he did
not desire the nomination. There was
nothing else then to do but to nomi-
nate Sewall, and it was done with a
rush.
HOW SEWALL WON.
North Carolina voted for Clark
to the last. Mr.. Sewalls nomination,
thus evolved by conditions and sur
roundings, turns out to have been
most happy. He is a business man
of worldwide acquaintance, life
long Democrat who has never held
office, and a man of probity and in
tegrity. He became a silver man in a
gold State because he believed the best
interests of manufacturing, trade, com
merce, farming and labor could not
thrive at it's best on the gold standard.
He was not nominated to carry Maine,
but to desectionalize the money ques-
ton and to show to business Demo