Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-15
Not to Indorse the Nomination of
Bryan and Sewall.
WILL NOMINATE THEM THEMSELVES
Complications Over Electoral Rep
resentation Likely.
SILVER ENDORSEMENT SURE

The project Of the populists at st. Louis
is not, 1t is understood on good authority, TO
Endorse the nomination of Bryan and Sew
all in their convention They will nominate
Bryan and Sewall themselves, and thereby
take what credit they can get for the ucket
being as much theirs as any other party S.
Tie reason they will not "indorse' the
ticket and adjourn is because they are
afraid that would knock them out as
party and identify them with the demo-
Gratis In other words they would be swal-
lowed up and the name populist would go
out of existence as a party name.
The nomination of Bryan and Sewall by
the ST. Louis convention would, it will be
seen, leave many complications to be over
come before the November election. Such
a course would make it incumbent on the
populists to put out electoral tickets in each
state. unles the state populist conventions
were to meet and indorse the electors put
out by the democrats. 1t would leave the
matter of electors unsettled.
Electoral Ticket Representation.
Would you expect the Georgia democrats
to give you representation on their electoral
ticket, or how would you manage the matter
in a state like that?" reporter asked
prominent populist.
Il don't know what we would do yet, he
answered. but why shouldn't the demo-
Gratis give us representation on the ticket?
rs 1t to be supposed that the Georgia
democrats, for instance, would agree to di-
vide their ticket when they had dead sure
thing themselves? Would they care to
recognize the populists to that eXtent?'
The populist leader replied that he
thought all that could be arranged without
trouble, but he did not know how 1t would
be done His failure to answer the question
shows that complications are likely to arise
f1.x
lined is followed. If there is an indorse-
ment of the ticket. that means that the
populists will support the electoral tickets
put out by the democrats in each state.
Even ii the Endorsement course is decided
on, it is presumed that in many of the west
ern states, where the populsts are strong,
the democrats will agree to divide the cleo
toral ticket between the populists and sill
yer republicans, but In states like Georgia
and North Carolina or Alabama and Texas
1t is not believed that the democrats would
make any such agreement. The outcome
OF their refusal. it is felt by silver men,
might be to arouse the anger of the popu-
lists and endanger the ticket.
silver Party Indorsement.
The course Of the silver party conven-
tion. which meets at st. Louis at the same
time as the populists, will not be like that
of the populsts 1t will be an out-and-out
Endorsement of Bryan, and the field will be
cleared of any opposition Gen. Warner,
Senator Teller, Senator Stewart and all the
other silver party leaders will do every
thing they can to fix affairs so that there
can be no opposition of any kind. They are
satisfied with the democratic ticket. They
want silver. and are going to have 1t IL
they can get 1t. They will also do what
they can to.persuade the populists 10 the
same course.
Senator Butlcr's Course.
Among the populists here surprise is ex-
pressed at the open announcement of Sena-
tor Butler Of North Carolina that he will
oppose the Endorsement of Bryan and will
favor the nomination of another ticket.
TIE belief is expressed by some that .he
North Carolina Senator has rather exag-
gerated idea of himself and that he wants
to impress his Importance ON the country
at the St Louis convention. He is still
talking, 1t is said, on the subject of nomi-
mating Senator Teller. 1t is now believed
IN all well-informed political circles that
Senator Teller will not only refuse a nomi-
nation, but will go to St. Louis to work
Tor the Endorsement of Bryan. 1t is said
that no nomination could have been made
by the democrats more acceptable to the
Colorado leader. He will either Ee at ST.
Louis in person or his advice will be there
In the shape of a letter or of personal rep
reSentation.