The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-21

The Bryan Leaders VIII Not Listen tn
the Proposition.

The Bryan Leaders VIII Not Listen tn
the Proposition.
ST. Louis. July N-The prospect for .
compromise which some or the Porullsts
affected for a while today TO consider
probable has disappeared. II met It's fate
in the Bryan camp. Tho compromise
proposition looking 10 the retention OF
Mr.. Bryan at the head OF the ticket and
substituting a Popuiist for Mr.. Sewali for
vice-president was sprung IN the small
hours of the morning in a nromiscuous
meeting OF the party leaders. 1T was
afterward adopted by the executive COM
ntttee OF the national committee and WAS
ny them exploited "a a panacea ~hieh
would ease all the Ills Of the situation hy
uniting all tho factions. Tho Southern
delegates accepted the scheme with avid
ity. on the theory that n would aid them
IN maintaining the entity of the party. for
which they have held out 80 VIGOROUSLY.
The Bryan people had no sooner hears
OF the proposition than n Bryan meeting
WAS called. which. in the forcihie language
OF one who attended. proceeded To imne-
diateIy jump on il with both feet. This
BRYAN meeting and the one which fol-
lowed between representatives OF the Bry-
an element and the executive COMMITTEES
constituted the important events OF ihe
day. The result OF these meetings N n
probable split in the party and the like
lihood that tho matter OF indorsing Bry-
an or nominating another canddate or
the nomination OF Bryan ana another cam
dlgate than ssewaI for vice-presdent viii
have to be fought out In the convention.
The interesting proceedings began by y
meeting of the executive committee IN
one room and n meeting of the Bryan
managers In another. The prominent
men OF the Bryan movement. including
Gen. j. II. Weaver. T.. NJ. Patterson. SEM
ator Stewart. senator Allen, Jerry Simp-
son and many others. were present at tbs
Bryan meeting, where very brief ex-
change OF views WAS Sufficient 10 convinco
all present that tho proposition would not
be entertained for n moment. While tho
meeting was In progress a message was
received from the executive committee,
asking that representatives Of that ele-
ment meet the executive Officials for q
conference on the compromise PROPOSE
tion. This request was acceded TO. ana
Massrs. Weaver. Patterson and Stewart
were dispatched for that purpose. Ths
Joint meeting was most spirited one.
resulting In a short clash between the TWO
factions. IL waa the first TINA the issue
had been Joined. and there was no minc-
ing of words on either side. Aiessra. pa~
Wis. OF Texas. and ponneliy or Minnesota.
stood out stiffiy for the compromise, ana
declared that IL the Bryan people could
not be satisfied with this proposition IL
would be necessary to take tho fight iptn
the convention. which would. they claim
ed, present spectacle az hunaAliatlng TO
the Populist party AZ IL would be cdifying
TO It's enemies. They asserted that 10
would be impossible 10 secure tho assent
OF the rank and flle 10 an unequivccai In
dorsement OF the Democratic ticket.
and complete surrender would iu-
evitabIy result tn the disintegratlon
and dismembeFment OF the pafty. This.
they deciNed. they would never permit
without a struggle 10 the bitter end. On
the other slide Measrs. Weaver. Patterson
ami Stewart spoke. and they mst the as
serfions OF their antagonists with shs
statement that tho party could be main-
taIned by failing into line with another
party which had adcpted so many of the
Popniist principles and nominated cam
didates so friendly 10 those principles.
They maintained that the opportunity
svas one wiach would probably never
again he presented 20 secure tho success
or Populstic principles. They contendat
that IL was a patriotic duty 80 accept ths
Democratic nominees. that wise party
poiky demanded this course. and that II
the opportunity Was lost. Bryan defeated
and the country continued npou the gold
standard PLATFORM. the irreconcllabies
would s,e alone 20 Blame. Fnrthernore.
.hey declared that the responsibility
should be placed where IL belonged. and
that the country should know the facts.
regardless OF individual senstbsiities. They
described Mr. Scwali as an accepfahIs
candidate. and declared that 30 affemDs
10 displace him would lead TO irreronetta-
BILE complications. prove isnpraeticasle and
place both parties In ridiculous altitude.
Senator Stewart was especially enI-
phatic In hiS dennncIations OF the unyisid-
ing spirit OF the mldd1e-of-the-road men.
and left the conference I'm a most un-
arniable frame OF mind when the Bryan
fsFt aaf~4 hR ff*f fr3 3pf7
that shs differences existing would bs
carried into the convention II ti1.s proves
correct the convention will doubtless be
rcpieEe with interesting Incidenta.