The herald., 1896-07-27
ECHOES FROM THE
''''''' CONVENTION 0)i7 CITY
Business Done, Delegates
Seek Their Homes
4 FEW E The Leaders Remain
To Talk Over the Complicated
Situation
THE SUPPRESSED MESSAGE
Il Given to the Public by One Who
Read II
There ID No Uncertainty About Candidate
Bryan's Position
A Rumor Current That Watson VIII be
withdrawn II sewsIl Decides to
Stick, Which He Most cer-
tainiy VIII DO
The SUPPRESSED MESSAGE
Is Given to the Public by One Who
Read II
There ID No Uncertainty About Candidate
Bryan's Position
A Rumor Current That Watson Will Be
withdrawn II SewaIl Decides to
Stick, Which He Most Cor.
talniy VIII DO

ASSOCi2to0 Pro1D special Wiros
ST. LOUIS. July 26.-Most Of the dele
gates to the national Populist and silver
conventions which met in this city last
week have left for their homes and no.
body remains except a few Of the lead
ers of both parties. A majority Of the
delegates went out in last nights trains
and others at various times today.
Among those still here are ex-
Chairman Taubeneck and ex-Secretary
Turner Of the Populist executive COM
mittee. who will remain long enough to
close up the headquarters and transact
whatever business they may have in re-
gard to convention matters with the
Business Mems league.
Chairman Butler and Secretary Ed
gerton, the new officers Of the Populist
national committe appointed last week.
and a majority of the members of the
.ommittee are still at the Lindell hotel
They held meeting today but little else
than to talk over the situation was done.
OF the silver national committee.
Chairman Lane and Vive-Chairman
Stevens are still in the city, as is also
G. w. Thompson, a member OF the noti-
- ~>---~~>~~S - ~SfsA ~ IffS 6I1v "a pdfry.
Messrs. Lane. Stevens and Thompson
will meet tomorrow to confer in regard
to this matter and some action Will
probably be taken as to the time and
place. An executive committee of the
silver party has not yet been appointed.
and until the headquarters have been
established this will not be done. Or
ganizer Kenney Of California has been
recommended for position on the Dem
ocratic executive committee and will
probably be appointed.
rumor got out today to the effect
that the Populists would withdraw Wat
son. their candidate for vice-president.
II Sewall did not do so
A representative of the Associated
Press called on Senator Marion Butler
and asked him why, II his party desired
union Of the silver forces did they hom-
late another candidate for vice-presi-
dent.
Because" he said, I'VE found that
by so doing our party organization could
be better preserved in support of Mr..
Bryan than by the nomination of Mr..
Sewall."
Does not this selection lead to much
embarrassment"
"Oh, yes; but 1t was our only alterna-
tive"
"Will the Democratic and Populist
committees make some arrangements to
unite their vote?"
THE two party organizations will be
kept entirely separate and distinct and
the two campaigns will be conducted
separately on parallel lines, but we hope |
the vote will be united"
1T is hoped that Mr.. Watson will be |
withdrawn"
This will not be done. The selection |
OF Mr.. Watson was deliberate action
by the overwhelming vote and voiced
the sentiment of delegates fresh from
the people, who themselves deliberated
upon the situation since the Chicago
convention. The Peoples party in its
desire to unity the reform forcesso as to
make victory possible, met the Demo-
cratic party more than half way by talk
Ing their candidate for president. We
could not unite upon Mr.. Sewall, and If
we mad attempted to do so it would have
1lsorganlzed our own forces and endan-
sereo the election Of Mr.. Bryan. 1t is
no wise reflection upon Mr.. Sewall.
Ind we do not believe that he or his
riends will so consider It, On the con-
rary we hope that he spatriotic enourb
o put the success of the cause and the
yelfare OF the country above personal
interests or aspirations. In short Mr.
'ewall Is the one man in the Tinted
states who has it in his power com
'letely to unity the silver forces and
make victory over the gold combine ah- !
olutely certain. This is the unanimous
pinion of our executive committee"
In an interview tonight Senator Rn+
er further said:
General James B. Weaver. James p
sovereign, master workman of the =
Knights of Labor, Cyclone" Davis ~
'exas. Hon. Thomas Watson. vice- :
residential candidate on the Ponulist q
lcket, and other speakers have gone m
-labama to stump the state for free sill =
err. They will reach there Tuesday and
III speak in the different cities each dav ;,
nth the election, which comes off on :
ugust 8. when members of the state y
'gisiature will be elected. Senator !,
ugh's term expires soon and the next h
sisiature will elect his successor. It Z,
to elect majority of free silver leg 3