The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-13
WILL FUSE.
David Overmyer Returns From
Chicago Today.
He Says the POpuIists VIII I'm
dOPbtedly
NOMINATE w. J. BRYAN
As Their Candidate at st. Louis
Next Week.
EuIOgizes Bryan In the High
est Terms.
He Tells About Bryan's Late
Visit Here.
NOMINATE w. J. BRYAN

David Overmyer returned from the
Chicago convention today. In regard
to the nomination he said:
I think the nomination of Mr.. Bryan
Is the greatest nomination this country
has ever seen 1t signaIzes the re
baptism of the Democratic party and
It's return to original JeffersOnian prin-
ciples. Led by a genius whose equal
has rarely appeared among men, pos
sessed Of the highest character, the no
blest eloquence, taking the most broad
and comprehensive view Of every public
question and moved by a sympathy for
all humanity which is most profound
and tender, it is no wonder that the
entire country has been stirred to the
greatest enthusiasm by his nomination
A great man, a Republican, formerly
of Kansas, said: He spoke like an in
spired prophet; man proposes and God
disposes.'
This is a great ticket on a great
platform in a great crisis and it Will
result in q great triumph
Mr.. Overmyer was shown the follow
ing dispatch which appeared in the
Kansas City Star in regard to the re
cent visit of Bryan to this city and his
call on Overmyer:
Joliet, Ill, July 11-WiIllam j.
y
soliciting the support of the Kansas
delegation for the Democratic presiden-
tial nomination. He frankly said at
that time that he was candidate Tor
the nomination.an when told by David
Overmyer. John Martin and other kan
sas delegates whom he met that the
delegation would be for Bland, he said
to OVermyer: w ell, / am going be-
fore that convention and am going to
make a speech"
To this Overmyer said: That's right
go in. 1t is the right of every American
citizen to aspire to the presidency II
You win the nomination Kansas will
say amen, for you are worthy of It..
Mr. Overmyer said:
TT is true that Bryan was here
couple of weeks before the convention
received a telegram to meet him. He
came to see me as I. understand 1t
about the general success of the silver
cause
1T would be a perversiOn of Mr.. Bry-
ans language to say he said he was a
candidate. He did not say so in terms
nor in substance, but from the Circum-
stances of the political situation though
7 could see that he would not be unWil-
ling to have his name used before the
convention It is plain that man pos
SeSSed of his intelligence could fOreSee
that such q Ontingency might arise as
it actually did. He did say that he
hoped to be before the convention and
address it but he emphaticalIy said that
the nominee Of the convention must be
a free silver man and then the man
must be secondary to the principle and
that we must see to it that the princi-
pie should triumph and that it would
then be time enough to talk about
the man. I agreed with him perfectly,
and told him that our delegation had
neither consulted nor cOrrespOnded
with each other and I did not know
how they stood but that it was my
opinion they were for Bland. He said
that was exactly right. That he was
for Bland himself. He did not solicit
support and what I said concerning
him. (Bryan) I said voluntarily because
of my admiration for the man 1t was
In substance Bryant if this was a
mere matter of expressing my prefer
ence based upon admiration and per
sOnal sympathy. my great admiration
for you would induce me to support YOU
unhesitatingly. But our people seem to
have set their minds on Bland and
while do not know exactly who they
will support, 1 think they viii support
Bland.
with this he seemed entirely salts
fed saying the principal point was to
gain a victim for the principle. He was
simply on his way home and stopped off
for an hour
I was well acquainted with him and
II was natural that he should want to
see me After taking lunch we went
and saw Senator Martin for a few min
utes at his Office. The whole conVer-
sat1on there related to the prospects Of
the cause OF silver not a word was said
as to candidates.
Il am sure Mr.. Bryan did not come
mere on an electiOneering tour but to
see me and Senator Martin and knew
we were interested in the cause of sill
YER; and he was interested in the same
cause entirely aside from his personal
prospects,
Mr.. OVermyer when asked whether
Bryan would be endorsed bv the ST
Louis convention said: Most undo11b+-
edIy.''