The Indianapolis journal., 1896-07-26

Gen. j. ID. Weaver.
1t was a remarkable convention and l
am. upon the whsle. gratifed at the result.
The convention was too large and this
was the cause of most Of the boiSterous
conduct. 1t was an earnest. honest body of
men. The action of the convention. in my
Judgment, insurcS the election of Mr.. Bry-
an beyond Deradventure. 1 look for no
trouble growing out of the convention The
tendency Is in the direction OF harmony
and the supposed complications growing
out of the nomination of separate candi-
dates for Vice President will disappear
with the sober second thought, and feel
sure that everything will be amicably ar
ranged.
This is the peoples year. and leaders
and political managers are not as potential
as they have been in the past. The people.
regardless OF party, recognize Mr.. Bryan
as their champion and leader and are de-
termined TO land him in the White House
and secure relief. / apprehend that the
silver nomination will prove to be an i'm
portant factor in the struggle. 1t Is nom
partisan, and therein lies its influence.
think the organization OF that contingent
at this juncture very fortunate. 1t will tend
TO restrain the partisan tendencies which
have been so baneful in American politics
during the last twenty years. We are liv-
ing in the midst of political miracles. Who
could have anticipated such a pYodigious
change in the sentiments of the people as
has taken place since the action of the
Chicago convention? Ii is unprecedented.
The century is destined to close with a
piutocracy of the world. ]. B. WEAVER.
Ienatius DonnelIy's Views.
T think the situation is in good shape,
go homie satisfied. There are some who be-
lieve that Mr.. Bryan should be at once
called upon to say whether he Will accept
the platform and Mr.. Watson as his run
ming mate, and. If he does not accept. then
they will demand of the national committee
that his name be taken off the ticket and
fHn >F xxrt,A had fha
next highest number of votes. be substi-
tuted This Will produce great discomfort
all over the United States. and Colonel
the regular Populst vote. The remainder
would go over directly to Mr.. Bryan, and
our party be torn to pieces. think the
the convention, to wit: Having nominated
Mr.. Bryan. we should not call upon him
TO accept or reject our platform or 10 re-
pudiate or defend Mr.. Sewall. If this We're
an attempt to merge the Populist party
into the Democratic party a perfect iden-
uty of opinions and principles would be
own camp and our own territory. and SIM
ply agree to transfer for this campaign our
two or three million votes to Mr.. Bryan.
Not on the basis of the Democratic plat
form. but on the basis of Mr.. Bryan's life
and worth. Every Populist in the United
States will. believe. vote for Mr.. Watson.
II the Democrats do not withdraw Mr..
Sewall there will be no election of Vice
President at the ballot box. and the matter
whers w GO tbe nt9 5h un bSd
power and will compel the election of Mr.
Watson. IGNATIUS DONNELLY
"CycIOne" Davis, the Texas "Kfcker."
There were two possible plans of union
started in with here at the beginning. Mr.
Taubeneck. the national chairman. and
which stragh Ii tcte dn
straight Pop1list platform and providing
for a union of the electors The other was
considered the plan of Mr.. Rankin. of In
diana. the treasurer of our committee and
Senator Marion Butler. of South Carolina
1t contemplated Mr.. Bryan for President
and straight Populist for Vice President
This would throw the responsibility on the
Democrats either to withdraw Sewall or be
responsible for the division OF electors
throughout the country We lost our op-
Tor chairman. The plan was TO nominate
Burkitt. of Mississippi or Donnelly. of
Minnesota. for temporary chairman but I
a caucus one evening, without my presence
and without Burhitt being present. Cam
pion. of Maine. was nominated for chair
man. Having no personal following, he
could not nearly poll the ''middle-of the
road vote as against Senator Allen. The
election of Allen as permanent chairman
demoralized our forces and gave consider
movement was then TO accept Allen and
make our fight. for the nomination of a
Rankin plan. We reversed the rule re-
ported by the committee on rules and
adopted the plan of nominating the Vice
President first. We did so with the results
as now made known. that is. Bryan for
President and Watson for Vice President.
If Mr.. Sewall is Withdrawn and the cam
paign Is centered with Bryan and Watson
as representatives of the issue I believe
there will be a wave of enthusiasm within
few weeks and the South and West will
be completely united and the wave will
move east and by election day will round
up on the Alleghenies and Western sea
boards with something near six millions of
votes. DAVIS.