The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-07-30
B B An BOLTS IT
HE WILL NOT SUPPORT THE POP u
LIST PLATFORM.
. The Democratic Nominee Declares
Tint He Will Discuss Only the
Issues Outlined In the Chicago4
Platform = - The Populist Conven-
ton Lenves the situation a Littel,
Uncertain,

st. Louis, July %. The rejection by
thesPopulists of the Democratic nomi--
nee for vice president, the nomination;
of Mr., Watson for that position and:
the nomination Of Mr.. Bryan after,
the Democratic nominee had stated
4 that he did not want the nomination
without SeWall, have made a peculiar
SITUATE
None of the Wiseacres pretend to
predict what the result will be. Wheth-
er q fusion can be arranged or upon
& What basis, is, of course, specialized
upon. The shrewdest of the political
observers, and those who are most
anxious for union Of the silver
forces, can see this result only in the
withdrawal Of one of the vice presi-
dental candidates There is, as there
has been for some days, talk Of Sew
airs voluntary withdrawal, but after
the stand Mr.. Bryan and Senator
Jones have taken this is not consid-
cred probable. 1t is strongly init
mated that Watson may be induced to
withdraw in the interest of such a
union. 1t should be said, however,
that this is intimated by those who
wish it most. By comforting upon the
national Populist committee plenary
{ powers, those who are so earnestly
striving. for an actual consolidation Of
the strength of the silver forces Gre
ated the machinery by Which any sort
OF. terms can be arranged. But what
will happen the future alone can tell.
a man who read the telegram from
MI. Bryan to Senator jones gives the
following as the substance of the docu-
ment about which there was so much
talk and excitement during the last
day of the Populist convention. What
is subjoined may be relied upon as
being substantially correct:
considering all the circumstances
and conditions wired Mr.. Bryan, 'I
nave concluded that the Populist con-
ventlon should not consider my name
Tor the presidency, but if it determines
TO nominate me notwithstanding this
declaration, that there may be no mis-
understanding, I desire in advance to
say that l shall not during the cam
palgn discuss any other issues than
those outlined in the Chicago platform.
l desire, above everything else, to be
instrumental in having enacted into
the laws of the United States the free
and unlimited coinage of gold and sill
yer at the present ratio of 16 to i.
without awaiting the consent Of any
otner country"
Mr.. Bryan Talks 81
Lincoln. Neb., July 2f.-Mr. Bryan
said today: H.. -
Il appreciate the desire manifested
at st. Louis to consolidate all the free
silver forces and regret that they did
not nominate Mr. SeWall also. He
stands l11'1s's squarely upon the Chicago plat
form, and has defended our cause
against greater opposition than~twe
have had to meet in the West and
South. The Populist platform is on
many questions substantially identical
& with the Chicago platform, however,
and indorses some policies which I do
not approve of. All can say now is
that my action will depend entirely
upon the conditions attached to the
nomination. shall do nothing which
shall endanger the success of birnetal-
lism nor shall I do anything unfair to
MI. Sewall.''
Assuming that the acceptance Of
the nomination by you would be I'M
fair to Mr. Sewall,'' was asked him.
chow could conditions shape them
selves SO as to permit you to accept?''
The question was adroitly eyaded
by the jocular remark that if all
things now perplexing were made
pam 1t would be an Infringement
upon the field of journalistic conject-
ure. When the complications that
seem imminent because of the seeming
necessity of putting up two sets Of
BRYAN electors in the case he remained
the candidate of the Populist. party
We're referred to Mr.: Bryan replied
that this was one of the difficulties
which time must be trusted to remove.
Mr.. Bryan was seemingly as cheerful
over the situation as he was when he
received information of his first nom
nation at Chicago.