The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-25
THE TELEGRAMs.
Those Exchanged Between Bryan
and Jones.

Those exchanged octnCch
and Jones.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 24.-The re-
ports current at the convention hall
tonight that Mr. Bryan had announced
his determination not to accept the
POpulist nomination for president in
case of the rejection of Sewal was
based upon the following kilograms
eXhanged between Senator Jones and
Mr.. Bryan:
"ST. LOUIS, July 24-To w. J.
Bryan, Lincoln. Neb. The Populists
will nominate vice-president first. IL
not SewaH what shall we do? 1 favor
your declinatiOn in that case. Answer
quick. JAMES K. JONES,
Chairman National Democratic
committee"
LINCOLN. Neb., July Ex-senator
James K. Jones, st. Louis.
II entirely agree with you. With =
draw my name if Sewall is not nomi-
mated. w. ]. BRYAN"
Senator Jones declined when seen to
express any opinion beyond that ex-
pressed in his telegram He said he
had placed Mr.. Brydn's dispatch in the
hands of friends in the convention but
that he had done nothing more toward
withdrawing Mr.. Bran's name.
He also said he had learned of the
adoption of the minority report of the
committee on rules and order of bust
ness overthrowing the usual order, and
placing the nomination of the vice
president ahead of that of presideszi
within a few minutes after the repOFE
was adopted. He Immediately sent this
telegram to Mr.. Bryan, and within an
hour an answer from the Democratic
candidate for president came back. 1t
IS i @E
Bryan in the event of the failure of the ]
convention to nominate Mr.. Sewall as
we'll as himself.
Soon after he received the message
Senator Jones had a copy of it made,
AM dispatched the original to the Hon.
Thomas NJ. Patterson. of Colorado, who
was then at the Auditorium. An effort
was made to confne the information
to a few of the leaders in the conven-
tfon hall, but within half an hour it
had spread through the press gallery
and was known among many delegates.
The copy was sent to Chairman
Charles Lane of the national committee
of the Silver party. The committee
was in session in room Asa at the South
ern hotel with a full membership pres
ent.
When told that the PopuIists wer
accusing the Democrats of being in
strumental in having the lights turned
out at the convention hall the senator
replied that he was sorry the lights were
eXtinguished, thus preventing the
Populists from completing their work
He declined to say whether he thought
Mr.. Bryan might change his mind, or
to discuss the possibilities of the situa-
tiGza from any standpoint.
1t is understood since the adjourn
ment that an effort will be made to Sc
cure Bryan's consent to accept the
nomination. The middle of the road
men say that with Bryan out of the
fight will narrow down 10 Norton of
Illinois and Debs of Indiana.
Senator Jones said afterwards that
he was firmly convinced that he had
pursued the proper course in sending
his dispatch and thar Mr.. Bryan. as
a self-respecting and honorable man,
could have done no less than what he
had done, asking that his name be
withdrawn after it had been decided
to sacrifice his companion on the
ticket Mr. Bryan's friends say the
dispatch is not necessarily a refusal
of the nomination. but that it is simply
a manly way of expressing his dis
approval of the course decided upon
with reference to Mr. Sewall.
The POpulistic supporters of Mr..
Bryan express great regret that the
kilograms were ever written and say
that if the Populist convention had
been allowed to proceed with its plan
it would have been an easy matter to
arrange an understanding between the
vice presidential candidates.
There is talk of an effort to secure
Mr.. WATSON'S DECLINATION
OF the nomination. About the hotels
tonight, there is a general impression
prevailing that the declination of
Bryan will probably make Norton Of
Chicago a very likely nominee for
president.
The leaders-those who have been in
upon the silver convention
are hopeful that some adjustment
can yet be made. There is talk that
Sewan. if he realizes the situation, may
withdraw from the Democratic ticket,
and it is claimed that he must with
draw before any nomination can be
made tomorrow, but this is only a
hope.
The middle of the road men, flushed
with victory and now having a better
than they had a day or
two ago, viii make a strong fight for
a straight ticket, for which they have
been contending from the first.