The San Francisco call., 1896-07-22

the lead. and don't know what will come
of it. The delegates from the South insis.
strenuously on preserving their party or
ganization. That is making a lot OF
trouble. AS 1 understand their position,
the middle-of-the-rcad fellows are willing
to take Bryan, but they want the Vice
President. They are offering to nominate
q Presidential candidate who shall be
mere fgurehead. Then the Presidential
electors in the various states are TO be
chosen on the basis OF the respective votes
of the Democratic and Populist parties.
For instance, take Arkansas. Say the
vote there is at the rate of one Populist to
ten Democrats. The Populists would
then be allowed one elector. They would
have separate tickets, the same electors
being on each and each with its own State
candidates. In this way the Populist or
ganization would be preserved. The
understanding would be that all Populists
would desert their candidate and vote for
Bryan, but in return they would expect
the Democratic electors to vote for their
candidate for e-President. Here is
where the difficulty is. Governor Stone
was saying yesterday that he was sorry
now that he had not been given the second
place on the ticket so that he might with
draw from the race and clear up the situa-
tion."
az am sorry, too" put in Mr.. Collins,
''but as things now are the Democrats
cannot accept any such a proposition. No
one has any authority to do So"
Mr. Harvey freely admitted that he
could not forecast now what the outcome
H.. b,ko H. l. ~
Der Mr.. Harvey is quite sanguine.
81 do not believe" he said, that we
will be able TO carry any of the Eastern
States. To me it seems to be waste of
energy to make any very great effort in
that section. The States south of the Po-
.tomac and Ohio rivers and west of the
Missississippi River. if carried by Bryan,
would give him majority of fifteen cleo
toral votes. In these sections there are
but five doubtful States. Concentrate your
energies on them and carry them"
Would you let Illinois, Ohio and In
diana go2"
'No, don't meau that. Keep up the
fight there, too. but let particular effort be
made in the five doubtful States in the
West and South. Now, Mr.. Collins, there,
believes that We will carry New YORK. l
cannot see it that way. 1 do not believe
IN Understanding the opposition, and
that's why l say the East is lost to u.s."
But" interrupted Mr.. Collins, while
you have been political educator for the
last two years l have been a political
barometer. You have been in the school
room; / have been out among the people.
! know how they feel, and 1 am not over
aSfir ofino sfr prfh MI 7
we will carry New York and some of the
other Eastern States"
"Coin" Harvey does not look to be more
than 96 years of age. He is tall and slen-
der, with a rather handsome face. His
complexion is dark, apparently tanned by
the sun: A close-cropped mustache some
what hides the lines of his mouth. He
looks anything but a deep student of alb
struse economic questions, appearing
rather as man OF the world; one whom
the world might cali "a good fellow"
Colonel Carl Browne, the erstwhile lieu
tenant of General Coxey, came in yester-
day and this morning met his father-in-
law, the general. The meeting was not
quite as warm as st. Louis weather. 1t
Will be remem bered that when Coxey
marched on Washington his daughter, ar
rayed in the garb of the Goddess OF Peace,
attracted great attention in the capital
city. She caught the furtive glances of the
handsome Californian, and thereby hangs
a tale. The Goddess of Peace stepped off
her pedestal and became Mrs. Browne.
Now the dashing Carl has beautiful wife
with golden curls and sparkling eye, and
General Coxey has had an empty spot
somewhere, from which he banished his
daughter. But like all melodramas, this
one turns out happily at last.
Every vestige of differences between
father and ourselves has disappeared and
! am so glad" said Mrs. Browne.
The reconciliation was effected yester-
day." said Mr. Browne, ''and am soon to
become managing editor of Mr.. Coxev's
paper and will return to Ohio"
Browne attracted great deal of atten-
tion about the hotel corridors to-day. He
is as handsome as ever, though his neatly
trimmed whiskers are turning gray. He
was clad in Prince Albert suit and high
heeied cowboy boots. His hat is a large
white som brero of the New Mexican type
and dprojects far over his shoulders. Browne
is from Washington. He said:
"Our delegation, of which 1 am chair
man, is instructed for Bryan. Aside from
that L am stanch supporter of Bryan. I
think that he is the reincarnation of An
drew Jackson. He is at heart a Populist
and in sympathy with the cause of
humanity, which we advocate"
Nearly all the delegates to the two con-
ventions are in town tonight.
ERANK McGrrpr