New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-27
rp1CKY POPULIST LEADERS.
THEY FORCED BRYAN's NoMINA'
r,oN THROUGH THE CONVENTION.
r-ooxn TELEGRAM FROM THE. CANDIDATE
.,ppssssEp-THE PROPOSED SACRIFICE
or srwA1I-MAY NOT OFFICIALLY
INFORM BRYAN OF HIS
NOMINATION - ANGRY
sTRAIGHTOCTS.
,,x -rryoRAPH TO THE TRrBrNE.)


IT., q, the Bryan leaders in the Populist
POM ,,o r,shed the boy Orators nomina-
P~", tho Presidency through the National
u.,or uV Yesterday IN the face OF his public
.,.., % accept Porulist support on fusion
'".., ,s already bearing It's legitimate fruit. 1t
.o,,, ,ba. the Democratic candidate re-
.a vas.srday when the balloting was In
foss l., the Convention. his message Of the
,.. he,ore declining any nomination for the
n-..,asrcv which did not carry with 1t an In
..u.or,ort ~ the Vice-Presidential candidate
..osor % stand with him on a free-coinage plat
form at Chicago
r,o rosssaee came this time 10 Governor Stone.
-. ,,,s.our, who communicated II to Senator
.uer the chairman Of the Convention and de-
,,-od ,hs. ,,s contents he made known TO the
ds,ags.es Mr.. Allen however. true to the policy
=, evasion and duplicity followed by the Bryan
managers IN the Popul,st camp. refused to allow
.ha telegram 10 he read. and denied officially
,bat anv word had been received from the Demo-
cratic nominee indicating his purpose to decline
The nomination sought TO be pressed upon him
under such embarrassing conditions. The Con-
yention. IN ignorance Of the BOY Orators in
tentions yielded to the wish Of the party bosses
and nominated Bryan without serious protest
NOT so PEREMPTORY NOW.
The nomination once made a decided change
seems TO have come the spirit Of the boy
Orators" dream. Yesterday he was telegraph
: ing peremptorily to Senator Jones and Gov
ernor Stone Withdraw my name II Sewall
is not nominated" and declaring that he could
not honorably accept the support Of the Popu-
list party II the same support were not freely
offered 10 his fellow-can1idate on the Demo-
cratic National ticket. To-day In a signed
statement issued from Lincoln he says rather
doubtfully and hatingly: whether shall ac-
cept the nomination not will depend entirely
upon the conditions which are attached to It,
and again II shall do nothing which shall en-
danger the success of bimetallism neither shall
DO anything unfair TO Mr. Sewall." What this
Delphic utterance means some subsequent ex-
plantations may make clear. Nevertheless. II
marks. in the minds Of many observers here, the
first definite step Of the Democratic Presiden-
tial candidate and his friends toward the sacri-
fee OF the tail Of the National ticket for the
success OF bimetallsm." as typifed in Mr.. Bry-
ans elevation at all costs to the Presidency.
The other Democratic and Populist supporters
of the Nebraska orator not cautious in the
expression of a readiness to force Mr.. Sewall
off the National ticket in the interest Of fusion
with the Popust organization. Senator jones'
the chairman OF the Democratic National Com
Ynittee wrote thus to Thomas NJ. Patterson, OF
Colorado. one Of the most conspicuous Of the |
Bryan leaders in the Populist ranks, on the very |
wight Tom" Watson defeated Sewan for the |
Nc~Presidential nomination:
Dear Sir: ] have stated 10 any that |
e.re IS any likelihood Of Mr. Sewall Withdrawing !
.on the ticket candidate for Vice president TO
thnlty 70 say that the Democratic National Com
nree will aid IN organizing joint electoral ticket
a. any State. with the understanding that any part
Of such ticket Is TO vote against Mr.. Sewall.
But the Arkansas Senator added with signif-
lance:
Bryan. there would be little dficulty in my opinion.
IN such course. ] still hope that the great cause
may not be sacrificed TO either personal or partisan
considerations
WILLING TO SACRIFICE sEwALL
Nothing could hint more clearly than this at
The underlying purpose OF Mr.. Bryan and his
PERSONAL representatives here to encourage the
scheme Of electoral fusion. made necessary by
the choice of a separate Populist candidate for
the Vce-Presidency. and to conjure up such en-
tarrassment az would lead ultimately to a draft
on Mr.. Sewas patriotism in the shape Of de-
nsnd for his retirement from the field.
Is the present programme Of the Populist
bosses to delay informing Mr.. Bryan Of his nomi-
hation as long as possible. in the hope that some
tsrms for fusion on Bryan Watson electors may
agreed 10. and the Democratic organization
In the Southern States reconciled to supporting
% distasteful a Vice Presidential candidate as
ne Georgia POpulist. Senator Allen. the chair
man Of the Notification Committee. has secured
permission 10 assemble the committee at his own
leasure and II Is even whispered that he con-
templates not calling the members together at
al This extreme policy Is advocated by Gov
enor Holcomb. Of Nebraska: Senator Stewart.
o Nevada and few others Of the Western con-
ohsent The Southern leaders stoutly oppose
such an abandonment Of party dignity and re-
Tonsbity. A. l.. Minis. Of Tennessee. whose
name was before the Convention for the nomi-
1a'ioh Tor Vice President. was positive in the as
.e'uon that Mr.. Bryan will be notified" I'VE ,
uoho' care much" said he. whether he formally ,
'eps Inc nomination or not. We will vote for !
'4 JUST Inc same think that Mr.. Sewall will
NeN'ne tne nomina ton from the Democrats. and
'A'' VIII leave the way open for Mr. Bryan TO ac-
'ei' 'he nomination. with Mr. Watson his
'"nihs mate. II Mr.. sewsll should accept. it
'Vuio De difficult TO say whether Mr.. Bryan .,
would accept or not" ..
" H. Mcdowell, the sergeant -at-arms OF the !
SOn'ention. said emphatically that Mr.. Bryan :
r'a'a De Informed officially OF the action OF the
convention we have nominated. not ndorsed I
Na' Mr. Mcdowell reasoned. and 1t would be Il
-. ~ w so ana not oHciaiiy hotliy HILL 2
-" 'hat MT Bryan would have accepted II the
.n ucket had been named. but tae turn down
0~Ssii puts new phase on the question. Of I
Sss don't know whether he VIII accept or b
hot S
ANGRY MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD MEN c
many OF the iddle-of-the- Readers are still
'ng Their wrath and Indignation at the out
."ae OF the Convention. Representative How :,
Alabama Of
!" ihdorsement Of Bryan. said to-day I'VE Y
~'oeen made the laughing stock Of the entire "
s"n The idea. To think that such a s)ecta- Il
~. ~ mas been presented as a convention of dele
ssS ,lghtlng-knife to knife. point to point fl
m.s,a ait 10 hilt--for the purpose OF namlfe a a.