Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-08-01
SUPPRESSED THE NEWS
BRYAN,S NOTIFICATION TO POPC.
LISTS WITHHELD BY FRIENDS.
Democratic Nominee Wanted His
Views Given to the Papers
and the Convention.
st. Louis, July 27.-The Republic tomor-

st. Louis, July 27-The Republic tomor
row will say:
Mr.. Bryan's telegram declining to ALLOW
his name to go before the populist con
Vention, and the conversation that wa
carried on between him and Senate
Jones, chairman of the democratic ia
tional committee, on Saturday, We're 20
made public, It is said, because Senate
Jones and Governor Stone saw fit to sap
press them. Early Saturday Afternoon
Senator Jones wired Mr.. Bryan that h:
friends in the convention intended tt
nominate him if possible, in spite of the
fact that his telegram of the previous ev
ening, declining to accept the nomination
president. Senator Jones had previously
notified Bryan that Watson had beer
nominated for vice president
About 3 o'clock an operator in the
Western Union at Lincoln. Neb., called
up the st. Louis office and said that Mr.
Bryan was there and would like to speak
to Senator Jones.
Senator Jones came to the key, and the
following telegram was sent to Mr. Bry-
an:
Hon. W. J. Bryan: The convention viii
surely nominate you. Your friends seem
to be in the majority. They are about
ready to proceed to a ballot
10 this Mr.. Bryan sent substantially
the reply that was contained in the dis
patch sent out from Chicago by the As
sociated Press Sunday night At the con-
clusion Of the paragraph ending with the
words: ''American people can not afford
to surrender the right to legiSlate for
themselves on all questions, and so long
as the right is disputed it surpassed all
other questions in Importance" Senator
Jones interrupted Mr.. Bryans message
with query as to whether it would be
advisable to make such statement to the
convention. Then the remainder OF the
dispatch was sent by Mr.. Bryan (prac
tically the same as sent out by the ASso-
ciated PreSs,> either in answer to Senator
Jones question or as continuation OF
Nr. EryanS statement.
10 this Senator jones replied: ITO w.
J. Bryan: ] think your position mas been
clearly stated and that it is clearly and
fully understood. l viii urge our frien Is
to read Your statemeHt.'
AT this lunctufe message was sent 20
the convention hall over another wire
to Governor Stone, asking him to come
and get Mr.. Rryans telegram in order
that it might be read to the convention
before the ballot was taken. Governor
Stone got the telegram ana hurried to
the convention hall, where the scene be-
tween him and Senator Allen of Nebras-
ka who was chairman OF the convention,
was enacted.
Subsequent developments indicate that
neither Governor Stone nor Senator
Jones thought it would be good policy
to read the telegram to the convention.
While this was going on at the Auditor
um. Nh Bryan sent this: ITO General
]. X. Jones: Both friends and opponents
are entitled to perfect candor and frank
ness upon my part, and l think the
statement should be read, so that no
criticism can arise hereafter
Be.ure tAc consultation over the y ire
was brought to a close, Senator Jones
sent a telegram asking Bryan if he was
employing ali the assistants necessary 20
carry on his work. III you are not, en-
oioy the necessary help, and | will foot
he bills" was the way the dispatch
.losed. Mr.. Bryan replied: Il am en-
)loying necessary help. | wish you would
come here as soon as convenient again.
There are several questions which | must
consult with you about. You need only
stay one day"
Here is the answer Senator Jones sent:
Hon. W. j. Bryan: | think the conven
ion VIII adjourn this afternoon. If 50.
will leave for Lincoln Immediately"
After the failure to have the telegrams
cad to the convention, Mr.. Bryan is said
o have wired Senator Jones to give them
o the st. Louis papers and the Associated
'ress, in order that they might be given
Is wide publicity as possible To this
10Th Senator Jones and Governor Stone
issented. Senator Jones was going away
III the 9 o'clock train, so the matter was
urned over to Governor Stone, who had
mother confab with Mr. Bryan. The lat
er urged that his statement be given
o the press, but Governor Stone said it
would not be polite, and that his case
vas in the hands of his friends, who
would do what they believed to be the
most polite thing to do, as they viewed
he situation from the field Of battle.
Il will bow to the wishes of my friends
'rt it is due to myself and the members
# the populistS that | treat them with |
'erfect candor,' is the tenor of one of
.lr. Bryan'S dispatches to the Missouri |
governor. But the information was with |
leld from the press.