The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-08-01
SUPPRESSED THE NEWS
BRYAN's NOTIFICATION TO PoFU-
LISTS WITHHELD by FRIENDS.
Democratic Nominee Wanted His
Views Given to the Pnper-
and the Convention.

st. Louis, July 27.-The Republic tomor-
row will say:
Mr. Bryans telegram declining to allow
his name to go before the populist con-
Vention, and the conversation that was
carried on between him and Senator
JONES' chairman of the democratic ma
tiOnal committee on Saturday, were not
made public. 1t is said, because Senator
Jones and Governor Stone saw fit to sup
press them. Early Saturday afternoon
Senator Jones wired Mr.. Bryan that his
friends in the convention intended to
nominate him If possible, in spite of the
fact that his telegram of the previous eV-
ening, declining to accept the nomination
If Mr.. Sewall was not nominated for vice
president Senator Jones had previously
notified Bryan that Watson had been
nominated for wee 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 tina
following telegram was sent 20 Mr.. Bry-
an:
Hon. w. J. Bryan; The convention will
surely nominate you. Your friends seem
to be in the majority. They are about
ready to proceed to ballot"
To this Mr.. Bryan sent substantially
the reply that was contained in the dis
patch sent out from Chicago by the As
ISOLATED 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. Bryan's message
with a query as to whether IL would be
o1xrua m 10 or n a
convention. Then the remainder of the
dispatch was sent by Mr. Bryan (prac-
tically the same as sent out by the Asso-
clated Press,) either in answer to Senator
Jones' question or as a continuation OF
Mr.. Bryan's statement.
To this Senator Jones replied: ITO w.
]. Bryan: 1 think your position has bees
clearly stated and that IL is clearly and
fully understood. / will urge our frien Is
to read your statement"
At this junctuTe a message was sent 10
the convention hall over another wire
to Governor Stone, asking him to come
and get Mr. Bryans telegram in order
that it might Dc lad to the convention
before the ballot was taken. Governor
Stone got the telegram and 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
ium, Mr.. Bryan sent this: ITO General
j. 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"
Before the consultation over the wire
was brought to a close, Senator Jones
sent a telegram asking Bryan If he was
employing all the assistants necessary 20
carry on his work. IF you are not en-
ploy the necessary help, and l will foot
the bills" was the way the dispatch
closed. Mr. Bryan replied; Il am en-
ploying necessary help. l wish you would
come here as soon as convenient again.
There are several questions which l must
consult with you about. You need only
stay one day"
Here is the answer Senator Jones sent:
Hon. w. ]. Bryan: / think the conven-
! ton will adjourn this afternoon. If So,
l will leave for Lincoln Immediately"
After the failure to have the kilograms
read to the convention, Mr.. Bryan is said
| to have wired Senator Jones to give them
to the St. Louis papers and the Associated
| Press, in order that they might be given
as wide publicity as possible. To this
| both Senator Jones and Governor Stone
dissented. Senator Jones was going away
on the 9 o'clock train, the matter was
! turned over to Governor Stone, who had
another confab with Mr.. Bryan. The lat
ter urged that his statement be given
to the press, but Governor Stone said il
would not be polite, and that his case
| was in the hands of his friends, who
would do what they believed to be the
most polite thing to do. as they viewed
the situation from the field of battle.
Il will bow to the wishes of my friends,
but 1t is due to myself and the members
of the populists that l treat them with
perfect candor," is the tenor of one OF
Mr. Bryan's dispatches to the Missouri
governor But the information was with
held from the press