Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-28
BRYAN'S KILOGRAMS
rsot,s That W,rS Withheld From
tho POpulIst Convention
,or NOMINEE URGED rRASKSEss,
senator Joufs AID tov,rnor Stone
agreed % - 'on'se Ct
secrecy.

ar. LOUIS, July 27.-Tho Reploiic
nmorf5w viii cay:
Al, Btyan's telegram declining to
.n,v his namo to 30 before tue
p,pul,st convention, aud tho CONVEX.
alton that was carried ON between
Ain and Senator Jones, chairman Of
me Democratic national committee,
an saturday, were not made Iubllc,
Al. said, btcsuse senator Jones and
g,,srnor Stone saw 1T TO suppress
taen.
Early Saturday afternoon Senator
Zones wirod Mr. Bryan that his friends
In the convention Intended TO nomi'
at. him u possible, In spite Of the fact
,nst I'M. telegram OF tue previous even.
,9g treliued TO accept Ine nomination
"sir SewAll was not nominated Tor
yies Pfesideut. Senator Jones had
,,,yioutly notified Mr.. Bryan that
Walsln had been nominated iot vice
President a.
Western Union nj lincoln, Neb., the
home Of tho Democratic Candidate Tor
PftslIrui, called up tue 81. Louis oilicn
md said that Mi. Bryan was tneTo
I'D would like to speak 10 Senator
Jones. ,..-.
svpotor Jones came to the Key and
the following telegram was sent TO
Bryan.
Hon. W. J. BryAI:-The convention
viii surely nominate you. your
itgld, sesm u 10 la tho M JIily.
Tuoy aro about ready TO pTocuuu to d
ballot.
I. thia Mr.. Bryan sent Substantially
the rrply that was contained In the
dsfaluh sent out rom Chicago by the
Associated Press Sunday night. At
tue conclusion Of the paragraph cuu.
Ing with tue words, "Fhp American
it0plu cannot afford 10 surrender the
fght 10 lugislate for themselves on all
~ .l0us, and NO long as this right is
ungulrd it suTpazses all other questions
IA impOFtauce,O Senator Jones inter
flpltd Mr.. Btyau's message with n
query ~ 10 whether II would DO auvis.
sole 10 make buoh statement TO tue
convention. Then the remainder Oi
the dispaleh was sent by Bryan tptac'
tleally tue ssme rs sent out by tue
Associated Pressl, either In answer 10
henat0f Jones's question or Ms con-
uuuati0n OF MIR. BtyAus ttaIsmunI.
10 this senator Jones replied,
10 Hon. w. J. Bryau;--I think your
position has been clearly stated ana
iuAt Il 10 clearly anu iully understood.
will urge our friends to read your
statement.
AZ this iuuc,ute n message wns sent
10 the convention hall over another
wIre 10 Governor Stone. asking him
10 come aud get MIR. Bfynn's telegram
IN order that II might be read 10 tho
convention before the ballot was taken.
Governor stone got the telegram and
hurried 10 the convention hall where
tue scene between him anu Sona,Or
Allen OF Nebraska, VINO was chair.
man Of the convention, was enacted.
Subsequent Developments indicate
that neither Governor Stone nor sen.
ilot Jones thought II would bu good
policy 10 read tne telegram 10 the con.
gentiOn,
While this was going on ut the Audi
lgtium Mr.. Bryan sent thi,;
To General J TX. Jones Both irlends
AMI opponents are entitled 10 perlec,
AruUf aud itauEness upon my part,
aud think the statement should be
rai, - tnat no criticism eau arise
letUa ter.
Before the consultation over the
Eifc was brought 10 u close, Senator
Jones cent telegram nbging MT.
Bryan " no was employing all the as-
illauls necessary 10 carry on his work.
~ you are not, employ the necessary
1elp aud | will foot this bills" was tue
way the dispatch closed. Afr. Bryan