The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-03
SETTLES THE TROUBLE
How Democrats and Populiots
May Pull Together.


8. w. williams OF Vincennes Ind. Pub
fishes "a statement which Is Designed to
Settle All Difficulty as to Sewail and
watson-EIIiott q. stevenson of Michi-
gan Makes "a Statement in an Author
ized Interview.
VINCENNEs, Ind. Aug. 3.-Samuel w.
Williams of this city has prepared and
forwarded to William j. Bryan a draft OF
an agreement. TO be submitted TO the
Populist and Democratic conference com
mittees, which seems To throw much light
upon the inside workings and understand
ings of the St. Louis convention. MIR.
Williams was the originator Of the idea
of nominating the vice president first. He
was chairman of the subcommittee OF the
Populist national convention which was
selected To formulate the order OF busi-
ness, and presented the minority report,
which recommended the nomination OF
the candidate for vice president first,
which report was adopted. Mr.. Williams
acts for the middle of the road" men,
and this proposed agreement makes clear
the scheme of that element and seems to
contradict the popular notion that the
Populsts desire Sewalls removal from
the Democratic ticket.
Text of the Agreement.
The text of the agreement Is as fol-
lows:
Memorandum of agreement between
| the Peoples party and the Democratic
party. made on behalf of said parties, by
| their respective national committees, and
| to be in force aud effect in such states as
| il may by their respective states commit
| tees to ratified and approved.
"This agreement relates to the selection
| of presidential electors in the several
| states where this agreement Is in force
and to the making up the official ballots
| I'm said states and the casting OF the votes
| in the electoral college of the Bryan eloc'
| tors elected in said states:
| 1t is understood that Hon. William j.
| Bryan as the Peoples party nominee for
| president and Hon Thomas Watson Is
the Peoples party nominee for vice presi-
dent
at is understood that said Hon. w. j.
| Bryan is the Democratic nominee for
president and Hon Arthur Sewall Is the
Democratic nominee for vice president.
Under Its Party Emblem.
"It is agreed that in each state bound by
this contract each of said political parties
shall have its own full national ticket II
the column under its own party emblem
and full list of candidates for presidential
electors. The identical same names o
candidates shall be on each and both o.
said columns in each of said states
Each party shall select as nearly n
possible one half in number of said candi
dates for electors. That is To say, in eacl
state the Democrats shall elect one candi
date for delegate at large and the People
party shall elect one candidate for elec
tor at large In the congressional dis
tricts with even numbers the People
party shall select the candidate for elector
and in the odd numbered districts tn
Democrats shall select the candidate fo
elector
"On the official ballot the People
party column shall be headed by tn
names of Bryan and Watson, and tn
Democratic column by the names of Bryal
and Sewall.
Intent of the Contract.
"The intent of this is to give the ind
yidual voter of each of said parties an or
, portunity to vote his own party ticket an
To make selection as between Watson
, and Sewall for vice president.
ut is understood that all the said elect
ors elected shall i'm the college vote 70
: William J Bryan for president.
1T is understood that after the elcctio
and prior to the state meeting OF tn
. electors, a special committee of four, con
= posed of two Populists and two Demo
{. Gratis. shall ascertain and determine fror
the official returns the total popular vot
4 cast for said elected electors under tn
4 Bryan and Watson column and the Brya
+ and Sewall column respectively, and