Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-15
st. Louis to receive the populist indorse-

st. Louis to receive the populist indorse-
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sewalI CONFIDENT.
Arthur SewaI of Maine, the, democratic
nominee for Vice President. passed through
Syracuse yesterday. He was asked: What
do you think Of the action OF democratic
papers in the east boiling the recently
adopted PLATFORM"
"Oh." said Mr.. Sewall. they will all come
back into the fold. The people Of the west
are all enthusiastic over the ticket Mr..
Bryan ID very strong man. When he
comes east he will endeavor to convert the
gold men. have no doubt that when he
presents his views clearly before the peo-
side"
Joaquin Miller for Bryan.
Joaquin Miller. the poet Of the sierras. is
at Seattle. WASH. and in an interview last
night he pleaded eloQuently for silver, laud-
ed W. J; Bryan. whom he compared to Abb
raham Lincoln. and announced his inten-
ton OF taking a hand in the campaign in
behalf Of the white metal.
Flower Has Buried His POIitfcs.
The return Of Roswell p. Flower from the
Chicago convention and his declarations
against the platform and candidates have
increased the sentiment among democrats
at Watertown, N. Y, against Bryan and
Sewal, and made many Mckinley con-
verts. When asked whether he would vote
for Bryan OF Mckinley, he said:
All Will say Is that 1 have buried my
national politics in my lack yard here until
after election. l can't say what good that
Will do the garden. l do expect, however
to support the democratic state ticket
All the leading democrats at WATERFOWL
approve OF the course taken by Mr.. Flower
and commend him for his frank declara-
lions at Chicago. Nearly every pronounced
democrat at Natertown. including Judge
Denis OBrien Of the court of appeals; Dam
lei g. Griffin. Judge Henry Purcell, James
A. Ward. Charles H. Tubbs, Charles NJ
Otis. Homer H. Rice John Lansing, Robert
Lansing. John c. Streeter, Levi H. Brown
ami ex-Lieutenaat Governor Allen C. Beach,
openly declare that they will not vote the
Chicago ticket.
President Ingalls, Bolts Bryan.
President N. E: ingalls, of the Big Four
and c. and o. railways returned to Cincin-
natl from the east yesterday. and Is out in
an interview, saying: Much as / regret it.
shall support Mckinley. for believe that
In his election lies the only hope of the
future Of this country" .-.
Mr.. ingalls, is one Of the leading demo-
Gratis OF Ohio. He drew up the state plat
form at the democratic state convention
last year. when Senator Brice was chairs
man OF the convention. Neither he nor
Brice attended the state convention this
year Mr.. ingalls, denOunces the platform
Tor rejecting on the supreme court and for
violating contracts payable in gold IN the
luture as we'll as for Its free coinage plank.
McDERMOTT IS INCENsED.
Says Republicans Will Carry New
Jersey by 6O,OOO.
Allan L. McDermott. the New Jersey
democratic leader. has returned to New
Jersey from the Chicago convention, where
he was the most active member of the New
Jersey delegation. and one of the principal
figures on the floor Of the convention He
stated yesterday that he had not receded
from the position he took on the floor of
the convention and in the committee meet
ings.
Il have seen a number of democrats
both in New York and New jersey" he
said, and they all repudiate the platform
and the candidate. 1 am still of the opin-
ion that the republicans will carry the
state by at least 10000 plurality. The more
1 study that platform the more become
incsnsed. AS to the Is to l doctrine / am
more positively convinced that 1t is spe-
cies OF political insanity. l think / shall
prepare an article on the effect that is to
l will have on the wages Of the working
men. and they who run can read and Judge
accordingly"
MIR. McDermott said he was not q MEM
Der Of the state committee and could not
anticipate the action Of that organfza ton
in the present campaign.
Secretary Of State Kelsey, when leaving
the state house. In general terms expressed
his dhApprobation of both the democratic
candidate and the platform.
PETTIGREW POPULIST.