The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-03
PROPOSAL FOR FUSION.
An Indiana Man Has n Scheme for
SiIverites.

VINCENNES, Ind, Aug, Samuel
W. Williams, Of this city, has prepared
and forwarded to William ]. Bryan q
draft of an agreement to be submitted
to the POpuliSt and Democratic con-
ference committee. 1t throws light on
the inside workings of the ST. Louis
convention. Mr.. Williams was the
originator of the idea of nominating
the vice president first. He was chair
man Of the subcommittee of the Popu-
list national convention which was
selected to formulate the order of bust
ness of the convention. Mr.. Williams
acts for the middle-of-the-road' ele-
ment. The text Of the agreement is as
follows:
Memorandum of agreement between the
Peoples party and the Democratic party
made on behalf of said parties by the re-
spective national committees and to be In
force and effect in such states as it may
by their state committees be ratified and
approved. This agreement relates to the Sc
lection of presidential electors in the several
states where the agreement is in force and
to the making up the official ballots in said
states and the casting of the votes in the
electoral college Of the Bryan electors elected
in states.
at is understood that William ]. Bryan is
the Peoples party nominee for president and
Thomas Watson is the Peoples party nomi-
nee for vice president. 1t is understood that
for president and Arthur Sewall is the Demo-
cratic nominee for vice president
1T is agreed that in each state bound by
this contract each of said political parties
shall have it's own full national ticket in a
column under it's own party emblem, con-
sisting of full list of candidates for presi-
Dental electors. The identical same names
of candidates shall be on each and both of
said columns.
"In each of said states each party shall Sc
leet as nearly as possible one-half in number
of said candidates for elector; that is to say
in each state the Democrats shall select one
candidate for elector at large and the Peo-
pies party shall select one candidate for
elector at large. In the congressional dis
tricts with even number the Peoples party
shall select the candidate for elector and in
! the odd-numbered districts the Democrats
shall select the candidate for elector.
ION the official ballot the Peoples party
column shall be headed by the names Of
Bryan and Watson and the Democratic col
umn by the names Of Bryan and Sewall
The intent of this is to give the individual
voter of each of said parties an opportunity
a selection as between Watson and Sewall
for vice president.
ut is understood that all Of the said cleo
tors elected in the college vote for William
]. Bryan for president.
ct is understood that after the election
and prior to the state meeting OF the electors
a special committee of four, composed or
two Populists and two Democrats shall as
certain and determine from the official re-
turns the total popular vote cast for said
elected electors under the Bryan and Wat
son column and the Bryan and Sewall col
umn, respectively, and as between watson
| and Sewall the one having received the high
est and largest vote shall receive in the col
| lege the entire vote of all the Bryan electors
! elected as aforesaid"