The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-26
THEY FAILED TO ATTRACT.
FEW sAvANNAHIANs INTERESTED
N THE POPULIsT BULLETINS.

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Man for Vice Presideut-CoI. Les
ter on the Conventions Action.
How lIr. Manucy's Bryan CIub GOT
IN Ahead of That which Mr.. Graz
dot Was Working Jp-The bryan
Club VIII. no Doubt. BE Popular.
The popuEsts IN this section. and there
are a few OF them 90 be found. seem Wcl
satisfied with the action Of their conyen-
ton which has just finished It's work az
st. Louis. They appear 90 generally APP
prove the nomination OF Bryan. ana they
could not be otherwise than satisfied with
the tail OF the ticket and at the same zine
be true to their party
There has been surprisingly small
amount OF interest manifested in the work
OF the p0pullst convention. Bulletins Of
the convention progress ana actions were
received in a dozen places but for the most
part went UNDECIDED. Bulletin boards went
begging for readers ana they came not.
Nobody seemed TO care for the interesting
announcements that Mrs. Pennington was
singing a patriotic song. that Mrs Mary
Ellen Lease was pouring hot shot into the
enemy OF that Ignauus Donnelly was
about to dance the can-cau. About all they
wanted 10 know was whether the pops
would indorse or nominate Bryan, and they
were a long time finding it out.
u am well pleased with the action Of the
convention" said Mr.. Donald H. Clark,
one Of Savannah's well known members
OF the populist party. 1T would never have
done for the convention 10 indorse Bryan,
because such an action would have Sc
cation but in nominating him the populist
party makes him It's candidate. puts forth
dts own ticket. and its organization is
maintained intact.
mo" Mr. CLARK said. II was not in Ia
vor Of similar action with regard 20 Se-
wall, and / am glad TO see that he was left
on the ticket He is too much OF a capital
fst 10 suit our party. and then we have not
over much faith in his silver views. There
are great many populists right In this
section who DO not even so as FAR as
do IN the matter They were opposed en-
tirely 70 the nomination Of either sec
ton OF the Chicago ticket, and wanted
straight out and out pOpulist ticket, one
which every popuhst could conscienuously
support So FAR as j am concerned. how
ever I ana satisfied that we can conscien-
tiOusly support the ticket as Il now stands.
Tom Watson as everybody knows Is IA
vorite with the populists OF the south,
ana he Us going 10 carry big vote with
him. In fact. think he stands a better
chance OF carrying with him the silver vote
than does Sewall.
Il must say 1 do not see any reason why
Bryan should not accept the nomination.
There Is practically very little difference
in the two platforms, and they are both
pretty near alike on the material issue. /
DO not think there IS anything IN the talk
about his refusal to do so. The truth OF I
the matter IS the democratic party has
adopted our platform. They saw they had
TO come around 10 it and they did It,"
This IS the View which many Of the pop
ulists take of the situation. There are
many. however. who were opposed to tho
nomination of Bryan, simply for the rea-
son that he was put out by the demo
cratic party, the party which nominated
Cleveland. Prominent p0pulists say that
even IL the convention had nominated a
different candidate for the head of the
ticket, the majority OF the better eie-
Bryan everywhere. They say they are
in for principle. It's free silver at 16 10
] they want, and they think they would
stand a better chance TO get Il by vote
Tor Bryan than in any other way.
Congressman Rufus +. Lester was
asked his opinion of the action Of the
convention. We'll ! don't know" he
said, I'm not expressing opinions any
more 1t appears TO ne that in nominat-
ing Watson the convention showed clear
ly that the party is not lighting for prin-
ciple merely. Its members want their
spols. whatever they can get, there's no
they Were after they have what they want
an the Chicago platform, and they would
no doubt have Endorsed 1t without any
hesitation. don't see very well. under the
circumstances, how Bryan can afford to
accept such nomination"
There viii be much interest in this
part of the country conferred in the race
made by Watson. He has been a charac-
Ter in Georgia for years, and the vote he
receives in this state will undoubtedly be
q test OF the strength of the populist par
~ IN Georgia. His appearance on the
ticket will add considerable interest to
his contest for the seat in congress from
the Tenth district. which he is making
against Congressman Black.
Mr.. A. \. Manucys Bryan-sewau club
got the jump. so to speak. on another
movement In the same direction that was
under way In Savannah. Mr. Emile A
Gradot, r. N. Hitch and several other
gentlemen were working on n plan for
the organization OF a Bryan club which
was to have been perfected next We'd
nesday night, but the suddenness Of the !
announcement by the other crowd seems
10 have pat an end to operations in that
direction.
Mr.. Gradot has spent considerable time
In the matter. talking ii around among
those who were DESTROYS of becoming
members of such a club and making ar
engagements to secure several well known
speakers to be heard from on the night
of organization. Then everything was to
be elected. and then several gentlemen Of
pronounced Bryan views were to be heard
from. An announcement of the meeting
was to have been published In a day or
two, and every effort made to get out
q large crowd.
But Mr.. Manucy's Bryan club has put
an end to all this. he and Mr.. Bernhard
and Mr. Stanley have got away with AIR.
Gradot's and Mr.. Hitch's thunder. so to
speakand have made arrangements for an
earlier organization. 1t is said too. that
the plans of the latter named gentlemen
had been talked around generally, and
were pretty well known; in fact II was
supposed that the former gentlemen were
going 10 become members OF the club
which was TO be organized Wednesday
night. This suddenness with which the
announcement was made, and the celer-
ity with which arrangements We're made
was somewhat starting. however. and
now the Wednesday night Bryan club has
given way TO the Monday night BRYAN
club, which meets to start the ball rolling
It's organization having alerady been Der.
fected.
Il was thoroughly in earnest in fine
matter Mr. Gradot said. land simply de-
sired 20 see such a club organized. / want
ed no Office whatever in connection Ns,itb