The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-19
MUST NOT ENDORSE BRYAN
REPUBLICANS WILL TRY TO I'M
FLuENCE POPULISTS.
Mark Hannass Emissaries Prepared to
Spend Money at ST. Louis
This Week

This Week
The Republican leaders will make an
effort to control the National conven-
ton of the Populist party, which will
assemble in st. Louis next Wednesday.
Their purpose is to prevent at all ha-
yards the nomination, or Endorsement
of Bryan and Sewall.
As an auxiliary for carrying into eff
feet this scheme of prevention it is
stated that the managers of the Re-
publican campaign will be represented
in st. Louis by faithful and reliable
lieutenants authorized to expend ST.
100000 in the successful performance
of their errand. No one would, of
course, make the charge that delegates
could be bought, but this money will
be expended where it will do the most
good.
The Republican managers, above all
things else, dread the nomination or
Endorsement of the Democratic ticket
selected at Chicago, as it will bring
the fight down to such narrow limits
as to endanger the success of their
party, and reduce their chances of
winning to a minimum. The naming
of Bryan and Sewall as the Populist
candidates would stand to add any
where from one to two million votes
to the Democratic column.
WOULD OFFSET THE BOLT.
This, it is frankly admitted, would
go a long ways toward offsetting the
bolt of sound money Democrats at the
polls, and, in fact, might more than
equal it, in which event it would be-
come more menacing than all the COM
bined dangers that now threaten Re-
publican victory.
Prior to the holding of the Chicago
convention it did not occur to the Re-
publican managers that the Democrats
could by any perchance stumble upon
a candidate who would be acceptable
to the leaders of the Populist party,
but Bryan appears to be so nearly sat
isfactory in every respect that his
nomination or indorsement seems to
be quite probable.
This must be prevented if the Re-
publicans would save to themselves
the percentage of chances which are
now conceded to be in their favor. A
combination of Democrats and Popu-
lists would, they fear, not only sweep
the entire South but carry with them
many of the doubtful States, such as
ers whose loss might be fatal.
MILLION AND A HALF VOTES.
At the lowest calculation it would
be a million and half votes to the
good, so far as the success of Bryan is
concerned. And then, if the Demo-
cratic sound money bolt should fail to
attain the proportions that have been
anticipated, every Populist ballot cast
for the straightout Democratic ticket
would simply be so much clear~gain
over former contests in which that
party did not have the benefit of this
unexpected alliance.
The Republican leaders now thor
oughly realize this new and practically
unforeseen danger with which they
are confronted. It is more essential
that this alliance should be prevent
ed than all the other exigencies of the
campaign combined. For this reason
money and influence will be used with
an extravaganza that will take no
heed OF tomorrow as that day will
be permitted to care for itself.
There have been conventions held
in which a million dollars would go a
long ways toward selecting the cam
didate, but the approaching Populist
convention may prove an exception.
But it is now certainty that the NOM
ination or Endorsement of Bryan will
be prevented if the Republican leaders
can bring enough influence of money
to bear. 1t is case in which an ounce
of prevention Will be worth more than
pound of cure.
The nomination of Bryan by the
Populists would unite and bring into
one common camp all the free silver
ties of the country, except those who
still maintain their allegiance to the
Republican party. The presentation
of this solid front, for the first time
in modern political history, would en-
courage the unlimited coinage Re
pubIieans to take a flyer and desert
their party standard for the first time
in their lives. This detection would
then contribute toward compensating
for the assured bolt of sound money
Democrats.-Wa Washington Times (Gold.)
Fred. +. Carr led his class on en-
froDoa at tho TTpivaruitU Graduated