Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-27
ST. LOUIS DESERTED.
NEARLY All OF the CONVENTION
DELEGATES HAVE LEFT rowN.
SOME OF THE LEADERS REMAIN.
SENATOR n,rLEn ISSUES 4 STATE
MENr OF the por roIiCN.
sii,criirs Have Not Decided ns to the
Notification of Iirynn aud scwnii
Substance of Nr. nr,nn's
Tcicprnm Tint was
Not Ncnd.

st Louis, Mo. July .s.-Almost an N,
delegates TO The national ropulst and sl
N'r conventions. which met In this CITY
last wc'k have left for thoir homes, ana
noholy remains except p few OF the lead
"fs Of both parties. \ majority OF the
delegates wont out on last nights ifalus
and others at various times TODAY. Among
those who arr stan her, are oN.chairman
Tnuh'ncrk and oN-Srar.tarN Turner. OF
tn" Iupulist national executive committee.
who VIII rcmliu long enough 20 CLOSE up
their headquarters unt transact whatever
business they may have In regard to con-
t'ni.on matters with the Business Mems
League.
Chairman Butler and Secretary Edsor-
tor. the Now officers OF the Topullst nation
al committee. appointed last week. ami a
majority ~ tho members ol the commit
ie' ave SIN at the LiudeH hotel. They
h'lI meeting to-day, but lit'c else than
70 t1lk over tho situation was done L0lc
tonight "a statement was issued over the
sisHa'ure of Chairman Butler. outlining
tho policy Of the marty
OF the silver national committee. Chair
mhu lhHe and Vice chairman Stevens are
'ilii 10 the city, as Is also -. W Thamp-
so", % member OF tho notification commi,-
t,' u has not got been decided when or
whore Bryan and S,wnll Will he notified
or their nomination ag standard bearers
ht the nov silver party. M"ssrs Lane,
stevens ana Thompson will meet to-mor-
row to confer 10 regard to this matte.
an' some action viii probably he taken
'h'h Us 10 the time and place An oNocu-
NV committee of the silver party has not
yet been appointed and until the head
quarters have been established this will
not be- done. Organizer Keoncy OF cali
i"fEih, has breu recommended for a po-
slt4on ON the Democratic executive COM
m.''oc. and viii probably be appointed
n ID y NNH.
called on senator Marion C. Butler chair
man oi lhe national oummittce, and asked
TIE silver forces did they nominate an
other candidate Tor vice president
i, beclMse. he said. we found that by SO
Ter preserved IN support OF MIR. Rryan than
b! M nomination Of MI, SewalL"
80, Doe Doc not this selection lead TO much
oh. yes; but it was our only altcrna-
"Wm tho Democratic and ropulist ma.
iona committees max" some arrangement
Tho two rarty examinations will he
kept entirely separate and distinct and this
Two campaigns VIII bo conducted separate
W. on parallel lines. hut We hope to vote
any" ana b" united
IT Is rumor"f that MIR. Watson will he
Withdrawn"
This will no, he done The selection Of
Mr. Watson was deliberate action by an
overwhelming vote, and voiced the sent-
meHt ai delegates fresh from the psopl.
who themselves had dcliboratsl upon the
situation since the Chicago convention The
form forces so as to make victory possi-
bio. met the Democratic party more than
half way hv taking their candidate FOR
We coui1 not unite upon Mr.. scwan.
and II We had attempted to 10 so 1t would
hav" disorranized our own forces and en-
dangcred the election Of Mr. Bryan IL is
IN no wise reflection upon Mr. SewalI
and We do not believe that he or his friends
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