The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-05
ONLY ONE TICKET.
HOW 1T WILL WORK.

The Rocky Mountain News, of Dem
yer, edited by Tom Patterson, has this
to say:
In an Interview given to the Asso-
ciated Press by Mr.. Ignatius Donnelly,
and printed in The News yesterday,
the following occurs: ''r''.'.
81 think the better course is that
which advocated in the convention,
tO-wit: Having nominated Mr.. Bryan,
we should not call upon him to accept
or reject our platform or to repudiate
or defend Mr.. Sewall. II this were an
intent to merge the Populist party
into the Democratic party. perfect
identity of opinions and principles
would be necessary, but it is not. We
remSn in our own camp and our own
territory. and simply agree to transfer
for this campaign our two or three
million votes to Mr.. Bryan-not on the
basis.of the Democratic platform, but
on the basis of Mr. Bryan'S worth.
Every Populist in the United States
will, l believe, vote for Mr.. Watson.
IL the Democrats don't withdraw Mr..
Sewall, there will be no election of
vice president at the ballot box and
the matter will 60 into the, Senate,
where the Populists hold the balance
OF power and will compel the election
Of Mr.. Watson"
With all respect for the earnestness
and ability Of Mr.. Donnelly. The News
would like to know precisely what he
means by that statement. He as.
sumes that in the event OF there be-
ing Democratic ticket with the
names OF Bryan and Sewall, and a
POpulist ticket with the names of
nd Watson in al
will be no choice OF vice president at
the ballot box and that the selection
Of that officer will be made by the
Senate, which wilbchoose Mr.. Watson.
The News will add that IL there is no
/ choice of vice pOeSident, neither will
there be choice of president, in
which event the next president will
be named by the House of Represen-
tatives, with the chances in favor of
Mr.. Mckinley. Further. with two
such tickets in the field and every
Pcpulist in the United States. voting
for Bryan and Watson, the probability
would be that Mckinley and Hobart
would be elected. Mr.. Donnelly seems
to think that the vote of POpulists
aud Democrats can be, united on
Bryan and at the same time, divided
between Sewall and Watson. ,.o.e. -.
ANY SUCH impression as. Lnat cannot
be too soon eradicated from the public
mind. Under the system of voting
for presidential electors, instead Of d.
rectly for president ands Vice spfesi-
dent, a vote for Brpan' and-Watson
ticket will count only for the electors
on that ticket and not for the electors
on. the Bryan and Sewall ticket. For
instance, take state which casts 5O,-
600 votes for the Bryan and Sewail
electors and 10000 votes for the Bryan
and Watson electors and 10000 votes
for the Mckinley and Hobart electors.
The electoral vote Of that state will
be cast for Mckinley and Hobart in
spite Of the fact that 10000 more
voters of that state Favored Bryan
than favored Mckinley. Mr.. Donnel-
" must surely know tHfS as well as
anyone, and it is there fore bis duty to
at once make the facts clear 70, those
Populists who may be-, ready to- be
guided by his advice. There is.no way
Of transferring 1000, coo OF 3, 10000
P0pullst votes to Bryant lii such :