Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-20
The POPULIST PLAN
Senator Jones has an Arrange
ment for Pops and Silver
Republicans to Enter.
HoNoRS WILL BE DIVIDED
Its Proposed by Some That the
Issue Should be Met In the
Electoral College.
BRYAN CARDS THE PUBLIC

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 20.--Deli
gates to the national populist conven
ton from Wisconsin, Michigan an,
the interior Of this state are gathering
here, this morning, preparatory t
leaving In q body, tonight, for tn
scene Of their labors. Many of then
were visitors, this morning, at tht
Office of Eugene Smith, the nationa
committeeman for Illinois, and tn
present situation as we'll as the prob
able outcome of the convention, wa
discussed with freedom. While nom
Of the delegates appear to be willing
TO be quoted at this stage, there SEEM
to be general feeling that the en-
dorsement of the Chicago ticket would
be bad politics.
One CT the members of the nationa
committee, VIII, was present during
the course of the morning, expressed
himself in this way: "The proper
course to pursue in the national con-
vention wi be the one that will bes'
draw out all the silver forces. These
republicans are made up of repub-
licans. democrats and populists.
You cannot logically expect the silver
republicans to fall in under the Bryan
democratic banner, and if you do ex-
pect it, you are liable to find yourself
most woefully disappointed. II this
issue is to be fought out anywhere, 1t
is in the electoral college, and con-
sequen!ly we want to draw out the sill.
yer vote OF all the parties, without rs-
gard to other issues. put that as a
square business proposition. For
myself, l am favorable to the nomina-
ton Of Senator Teller, or any other
republican silverite. Then let the
democrats carry what states they can,
and the silver men and the populists
do likewise. There will be no trouble
in coming to an agreement in the
electoral college. If,however,w we should
endorse Bryan, we would stand good
show of losing some of the republican
silver states that are now with US, but
which could not be induced to take the
Coliseum platform, in its entirety, and
endorse il with an electoral vote. We
are all working TO the same end, but 1t
is absolutely necessary to success that
we should march by different roads.
SENATOR JONES PROPOSITION.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, July 2O.-Senator
Jones, of Arkansas, who is carefully
engineering the Bryan boom, has been
receiving, all morning, in his head
quarters at the Planters hotel, num-
Der of the more prominent populists
who desire Bryan's nomination by
their convention.
The proposition which Senator Jones
advances is this: 10 return for the
populists' and the silver republicans
support, one member of each party
will be placed in the democratic
national executive committee. In the
states where the populists greatly out
number the democrats. populists are to
control the nominations for congress
and state offices. In other states,
where the strength of the two parties
is more uniform, satisfactory arrange
ments will be made with respect to
state and congressional tickets, the
purpose in each instance being to Sc
cure the election of free silver repre-
sentatives to the house.
The scheme finds great favor with
such populists as Senator Jones has
consulted. Senator Jones insists that
not only shall Bryan be nominated,
but Sewall, as well. He refuses to en-
tertain any proposition which looks to
the nomination of Bryan and repudia-
ticn Of the democratic nominee for the
second place on the ticket.
HEADQUARTERS OPENED.
This morning, the silverites, VIII,
have been keeping comparatively quiet,
SO far, opened their headquarters on
the ground floor of the Lindell hotel,
where Dr. Mott. chairman of the ma
tional committee. and Mr.. Keeney.
general organizer, have established
themselves.
"A BID FOR THE NOMINATION..
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, July 20 The lead
ers of the silver movement have de-
cided to maintain their present organ
ization and formulate a platform on
The same lines as the democratic plat
form, SO Mr.. Bryan can accept the
nomination from the national silver
party. without becoming embarrassed
in the least. 1t has been settled, ap-
parently, that the convention will
nominate ticket and not endorse
Bryan. In support OF the pledge made
by Senator Jones TO the populists, last
night. Bryan, II elected president,
would fairly treat all who supported
him for election; that the populists
would not be considered ssdependent
step .childFen.''
The following letter, written by the
democratic candidate to friends In the
east, is printed here: "You may quote
me as saying. 10 regard to the relation
of q president to bis party: "A presi-
dent, like any other public officer. is 8
public servant. lie bis duty to carry
out the principles laid down in the
platform upon which he was elected,
and those taught by the party of which
he is a member. He IL chosen by those,
who think as he does, to carry out leg
lslation and the executive departments
of the government. the political prin-
ciples and policies for which the party
stands. In the distribution of public
patronage. he ia in duty bound to
recognize all elements of bis party, and
so far as he recognizes the party at all,
70 discriminate against portion OF