The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-16
PoPrLIsrs CLAIM INDICATION.
say the Chicago Convention Prove
Taey Were Right All the Time

Wayc-e-s. Ca. July l5.-The populists
Gre ODD klr.- supreme effort to defeat
Hon. vs. %. H-autley. the democratic nom
iree 90 tae Eleventh congressional disc
trirt f1r congress They VIII most prob
aUIy nominate Il. W. Reed. PRECEDENT 81
THE Brunswick National Bank. Dir. Reed
u.u -pt tle nomination a circular
l..ter ir0m the popul-t district chair
man. T fl Morton. is one Of the means
o. le used against SIR Brantley. Tie cir
cl-ar letter is ia part as follows.
"T5 the Voters Of the Eleventh Con-
cressioual District. The events of the
past Few months have demonstrated the
correctness OF the position Of the PEG
plas party for the past four years. The
recent democratic national convention
has adopted @ platform and named a
candidate that directly acknowledge the
correctness Of the p0puilst demands. The
Inc between the liberal ref orm wing OF
the democratic party and The people
party has been practically Obllteratea.
The gulf between the TWO factions of the
democratic party has grown so wide and
deep thar there is no possibility OF their
ever again becoming united The issue
has been clearly drawn between the adVO-
Gates or the gold standard on the one
hand. and the advocates of pure bimetal-
ism and allied reforms on the other Be
tween these contenuing armies there is no
room for straddlers.
Elm this district. a few months ago,
the sentiment OF the democratic voters
moulded hy that eminent statesman. Hen
~ q. Turner, was for the gold standard,
a few brave men iu the democratic party
ana the united popuists commended for
himctallism. They fought an uphill fight
All OF the great leaders OF the demo
cratic party were either on the side OF
the gold standard, OF were dumb
u ID Y
Of the democratic district committee IN
the interest of Mr. Turner and against
the protests OF the silver democrats, who
were laughed 10 scorn in their appeals
for fair treatment The silver men con
tiuued their protest and refused to par
ticipate I'm the mass meetings and primar-
les. Their cause grew stronger, with the
result that less than ,0O0 voters partici-
pated in sending delegates TO the St
Simons convention. and only one county
out Of eighteen had silver delegates. The
large majority Of the delegates were
instructed for Mr. Turner and for
day beore the convention met. Withdrew
hts name. The delegates caucused. and
being assured that Mr.. Brantley held the
same views as SIR. Turner. without con-
sultng their constituents. nominated him
upon "the platform of 1892" and upon
resolution OF Endorsement of Mr.. Turner
and thus We have "a democratic candi-
date IN the field who represents no one
I'm the convention, and whose financial
views are unknown except through his
letter of withdrawal In his race for the
nomination against Mr.. Turner, and his
assurances given privately to the gold
standard delegates 10 the St. Louis con-
vention, and sad letter and said assur-
ances Qor which see interview with c.
r. Pendleton, i'm Savannah News. after
the adjournment Of said conventiou), jus
tlfy as in assuming that Mr. Brantley is
an advocate of the single gold standard
Notwithstanding the fact that he Will con-
sent 10 be gently pushed upon the free
silver platform adopted at Chicago, and
will undertake to support IL for the sake
of the position IL offers.
Il call attention 10 these facts and
appeal TO all advocates Of true reform to
rally together, and let us elect "a man
who has been tried In the furnace, when
IL took men Of courage and patriotism to
stem the tide OF gold monOmetallism."
The peoples party convention will con-
Vene a an early date at BaXley