The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-25
Bryan Stands Loyalty by His Running
Mate and viii Not Now Accept
the Nomination if Offered
to Him.

ST. Louis. Mo-. Convention Hall,
July 24-{ Special. ~ never ex-
pected to live 10 see the
day when more than five hundred Re-
publicans, lifelong Republicans, would
make themselves hoarse applauding
the nomination of the Democratic
nominee for President and Nice-Presl-
dent of the United States. represent
ing every States in the Union. More
than 500 delegates, nearly GOO being Re
publicans, nominated Bryan and Sewall
with an enthusiasm equalled only by
the Chicago convention.
1t was an inspiring scene, one shall
never forget As the crowd was
marching with banners and flags, lead
by beautiful young woman in white,
throwing up their hats, it impressed
all that this second nomination marked
a new alignment of politics in this
country.
The best part of the Republican party
west of the Mississippi river was rep
resented in this convention. The most
enthusiastic man in the procession that
applauded the nomination of Bryan is
the owner of the largest gold mine
in the world He lives in California,
and though to be for the single gold
standard would increase his personal
wealth, he is an enthusiastic advocate
of free coinage of silver.
DR.. Mott is naturally greatly pleased
at the success of the Silver convention.
He had worked with zeal, and the re-
suit was a great gathering of the first
men of the West, and strong men from
other sections. He declined re-elec-
tion in order to have time to help carry
North Carolina for slhe Chicago ticket,
which he supports.
In North Carolina Populist support
is much more desirable becs use there
are few Republicans who believe more
in principle than office, but out in this
country this nomination by the Silver
convention will carry as many or more
votes than the Populist nomination.
Senator Butler has played his cards
well, and has gained credit in the
Populist convention as a shrewed and
long-headed politician.
When he reached st. Louis, all the
leaders of the parity from General
Weaver to Mrs. Lease We're in favor OF
t1iSto1 oiilsSs Ia tAt1 eAliu AcfNdlI.
said nothing. The next day the mid
dle-of-the-road crowd came in. They
claimed Butler. But he said nothing
except that there ought to be COM
promise His policy brought him
many curses from the middle-of-the-
road men when it became known he
was for Bryan, but they applauded him
to-day when North Carolina turned
the scale against the Bryan men.
The Bryan men, led by Patterson, of
Colorado, Senators Allen, PETER, Kyle,
General Weaver and General Kolb,
wanted the Chicago ticket endorsed
as a whole. The Texas and Georgia
and other crowds wanted an entirely
new ticket. Butler is entitled to the
credit or the blame for defeating both
these ideas, and compelling the nomi-
nation of a Populist for President
The test vote was to-day on the mi
nority report to nominate a candidate
for Vice-President before the Presi-
dent was nominated. This was
brought forward in the fear on the
part of the lniddle-of-the-road men
that if Bryan was nominated first,
they could not Withstand the pressure
to also endorse Sewall.
When the roll was called North
Carolina voted IS for nominating the
President first, and 10 for giving pre-
cedence to the Vice-Presidential nomi-
nation.
Before the vote was announced, it
was apparent that the Bryan men had
won by a small margin. The middle
of-the-r6ad men hurried in great num-