Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-07-12
TOWNE WAS Emphatic
Told His Supporters lie Would
Withdraw.
c0NvEsTIe.s HELD IN NEBRASKA.
fusion Ticket Was Tefug Arranged
Bryan Addressed the Three Conyen-
lions Portion OF His speech to Demo
crats--stsyepson Left Lincoln.

LINCOLN, Ecb., July 12.--Adlai e.
Stevenson, Democratic candidate for
vice president, left Lincoln for Lake
Miunetonka, Mimi, where his family is
stopping. He probably will remain
there for few days and then go to his
home at Bloomington, Ills, where he
expects 70 remain until formally noti-
fled of his nomination. Charles A.
Towne also left for home
Three fusion state conventions, the
Popuiist, Democratic and Silver ,epub-
lican, met here 30 nominate fn.l state
ticket. Later the conventions took re-
cesses, after appointing conference COM
mittees.
Some bitterness was evident among
the Populists over the defeat of their
vice presidential candidate. Charles A.
Towne, III the Democratic national con-
vention, and up to a late hour little had
been accomplished either by the confer
ence committee of the three parties,
which Was to decide on the apportion-
ment OF the offices among them, or in
the way of other business before the
convention. w. j. Bryan and Charles
A. Towne made brief addresses at the
Populist convention, the latter remain
ing over night in Lincoln in order to do
"
SO.
The first note of discord among the
Silver Republicans came when delegate
HANSON offered set of resolutions ap-
proving the reported withdrawal of
Charles A. Towne as q candidate for
vice president III favor of Adlai Il. Ste
venson. Protests came from all over
the hall and the resolutions were with
drawn. Mr.. Towne, who was present,
IN short speech, practically announced
his intention to withdraw, but added
that he would take as active part i'll
the campaign and work as hard for the
success of the ticket as If he was can
didate
The resolutions, as finally adopted,
indorse the Kansas City Silver Republi-
can platform and recite that, in accord
ance with the action taken at that con-
vention, the Free Silver Republican
party of Nebraska pledges its support to
w. j. Bryan and Adlai e. Stevenson for
president and vice president.
Mr.. Bryan addressed the Democratic
convention and said in part.
"a distinguished Republican Of Ne
braska said short time before the ua-
tional Republican convention of 1896
that Nebraska would give %, 900 Repub-
llcan majority, no matter what the plat
form was. | say that Nebraska will
give more than $4,000 against the Re
publican party this year because of the
platform that has been adopted by the
Democratic party.
81 am SO confident that the Demo
Gratis and Populists and Silver Repubh.
cans of this STATE will place their devo-
ton of principle above any ambition for
office that before morning they will
agree upon a ticket that will be salts
factory to those who make the fight this
fall. 1t has required charity and liber-
atty and conscience for us to keep the
three reform parties working together.
II think this state has set an exam
pie to the other states of the nation in
the unifying of the reform forces against
the common enemy.
'"Fhis year we go forth to attack the
Republican positions. We attack their
position on every public question. We
present our policy as against theirs. The
platform adopted at Kansas City has de-
clared one issue more important than
any other IN this campaign / want you
to go back home and present these is
sues to the people, and to call their at
tention TO the fact that if this nation
once denies the doctrine that it rests for
its authority upon the consent of the
governed, then there is nothing but
force for 1t to rest upon, and if there be
any who are willing to risk govern
ment resting upon brute force, let it be
known in this state that an overwhelm-
ing majority of the people prefer to
base their government upon the only
solid foundation the consent of the gov
erned.
'Let it be known in all the contests
of the future that the influence of Ne
braska will be thrown upon the side of
those doctrines which have made this
nation great and given it proud pre-
eminence among the nations of the
earth. | have such faith in the intelli-
gence and patriotism of the people of
this state that | believe when these
| issues are presented to them and they
come face to face with the questions
upon which this campaign is to turn,
we will find they will come to the sup
port of those doctrines set forth at Kan
sas City. / believe that never again in
our lives will a party arise in this coun-
try that will dare to throw discredit
upon the doctrines set forth in the Dec
laration of independence. Great APP
| plause.
Mr. Bryan also spoke before the
Populist and Free Silver Republican
conventions. the sentiments being of
rAuch the same tenor.
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