The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-07-10
THE POLITICAL COMBINE
BETWEEN THE THREE NATIONAL FREE
SILVER PARTIES.
PECULIAR POLITICAL STATUS.
Bryan the Candidate OF the Three
Partics.-StevensonR Represents Two
ofthem-the Populists to Run Towne
or Some Other Man For vicePresident
Still There Is Fusion of the Three
Parties on the National Ticket-The
Reason for This.

Kansas City July THE democratic |
national committee resumed its ses- |
sions today at the Kansas City club |
The representatives of the populists and |
silver republicans attended the meet |
ings. Marty every state in which the |
populists and silver republicans have
strength enough to carry il for the
democracy was pledged TO Bryan and
Stevenson. The exceptions We're Ne
braska, Kansas and South Dakota, the
representatives of these states saying
they thought it extremely doubtful
whether they could be carried for
Bryan unless a populist should remain
in the field. AT the same time they
| claimed they did not care to sacrifice
Mr.. Towne and force him % become a
Watson, even on a similar scale.
The silver republicans and populists
representing the three states named
did not talk very encouragingly. They
| said populiStS and Silve- republicans
| might, to the Sme extent. vote the re-
| publican ticket while other populists
| who had heretofore acted with the
| regular organization would go over to
| the middle-of-the-road ticket nominat-
| ed at Cincinnati. Stress was laid upon
| the danger of losing four senators in
| three states. The silver republicans
said there would be no doubt about
| carrying the mountain states, but they
had little hopes of the Pacific coast.
| The matter of running a third ticket
| probably will be determined after a
conference of the leaders at Lincoln, as
it is understood that many will meet
Mr.. Bryan there on Monday.
All of the silver republicans pledged
4 a
| Stevenson ticket and the populists
said they were earnestly in favor of
the election of Bryan, but pointed out
the difficulty of endorsing the ticket
by the populist committee without
| being placed in the position of dictators
of the party, something that the popu-
| lists of Kansas, Nebraska and South
Dakota would not stand.
The silver republicans presented the
names of Chairman Tillotson. Senate
Teller and ex-senator Dubois for rep
reSentation on the democratic execu-
tive committee. The populists did not
| present any name for this committee
saying that until they could confer
with the leaders in the various states
they would take no action.
Chairman Jones said everything is
working toward harmonious action by
all of the reform forces, and that
indications are that all parties will be
pulling together for the Bryan and Ste
VenSOn ticket
The silver republican party today by
. its executive committee issued an ad
dress to the silver republicans of the
United States saying, among othel
things:
1.-THE democratic candidate for pres
ident is ours. Our convention NAMED
him. Upon the fundamental PROPOSE
tions, above stated, we are one with
the democratic and the peoples party
? Our common candidate for president is
t | enlisted, heart and soul, in this great
\ | cause. We know he has the higf
q courage of his convictions. His tri
= umph is necessary if we are to hane
r down to our children and our chill
f | drens children's government, found
0 ed in the wisdom of the fathers, main
r tanned in the blood and treasure of =
k citizens and perpetuated as a priceless
heritage.
|. "Impelled by these considerations
q your national committee has determin
ed that it's duty in this hour is to en-
dorse Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson as ou
e candidate for vice president, in orde
that the opposition to the gold stand
ard, trusts, and monopolies, imperial
ism and all its attendant evils ma
!, concentrate its votes at the DANCE
l. point and accomplish the triumph @
al those principles so dear TO us.
W "It is but simple justice to say tha
ar in taking this action, we are followin
Hon. Charles A. Tuwne.
Let us express the hope that oU
le ! friends will lay aside whatever of dis
appointment they may feel and joi
in a united effort to secure the TT
umph of our principles at the comm
election"
u Practical fusion between the populi
y. and democratic parties on the pres
US Dental tickets has been decided upo
.el bv the populist national committe
lie Unless present plans are changed hov
m. ever, the democratic vice PRESIDENT
g candidate will not be endorsed, whetl
N er or not Charles A. Towne decides
&c withdraw his name as the candida
IS of the populist party, as this it
feared. would result in a large refie
ton to the middle-of-th he-road pop
a lists.
In case Mr.. Towne decides TO wit
> draw his name as the vice PRESIDENT
:, candidate of the populist party Il
al national committee will select anoth
-, candidate. The sentiment apparent
=, Is against the endorsement of of n
Stevenson on account of the peculi
n conditions existing in several Of 4
n western states, notably Kansas. n
- hraska, and South Dakota, where q
populist vote is larger than the dem
z cratic, and where the popultst leade
fear the straight endorsement OF u
democratic ticket would peopardi
ties will work together in this way:
OF The states where the populis
ar strength is the greater, the unde
OF standing will be the electors on DO
ue tickets will favor Bryan and Towr
599 This will apply especially 10 the ives
in ern states. In the eastern states Al
mp other sections where the populisss a
in NIT their party is distasteful to {
at democrats, the electoral ticket W
be Bryan and Stevenson.
In the electoral college, according
Ia the general plan, as outlined, it is I
vel intention to unite the vote, probaf