The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-19

/ Towne Has Declined One Noni1atfo,
and WIN Decline Another.
Az soon a. possible Mr.. Towne de
clined to accept the Silver Republfca,
nomination for vice-president. He fell
that they would be willing to vote tn.
Democratic ticket, and that there was M
need for policy's sake for delay in de.
clining to accept their nomination and
asking them. to accept Stevenson in his
place.
However, policy and a lot of it must
be used with the deceived fusion Popu.
lists. Towne must wait over night, and
possibly several nights. before he
springs his declining act on them. Con-
ferences with various politicians must
first be held. but NONE OF the rank and
file of the fusion Populists can be admit
ted to those private conferences.
Of course. Towne cannot deliver one
vote of fusion Populist, after the fusion
Populists understand how the game has
been worked-after he understands that
1t never was intended that Towne should
be on the ticket, but that he was to act
as leader of fusion Populist sheep into
the Democratic pen.
Here Is statement that was given out
by Charles A. Towne at Lincoln, Neb.,
on the night of July 9. 1900:
Certain plans have been proposed to
smooth out the situation, and one GER
tain1y will be adopted. A proposition
has been presented that in Nebraska,
and perhaps in South Dakota, the Demo-
Gratis give up the entire state ticket in
return for the Bryan and Stevenson
electors.
1T Is also suggested that in order to
be sure to keep the Populist states in
line it might be we'll to allow the nation
al committee to name regular Populist
for vice-president, with the understand
Ing that the electors resulting therefrom
shall vote for Bryan and Stevenson.
II believe that fusion will be success
full. and that all electors will be for
Bryan and Stevenson"
Read the above statement very care
fully. In the first place you will notice
that a dicker Is on between the Demo-
Gratis and the fusion Populists, whereby
few state offices are to be promised
to the fusion Populists. In the second
place, Towne is not sure that few state
Offices will flx the matter, but he thinks
that the rank and file OF fusion Populists
can be deceived into voting the Demo-
cratic electoral ticket, provided they see
the name OF a fusion Populist on the
Democratic ticket in the place of
Stevenson's name, although the electors
are to understand that they are to cast
their votes for Bryan and Stevenson, in
stead Of for Bryan and --, some
fusion Popul1st. In the third place,
Towne believes that the fusion Populists
can be deceived in some way. and that
'all the electors will be for Bryan and
Stevenson
The Sentinel will tell Mr. Towne that
the fusion Populists are not fools, and
that his actions are positive insults to
every member in the rank and file Of the
fusion Populists,. II Mr.. Towne's actions
in making deals with the Democratic
party-deals in which the rank and file
OF the fusion Populists can not partici-
pate-does not arouse their indienc ion
yes, their hatred-the Sentinel mis-
Judges human nature. The moment
men find out that their votes are being
delivered by some cute and sharp trick.
and without their consent, all the fight
that is in them will come out and some
one Will get hurt. Towne had better
play with dynamite than try to deliver
the votes of honest farmers by some
Sentinel.