The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-08-08
TONNE FINALLY WITHDRAWS
OFFICIALLY NOTIFIES POPULIST
 NOTIFICATION com MMI1TEE.
The Reasons for His Action - Bound to Support Stcvenson-To Remain on the Populist Ticket Would Have Been Il Phantom Candidacy-A Tribute to

Duluth, Minn., Aug. S.-Former Con-
 gressman Charles A. Towne. who was nominated for the vice presidency by
 the populists' national convention held at Sioux Falls in May. to-day sent a letter to the committee of notification. The letter is addressed to Hon. P. M. Ringdal, chairman, and the members Of the committee on notification of the candidate for vice president of the
 Peoples Party national convention, held at Sioux Falls, s. D., May and 10. After reviewing the movements and the various conventions and the causes leading up to the present situation in a historical way, MT. ToWne says:
 Tt was, of course, the expectation of your convention that it's nomination for the vice presidency would prove accept able to parties called to meet in Kan sas City, July 1. The silver republicans, thirteen hundred and thirty delegates, representing twenty-eight states and territories, were indeed eager to name the ticket chosen at Sioux Falls, but to the great democratic convention an- other course commended Itself. The name of your nominee was presented to that convention and was received with remarkable demonstrations of approval by the enormous number of citizen spectators and with the utmost respect by the delegates. But geographical con- ditions and the fact that in certain parts of the country 1t was deemed wise to defer to sentiment demanding that the candidate should be a man al- ready identified with the democratic or ganization, not only by holding its prin- ciples and advocating its cause, but also by name and profession, deter mined the selection of the Hon. Adlai F. Stevenson of Illinois, man of un- impeachable character, and of ripe po- litical experience who, as member of congress more than twenty years ago was close associate and co-laborer of General J. B. Weaver and other great leaders in the reform political move ments of that day and who, as vice president from 1893 to 1897 distinguish ed himself by rebelling against the be- trayal of democratic principles by Pres ident Cleveland.
 When Mir. Stevenson had been nom- mated what was it my duty to do? My name had gone before the convention along with his and I had been beaten. The nomination had been made decis- lively and with absolute fairness The candidate chosen was personally uneX- ceptionable; his loyalty to our princi- pies was beyond question and his career had been a long exemplication of them. Manifestly it was my duty to support that nomination. Acting upon this conviction, I went before the silver re- publican convention and succeeded in persuading it not to nominate me and the vice presidential matter was fin- ally referred to the silver republican national committee, with full powers. Later in the night this committee plac- ed the name of MT. Stevenson on it's ticket as candidate for vice president.
 This recital clearly developed the sit- uation as it now is. Everybody knows that either MT. Stevenson or MT. Roosevelt is to be the next vice presi- dent of the United States. I am ex- pected to take a laborious part in the I shall of course, advocate the election of Bryan and Stevenson The democratic convention before which
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