The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-18
BRYAN. TOWNE AND OTHERS.

The Pops are not feeling very well this
season They have only divided into two
parties. -Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
Not to speak of babies. has any cheap
cigar or even tame parrot yet been
named after Pettigrew?-New York Press.
Tho nomination of Charles A. Towne
by the Populists had one salutary effect.
Bryan refuses to talk.-Council Bluffs
Nonpareil.
When Bryan made mp his mind to keep
silent for two months he probably forgot
that silence was golden Maybe he's weak
ening-Philadephia Record.
It is evident that the Populists intend
to repeat their performance of the split.
so picturesquely done in 1896. and with
the same disastrous results to themselves.
San Jose Mercury.
The talk of nominating Gen Miles for
vice president on the Republican ticket,
to offset that OF Dewey for vice president
on the Democratic ticket, takes the vice
presidential problem of both parties into
the realm of dreams.-B Buffalo Express.
The moment that the unterrified voters
OF the United States are made to under
stand that If they elect Mark Twain pres
ident he viii write message to congress
and deliver IL himself from the east door
step of the capitol the Zig OF the other fell
lows is up--Nebraska State Journal
Hon. w j. Bryan was nominated yes
terday by the Fusion Populists as their
candidate for president The Simonpure,
middie-of-the-road, never-say-die Popu-
lists, collection Of unique hut unterrihed
PATRIOTS, nominated Wharton Barker. Of
Pennsylvania. for president and lgnatius
Donnelly, OF Minnesota, for vice president.
Baltimore Sun.
The middle-of- the-road Populisis at Gin
ciunati have again nominated Wharton
Barker. OF Philadelphia. for president.
The only practical advantage this sort OF
Nomination can be TO either party or the
nominee BE- that 81 serves 10 advertise the
Barker paper and It ought TO do some
thing toward swelling the subscription
list. The line between business and poll
ties Is very shght-I4oulsville Dispatch.
Mark Twain's announcement that he IL
candidate for president is. Of course.
inspired by another recent candidacy. He
says he is IN favor Of the gold standard
and free silver. of morality and qualified
immortality and Of temperance and In
temperance. There have been serious
hspirants for public office as sincerely ": ~.
ing 20 subscribe TO any doctrine as the
genial humorist processes 10 be.-Prou-
denCe Journal.
Twain seems TO be the only statesman
who ~ able 10 discern that principles is
only another name for pfeiudiees." and he
therefore has none. What platform could
be broader than thisg Being willing TO
carry modern politics 20 their logical con-
illusions. Twaln's chances ought 20 l.
good. Possessed OF laudahle ambition
70 work his way up" he may prove 10
be, after All, the only truly logical cam
dldate ''- Boston Globe
what a run Brother Clemens would
make. 90 be surei What fun would fol-
low his caravan! What relief TO turn
from the serious strain Of a heated can
vass in which the fate Of nations IA In.
yOlved 20 the calm. rare atmosphere OF
the oad-gauge humorixt who ls ''ln favor
OF everything every body is In favor az"
Mark Twain would need no convention 10
nominate him: he Il whole convention
in himself by all means let him ne Aa-
miral Dewey's opponent Hartford Post.