The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-08
One of the Three Parties Must Make
Sacrifice.
THE POPULISTS ARE READY, HE SAYS
They viii, if it be Deemed Necessary, Name
a Man For Vice.President Who is
Member of the Silver Re-
publican Party.
publican Party.
(By Associated Press. J

ternocn in informal conferences and
in visiting the ten in which in
which the convention is to be held This is
an enormous tent and can seat 5000 or
the convention is to be held. This is an
enormous tent and can seat 5000 or
10 600 people and it is rapidly being put
in shape. The streets are literally deco
rated and on every hand there are evil
dences of the citys welcome to the Wis
itors. Thee invention will be called to or
der Wednesday at two O'Clock by National
Chairman Butler. He will make a brief
speech, after which prayer will be offer
ed by some local minister, not yet select
ed. An address, of welcome will be made
by either Senator Pettigrew or Governor
Lee. temporary chairman will then
be named and, after the Appointment of
committees the convention will adjourn
until Thursday
FortempOrary chairman Governor Rodg-
ers of Washington was chosen. but he
announced today that he was unable to
attend. This makes another selection
necessary. Among the delegates who
have arrived are Senators Butler, Allen
and Pettigrew; Congressman Sutherland,
Captain Rynder and Mr.. Olds, of Penn
sylvania; Mr. McGavock. of Virginia;
Mr. Lloyd of North Carolina and Mr.
SHIRLEY, of New York; Mr.. Heitfeld, of
Idaho is expected tomorrow.
The principal talk today has been
about the policy to be pursued in the Sc
lection of a vice Presidential candidate.
by those already present there is mani
tested quite a noticeable friendship for
Hon. Charles A. Towne, the silver Re-
publican leader of Minnesota, but there
are some who contend that the honor
should go to Populist.
Senator Butler is among those who are
believed to favor Mr.. Towne. In an in
terview he said:
1--WE are going to be liberal with the
other parties who are cooperating with
US on general lines. In 1896 we took
Bryan after he had been nominated by
the Democrats and we stood Loyalty by
him to the end of the campaign. This year
the People Party is going to be the
frstp arty to put him in the field and so
far as l have been able to discover there
is very general disposition towards going
even go farther, if need be. and selecting
a candidate for the Vice Presidency who
will be acceptable to the silver Republi-
cans Those whom | have seen are per-
fectly united upon the proposition that
all must be done that it is possible to
do to secure absolute harmony among the
Populists, Democrats and silver Republi-
cans in the support Of Mr.. Bryan, and I
believe the party will be found equal to
the surrender Of both nominees in order
to secure this paramount desideratum
In fact | speak within bounds when | say
that never within the history of the coun-
try has any party ever shown such unsel-
fshness and such devotion to principles
as the Peoples Party has shown in the
past and is willing to show now to bring
victory to the cause
asked if he did not refer in his re-
marks just quoted to the possibility of
the nomination of Mr.. Towne for vice
President, the Senator said:
81 do not go to the extent of mention
ing names in connection with the Vice
Presidential nomination, but l do not
mind assuring you as to the head of
the ticket. | have heard no dissent from
the proposition to nominate Mr.. Bryan
for that position and have no doubt that
the nomination might be made by accla-
nation. AS to the Vice Presidency l will
only say that l discover a disposition to
give the nomination to silver Republl-
can If a man is found upon whom that
party can unite. We recognize one of the
three parties must make a sacrifice, and
l say our party will be found ready
to make it if necessary
AS to the boiling Populsts, who are
to hold their convention in Cincinnoti, the
Senator said:
They represent nobody but themselves
and need not be dignified by a reference
to them"
On the question CT platform to be adopt
ed by the convention the opinion is very
general that the St Louis declaration of
principles will be reiterated with vari-
ationS and additions. I'VE will express
our opinions in no uncertain way on ques~
tions Of trusts and Imperialism, said
United States Senator, who is a dele
gate. 1--WE certainly take a position on
the point Of attempting to govern any
people without their consent. AS to
trusts we shall net content ourselves
with denouncing them, but shall offer
remedy. That remedy is to control the
instruments of commerce, money, trans
portation and the transmission of intel
ligence. In our st. Louis platform we
took the position that all these functions
should be controlled by the government.
We will accomplish our end if we point
out that to assume this control will be
to suppress the trusts, and furthermore,
will attempt nothing new in this effort
nothing requiring a change in the consti-
tuition for all that is there set out is
provided for in that instrument"
The financial plank of the ST. Louia
platform will be unchanged, and the gold
standard bill passed at the present ses-
sion of Congress will be denounced as in.
favor of the national banks and dam
gerous to the best interests of the public
at large. The Porto Rican legislation will
be denounced, and it will be declared that
the Constitution follows the flag in the
acquisition of territory. The Republican