Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-12
SILVER REPUBLICANS.
Ehey Nominate Bryan for President
and 4. Il. Stevenson for Vice Presi-


dent.
Kansas City, July 7.-After long
and exciting debate, during which it
looked several times az if Charles y.
Towne would be non .sdted for vice
president in spite of his protest
against such action. the national con-
venton of the silver republican party
Yesterday adjourned sine die without
making a nomination. the whole mat
ter being referred to the national
committee with power to act.
w. j. Bryan was made the unani-
nous choice of the convention for
president during the morning session
and il was the intention to complete
the ticket in the afternoon by the
nomination of eX-Congressman
Towne. The action of the democrat
ic convention, however, in placing
Adlai +. Stevenson in nomination
took the delegates off their feet, but
most of them asserted their deterTni-
nation to nominate Mr.. Towne, not
withstanding.
For two hours Senator Teller, ex
Congressman Chafroth, of Colorado,
and Cheadle. of Indiana, and others
made speeches in favor of endorsing
the democratic ticket, but it was not
nntil Towne himself appeared and ap-
pealed to the convention not to nomi-
nate him. but to concentrate their
forces, that the delegates Gained
| down and the vice presidential nomi-
nation was referred to the national
committee.
The national committee of the sill
YER republicans organized by electing
b. c. Tillotson, of Kansas, chairman,
and Gen. +. s. Corser, of Minnesota,
secretary and treasurer. The selec-
ton of an executive committee was
deferred Senator Dubois offered a
resolution asking the support of the
silver republicans for Adlai f. Steven
son. but there was opposition and ac-
ton was postponed until after CON
ference with the committee appoint
ed by the democratic convention.
4 protraCted meeting of the confer
rnce committees of the democratic,
populist and silver republican parties
was held at Lyceum hall last night, at
which the vice presidential situation
was discussed, with view to bring
ing about, if possible, an agreement
between the three parties. The mem
berS OF the democratic committee
urged the populist and silver republi-
ran representatives to use their intlu-
ence in uniting their parties in sup
port of Bryan and Stevenson.
It was finally decided to hold an
other conference later between the
democratic comnsttee and sub-com-
mittees from the populists and silver
republicans, the result to be reported
to the full committee of the two lat
ter parties for approval.
1t was decided at the conference
that the parties work in harmony so
far as possible in every state and con-
pressional district. An advisory COM
uittee of three members from each
of the three parties was appointed
and this committee will, wherever
possible, work to effect fusion on
state and congressional tickets.
A meeting of the silver republican
national committee was held imme-
diately after the close of the confer
ence and it was voted unanimously to
place Adlai f. Stevenson in nomina-
tion for vice president and to co-op-
crate in every way with the demo-
cratic party for the success of the
ticket