Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-08-11
OUT OF THE RACE.
Charles A. Towne, Populist Nominee
for Vice President, Declines.
HIS Letter TO chaifman Of Notification
Commlttee-win Advocate the Election
of bryan and steveuson-kansas
City Platform Endorsed.


of bryan and stevcuson-kansas
City Platform tndorsed.
Duluth, Mimi, Aug. s.-Formef
Congressman c. A. fownc, who was
nominated for vice president by the
populist convention held ut Sioux
Falls in May, has sent the following
letter to the committee Of notifica-
ton:
Hon. p. M. Ringdal, Chairman, and the
Members Of the Committee on Notifica.
tlon OF the Candidate for Vice President
Of the Peoples Party National Conven.
tlon held at Sioux Falls, 8. D.. May 10,
1000:
dentiemon,-when oh tho 9Th Of July
ut Kansas city, had the honor to re:
ceive from you the official nomination Of
your national convention for the Office
Of vice president. I requested In view Of
the anomalous and delicate circumstances
In the presidential situation that YOU
permit me to take the subject under
careful advIsement before announcing d
decision. This request you were pleased
to grant, and. now. after mature consid-
Grafton Of all the factors involved that
concern the welfare OF the cause OF pollt-
ical reform In this country and my own
duty thereto. am constrained to inform
you IN all respect that I must decline
the nomination rendered me by that con-
vention.
IN announcing this conclusion. I can
not forbear to express to you and through
you to the great convention whose COM
mission YOU hold, DIS well as to that pa-
triotic body OF advanced political thought
that your convention represented my deep
sehse OF the honor conferred upon me.
to be the unanimous choice Of that con-
vention for the second place In the serv-
Ice OF the nation. Two circumstances.
however. add emphasis to this consider
alton In the present issue: First. the
nomination was unsolicited by me: and
secondly. that the convention, as In the
case also OF It's nominee for the president
went out Of It's own political organisation
TO select a candidate. TO my mind.
this action OF the Sioux Falls convention
In nominating for president represent
alive OF the democratic party and for
vice president representative OF the
silver republican party is one OF the most
encouraging and inspiring spectacles In
recent politics. It's unselnshness and
magnanimity. Its testimony to the pre-
cedence OF the cause OF the people over
any merely partisan advantage. raised the
procedure OF that convention into the
serene upper air OF true civic heroism.
From such spirit as this. what service.
what sacrifice can be asked In the name
Of the republic. II was, OF course. the
expectation OF your convention that its
nomination for the vice presidency would
prove acceptapie 10 the conventions Oh
the democratic ana silver republican par
Al H..
ties called to meet In Kansas CITY on
the 9Th OF July. The silver republicans.
l,SJO delegates representing y states ana
territories were indeed eager 10 name
the ticket CHOSEN az Sioux faiis; put 10
the great democratic convention another
commended itself. The name OF your
nominee was presented to that conven-
tion and was received with remarkable
demonstrations OF approval by the enor-
NOUS number OF citizens and with the
greatest respect by the delegates. But the
geographical considerations ana the fact
that In certain parts OF the country II
was deemed wise to defer to sentiment
demanding that the candidate should be
man already Identified with the dcm-
ocratic organization. not only by hold
Ing Its principles and advocating Its
cause, but also by name and profession.
determined this selection OF Hon. Adlai
z. Stevenson. OF Illinois.
When Mr.. Stevenson had been nomi-
mated what was II my duty to do? My
name had gone before the convention
along with his. and / had been beaten.
tho nomination having been made de-
cisively and with absolute fairness. The
candidate chosen was possibly unexcep-
tionable. his loyalty to our principles was
beyond question and his career had been
long exemplihcation Of them. Mani
testify Il was my duty to support that
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7 Won, before tho silver republican con.