Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-09
10 NET WITH BRYAN.
Democratic Candidate for President
Calls . Conference Of His
Lieutenants.
Attempt Will be Made to Devise
Means Of Placating the
Towne Men.
Followers Of the Minnesotian Are
Terribly Sore Over His
Defeat-Politics

Kansas City, July 9.-Col. Bryan
called an important conference Of his
managers to be held at his home in
Lincoln today. Chairman Jones, Vice
Presidential Candidate Stevenson, ex-
Governor Stone, of Missouri, and Ma
tional Committeeman Campau. of
Michigan, We're asked to meet Mr.
Bryan for a conference upon the COM
ing campaign.
Now that the enthusiasm of the con-
Svention has worn off gloomy reaction
has set in among the democratic lead
sers here. They are greatly disturbed
by the dissatisfaction which exists
among the silver republicans and the.
populists over the failure of the demo-
Gratis to nominate Towne for vice
president.
The third and fourth party leaders
make no concealment of their belief
that Mr.. Bryan's election is now im-
possible. They say he will lose so
many populist and silver republican.
votes in states like Kansas, Nebraska
and South Dakota that the electoral
votes of those commemorative, which
were his four years ago, will now go to
Mckinley.
They also say the democrats will
have TO abandon all hopes of carrying
anything on the Pacific coast, and as
New York is practically abandoned at
the outset, the democratic campaign
must center upon such middle states as
Ohio. West Virginia. kentucky, 1ndi-
ana, Michigan Illinois and Minnesota.
IT is the talk of the Bryan leaders that
they must make their fight in these
states and not waste any time or
money in running after New York.
All day Chairman Jones and his con-
feres of the national committee have
been in conference with the populists
and silver republicans. whose leaders
bitterly assail the democrats for per-
hitting Towne to be so ruthlessly
slaughtered. They are exceedingly
angry because their candidate re-
ceived less than a hundred votes on the
roll call for vice president, or less than
4 half the number given to Hill. who
| kept the New York delegation silent in
1.-The democratic national convention at
/ Chicago and who was opposed to Bryan
lin this convention.
Pettigrew, Teller, Dubois. Heitfeld
and the other populists and silver re-
4 publcans who are candidates for the
United States senate. do not attempt to
/ conceal their disappointment at the
Overwhelming defeat of Towne, for
A they had depended upon the nomina-
4 ton of the Minnesota man to help pull
4 their senatorial chestnuts out OF the
A fire.
4 Senator Jones is trying his hest ia
appease them. and it is understood that
the conference to be held at Bryan's
house today is largely for the purpose
of devising ways and means of holding
A the third and fourth party people In
1 line
4 One plan proposed is for a fusior
4 campaign Of all parties with the same
candidates, II possible. the same plat.
A form and a campaign committee which
shall practically be trinity. three il
4 one, like the clover leaf adopted as thu
4 campaign emblem of the democratic
\ party.
TO make the union of the three par
ties complete it will be necessary fo
u G. A. Towne to surrender the Vie
presidential nomination conferred upol
y, him at the Falls City convention ant
1.-the substitution OF Stevensnr's nam
in place of Towne. The silver republi
leans have already adopted Stevenson
but the populists are making wry face
over the bitter dose.
&. A. ToWnei was asked il he woul
withdraw from the populist ticket.
can't say anything just now; Ill max
an announcement in few days.
Among those in conference with tn
Democratic national committee regard
ing the plans of a joint campaign an
uniform ticket were the following.
For the silver republicans. Gen. f.
, Corser. secretary and treasurer of tn
silver republican national committee
ID. c. Tillotson, chairman of the con
mittee; Senator Fl. NJ. Teller of Colo
RADIO; Senator Dubois, Of Idaho; Cor
gresham Shafroth. of Colrado, an
Nathan Cole. OF California.
For the populists, Gen. James
Weaver. of Iowa; J. II. Edmunsto
and r. NJ. Patterson. OF Denver, Col
= G. A. Towne was at the Kansas Git
y Club. but took no part in the confe
e ence. Later he left for home and vi
!. stop over at Lincoln for conferen
with W. ]. Bryan 1T the latter's inv
tation. The whole situation will
y thoroughly discussed, and upon NJ
Bryans views upon the matter ~
depend in a large measure Mr.. Towne
decision in regard to the vice pres
dency.
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