The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-03
IONNE CLAIMS THIS STATE
FEELS CONFIDENT MINNESOTA
WILL BE CARRIED BY BRYAN
AND STEVENSON
WILL WORK HARD FOR THEM
Returns to Duluth to Write His Re.
ply to the POpuIist Nomination
and His Defamation
of 1t.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-CharleS A Towne,
of Minnesota, before the middle of Au-
gust, will decline to run for vice presi-
dent on the fusion Populist ticket This
statement was made yesterday by a
prominent Democrat at national head
quarters. According to this authority
Mr.. Towne will send his declination to
the Populists from Duluth, probably not
later than Aug. Is. This letter will be
in reply to the notification of his nomina-
ton given by the Populists at Kansas
City at the time of the Democratic con-
vention, and it will call upon all Popu-
lists to rally to the support of Bryan
and Stevenson as the surest method of
defeating the principles to which they are
opposed.
Mr.. Towne, who arrived in Chicago
yesterday, refused to say anything in re-
gard to his rumored withdrawal from
the Populist ticket. He said that when
he returned to Duluth In three or four
days he would set himself to work on
his reply to the notification of his NOM
ination, and that within a short time
would have reply ready for the public
TALKS WITH SECRETARY EDGER-
TON.
| Mr.. Towne arrived in Chicago early In
the day, but 1t was late in the afternoon
before he appeared at national Demo
cratic headquarters for long conference
with Chairman Johnson, of the executive
committee. He was met by Secretary
| Edgerton, of the national Populist com
mittee and the two had heart-to-heart
| talk lasting some time. The nature of
| the candidates discussions with Mr.
| Johnson and Mr.. Edgerton none of those
| interested would give out, but it was
! limited they discussed Mr. Towne's pro-
| jected declination of the Populist nomi-
nation
While he would not indicate what his
| action would be In regard to the nomi-
| nation given him by the Populists, Mr..
! Towne was frank to, say he was for
Bryan and Stevenson and intended to -
| all in his power to help elect them. A
| stumping tour Is being arranged that will
| take him into every section of the cOun-
try, and it is more than likely he will
| be on Roosevelt's trail when the Repub-
lcan vice presidential nominee takes the
! stump.
CONFIDENT AS TO BRYAN.
Mr.. Towne came to Chicago via Lin
coin, Neb., from an extensive trip
|
| of the political situation in the West he
said:
Bryan will not lose any states that
| he carried four years ago. There are
| ISOLATED cases of the returning to their
| party of Silver Republicans, but they
are not serious and do not affect a great
number of people. Besides they are more
than offset by OBJECTIONS from the Re-
| publican ranks. The Republicans talk Of
carrying Colorado and with beating of
| tamtams announce the returning to the
| fold of prominent men who in 1896 gave
| large sums to the Bryan cause. the tales
| of their contributions to the Democrats
| four years ago are about as visionary
| and elusive as the reports of the vast
sums they are pouring into Hanna's cof-
fers.
Colorado will go Democratic 100 900
this fall The Democrats will capture
| California, too. There has been a good
deal of talk on the Pacific coast about
| the feeling for expansion, but the people
| of California are beginning to see the
difference between legitimate trade cx-
pansion and an expansion that is the re-
suit of war that kills half the people
of another nation and makes enemies of
| the other half.
IT feel confident that Minnesota, my
own state, will be carried by uS-both the
| state and national tickets. Gov. Lind
will be reelected without a doubt even
the Republicans concede that. Lind is
more than an able man; he is a great
| man, who, If he had been born In this
| country, might have good hopes of at
tanning to the highest offices. Although
| he was elected two years ago the remain
! der of the Republican state ticket went
into Office. He has told the people this
year that 1t Is no use to elect him and
! then tie his hands by electing the other
state officials from the Republican party.
enough of him to give him what he
| wants and elect the entire De- ocratic
state ticket. This fact will, of course,
| help the national ticket and another
cause for optimism in regard to the ma
| tional outlook in Minnesota is the fact
| that the SCandinaVians, while not as In
sistent anti-imperialists as the GerniArfs
are strongly opposed to everything that
smacks of Imperialism. We have a large
number of German voters there, too, as
well as Polanders and Firms, who may
ticket"
MAY FOLLOW ROOSEVELT.
What of the report that you will fol-
low the trail Of Teddy" Roosevelt during
the campaign?
II do not know whether will do this
or not; If | had been nominated for vice
president on the Democratic ticket l GER
tainly would have done So At any rate
some one will follow him; it would be
too good an opportunity to miss, with
him so indiscreet as he has shown HIM
self TO be. Since his nomination for vice
president I have had to learn a new
Roosevelt. I have bad hard work recon
Cling the scholarly writer the worker OF
REFORMS, Doth as a member of the ma
tional civil service commission and as q
New York official, with Roosevelt the vice
presidential candidate. He f1aunts ban
ners and goes into the campaign with an
entire lack Of the dignity and moderation
that is supposed TO appertain to the pres
ident of that body over which he aspires
to preside
Mr.. Towne will leave Chicago tonight
for Colfax, TO-, where he Is to speak.
From there ne will go to Duluth, Mimi,
for a rest before entering actively into
the campaign. He said it was probable
he would not go to Indianapolis Aug 8.
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