The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-23
THE POSITION or THE CAUCAsION
- .rIIR - A nInN IANIRAII.N


IN THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN.
Since IL has been announced by
the Associated Press that Hon.
Charles A. Towne, the Peoples
Party candidate for Vice President
has declined the nomination In
favor Of Stevenson, We have been
frequently asked what position we
would take.
As far ~ we nave been advised,
the Peoples party through its Nat
ional Committee, has not deter
mined what action IL will take upon
the action Of Mr.. Towne in declln-
ing the nomi alton rendered him by
the national convention. We see
through the press that the Nation
al Committee 10 to meet within the
no1t few days to determine this
question.
1t Ia we'll known to everyone that
q strong effort was made on the
part Of Weaver, Simpson and few
others who were supposed to be rep
resenting the desires Of certain
Democratic politicians to prevent
the national convention of the PEG
Piles Party from ominating Vice
Presidential candidate. Indeed, it
is well known that they exerted every
effort within their power, backed by
outside influence, TO prevent any
action being taken by the national
convention of the Peoples party at
all. They first attempted to adjourn
the national convention without
making any nomination. Failing In
this, they attempted to have the
Convention adj ourn to meet at
Kansas City at the time the Demo
cratic convention met. Failing in
this, they attempted to have the
convention adjourn without making
. nomination, but to appoint Con.
ference committee to go to Kansas
City and there try to make terms
with the Democratic National Com
mittee.
Ii Is we'll known to everyone tina
the National convention took tn,
position that they were willing t
yield to the Democrats the candidat,
for President il they should nomi
nate Mr.. Bryan, and were willing t
yield to the Silver Republicans tn
man who was the unanimous choic
of that party for the position o
Vice President, and to ask nothing
for themselves rs a party in orde
that the three allied forces of 1879
might be lined up in greater har
mony and more perfect corporation
for the campaign of 1900.
1t is impossible to Conceive of an
party taking any action under an
circumstances that would be NOR
unseltlsh and patriotic. 1t was aC
mitted by everyone that if tn
Democratic national convention d.
sired cooperation in the least d,
gree that they would accept tn
nomination of Hon. Charles A
Towne for the Vice Presidency,
indeed they would accept anyon
but Machine and Mossback Demo
orst. This is why the Peoples part
convention nominated Mr.. Towne.
There was another important col
sideration with the national CONVEX
ton OF the Peoples Party, to. wi,
that even if the Democratic part
In national convention should Cal
so little for the cooperation of tn
silver forces as to refuse to mak
the least concession when such
man as Towne was offered for til
ice-Presidency, that still co-opers
ton might be secured with the tw
Vice Presidential candidates bot
stumplng the country side by sid
in the interest of Bryan and the r,
forms for which he was understood
n stand. In short, there was moth
ing that was more clearly and dc
finltely understood aud determine
ut the National convention of tn
Peoples party than the fact that
the Democratic convention woul
not accept the magnificent an
magnanimous Olive Branch held on
to them in the person of Mr.. Town
that then there must, as dernie
resort, be two Vlce-P resid Dental cal
didates, not only to preserve the 10
tegrity OF the Peoples party organi
zation. but also to hold to Mr.. Brva
the vote of the allied forces Thi
principle was not only supported b
two-thirds Of the convention but i
was supported by two-thirds Of til
delegation from Mr.. Brysn,s ow
state.
Since Mr.. Towne declines tn
nomination (and 1t was hard to b,
lieve that he would because the Pc,
Piles Party National Convention ha
every assurance that he would no,
then there is but one thing left 70
The National Committee of the Pee
pies party, representing the ccnven
ton to do, and that is to put up
Peoples party candidate for Vice
President to fill the vacancy causes
by the resignation of Mr.. rowne
This must be done by the Com
mittee, not only to keep faith wit
the national convention, but It mus