The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-07-13
THEY WANTED TOWNE
And they say that his De-
feat will
Weaken the Fusion Vote in
Kansas and all Over
the West

national committee, and John w.
Breidenthal, member of the national
committee, who have been in Kansas
City for week, returned to Topeka
last night. Both are dissatisfied with
the nomination by the Democrats of
Stevenson for Vice-President but are
grateful that it isn't worse.
ut might have been HILL" said
Tillotson.
"Then we would have been in
dickens of fix" Mr.. Breidenthal
said.
Both wanted to see Towne nominal
ed for the reason that he could have
added strength to the triune forces in
the west and finally brought the three
parties together in one great organi-
cation.
MUST STAY APART.
1--WE can't get together now" said
Chairman Tillotson. The SilverRe-
publicans must keep up an organiza-
ton: the Populists must do the same.
The machinery will be complicated, as
in 1896, with Democratic Nice-Pres-
idential nominee who appeals to Silver
Republicans even less than did Arthur
Sewall.
"But then we can overlook the mis-
take, Bryan is the man. The Vice
President can do little more than
draw his salary and appoint page.
The Silver Republicans will line up
for Bryan and Stevenson on Bryans
account.
CRITICISES BOURBON DELEG ALTON.
Chairman Tillotson said that the
Kansas delegation to the Democratic
national convention made serious
mistake by not supporting Towne.
''The delegates did not seem to look
into the future" he said. IF they
had voted for Towne, every Silver Re
publican in the State would have felt
himself under obligation to the Demo-
Gratis. Now the Silver Republicans
feel that they have been slapped in
the face by their allies. However, the
difficulties will be ironed out, for
for we all know that the Democratic
party will not endorse the conduct of
its representatives at Kansas City. At
Fort Scott the Throop hotel agreement
will 90 through the same as if there
had been no national convention
TO OPEN HEADQU ARTERS.
Mr.. Tillotson said that the Silver
Republicans would open national
headquarters wherever the Democrats
decided to locate. He thinks it will
be in Chicago.
Tillotson, Teller and Dubois are an
executive committee appointed to act
in conjunction with the Democratic
committee.
Towne told Tillotson in Kansas City
that he likely would not :be able to
attend the Fort Scott convention.
BREIDENTHAL TALKS.
"The result of the Kansas City
Democratic convention, said Mr..
Breidenthal, twill be two Vice Presi-
Dental candidates. In my opinion
Towne will not accept the nomination,
and the Populist national committee
has no authority to place Stevenson
on the ticket. 1t has instructions from
the national convention to name a
Populist for Vice President in case of
the declination of Towne. So there
will be two tails to the Bryan kite
again"
Has the committee anyone in
view ?" was asked.
"No one that know Of" Mr..
Breidethal replied.
THE SIOUX FALLS ERROR.
"The Populist national conven-
tion," Mr.. Breidenthal continued,
''made great mistake by nominating
Towne. Kansas opposed it. We
argued that the Democratic conven-
tionInever would put up Vice Presi-
Dental candidate named by the Pop
ulists.
''The eastern and southern Demo-
Gratis are prejudiced against the Popu-
lists. In the east the Democrats
know nothing of the Populists, except
what they read in the comic papers.
In the south the Populists fuse with
the Republicans, and that, of course,
puts them in bad repute with the
Democrats, to whom all Populists
look alike. But the Sioux Falls con-
vention paid no attention to Kansas,
and proceeded to nominate Towne.