Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-01
WATS0N'S WARNING.
Chairman Jones Told That Fusion
Deals Are Blunders.
DELEGATIONS LISTED FOR CANTON.


New YORK, Sept, 2S.-Tom Watson,
populist candidate for vice president,
telegraphs to the World review OF the
political situation, in which, In con-
clusion he says;
Under the present conditions Mr.. Bryan can
not get the full popullst vote lie cannot get
1t In Kansas or Colorado lie cannot get 1t In
North Carolina or Nebraska In the friend
Hest spirit give Chairman Jones warming
He will make the blunder Of his life II he lis
tens to the fusion leaders and believes full
popuist vote can be had for Bryan and Sewall
on the ticket
Populist voters are men who have educated
themselves on political topics. They will not
stutify themselves by voting against their
convictions They will not vote for man,
who, II Mr. Bryan dies. will make us another
president after the fashion OF Grover Cleve-
land. They may not be able to break up the
fusion deal, but they can stay at home.
The contract made at St. Louis for united
democratic popullst ticket should be carried
out In good faith Democratic managers should
not expect to hold us TO 1t when they Ignore II
themselves. II Mckinley is elected the re-
sponsibiIty will forever rest upon those mana
gers who had II in their power 10 control BY
fair means 2,0W,0DO votes, and have lost them
by violating the terms OF the compact
The writer OF this has stood Loyalty by Mr.
Bryan throughout the campaign, ana VIII con-
tlnue to do so, and II Is out OF u sincere desire
30 see him elected that he points out the weak
place In our lines In time for II to DC strength-
ened Chairman Jones can do It, Is under In
plicIt contract to do IL, ana should Tor MT
bryahs s"Re iosc ~ ''"e ~ Jung ~
Mr. "a'so'l says ml' p's"n .. a' .,,a
hohorapiy ~ '"o oosv''av'o'' WV" m
popul's's ~ 'ne ~ i'o",' co".,".p"
IN 'cieprap"'ne oo"a'o' ou ,,. ''"s nv
wo"'o NOV accep. '"o popul''S no'n'na ,
tion nh'esS MR. 'e""i "o'' anu NUM-
nI'cu' ,,o a'eo s"s W. cs.,.m.r ,onos q,
,bs danyer Mr. Bryan il In The popullst
voters are dissatisfied and suspicious, They
feel lnstinctvcly that the fusion policy which
compels .hem 70 vo'e or soWa ~ ."e oTS nau
sao "s ,ha rr win ,hoy loye are heno used Nc
political merchandise and that the populIst
vote Is being auctloncd on to the highest bid
DER Ihey suspect ln"t populls a l a,,, ocen
,snso whp p honsb, IL Ia ,bc nonulIst volta
necessary to Mr. Bryans election II SO. the
sooner Mr. Jones realizes that II connot be
had under any agreement wnlch co'npeis INC
po a,. si W n ,an ,or cewai, elec,ors
The better II viii bc for our campaign
DELEGATIONS LISTED FOR CANTON.
CANTON. O.. Sent. es.-Mai. McKin-
lev spent Sunday very quietly. lie
and Mrs. Mckinley took dinner at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. M. c. Barber
Mrs. Barber being Mrs. McKinley's
sister. The day was cold and rainy,
md except for this trim the family
,pent the whole day about the open
fire in the library. Saturday night
closed an eyentful week and this morn.
mo opens nm another The appoint.
nents for the week are about
loubIe the number arranged for
asst week, Mai. Mckinley seems to be
his usual good health and
,tands the strain remarkably well.
have already been made
with more than score OF delegations
or the week. Dates have been fixed
is late as October II, and there are but
me or two open dates between now
md that time. Several hundred wheel