The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-12
He Would Sacrafice the P0pulist to Aid
the Chicago Ticket.
LARGE ASSORTMENT OF CANDIDATES
Six Presidential Candidates Now in
the Field..Billy Bryan Will Waste
One Day in Observation-Disclosures
OfLarge Republican MajOrities in
New Hampshire and the Western
States.
Bureau of The Tribune.

poses Sewall's withdrawing from the
Democratic ticket. He has agreed to
call Tom Watson down for his attacks
on the Maine gentleman, and in such
way as to weaken the influence of
Watson wherever he may go. Butler,
as all politicians of his stripe. Is SEEK
ing the advancement of self, and he
has thrown his political chances in with
those of Bryan, and in fact with the
whcle Chicago ticket, platform and ALL
From the very first, that is since the
second st. Louis convention, 1t has been
clearly discernable to the man up tree
that Butler was aiding in the election Of
the Chicago ticket, and was sacrificing
Watson to do so. At the time this ar
rangement was perfected between
Jones and Butler, it was made known
in these dispatches. Butler was to
throw all the Populist support he could
to Bryan and Sewall, in return for
which he was to name a cabinet officer
and control the patronage Of North
Carolina, should Bryan be elected.
Then again as part and parcel of the
programme, Butler, who is chairman of
the Notification committee, was to fail
~
snub Watson. but that gentleman has
been able to force notification to HIM
self by mail. Butler had hoped to hang
by the heels on the political fence until
November. But Watson has rounded
up his forces and following so effect
ually that Butler will now be compelled
to show his hand.
Watson Is a vindictive creature. On
the whole, too, he is pretty honest. He
is certainly more honest than Butler.
If Watson had consented to stay in
Georgia. as Butler wanted him to do,
and so advised, all would have gone
we'll enough 1t was Buffers idea to
get Watson properly fixed in some good
office after all was over, for which Wat
son was to throw to Sewall any electors
he might have bagged in the present
political shake-up.
Here Is where Watson's honesty has
become dangerous. He will not make
terms with Jones and would rather be
side-tracked by Butler. He has gone
into Texas and encouraged fusion with
the Republicans there. So successful
has he been that Democrats from that
state are fearful lest it be lost to them.
He now intends to go into other states
and shatter fusion of Democrats and
Populists wherever he can.
Butler, to discount Watson's intlu-
ence, Is going to call him down. He
struck a note of warning in an official
interview wherein he refused to believe
that Watson had been correctly quoted
in his remarks about Sewall and the
In uanara1 AS
Watson verifies his former attacks by
making others, the said Butler will pro-
ceed to take the wind out of the Geor-
CLANS wind bag.
In the meantime Sewall Is wearying
nightly Of his part of the programme.
Watson is showing Sewalls record up
better than the Republicans have been
able to do. 1t Is fact that Sewall Is
willing to withdraw. He is not in ac-
cord with the Chicago platform and
moreover he doesn't like the crowd he
is with. Butler holds the key to the
situation now. If he can muzzle Wat
son and so weaken his influence as to
keep it from jeopardizing Democratic
success, Sewall will be prevailed upon
to stay on the ticket, sacrificing his
reputation for the chances of the Of
flee.
One thing Is certain when Watson
sees there Is a chance for him he will
do his utmost to defeat Bryan and Sc
wall, preferring to see Mckinley and
Hobart elected than the triumph of
those who have betrayed him.
AN ASSORTMENT OF TICKETS.
There are more presidential tickets in
the field this year than ever before.
There is a large and varied assort-
ment," to use an old expression, suf-
ficiently varied to suit any complexion
Of tastes. There are six presidential
tickets now in the field-McKinley and
Hobart, Bryan and Sewall, Bryan and
Watson, Peimer and Buckner. Leering
and Johnson, and Bentley and South
gate.
In all our previous political history
there has been no such multiplicity of
national tickets. The nearest approach
to II was in 1860 when there were four
national tickets offered to voters. with
the result that the minority party Of
the nation came into power between
the divided ranks of its opponents. For
practical purposes, however, there are
only two presidential tickets in the
field at this time. with Bryan at the
head Of one and Mckinley at the head
Of the other. The other three tickets
can serve no other immediate purpose,
in the end, than to assist in giving VIC
tory to one Of these two. Sound money
men fully understand and appreciate
the sentiment which causes so many
staunch Democrats to hail the Indian
apolis ticket with enthusiasm, and to
hope that it will receive a strong vote
throughout the country.
When Henry +. Payne, who died at
his home in Cleveland, o., on Wednes-
day, was in the senate. he was one of
the most dignified members of that
body. He was n gentleman Of the old
school and had only few intimate as
sociates. He and Senator Evarts of
New York were very chummy. They
were opposite in politics, but that did
not interfere with their personal re-
lations. They were always together.
They Invariably lunched together in
the senate restaurant, and both usually
ate the same food. They were both very
fond of mush and milk. The waiter soon
got to know what they wanted. and
Proprietor Page Of the Senate Cafe had
two large bowls made especially for
these two old cronies. They seldom
ate anything else for their midday
lunch. 1t is said that Senator Evarts,
who was brought up in New York city,
had never eaten corn cruel until Sem
ator Payne came to the senate. The
Ohioan, In his boyhood days. was poor
and was brought up" on this very Sc
ductive dish. The first day he took
lunch at the Senate Cafe he ordered
mush and milk. The dish was practi-
cally unknown or was one of the things
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