The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-19
BuTLERs COMMITTEES.
Bryan ard Watson VIII Re the Ticket
Cnin tho End

bryAn ara watson VIII Re the Ticket
un,h tho End
Washington. August ls..-Thc populis
National committee WIS In session all the
| afternoon. Chairman jones OF the Ma
,ional democratic committee and Chair
man Faulkner OF the congressional COM
mittee were conferred with In regard to
the general work oil the campaign. The
question OF Watson and Sewal formed
the subject OF much of tho discussion at
| the session
What action did tho committee take In
regard to the withdrawal OF Bryan or
Watson from the populist tiokct:' was
asked OF Senator Butler, the chairman OF
the committee ut the conclusion of the
Oektcn' ,r., ,o,., =, no,,oa n,
ST Louis" replied Senator Buticr rs
Bryan and Watson. AND That viii oe the
peoples party ticket unth the peus .l,Sc
| IN November. MIR. Bryan Is as much
| our candidate rs Mr.. Watson, ANA, As iht
as this committee has the power, /, VIII
! strive just rs hard to si''t o." as inc
| other and will leave nothing IN is power
| nuduue to help either or both, but II WIZ
not help one candidate at the expense OF
| The other ,.
! m mbcr OF tho committee. Who wa stand
| ing by when this announcement wnr m"ho
! saii The statement wns The unanimous ~
| preston of the committee sNH son ''s wv
| democratic managers heard of tNS nm
| uuunecmcut. Chairman Jones HAD another
! interview with Senator Buuor. but BOTH
declined to state it's Import.
At democratic headQnt vrH, however
| the announcement war lecci' al os INC
| natural expression OF the Chairman ot lh'
| popuhst party. They poiA out thst ~
! sion has already taken plAce In the West
| crn Safes but this VIII not prevent ttcm
! from directing an their Efforts toward fu-
| ,,ion IN the South. II IL .NplninNi, IN N.ow
| of Chairman Buffers statement, that II
both vice presidential candidates remain
| In the field. when II cnrycS to ne Gle, tornl
| college If bryan has v majority he VIII
| h. elected aud then II neither Woo prcsi-
dental candidate has majority, the e'ec-
/ ton viii go to the senate, which must
choose between the two having the high.
| est number Of votes.
| The chef anxiety at democrarc mead
quarters ~ far as tho South is concerned
relates t. North Carolina AMI k"uiuckN
The situation IN the former state which
| IS very complicated has not be''u
| stralgh tened out. luscphus Daniels, the
Democratic National commute man wa.
! was here in the interest of an adjustment
4 left tonight for home. Nothing, ~ Faid
had been accompl shed thus far lie sii'
that the democrats had offered the pop
| ulisis five electors out Of eleven. lie think
MIR. Buffers statement torishi VIII prs
vent the probability OF popu st-rrpuh
llcan fusion. such as was feared hut tina
1T may resit7in placing three electoral
tickets in Tho field,
night and decided To locate popullst head
quarters In THIS city. Senator Butler ant
! Secretary ElEcrton VIII b" In charge
| Chairman Jones was present with the
committee tonight for another clnsulta
tation. Chairman Butler declined TO max,
public the purport OF the conference bu'
| said IA was ivory satisfactory" The com.
mittce shortly before midnight adiourno
! until tomorrow.
Perhaps the most Important rtatemcni
| Chairman Butler made was n regard
the question Of notifying the candidate p.
| He Is chairman Of the notification com
nitt,e. He said he had not called a
| meeting Of the committee.
at has not been the practice OF tn,
peoples party" said he, 80 N tify the
cand dates Neither Weaver or Feld wcr'
| nptlncd IN 1892 -
/ Iris Is taken 20 mean that II has heeu
decided 70 not formally notify Bryan and
Watson.
chairman Jores of the National com
mittce aunpuncej fNnlghi that Bryan
would speak at Erie Pa. on the 2dth IN
stead Of the 10Th as previously arrange i.
! Chairman Jones VIII leave tomorr for
! chicago. Senator Stewart Is preparing an
Al swor TO the speech of senator Shur-
man.