The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-19
.SIGN.OF WEAKNESS.
The Bryan Managers Using the
Last Desperate Means
TOpRoMOTEI TEICoMPlLETE.FUSIoN.


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THOMPSON, Ga, Oct. 1s.-H. w.
Reed, treasurer OF the Populist national
committee, Mr.. Watson's personal rep-
;resentative at the recent ,Popullst meet
Ing at Chicago. and National Commit
steeman washburn. Of Massachusetts.
arrived in Thompson, the home Of the
Vice presidential candidate. to-day at Il
o'clock, from Atlanta. They were met
at the depot by Mr.. Watson's sons and
driven at once to the home of the nomi-
nee, &three-quarters OF mile from the
station. The three have been in con-
tinuous conference since, stopping only
Cor meals. The greatest possible inter
est Is shown by Mr. Watson's personal
and political friends In the conference
now going on. .,;5;i;j y 4.
Prominent Populist men, ordinarily in
the confidence of the vice presidential
candidIte. have called, only to find that
their leader begged to be excused. Mr..
Watson received the representative OF
The Associated Press this evening at 10
o'clock. He politely but firmly refused
to be interviewed or say anything re-
garding the political situation or his let
ter OF acceptance. When asked whether
he would give dut his letter tonight, he
replied: SIT will not be given out to-
night. have nothing whatever TO say.
Neither have Mr.. Reed or Mr.. Wash
burn. They will leave for Atlanta early
In the morning and II there Is anything
of interest to the public In our. confer
ence they will give 1t out Tomorrow,
Mr.. Watson made no secret OF the fact
that his lettersis in'the hands OF Chair
man Butler and has been for several
days. He Is going to Atlanta on Tues
day and there, It IS believed. he will meet
Senator Jones, of the Democratic ma
tional committee. The state commit
tees OF both the Democrats and Popu-
lists will meet in Atlanta on the same
day and the question OF fusion on the
electoral ticket will be discussed. II Is
generally accepted as a fact here that
the Democrats will make some sort OF
fusion proposition. The Democratic
leaders say there is no necessity for 1t,
and expect strenuous opposition inside
the party. Watson's close political
friends In Thompson are firm In the be-
lief that unless the electoral tickets are
revised to suit him that his letter now in
the possession of Chairman Butler. Will
.go-to-the-pubAc in +1ts-original form.
They are also convinced that In his let
ter:the nominee has expressed his opln-
Ion In his own vigorous and peculiar
English OF the fusion arrangement now
obtaining In Kansas, Colorado and
North Carolina.
A special to the Memphis CONNER
.cial Appeal from Birmingham. Ala,
says: Tom Watson Is coming to Ala
ibama to stump for the middle OF the
road Populist congressional candidates.
DR.. G. B. Grove. Populist candidate
for Congress in the Ninth district, last
night received a letter from Watson.
saying he was well enough to go on the
stump again and would open up in Br-
mingham on "Wednesday night next.
Congressman W. N. Howard, Populist
OF the Seventh district, will Join him
here and 1t is understood that the two
VIII make several speeches together in
Alabama. .