The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-23
FUSION REJECTED.
PopuIists of Georgia Propose on Apiece
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tionable Style.
Atlanta, Oct. 21.-Yesterday marked
the expiration of the five days period
which the Populist state central COM
mittee gave the Democrats in which
to decide upon their proposition for
a fusion Bryan and Watson ticket. 1t
was to decide on this proposition that
the Democratic state executive commit
tee and the. Democratic electors were
summoned % meet at the party head
quarters at, noon yesterday. At the
same hour, a block away, the Popu-
list state central committee was as
sembled. Early in the morning a
strong division developed in the ranks
Of the Democrats over the fusion propo-
sition, and after a protracted and ex-
citing debate they rejected the Popu-
list proposition, declaring it to be in
sulting to the Democrats in wording.
1t is further held that the state COM
mittee has no right to take down the
Democratic electors demanded by the
Populists.
The Democratic resolutions say that
the Populist proposition completely
ignores fusion by eliminating entirely
the candidacy of the Democratic NOM
lnee for vice president, Mr. Sewall, and
cuts off the Democratic committee from
further consideration of the question
by fixing an arbitrary limit, which ex-
pires today, giving this committee no
opportunity for consideration of a
movement for proper fusion; therefore,
that the chairman of this committee
appoint q committee of five, of which
be shall be chairman, to properly pre-
sent to the public the attitude of this
committee on the refusal to accept the
unreasonable and unjust unltimatum
of the Populist committee, clothed as
it is inoffensive and unbecoming
language"
The ultimatum of the Populist GEN.
trail committee to which these resolu-
tions were intended as a reply declares
that the Peoples party of Georgia "ac-
cepted in good faith the st. Louis COM
promise, viz: the nomination of the
Hon. w. j. Bryan as the presidential
candidate on the ticket with the Hon.
Thomas i. Watson, with the tacit un->
Outstanding that this act of patriotism
on their part would be met with SIM
liar one on the part Of the Democratic
party in the withdrawal of Mr.. Sewall
and effect q complete combination of
the silver forces;" and as fusion has
been accomplished in several states
and is asked for by the Democrats in
this state therefore to test the SINGER
ity of the Democrats the Populsts
withdraw one elector for the state-at-
large and xix other electors, STIMULATING
that the Democrats withdraw six of
theirs and substitute the Populist cleo
tors, with the understanding that they
all vote for Watson.
There was a buzz following the read
ing Of the Populist proposition which
indicated strong disaproval OF 1T. The
speeches were all against 1t. In fact
the resolution refusing the Populistic
proposition was offered by none other
than Chairman Jones' personal repre-
sentative, who favored IL Monday, but
who yesterday claimed that he had
been under a misapprehension as to
what the Populists wanted. He said
he had no idea when he came down
here at the suggestion Of Chairman
Jones that the Populists wanted thir-
teen electors for Watson. He thought
that they would propose some fair di-
vision which would not totally ignore
the candidacy of Vice President Sew
all.
1t was quite evident that the committee
regarded the proposition as preposterous,
and that about the only thing. left for dis