The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-08
POP TICKET WILL STICK
EVEN BRYAN COULD NOT GET STATE
CANDIDATES TO WITHDRAW.
Rosenheimer Says the state Ticket
Will Be Properly Certified by
the Convention.

IN spite of all their efforts, in spite even
OF candidate Bryan's pleading, the Popo-
cratic managers and their allies in the Pop
ulist camp have failed in their enterprise
of pulling down the Popuiist State ticket.
After sleeping over night what Mr..
Bryan had TO say to them at the bedroom
conference Tuesday night, the candidates
on the State ticket met and talked the
matter over at the English Hotel yesterday
morning. There were present Thomas M.
Wadsworth, candidate for Governor; Silas
nj. Holcomb for Secretary of State;
Nathan Nj. Jennings, for Auditor; Fred
Robinson, for Treasurer, and A. J. Pad
gett, the Popqlist who some time ago
agreed to carry the fusion deal through
for the Popocrats' State committee candi-
date for Appellate Judge. The result of
the conference was the determination that
the State ticket would stick. Mr.. Padgett
was much incensed at the MISCARRIAGE of
his plans and resigned from the ticket
but as the office for which he was nomi-
mated is one of small Importance his with
draWal did not make much of a hole in
the ticket. After the conference Mr.. Hol-
comb stated that they had secured a
promise from Chairman Rosenheimer that
he would not send out any speakers who
and it is possible shat this promise can
be depended upon for day or two any
how. That is as long as Rosenheimer has
stayed on any one side Of the question.
The question is likely to be presented as
to whether or not the combination cleo
toral ticket put out by the committe of
thirteen can go upon the official ballot. The
mlddie-of-the-road element insist that it
cannot and have employed attorneys Nc
Cullough and Span with the intention of
taking legal steps to have the straight
Populists' electoral ticket nominated Sept.
16, and later pulled down, placed upon the
ticket The question also arises as to who
shall certify to this electoral ticket The
fusion leaders Were going right along upon
the assumption that the certification had
TO be made by the officers of the State
committee, but the law plainly reads that
the chairman and secretary of the State
convention must sign this certificate Fred
Robinson, the secretary, is a straight mid
of-the-roader and n. H. Motzinger the
chairman, was until last week one of the
widest men of that way of thinking in the
State When he was here a week ago, how
ever, the Popocrats got him to (haIfWau
believing that they might pull Judge Rob
ert Meters, his opponent for Congress in
the Second district, off the track and Motz-
niger was inclined to weaken a little bit
Since then, however, he has discovered that
this promise was all wind and it is believed
that he will sign the certificate for the
straight electoral ticket
The fusonist faction of the party held a
conference at the Hotel English yesterday
afternoon to decide upon what should be
Done In regard to certificaton of the ticket
After 1t was ali over Chairman Rosen-
he1mer said: The State ticket will be certi-
ned TO by Messrs. MotZinger and Robinson.
as chairman and secretary of the State
convention. There will be no objection
made to this, and T believe that no further
effort will be made to have the State ticket
WlthdraWn. l shall certify to the electoral
f q t, as chairman of the State committee.
II Will be the combination ticket put up by
the committee of thirteen at its last meet
scinded.''