The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-18
win Leave 1t to Butler Wheth
er or Not to Make Public.
TO BE FUSION IN GEORGIA
Thought That Watson Will
Stump Kansas For Bryan.
MANY CONFLICTING STOKES
Claimed That Jones Would Meet Wat
son MondaYin Atlanta, Which Jones
Denies, But His Representa-
tive Left Last Night.

Atlanta, Ca, Oct. lin response
to a telegram asking what decision
he had reached relative to making pub
lie his letter of acceptance Thomas f.
Watson wired the Atlanta Journal as
follows:
Il promised Mr.. Reed TO await his
return before taking any action.
(Signed) ''DHOS. E. WATSON"
The special correspondent of the
Journal at Thomson, the home of Wat
son telegFaphs that the most impor-
tant of all the political conferences
held in Thomson has Just come to a
close and the distinguished Georgia
Democrats who participated in 1t are
now en- route for Atlanta. Mai. J. w.
Robertson and Judge John j. Hunt,
were in consultation with Watson un-
tiI late hour when they retired.
spending the night with Mr.. Watson.
The consultation was resumed this
morning and lasted until a few min
utes before the train left for Atlanta.
Various rumors are afloat as to the
object and result of the consultation.
but all parties participa say that
they have nothing to say for publica-
ton. This much, however, can be
stated authorinatively. Mr.. Watson
viii meet Senator Jones, chairman of
the National Democratic committee in
Atlanta next Monday to talk over the
campaign. Senator Jones has been
notified by telegraph that the NEE ting
has been arranged and has answered
that he will be in Atlanta Monday. Tt
is further known that the object Of
the meeting was totalk over some plan
by which fusion could be perfected
in this State and the best informa-
ton obtainable is that the distinguish
ed Georgia Democrats have discussed
it in some length pleasing to Mr.. Wat
son and all Indications now are that
in short time Mr.. Watson will be
actively stumping the State of Kan
sas for VIM. j. Bryan.
1t is not known whether or not Mr..
Watson has in any way changed his
position on the question of fusion, but
it can be safely predicted that some
arrangements satisfactory to Mr..
Watson viii be made, or, If not sat
isfactory, at least such as he will toll
crate and give his active cooperation
to in defeating Mckinley.
Mr.. Watson still refuses to make
known the contents of his letter of
acceptance and says that ii is with
Senator Butler whether or not the
letter is ever given to the public.
As result of the conference held
last night Mr.. Watson telegraphed to
Gov. Buchanan, of Tennessee, asking
him to postpone any definite action
ON the fusion question until next
Wednesday. Gov. buchanan was in con-
sultation with Mr.. Watson yesterday
and left for Tennessee on the noon
train. He was to issue some kind Of
a manifesto to the Tennessee Popu-
lists next Monday, but Mr.. Watson
has requested that he delay action un-
til after the Atlanta conference.
DENIED BY SENATOR JONES.
Chicago, Oct. IA representative
of the Associated Press called on SEN
atOr Jones, this afternoon and made
him acquainted with the substance of
the dispatch from Atlanta to the eff
feet that he (Senator Jones) was to
meet the P9pulist Vice Presidential
candidate Watson in Atlanta next
Monday for the purpose of arranging
terms of fusion in the State Of Georgia
between the Democrats and PopuliSts.
When asked if he had anything to
say in reference to the MATTER Senator
Jones said:
II shall not be in Atlanta on Mon
day. There has been no proposition
as far as / know for me to meet Mr..
Watson. AS to fusion, of course / am
in favor of it. / have been writing
and thiegraphing our people down
there, urging THAT it bFoughb about"
1t can be stated from AN official
source, however, that special repre-
sentative OF Senator Jones, a member
of the Georgia State Central commit
tee and also of the National eommiA-
tee whose name for certain reasons
cannot be given, left tonight for At
lanta TO meet Mr.. Watson for the pur-
pose of discussing terms of fusion.