Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-08-20
|SEWALL ATTACKED.
Populist Vice Presidential Nomi-
nee Out with q Statement
a BITTER CONTEST IN DELAWARE
Ex.PresIdent Harrison VIII Open the Cam
paign In New York on August
97-Probable Fusion In
Missouri.

WASHINGTON, Aug. la-Thomss Il
Watson, the populist vice presidential
nominee, is out with another state
ment. In his comments on Mr. Bryan's
New York speech and the conduct OF
the campaign in general, Mr.. watson
says;
To expect to defeat Mckinley without saving
q word against Mckinley is something new
under the sun, but Mr. Bryans silence WIS
proper and necessary He could not anora 70
denounce protection while Mr.. Sewall' his run
ming mate Is SO well known as o protectionMt
Mr.. Sewall Is even now acting In league WIN
the republicans to secure legislation which VIII
lew tribute upon every American consumer
of foreign goods In the selfish interest OF tne
New England shipbuiders OF whom he Is one,
and Just as Mr., Sewalls presence on the ticRe!
prevented Mr. BRYAN from assailng national
banks OF issue and the republican doctrine OF
protection, so the same haneful influence pre-
vented him from denouncing railroad monop'
oily and extortion, Mr.. Sewall being corpora
zionist Of lusty proportions himself In lac''
1t seems the mission Of Mr.. Sewall IN the CAM
paign to act as a contradiction to Mr. Bryan
and the Chicago platform For instance, Mr.
BRYAN said In one Of his speech the otner
day that II he should be elected the people VINO
elect him would not be found asking favors OF
the government We had not quite i1nlsheu
capping our hands over this statement before
1t was made clear to us that the men who are
backing the ticket in New England will de-
mand that the government levy fine upon
every citizen who dares to buy foreign goods
which are not brought to this country IN tne
ships Of Mr. sewall and his republican col
leagues. Mir. Sewalls presence on the ticket was
meant to say to the privileged classes OF the
north and east: Don't get scared OF Bryan
speeches. will see to 1t that the present
state Of things Is not disturbed. In other
words, Sewall Is the soothing strip OF the cam
paign for the monopolists, and he Is relied
upon to keep the northern and eastern DEM
ocrats from wailing too much under the innlc'
ton Of Bryan's populistic procivities,
BITTER CONTEST IN DELAWARE
DOVER, Del, Aug. 1.-THE demo
cratic state convention in session here
nominated E. W. Tunell, Of Sussex, FOL
governor. The result Of the guberna
torial fight has left bitter feeling
the friends Of Peter G. Ferd, OF VII
: minpton, who was defeated by Tunell
openly avowing that they will not sup
port the ticket
THE HARRISON MEETING.
New YORK, Aug. 1c.-It Is announced
that Chauncey NJ Depew will presid
at the mass meeting in Carnegie hal
on the night Of August ~, at whic|
, the campaign here is to be opened D
President Harrison. Senator thurs
ton, Of Nebraska, has been invited
, address the meeting, but has not ye
j.. accepted.
. PROBABLE FUSION IN MISSOURI
r ST.. LOUIS, Aug. l9.-Events are
Q shaping themselves that there is POI
. sibility that a fusion on state, electors
t and congressional tickets in Missoul
S may be agreed upon by the populis'
Q and democratic state committees
, whose headquarters are in this city.