The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21
HIS uLTIMATUM IS NOW IN THE
HANDS OF CHAIRMAN
JONES.
BIG SENSATION BREWING.
UNLESS WATSON HAS HIS WAY
SOMETHING WILL DROP VERY
HARD.
aR. wAsHBuRN STILL CONFIDENT.
He Believes the Democrats VIII Do
What the Georgia Running Mate
Demands.

ChlCAGO, oct. 20.-GeOrge F. WASH
burn, of the Populist national execu-
tive committee, arrived here unex-
pectedly this evening from THOMPSON
and Atlanta, Ca, where. he and Com
mltteeman III. w. Reed had been in
conference with Mr.. Watson, Populist
vice presidential nominee.
Dispatches were received from At
ianta tonight saying that the Populist-
democratic fusion conference had been
failure, the Georgia Democratic COM
mittee today having positively refused
TO accept the Populist plan for fusion in
that state. When infornled tonight of
the FAILURE OF the conference Mr..
Washburn expressed no surprise. AS
ne was to have remained in Atlanta
TO De present at that conference, his
sudden change of base was the cause
OF no little, speculation in political cir
cles this evening.
1t is stated on good authority that
Mr.. Washburn returned for the mr.
pose of comforting with Chairman
Jones, or the Democratic national COM
mlttee, and to place before him in the
form or an ultimatum two or three
propositions from Mr.. Watson, looking
TO the latter's recognition on the fu-
sion ticket in the different states. 1t is
expected that should Mr. Jones refuse
to favorably consider these proposi
tons, securing for Mr.. Watson what
ne believes to be his rights in the mat
ter, sensational developments will fol-
low. 1t is stated that Mr.. Watson is
prepared in the event of Mr.. Jones' re
fusal to take position which will
prove the political sensation Of the
campaign. Mr.. Washburn when seen
this evening, refused either to confirm
OF deny this story. He said, however.
Wnen asked if he had seen Mr.. Wat
sons letter of acceptance:
Les, saw copy. 1t is interesting poIiti-
caI reading. Mr.. Watson's threat is all
1 Tsnnas ne goes today to Alabama, then to
tennessee and then to North Carolina and
the character of his addresses will depend
upon tne results Of my efforts. He will wait
TO hear from me.
were the results Of YOUR visit IN Mr. Mot
son satisfactory? he was asked.
Yes, indeed. We delivered to him the writ
ten report sent by his executive Committees
t wnicn m summarized the work of the commit
zee ana consulted with Mr.. Watson regard
Ing the closing days of the campaign and the
future of the party.
mr.. Watson's position IS misunderstood He
Will not be ignored and his persistency in
claiming the rights Of his party has niaced
hlm IN false light. He is a statesman rather
than a. politician. His ideas are high and
a a1,, ms convictlons are strong, and having
always opposed fusion on principle he has
Httie sympathy with the methods Of "'prac-
e,cai pontlcs which involves fusion, even
though temporary success may be achieved.
In the present campaign he appreciates the
necessity OF making such arrangements as
will unite the silver forces. He wants BRYAN
elected and Mckinley defeated, but to accom-
plish this he thinks that there must he
an honorable union of forces rather than .
surrender. and that his party must be recog
nlzed in this fight, or the fusion arrangements
In IN the t dii1erent states will not be ratified
by the people at the polls. The Nomination
ne received at st. Louis was forced upon
MIN to unite our forces, and being at the head
OF larger force than that which elected Lin
coin, ne demands recognition and vindication.
or he Will fight His Southern pride is aroused
and he would rather be INDICATED in his own
town: IN his own district, in his own state,
and In the nation, than be vice president
Ii he cannot be vice president would he ac-
cept a cabinet position?
No, he would not If it were rendered him
he is anxious his party should come out of
this contest in manner which will reflect
honor upon it,. and he will not enter actively
into the campaign for the election of Bryan
II such arrangements can not be made as will
satisfy his people. He aptly puts it thus:
Wellington and Butcher can whip Napol-
con, but Wellington wants Blucher's forces
without Butcher. He comedies that in any
event part of Blucher's forces will go To
Wellington, but with Butcher at the head
or his army every man would fight with new
inspiration, and the result would be certain
victory
| believe that should Watson issue a thrill
ing proclamation to his party to line up for
Bryan, it would be worth more than the eff
forts of thousand speakers. The danger
today is the stay-at-home vote of the middle
of-the-road Populists. His pen could bring
out the last man, and now that all others
have given up, have undertaken the task Of
bringing this about, and believe will be sue
cessful.
Jones and Mr.. Washburn was held to-
night, but both gentlemen declared
that nothing of Importance was done
1t is understood that Mr. Washburn
submitted his propositions to the SEN
ator, but that the latter asked for
time in which to consider them.