The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-21
Political Chat at the National
Capital.
Mr.. BUTLER ON FUSION
AM Cooperation Must Be Far
to Watson
BRYAN WOULD BE A WINNER
Saws Everybody, If the Election was
Held To-Day--Hanna's Barrel
Relied On to Make
Change.


Washington, Aug. 2o.-(Special)---
The Democrats and other silver men
here are divided in opinion as to thel
effect of gold Democratic ticket. Cons
gresham Livingston, of Georgia, De-
lieyes another ticket would help Bry-
an and Sewall; that most of the anti
BRYAN Democrats would vote Tor NC
Kinley if there is no gold Democratic
ticket in the field; and that they would
vote the third ticket if nominated, and
their vote in that way would count
only half vote for Mckinley. For
these reasons he is glad that the third
ticket is to be named at Chicago.
Other Democrats, among them Mr..
Johnston, National committeeman
from Kansas fears the third ticket
would hurt Bryan in the West Centrai
States more than it would help. Ihey
think it might make Kentucky, Virgin
IA. and Illinois doubtful States.
THE PoPULIST SITUATION.
The Populist and Silver executive
committee have taken rooms IN the
Normley Hotel, under the same roof
with the Democratic committee, ana
have gone to work. To-day's Post
prints the following news about their
plans and methods:
at was rumored yesterday that the
committee had come to some important
conclusion in Mr. Watson's case, and
Senator Butler was asked:
I'm view of your statement yester-
day TO the effect that the Populist can
didates are Bryan and Watson and will
be until the close of the campaign, and
are to be earnestly supported to the
end. without discrimination for or a
ganist either, what will be the posi-
ton of your committee with refer
ence to those States in which Demo
Gratis and Populists have fused, the
Populists taking the State ticket and
the Democrats all of the electoral tick
et?''
.'In reply Senator Butler gave for
NAL statement, which, it was announc-
ed. is the unanimous opinion OF the
executive committee:
eve have no official information that
this has been done in any State. Ii
it has been done or is contemplated,
the National committee will not APP
prove or recognize it. The highest
law in any party is the action of its
National convention. No man or State
or organization can be disloyal to such
supreme authority of a party without
arraying themselves in direct and hos
tile opposition to the National conven-
ton. Our National convention NOM
mated Bryan and Watson by an over
whelmingly majority, and it is the
bounden duty of every loyal Populist
to support both of these candidates
earnestly and Loyalty, and, besides,
Watson stands for what Bryan stands
for, and, therefore, Bryan and Watson
constitute the only ticket that repre-
sents the principles that Populists be-
lieye in and have contended for from
the beginning. Mr.. Sewall is no more
the candidate of the Peoples party
than Mr.. Hobart is.
1.-THE executive committee will see
that the action of our National con-
vention is maintained in every STATE,
but if there should arise dissatisfac-
ton or disloyalty to either of our can
didates in any State, then we are sure
there are true Populists in such States
who will support the whole ticket, and
such alone viii be recognized by our
National committee
Does this mean that you will ia
sist upon a straight Bryan and Wat
son electoral ticket in every State?"
"No. But it means that wherever
Populists and Democrats join ferces
on the electoral ticket there must be
a due and proper recognition of each
+sr5e. LAT nxya 1Io+a
able division of electors supporting the
candidates of the respective parties
''Further than this the Populist
leader had nothing to say. The edict
was apparently not due to any friction
between the Populists and their Dem.
ocratic neighbors across the street, for
Senator Butler had a friendly confer.
ence with Senator Jones Yesterday
morning, and even went down to the
train with him and saw him safely or
his road to Chicago. Later on, also
Senator Butler and Senator Faulkner
enjoyed a pleasant chat, and to-day
the Populist headquarters will be es
tablished in the same building witt
the Democratic headquarters. 1t was
probably due to the fact that although
the committee may not have been of
odsiStd VI IuSlOn III GIlf
Objectionable kind referred to ID hat
probably had its unofficial eye on TIA.
West and South, and was anxious tx
head off any ss<h movements is possi
ble.''
1t is a remarkable fact that every
body who comes here, no matte
whether gold bug or silver bug, from
the North, South, East or West, is o
the opinion that Bryan would win i
the election should take place to-day
The Republicans and goldites count OF
doing much later on, and though the,
talk about education" everybod,
knows they are relying on Hanna
barrel. Here is sample interview
It's going to be a close fight in In
diana between the two great parties,
said Mr.. Clifford Arrick, OF Indiana
polls, at the Riggs House. SCI am a
fraid that il the election were to oom