The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-17
rHE FUSIONlSTS CONFUSED
rhe Revolt in the Populist Ranks
Still Growing Larger
THE IEADERS ARE PANIC STRICKEN
Co, tideniIy Claimed That Gibbs VIII
c.rrv a County In the SIKH Dis
,rict - Dcmocratic Converts.

snondenCe. )-DIscoht'Ht AIMING VIZ H'9'~'
ot Texas populsts threatens to break out
in open instruction
There is little doubt that If the cam
,,lyn had sixty days to run movement
.onld be inauguratod by populist leaders,
80, in sympathy with the bargain and sale
~ the machinery of their party to Mark
uarna's emissarics, TO formally rcrudate
,hat transaction. The true sentiments of
,,s rank and file of Texas pUpulists are
,ocinning to find expression in the I'ore
,ndependent of the populist wceklies, ard
their warnings have greatly disturbed the
fusion managers. The editor of one of the
oblest of the populist journals WAS bore
TO-DAY investigating on his own account the
tuson deal He was convinced before he
loft that The Posts statements relative
| 10 the details of the trade between the two
ulenary committees are correct.
Another bomb shell was thrown into pop
Mist headquarters by the withdrawal of r.
D. Hogan from the populst county ii, kot
As one Of the nominees for the ipwer house
Of the State Legislature Mr.. Hogan is one Of
the most prominent labor leaders If the
State He is or was an official .. the
American Railway Union and is a warm
friend OF Eugene Debs. He was instlu-
mental in bringing Dcbs to Dallas AID in
inducing him to speak here a few weeks
ago Hogan S letter is fun OF hot shot, liv 81
alng the punsent letter of Major Buck
Walton to CHAIRMAN Bradley TINS OK
tract from 1t should be read by every POP
ulist in Texas:
ITO the fopulist Executive Committee Of
Dallas county TeHas and the E>uaor-
dlhar! flehdIY 'nh!ihtteo;
Dallas, Texas. October II, 1896 Gen
temen: Since your party leaders lave
seen NJ 10 trahSSrcSs every principle and
mandate OF me people's party by entering
into one OF the most unholy political colli-
tons ever conceived by the mind of man.
am prompted by a sense Of justice. patti lot
ism and common daco..cy 10 Withdraw v
name as q candidate for the Legislature on
Inc people party ticket and to reppiiate
your inconsistent action in attempting to
sel, parler anA deliver the votes Of a
sovereign people IKE so many attic over
10 SCI OF the most INSCRIPTIONS political
aCentufers ever known. | appeal to the
Iank anu ne al the populists 10 ,oGsider
wen 'hs mater before they are carrht in
,ne trdp thal mas been so tunnils.N set
ior them. Your National ticket. headed
Bryan and Watson looks all right on it's
pledged throueb certnin Io,d .,,. ,',h,' are
ple's marty IN cast ,b,,i, 49, ~ ,Hc 70
ioral college for NcKirio,' a,,1 tjoi ,", r,,
ouly way IN cae, an ;, ~ t. ne
BRYAN and frco sil,,o.. ',!"t iur
BRYAN and SewaIl nlcrtors o.,,a. ''o
vote will bo So,',tod g' s o.hel ".he '2'
oait NO gentlemen Of the pisuary CON
nw"e' you 'ah not deliver the goods. No
high. handed outrage. ana You may rest
ass, assured that your pcrfiu, VIII r~ecigc =
it s% ails H rorr reouke IN November, II
chamber conferences win Tho " n.a,.s ' a.
tina, arch labor exterminato~ Mari ,t I'm VI
you may do So but yen can not buy Inc
votes Of the people Of Texas. Neither can
;Si ! nS' lutte them in !ae marucr ,ou
'a'e soubli.
WI, j, NJ. Howell. indcIon.lont candidate
.1f lhe legislature. who was supuortcl hy
.ue popciiS $. has also withdrawn from ibo
race because Of his un,lilIjnorns., ~ .,.,'
s so indirectly the opposition to Bryan He
a sass National issues are If mou inlDorlnuco
HOW now AMI that he hopes 10 see Tho Nmnrir11
people Assert lhoir indepenlsnro f,r th.,
'ev u, tliue by the election nf Drvan
IN use b'dy blow and Jack I.lar,', lcitcr
nv, ,"' ',,a'1 Bradley expressing his amaze
w." thhi the latter did rot 4, ,,,,, ,rc
, O.any OF tn populist canGid,,ss t,r o,cc-