Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-20
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Washburn and Reed. the members Of
the Populist national committee who
were dispatched to Thomson to confer
with Hon. Thomas E. Watson. reached
Atlanta at noon yesterday. after hav-
ing spent Sunday with the vice presi-'
DENTAL candidate. An hour later they
were In conference with Colonel J.
Robertson. Democratic elector-at-large
and member Of the Georgia state exec
utive committee, the national Demo-
cratic Committeeman from Georgia.
and several other prominent Demo-
Gratis. The Georgia member Of the ma
tional committee arrived from Chicago
yesterday morning. having come n the
representative of Chairman Jones to
meet Washburn and Reed. represent
ing Watson. When asked concerning
the conference he said: Senator Jones
could not come and asked me to rep
resent him. No proposition has been
made by either side. and none VIII be
made before tomorrow. Hon. Steve
! Clay. chairman Of the STATE committee.
will arrive at . tomorrow and the state
committee will meet at noon"
Populist PrsposttjSn In Georgia.
| The Democratic state committee and
the Populist state committee are both
in session here today. The Populist
committe last week made a formal
! offer tn the Democrats for a fusion in
J this state On q basis Of seven Demo-
cratic and six Populist electors. The
! Democrats were given until tonight to
accept or decline the proposition. II In
/ understood that the conference now In
/ progress here and the meeting of the
state committee today Is for the pur-
| pose of bringing about this fusion. All
! the parties tn the conference decline
| to say anything as to its purpose or
probable outcome.
Object OF the Chicago Address.
l Washburn was more communicative.
however. on the subject Of his trip
! to Thomson and the recent action Of
I the Populist national committee. con-
corning which he said: THE address
I; issued to the public by our executive
committee at Chicago has been pur-
posely misconstrued by a hostile press
az an act unfriendly to our candidate.
I This Interpretation In wrong
The address was issued to help array
all the silver forces Of the country
| against the triumph Of McKinleyism
| and the domination OF the money pow
er, and to secure the active cc-opera-
l ton of the silver forces in bringing
about equitable fusion arrangements
satisfactory to all parties. In states
where fusion had not been effected.
.
PURPOSE Of the Thomson Confereaoe.
mfr. Watson s2throat Is now all right
and he will resume his campaign
speaking at once. He will speak in
Birmingham Wednesday. again In Ala
hama on Thursday and then proceed
to Tennessee for active work. after
which. l understand, he plans to 60
to. North Carolina and Kansas. Our
conferences at Thomson was for the
purpose Of reporting to Mr.. Watson
just what had been accomplished In
different states. and to report the wori,
of the national committee as well a
to confer with him regarding the cam.
paign. The report that ! had Mr.. Wat.
sons letter of acceptance with me is
a mistake.
"win there be a change In fusion ar.
rangements?''
Yes. i believe there will be a change
! Of some kind in Kansas"
Il whore 10 Thst Letter:
Washington. Oct. 2o.-Despite the fac,
that Vice Presidential Candidate wat
son insists that his letter Of acceptance
was mailed to Senator Butler here Nv
days ago the latter says he has not We,
received II. Yesterday he authorized
/, the following letter to be sent Mr.
Watson:
Dear Sir: senator Butler notice.
that you are reported in an interview
as stating that you mailed your lettel
Of acceptance to him at Washington
d. c., on last Wednesday. Oct. 18th
He requests me to inform you that n.
such letter has been received by him.
This is signed by Francis Hoover
Senator Buffers private secretary.
DATs PROCEEDINGS AT CANTON.
| A.jor Sees the veserss O6 - Their Tou
and Talks - Deles.ssess.
Canton, o.. Oct. e0.-The FIRST bust
ness Of the day here yesterday 70
Major Mckinley was the send-ofY give,
the campaigning generals. who held ,
meeting. were presented with flower
by the woman's Relief Corps. and thel
boarded the special and said good by
thusiastic cheers of the crowd. Late
the major received and spoke to sew
eral visiting delegations. the first bcinl
| from Sewickley Pa. including n iars
number of ladies. who were receive,
after the speaking by Mrs Mckinley
Next came q large delegation frou
Mogadore. O. The regular Afternoon
| train on the c.. c. and 8. railroa
brought to Canton . party OF friend