Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-20
DO NOT RECOGNIZE FUSION
Official Populists Do Not Approve Any
Friendship for sewall.
WATSON MUST BE DULY RECOGNIZED
national Headquarters Opened In
%nshingtOn-Chnirm Faulkner
Complains of the Lack OF
Funds for the CnmpniRn.

WASHINGTON, Aug 19.-The populist
And silver party national executive com
mittees today arranged to open their head
quarters in wormeys hotel adjoining
those Of the democratic congressional com
mittee and the branch headquarters Of the
national democratic committee. This will
place all the silver headquarters under one
roof and enable the respective managers to
work in harmony. Vice Chairman Stevens
OF the silver party committee and Secre-
tary Diddendorfer will be in charge Of the
silver headquarters. George Keeney will
have charge of the organization Of the sill
yer clubs. The plan of organization and
other details about the campaign will be
made public tomorrow. Chairman Lane, it
is understood. will devote his time almost
entirely to the work of raising funds. 1t
Is expected that the silver committee Will
furnish the populist committee with large
amount OF literature, as the latter cons
mittee like the democratic committee prob,
ably will be hampered a great deal for
the want of funds.
Senator Faulkner, chairman OF the demo-
cratic congressional committee, speaking OF
the lack OF funds tonight, did not hesitate
to say that the sources OF revenue in past
campaigns, principally in New York City,
had not and would not, respond, and that
the committee would have to depend on
small contributions from the people.
Chairman Butler of the populist commit
tee was asked the following question to-
night: I'm view OF your statement yester-
day to the effect that the populists candi-
dates are Bryan and Watson, and Will be
until the close of the campaign, and will
be earnestly supported to the end, without
discrimination for against either, wha,
will be the position Of your committee with
reference to those states where democrats
and populists have fused by the latter taking
the state ticket and the former all of the
electoral ticket2"
KNOWS NOTHING OF 1T.
I'VE have no official information" he re-
Piled, THAT this has been done in any state
but if 1t has been done or is contemplated
the national committee will not approve or
recognize 1t. The highest law in any party
is the action of its national conventions. No
man or state organization can be dsloyal
to such supreme authority without arraying
themselves in direct and hostile opposition
to the national convention. Our national
convention nominated Bryan and Watson by
overwhelming majorities, and 1t 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 is the only ticket that repre-
sents the principles that the peoples party
believes In and have contended for from the
beginning. The executive committee will
tion Is maintained in every state but IL
there should arise dsaffection or disloyalty
to either of our candidates, in any state
then we are sure that there are true popu-
lists in such states who will support whole
ticket, and such alone will be recognized
by our national committee"
Does this mean you will insist upon
straightout Bryan and Watson ticket in
every state?"
mo. but it means that wherever populsts
and democrats join forces on the electoral
ticket there must be a due and proper
recognition of each party's candidate by
Just and equitable division of electors sup
porting the candidates of the respective
parties"
fo VOICES THE COMMITTEE.
Senator Butler was asked what effect this
announcement would have upon the fusion
in Kansas, where the poDulists took the
state ticket and the democrats the electoral
ticket. but he declined to go into specific
details, saying that his announcement re-
lated to the general policy of the com
mittee. The statement of Mr.. Butler was
said to be by the unanimous expression
OF the committee.
The executive committee of the populists
decided today to establish branch head
quarters at Chicago which will be in
charge of George f. Washburn of Massa-
chusetts.
The committee also selected finance COM
mittee for the campaign consisting OF H.
w. Reed Of Georgia, c. f. Taylor OF Phia-
delphia and Treasurer Rankin OF Indiana.
Chairman Butler was given almost full con-
troll of the populist campaign and in ad-
dition he will be chairman OF the popu-
list congressional campaign committee.
Chairman Faulkner of the democratic con-
gressional campaign committee says that
the committee will not put any speakers
in the field until after the 1st of September
lie says that the committee is short of funds
and cannot send many speakers out, but
must rely largely upon literature to reach
the people.
Chairman Stevens Of the silver party said
today that there would be branch head
quarters of the silver committee at Chicago,
which would look after the western states
campaign and especially as to speakers 1t
is the intention of the committee to send
from Washington great deal of literature
and give a great deal of attention to the
organization OF campaign clubs OF silver
republicans who will support Bryan.
Madison County Republicans Meet.
NEWMAN GROVE, Neb., Aug 19.-(spe-
cial)-The republican precinct caucus was
held last evening. Much interest was man
ifested. A delegation was elected to the
county convention to be held at Madison
Saturday favoring A. G. Johnson of this
precinct to succeed himself as county. com
missioner and for Ross Hammond of FIRE.
mont for member of congress.
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