Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-08-27
Senator Thurston Comes Out with Card
New York Gold Democrats to Have
q Conventlon-B Bryan to Cam
vass New York.

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organization of the silver cluus. II Is
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luthish wv poPuils. coi"'ii''V'e W." "
large amount OF literature, us the lat-
ter committee. like the democratic
comm;tta. nrob,llv will hammered
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tor Fanlkner, chairman OF ne demo-
cratic congress onal committee, speak.
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revenue IN past campaign priuciPhi'y
In New York city, had not and would
mt resnond and that the committee
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outlons from the people
Chairman Butler OF the p0pulist
committee. was asked the following
o,as,ions .st ,,oh,.
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has been done, or is contaminated the national
committee will not approve or recognize It,
Ihe highest law IN any party Is the action OF
,Sa ""s", S con ha ~ Snch snrre
authority without arrayinp themselves in d.
rect and hostile opposition to the national con-
ventlon.
W'v "a'o hr sna
It is the bounden duty Of every loyal populist
to support both Of these candidates earnestly
and loyalty and besides Watson stands Tor
" 'na wo,son ,ha onl i "e, tsat
The principles that the peoples party believes
in and have contende1 for from the beginning
Mr. sewall Is no more the candidate OF the
peup'o pat,, ,nan w. nvvars ,nc uAou-
national convention is maintained in every
state, but II there should arise dsanestion or
dlsloyalty to either Of our candidates in any
s,a'e' ,ncn W. ''e sure na. ,neru aso ,'ue p9
Ticket md such alone will be Recognized BY
our national committee
Senator Butler was asked what ef-
feet this announcement would have
upon fusion in Kansas, where the pop
uists took the stale ticket and the
democrats the electoral ticket, but he
declined to 20 into specific details,
saving that his announcement related
to the general policy of the committee
The statement of Mr.. Butler was said
to be the unanimous expression Of the
committee.
The executive committee OF the pop
ulists decided Yesterday to establish
branch Headquarters at Chicago, which
will be in charge OF W. +. Washburn,
Of Massachusetts, the main headouar-
tiers to remain in Washington. The
oomm,ttea al.o selectad n anapca oom-
.s....1 w., A. .-,s.,.s
ni'.ee lor .he calnpa'Vh' consisv'hg Vi
w. II. Reed, OF Georgia; T. II. Taylor,
Of PHILADELPHIA, and Treasurer Rus
bin ~ Ind;ororol;s
MR.. BRyAN's DENIAL ACCEPTED
CHICAGO, Aug 20-"Mr. Bryan's
word mas with ma and I shall he glod
10 SO state to the people OF this coun.
try" So said Senator Thurstop. of
Nebraska. Yesterday after reading the
denial on the part OF W. ]. BRYAN, that
he was or ever had been an employe of
the silver mine owners. mir. BRYAN
has denied the charge which was made
by democratic newspaper, and | have
no hesitation in declaring that | be.
ieve him. added Mr.. Thurstop.
Senator rhurston last night handed
to the Associated press the following
card. over his signature. with the re.
quest that IL be Disseminated
TO the Public; On July H. the chicayo
Chronicle charged W. ]. Bryan with being
salarled employe Of the silver bonanza inter-
e a%,o," Su ,So ~ rhror ms ruau N.Y.
BRYAN owed it, as DUTY to the American peo.
pie, to answer the charge. His explicit denial
appears in the press this morning Istated in
Neorass n 'nas Mr nrsap uehla' woula DC nc
country, r which tase his immediate md na vp
lie manner OF doing
NEW YORK GOLD DEMOCRATS
New YORK Aug, sO--Tbe sub.com.
mittee of the democratic party reform
organization met Yesterday afternoon.
and after a consultation issued call
for n state convention 10 be held Mt