The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-20
RIGHTS WILL NOT BE RECOG-
NIZED.
SILVER MEN THE BANKERS.
THE DEMOCRATS AND POPULTSTs
ARE NOT FLUSH WITH READY
FUNDS.
THREE HEADQUARTERS IN ROW,
Democratic, Silver and PopuIist Ma.
tfOnaI Committees Are Now
Uunder One Roof.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-The Pop
ulist and Silver party national eXecu-
tive committees today arranged to
open their headquarters in Wormleys
hotel, adjoining those of the Demo-
cratic congressional committee and the
branch headquarters of the national
Democratic committee. This will place
all the silver headquarters under one
roof and enable the respective manag-
erS to work in harmony. Vice Chair
man Stevens, of the silver party COM
mittee, and Secretary Diddendorfer
will be in charge of the silver head
quarters. 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. Chair
man Lane, it is understood, will de-
vote his time almost entirely to the
work of raising funds. 1t is expected
that the silver committee will furnish
the PopuliSt committee with a large
amount of literature, as the latter
committee, like the Democratic COM
mittee, probably will be hampered a
good deal for the want Of funds. Sen
ator Faulkner, chairman of the Dem
ocratic congressional committee, speak
ing 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 con-
tributions from the people.
Chairman Butler, of the Populist
committee, was asked the following
question tonight:
'In 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 will be earnestly supported to the
end without Determinations for or
against either, what will be the posi-
ton of your committee with reference
to those states where Democrats and
Populists have fused by the latter TAX
ing the state ticket and the former
all of the electoral ticket?"
1--WE have no official information, Z"
he replied, that this has been done
in any state, but if it 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 it's national convention. No organiZ-
alton can be disloyal to such supreme
y,
direct and hostile opposition to the
national convention. Our national con-
vention nominated Bryan and Watson
by an overwhelming majority and it
is the duty of every loyal Populist to
support both of these candidates earn
estly and loyalty, and besides, Watson
stands for what Bryan stands for, and
therefore Bryan and Watson is the on
ly ticket that represents the principles
ho fvy
and has contended for from the be-
ginning. Mr.. SewaH is no more the
candidate Of the Peoples party than is
Mr. Hobart. The executive committee
will see that the action of our national
convention is maintained in every
state, but if there should arise dis
affection or disloyalty to either of our
candidates in any state, then we are
sire that there are true Populists in
such state VINO will support the whole
ticket, and such alone will be recognized
by our national committee"
Does this mean you will insist upon
a straight-out Bryan and Watson ticket
in every state?"
mo, but it means that wherever
Populists and Democrats join forces on
the electoral ticket that there must be
a due and proper recognition Of each
party's candidate by just and equit-
able division Of electors supporting the
candidates of the respective parties
Senator Butler was asked what effect
this announcement would have upon the
fusion In Kansas, where the Populists
took the state ticket and the Demo
Gratis the electiral ticket, but he de-
clined to go into specific details, saying
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 COM
mittee.