The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-05
Especial to The Herald1

Especial to The Herald)
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 4.-Sen-
ator Marion Butler, of North Carolina,
chairman of the Populist executive
committee, is expected back here to-
morrow. Senator German is also ex-
| pected to return tomorrow. The en-
rand on which Mr.. Butler left Wash
ington has been studiously kept secret
at Populst headquarters, but it is now
announced that he has been in Georgia
consulting with Mr.. Tom Watson,
whose demand for recognition as vice
presidential candidate has become so
importunate that Populists have found
| it impossible to ignore him any longer.
Senators Butler and German will confer
shortly after their return to Washing
ton ON some method of quieting the
obstreperous Watson, although there
is not the least intention ON the part
of the Democrats to make any conces-
SION to the Populist vice presidential
candidate. There is a perfect under
standing between Populist senators
Butler and Allen and Democratic lead
ers. The only hitch to the complete
abandonment of Mr. Watson is a fear
that the coming election in Maine this
month will show a most disastrous de-
feat for Mr. Sewall. The Populists,
under the leadership of Mr.. BateInan,
are if possible, fighting Mr.. SewaD and
the Democratic state ticket even more
bitterly than are the Republicans. and
the outlook is that the Democratic vote
will be distressingly small. Such an
event will, of course, be claimed as a
VICTORY FOR WATSON,
and until the Maine election is over it
would be impracticable to cast Mr.. Wat
son aside. Mr. Germans appointment
as a member of the executive COM
mittee, which has just been announced,
is taken as an indication that Senator
Jones has about determined to go ahead
and run the presidential campaign in
accordance with his own ideas, with
out further reference to the wishes or
personal likes or dislikes of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bryan.
Senator German will take an active
interest in the campaign now. AT the
Gorman-Butler conference the situation
in regard to arranging the details of a
fusion of Populist and Democratic cleo
tors will be carefully gone over. Fusion
has been accomplished in nearly all OF
the western states and in all the mid
die western states where a. battle is to
be- 1t looks, however. like there will
not be a union OF Populists and Demo-
Gratis in a single southern state. Whe-
Their this will affect the election is
conjecturai, although the Republicans
think it will give them several south
ern states. There viii be no fusion
in Alabama, unless it is between gold
Democrats and Republicans, as is now
hinfed. Arkansas Populists and Demo-
Gratis have not gotten together and
seem to be getting further apart.
Complete fusion has been agreed upon
in California, and the Populists get
three electors, who will vote for Wat
son.
There are one Populist, one silver
man and two Democrats on the ticket
in Colorado, and all of them
WILL VOTE FOR SEWALL.
Connecticut and Delaware are ret
troubled with Populist party. There
has been no fusion in Florida, and Pop
ulists will put out ticket of their own
Georgia Populist will tote their own
skillet" without Democratic aid. 1t is
thought there will be an equitable divi-
sion in Idaho, but Watson won't get
anything. III Illinois Populists get two
electors, who will vote for Watson In
diana has three Populists on her COM
bine ticket and they are for Watson.
Iowa has three Populists on a combine
ticket and they are thought to be for
Sewal. All electors in Kansas are
Democrats but are pledged to vote for
the vice. presidential candidate who has
the largest number of votes. No COM
bination has been made in Kentucky,
but fusion will probably be accom-
pEshed. In Louisiana there will be no
fusion. Maine Democrats and Populists
don't mix well and have out separate
tickets. Maryland and Massachusetts
have too few Populists for Democrats
to fuse with. The Populists get three
electors on the Michigan ticket and
they are Watson men. There are four
Populists on the Minnesota ticket, who
are for Watson. Missouri has not
fused, and may not do SO. The electors
Of Montana
ARE EQUALLY DIVIDED.
The ticket in Nebraska is divided
equally. Nevada, New Hampshire and
New Jersey have no Populists to ask
for fusion. New York Populists are
asking for two places on the ticket,
and may get them. North Dakota