The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-13
JASON B. BROWN CUSSED
BUT HIS PARTY WENT ON IT'S KNEES
TO THE POPULISTS.
Popocrats Accept the Fusion on EIec-
toraI Ticket and VIII Give Five
PopuIfsts Places.

The Popocrats have finally dropped to their
knees before the Populists and have sur
rendered upon all the propositions made by
the Populists toward completing the fusion.
For the last two weeks Chairman Martin
and all the other Popocratic leaders have
declared publicly and privately that no
Populists would go on their ticket unless
the Populist State ticket was withdrawn.
The Populist State ticket was not with
drawn, but the certificate was filed sew
eral days ago, certifying to it's nomination.
All day Sunday the Popocratic managers
and Populist leaders were in consultation
trying to come to some agreement but
the consultation ended in nothing being ac-
cCmplished. The Populist committee of
thirteen had met two weeks ago and put
out a combination ticket containing ten OF
the Popocratic electors and five straight
Populists. They told the Democrats they
could accept that if they wanted to, and
If they did not want to, they need not, and
the committee of thirteen adjourned sine
die. The Popocratic leaders declared that
of course they would not accept this COM
bination ticket; they were not going to al
low the Populist State ticket to stay in
the field, and if they were expected to
print fusion ticket under their own en-
blem, they of course would not permit the
should come down and which should stay
on.
The Populists, however, did dictate that
very thing. Their combination ticket left
out the following electors nominated by the
Popocratic State convention: Jason b.
Brown, of Seymour, elector at large; w.
l.. Slinkard, of Bloomfield, Second district;
Nicholas Cornet, of Versailles, Fourth dis
trict; d. E. Kelley, of Valparaiso, Tenth
district: Henry A. Barnhart, of Rochester,
Thirteenth district. ALI these gentlemen,
except ex-Congressman Jason b. Brown
had, after the Populists sprung their COM
bination ticket, placed their designations in
the hands of Chairman Martin, to be used
if the deal should be closed up on that
basis. When the conference Sunday re-
suited in nothing a telegram was sent to
Mr. Brown, asking him to come at once.
He turned up yesterday morning, and when
resignation was wanted, the language he
used would have done credit to Captain
Kidd. Large streaks of blue and yellow
atmosphere foated out of the committee
rooms and were waited uptown. He said
he would be eternally BANKED and BANKED
again if he would do any such thing, and
intimated that his party managers knew
so much less than nothing that total alb
sence of brains would be a liberal educa-
ton. j. G.. Johnson, the Kansas fuSiOniSt,
who is on Senator Jones's executive com
mittee, was present. however. and laid
about it, and, after hearty dinner. decided
to give in. When seen afterwards he said:
o,irs didn't climb hnd down. just fell Of
whole shooting match could pot have pulled
me off,. but that would have busted up the
whole blank trade. didn't want to do
that. so 1 told Martin he could take me
Off Ny colleague John b. Stoll, talks sew
to- the Bopgss a than aI more have Teep navsr
mixed with them much, and 1 must con-
fess that there are a whole lot of things
stand
th Tbs Popgsts who are put on to replace
evansville for eector at large: e. a. Re OF
gins, of Ragglesville, Second district;
Townsend Cope of Butlerville. Fourth, dis
Tenth district: John S. Bender of Ply
mouth. Thirteenth district.
Mr.. Johnson, of Kansas. went home yes
thing was fixed up. leaving Chairman Martin
to bear the burden of the big protest en-
RAINING was informed of the deal he wired
NIcNutt who Cancelled an engagement to
argued half last night with Martin against
withdrawing any of the Popocratic cleo
tors, declaring. that it would drive from
the ticket at least 10000 Democrats who
would not consent to vote for Populists. At
midnight the statement was given out that
it had not yet been determined definitely
whether the fusion ticket or the straight
ticket would be filed to-day.
Populists File Their Ticket.
The Populists filed their combination cleo
toral ticket with the Board of Election
Commissioners yesterday. It contained five
straight Populist electors and ten silver
Democrats. In order to be right sure as
to which was the proper method, two GER
tificates were filed, one by the chairman
and secretary of the committee of
thirteen and another by the chairman and
secretary of the State convention. No
effort was made to have the straight Pop
ulist ticket first launched by the commit