The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-26
WASHINGTON CITY.
The Location Of Populist National
Headquarters.
WATSON NOT TO BE WITH
DRAWN.
Personal ana General 0ossip--ssNational
Democrats ssAGmlng Against Bryan.
PEOPLES PARTY NEWS BUREAU
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PEOPLES PARTY NEWS BUREAU.
st. Louis, No.. August n.
The new executive committee OF the
Peoples party has decided to open head
quarters in Washington City during the
campaign. This may be q good thing for
Washington, but the rank and file Of Popu-
list voters will be slow to believe that 1t
is the best thing for the party.
Any fear that may have been entertained
that Watson's name would be removed
from the Populist National ticket should
cutive committee last week. when 1t was
positively decided that Mr.. Watson
would remain In the field.
Astonishment has been expressed In many
sections of the country at the fusion
scheme between the Populists and Repub-
iicans in Texas. Either Texas Republicans
are unlike the Republicans in other states.
or the Populists are different from the or
binary sort. At any rate no one need fear
that Texas Populists are not able to hold
their own in any kind Of combination.
Georgia Populists are very sanguine Of
success. They claim they will poll q
larger vote this year than ever before
and that large accessions are being re-
ceived from the Republicans and Prohibi-
tionists.
The Democrats of South Dakota have In
dorsed the Populist state ticket, which
practically insures it's success.
The policy Of uniting the Democratic and
PopU'ast forces In Missouri on state
ticket, congressional candidates and presi-
Dental electors. IL being quite generally
discussed.
All reports agree that there never has
been such demand for campaign htera~
ture '.~tore as this year, and that nine
tenths of all matter sent out by the various
committees deals with the finance question.
Eugene v. Debs. the great labor agitator.
is a staunch friend Of Tom Watson. He
thinks the Democrats should substitute the
Georgian for Sewall. on their National
ticket
The speech delivered by Burk Cochran
at Madison Square. New York. last week.
in reply to Mr.. Bryan's speech OF ac-
ceptance, is characterised by the New York
Journal as q piece Of "billingsgate and
OOmOASI. w ucII IuC SOOhA 0AS sAAN ~SAA~NS
attorneys for Wall street begin to weep
crocodile tears for the laborers, it Is evident
they have an ak to grind.
The Populists Of the the First Missouri
district have nominated the redoubtable ).
Weller Long, ex-secretary OF the state COM
mittee, for congress.
MIR. Bryan denies emphatically that he
hoov in he ou1nlOv of the
silver mine owners or the Bimetallic
League.
The Populists of Michigan are asked to
indorse Mayor H. s. Pingree. of Detroit,
the Republican nominee for governor.
which they will probably do.
A. L. Maxwell. the ex-chairman of the
Peoples party state committee of Illinois,
has been given q place on the Democratic
st.te ticket, as candidate for auditor of
state. in fulfillment Of a fusion compact
between the two parties. Four Populists
have been given places on the electoral
ticket, and H. E. Taubeneck, ex-chairman
of the national committee. has been made
chairman of the Illinois state committee
Of he Peoples party.
A majority Of the Republican state COM
mittee Of Montana have declared their in
tention to support Bryan.
The name Of LATE Pence, the brilliant
ex-congressman from Colorado, Is being
mentioned in connection with the Populist
nomination for the governorship in that
state
The executive committee of the Peoples
party Of California met recently and in
dorsed the action of the national conven-
ton. hey also issued a statement con-
corning the work of the convention. calcu-
lated to correct erroneous impressions re-
garsn the proceedings.
T. Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
raj. ad has issued an order against the
sale of silver literature on their trains.
Silv... les might reciprocate by refusing to
ride ,ver their line.
Til. Peoples party state nominating
Moin.s Sept. TO-
Capt. H. B. Linton, a prominent farmer,
has cen nominated for congress by the
Popullsts Of the Sixth Missouri district
John w. Breidenthal, the recognized
Populist leader in Kansas. has been re-
elected chairman of the state commit
tee.
The Democrats Of Texas have rejected
the propositions of the Peoples party
looking toward fusion, in which the inten-
ton was that the Democrats should have
eight and the Peoples party seven cleo
tors.
The Democrats and Popul;sts of the
Eleventh Iowa district have nominated
the same candidate for congress- Judge A.
Van Wagenen.
Populists and Democrats of the Fifth
Nebraska district have fused on the same
candidate for congress. r. d. Switzerland
A. H. Livingston, the Peoples party
candidate for congress. in the Fourteenth
Missouri district. has left it to the judg-
ment Of majority vote Of the state COM
mittees Of the Peoples and Democratic
parties as to whether he should retire
from the race or his opponent. Prof. w. d.
Vandivere.
Headquarters for the Peoples party in
Texas have been located In Dallas. with
Chairman ]. 8. Bradley in charge.
Nearly all the Democratic county con-
ventions in Colorado have Endorsed Senator
Teller and Congressman Sbafroth. Repub-
licans. and Congressman Bell, Populist, for
reelection.
c. d. Bell has been nominated for con-
grees by the Peoples party Of the Second
Kentucky district.
Prof c. Vincent. Of Indiana. is campaign