The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21
ULTIMATUM OF THE POPULISTs RE-
JECTED BY THE DEMOCRATS OF
GEORGIA.
WATSON ON THE GROUND.
NO CHANGE IN THE SITUATION FOL-
LOWED ON THE NOMINEE'S AR
RIVAL,
THE DEMOCRATS WE'RE AGREED.
Looked on the PopuIist Proposition
as Being in Itself an Insult to
Their Party.

ATLANTA, Ca, Oct. 20.-Fusion in
Georgia seems to be indefinitely off.
The proposition from the Populists was
today considered and rejected by the
Democratic state central committee.
Mr.. Watson is here, but his coming has
made no change in the situation. The
Populist committee convened this
morning and remained in session
throughout the afternoon and resumed
the sitting after brief recess for sup
per. Thomas E. Watson arrived at
half past o'clock and Joined the COM
mittee. He declined all requests for in
terviews and refused to say anything
for publication concerning either his
letter of acceptance or the action Of the
Democratic state committee in fusion
Great interest attached to the meet
Ings of the two committees this morn
Ing as the day was the last allowed by
the Popuhsts on which their ultimatum
might be accepted.
Both committees went into secret ses-
sion at II o'clock. After a protracted
and exciting debate, the Democratic
committee rejected the Populist fusion
proposition, declaring it to be insulting
to the Democrats in wording 1t was
further held that the state committee
has no right to take down the Demo-
cratic electors as demanded by the
Populists. The Democratic resolution
refusing fusion is as follows:
Resolved, That the Populist committee hav-
ing made a proposition which completely
ignores fusion by eliminating entirely the can
didacy OF the Democratic nominee for vice
president, Mr.. Sewall, and has cut off the
Democratic committee from further consider
ation of the question by fixing an arbitrary
limit which expires today, giving this COM
mlttee no opportunity for consideration of
a movement for proper fusion; therefore be it
Resolved, That the chairman of the COM
mittee appoint a committee of five of which
he shall be chairman, to properly present to
the public the attitude of this committee on
the refusal to accept the unreasonable and
unjust ultimatum Of the Populist committee
clothed as it is in offensive and unbecoming
language.
The ultimatum of the Populist central COM
mittee TO which these resolutions were in
tenoeo as reply was as follows:
Whereas, The Peoples party of Georgia ac-
cepted in good faith the st. Louis COM
promise, viz: The nomination of the Hon.
w. j. Bryan as the presidential candidate
on the ticket, with the Hon. Thomas E. Wat
son, with the tacit understanding that this
act of patriotism on their part would be met
with a similar one on the part Of the Demo-
cratic party in the withdrawal of Mr.. Sewall,
and effect a complete combination of the sill.
yer forces, and
Whereas, The Peoples party Of Georgia, in
their state convention in accord with said
understanding did provide for joint electoral
ticket and
Whereas The Democratic party of Georgia.
the home of the Hon. Thomas E. Watson
has not made and is not making any effort
10 perfect or obtain the fusion of forces in
augurated at St. Louis although such fusion
Whereas 1t should re their pleasure and
pride to advance citizen of their state and