The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-06
THE POPULISTS ARE IN \ POSI-
TON TO DICTATE IN
THAT STATE.
THEIR STATE TICKET MUST WIN
Or They viii Not Support Bryan.
Serve Notice ON Bryan Managers
That the Election Monday
Must Be on the Square.

Memphis, July 29.-A special from BIZ
mingham Ala, to the Commercials
Appeal says:
Gen. James Il. Weaver Of Iowa. VINO
reached here yesterday afternoon, was
in conference much of today with the
uopulist leaders with reference TO the
tate elections to be held next Monday.
II was agreed that if a fair election Is
had the populist-repubican fusion state
ticket will win. and it was decided to give
fine democratic managers to understand
that unless an absolutely fair election Is
had the popuists in this state will not
yupport Bryan in November, but will
fuse with the republicans and cast their
ballots with Mckinley in order to rcbuke,
as they say, dishonest elections.
Gen. Weaver tclcgraphcd Chairman
Jones of the democratic committee to
come here at once and try to secure fair
play. Populist leaders confidently cX-
pect that Senator Jones will come. They
say that while free silver is much to he
desired honest elections must first be
had.
in the event the pOpulists are salts
fed with the result next Monday they
will demand the removal from the state
electoral ticket of the several gold stan
dard electors as the further price of
populist support of that ticket. Mean
while Gen. Weaver says he will also
direct his efforts to helping secure the
election of silver members of the legisla-
ture in order TO insure the choice of II
silver senator. Some very interesting
developments are looked for in Alabama
during the next few days and the out
come is expected to have an important
bearing upon the attitude of the popu-
lists in the state towards the Bryan
ticket.
BRYAN A THOROUGH POPULIST.
Georgetown. Tex, July 29.-(SpecialJ
Hon. w. w. helms, one of the dele
gates ut large from this state to st.
Louis has returned from the convention.
Mr.. Nelms was asked by the Statesman
reporter what he thought of the nOmina
ton of Bryan. He said
"ln the nomination of w. j. Bryan
| am satisfied that we have selected II
thorough populist. The objections of
the Texas delegation to his nomination
were due to the fact that we were not
certain that he would accept our nOmi
nation. As we could not get this as
surance we refused to support him in
the convention. If Mr.. Bryan accepts
our nomination he will then he our can
didate, and, in that event Bryan and
Watson will carry every southern and
western state Should he refuse it will
prove conclusivcly to the American pco-
pie that he is more of a partisan than
patriot, and the people will turn to the
popuist party rs the only hope of relief
from present conditions. The demo-
cratic politicians in this great crisis hope
TO swallow up the peoples party hut
they now see that they calculated UNI
wisely. Instead of swallowing us, we
have swallowed them. Mr.. Bryan is our
nominee. We know that he is true
populiSt, in hearty accord with our plat
form, and if he accepts our nomination
he will be the peoples party candidate
and receive every populiSt vote in
America. This will. of course, compel
the democrats to vote for our candidate.
If they do not like him they can call an
other convention and nominate Grover
Cleveland or John Carlisle
THE democratic party is gone fawn
skin If Bryan does not accept our nomi-
nation. If he rufcscs we will put up
Norton of Illinois and carry the south
and west"