The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-17
He Is in Such an Unpleasant Fra Tine of
Mind that National Committeeman
Are En- Route to See Him.
HIS ACCEPTANCE LETTER
PROBABLY NOT WORDED TO PLEASE
THE BRYAN CONTINGENT,
For 1t Was Carried Back to the Mid
dIe-ROader by Mr.. Washburn Yes
terday-SenatOr Buffers Views.

CHICAGO, Oct. 16.-George +. Washburn,
chairman Of the Chicago branch of the
Populist national campaign committee, and
H. w. Reed, the committeeman from the
State of Georgia and the personal friend of
Mr.. Watson, left for the home of Mr.. Wat
son tonight. AT the time of leaving here
Mr.. Washburn had with him the letter
of Mr.. Watson accepting the nomination of
the Populist party for the vice presidency.
The letter will not in all probability be
made public until after the two gentlemen
have had their interview with Mr.. Watson.
1t is said on the best of authority that
the actual object of the visit to Mr.. Wat
son is the desire to have a talk with him
over the general situation and to explain
to him several matters in the conduct of
the campaign from the Populist stand
point tina nave not met with the entire
approval of the nominee for the vice pres
idency. There will be no effort made to get
Mr.. Watson to consent to the removal of
his name from the ticket in favor of Mr..
Sewall, but there are said to be a few
wrinkles on Mr.. Watson's brow that would
look better if they were smoother and it
is to smooth them that Messrs. Washburn
and Reed have gone to the South. In reply
to the statement that Mr.. Washburn, of
the Chicago headquarters, had been called
down by Chairman Jones, of the Democrat
ic committee, and Chairman Butler, of the
Populist committee, and others, because of
his persistency in demanding the substitu-
ton of Mr.. Watson for Mr.. Sewall on the
national ticket, Mr.. Washburn said:
This is just as willful and malicious a
lie as the statement that our executive
committee submitted its report to Chair
man Jones before issuing it to the public,
or that Senator Jones had authorized our
committee TO make 1ny OE6rtufeS IN the
way of d Cabinet position, or otherwise, to
Mr.. Watson to secure his silence. FROM
the beginning of the campaign to the pres
ent time l nave aggressiVely and fearless
ly insisted on the recognition of the rights
of our candidate, Mr., Watson, and of the
interests of the Peoples party, and shall
continue to do SO until the end of the cam
paign. The statement that there has been
any friction with our Washington head
quarters or with Senator Jones is also an
Infamous lie. My position has been fully
understood and respected and, notwith-
standing my advocacy, of Mr.. WatSon's
rights, my line of action has been in per-
feet harmony with Senator Butler and our
committee, and lille | have at all times
pressed our rights vigorously upon Sena-
tor Jones the has at no time since my
arrival here been an unpleasant word be-
tween US or a single misunderstanding"
Mr.. Washburn, what have you to say
in regard TO the telegram this morning
from Mr.. Watson to Mr.. ~Steinberger, OF
Kansas, stating that the middle-of-the-
road Populists had been sold out and that
their party had been made q foot mat for
Democratic politicians? asked the report
err.
Il do not believe that Mr.. Watson said
this or sent such a telegram. II it be true,
he probably had reference to the State to
which the telegram was sent, because in
that State the Democrats Endorsed the
Populist State ticket and the Populists'
legislative candidates who are to elect a
Populist United States Senator. This was
done in exchange for a straight Bryan and
Sewall electoral ticket with the under
standing that all the electors should vote
for the vice presidential candidate receiv-
ing the highest number of electors outside
of that State"