The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

ticket would run third in the election. and
Whereas, The silver-plated Democratic
press of this State has beiittIed and belied
the candidacy of Mr.. Watson and issued
this edict; therefore. be it
cure the union of the silver forces to
which the Democratic party is committed
and to test the patriotism Of our professed
electors William II FELTON,, State at
large; II; G; Merton. Second district;
Whitaker, Sixth district; J. J. Green,
Eighth district; William LandsdeH. Tenth
district; w. NJ. Bennett Eleventh district;
| and insist that the Democratic party of
Georgia withdraw six of their electors.
substituting the remaining six Populls.
thirteen shall cast their vote for Bryan
Resolved. That if the Democratic party
does not accede to the foregoing just and
reasonable proposition within five days
from date, then be 1t
Resolved. That our central committee
is authorized and to withdraw,
If advisable. our remaining electors or re-
instate those who are now withdrawn, and
that we concentrate every effort of our
party In the election of our congressional
nominees"
There was a buzz following the reading
of the Populist proposition which indicated
strong disapproval of it, The speeches
and refusing PopuliStic proposition was Of
fered by none other than Chairman Jones's
personal representative. who favored it yes
terday, but who to-day claimed that he
had been under a misa pprehension as to
what the Populists wanted. He said he
had no idea when he came down here at
the suggestion of Chairman j. K. Jones
that the Populists wanted thirteen electors
for Watson. He thought they would pro-
pose some fair division which would not
totally ignore the candidacy of Vice Presi-
dent SeWall. 1t was quite evident that the
committee regarded the proposition as pre-
posterous and that about the only thing
left for discussion was as to the character
VI ehe reR It Should 10 Ss be behf polite 5G en and f0 eoneiIia-
tory or plain and to the point. The Georgia
member of the national committee, who
had come to force fusion himself, offered
the following resolution opposing 1t, winch
was adopted:
Resolved, That the Populist committee
having made a proposition which complete
ly ignores fusion by eliminating entirely
the candidacy Of the Democratic nominee
for Vice President, Mr.. Sewall, and has
cut off the democratic committee from fur
Their consideration of the question by nix
ing an arbitrary limit which expires to-day,
giving this committee no opportunity Tor
consideration of a movement for proper 1u-
sion, therefore be it
Resolved, That the chairman of this
committee appoint a committee of five, of
which he shall be chairman, to properly
present to the public the atttude OF th,s
unreasonable and unjust ultimatum of the
Populist committee, clothed as it is in Of
fensiye and unbecoming language.
In explaining his action the Georgia
member of the national committee SAID:
81 got a telegram about fusion, ana L
thought it meant a division OF vice pfesl-
Dental electors between the TWO parties.
Senator Jones thought that was a good
| idea and wanted to see what could be done
with it. never had an idea that the Pop-
uliStS wanted as much as they did. 10 lS-
more the Democratic vice presidential cam
didate was, Of course, quite out OF the
THE ommitte adopted a resolution call
ing for a State convention. to be held in
Atlanta on Nov. 70, to select tour Demo
cratic candidates for vacant places on the
Supreme Court bench, The delegates TO
this convention are to be selected on NOV
IA, either by primary or mass meeting, In
the discretion of the various county COM
mittees. Atlanta was selected over Macon
as the convention city by a vote Of z to 0.
The Popocratic committee remained IN
session throughout the afternoon ana re- r
supper. Thomas z. Watson arrived from
Thomson at $50 o'clock, and Joined the
committee. He declined all requests for
interviews, and refused to say anything
for publication concerning either his letter
OF acceptance or action OF the Democratic
State committee on fusion.
watson's Name Not on Kansas Ticket.
TOPEKA, Kas., Oct. 20.-The name OF
Thomas E. Watson. candidate as Demo-
cratic-Populist candidate for Vice Presi-
dent, has been nominally removed from the
Kansas ticket of that party, in Difference
to the wishes of the Georgia nominee,
whose letter of withdrawal has been re-
ceived by the Secretary of State. AS a
sequel to this move, Chairman John w.
Briedenthal, of the fusion committee, has
filed mandamus4 proceedings in the supreme
Court to compel the Secretary of state to
place Mr.. Watson'S name on the ticket,
notwithstanding the protest of Watson.
The case will be heard on Wednesday. In
the meantime, as the last day the Secre-
tary of State had under the law to mail
the certificates of nomination to various
county clerks had arrived, that official has
mailed such notifications. The name OF Mr.
Watson as vice presidential nominee was
left off the fusion ticket, and in it's place a
letter bearing these words was inserted:
''Mandamus Proceedings have been COM
menced to compel insertion of Thomas E.
Watson's name here. This may have TO be
DONE The decision of the Supreme Court
on the matter tomorrow is awaited with
great interest.