The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-20

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1o.-The Top
ul!st and Silver party national cxecu-
tive committees to-day arranged TO
open their headquarters in Wormley's.
hotel. adjoining those OF tho Democrat
ic congressional committee and tho
branch headquarters OF the national
Democratic committee. This will place
all the silver headquarters under one
roof and enable tho respective mana
ayers 10 work In harmony. Vice Chair
man Stevens, OF the Silver party COM
mittec. and Secretary Dlddendorfer will
be In charge OF the silver headquarters.
George Kecnl will have charge OF tho
organization OF the Silver clubs The
plan Of organization and other details
about tlSc campaign will be made pub
lie tomorrow.
Chairman Lane, It is understood, will
devote his time almost entirely to the
work OF raising funds. 1t is expected
that the silver committee Will furnish
the PopulIst committee with Il large
amount OF literature. as the latter COM
mittee. like the Democratic committee.
probably Will be hampcrcd good deal
for the want OF funds. Senator Faulk-
gressIonal committee, speaking OF the
lack OF funds tonight, did not hesi-
tate TO say that the sources OF revenue
In past campaigns, principally New
York City. had not and would not re-
spond and that the committee would
have 20 depend on small Contrlbu-
tlons from the people.
Chairman Butler, of the POpulist
committee. was asked the following
question tonight:
I'm view OF your statement yesterday
to the effect that the POpullst candldate1
are Bryan and Watson, and will be
until the close of the campaign. and will
be earnestly supported to the end with,
out discrimination for or against either,
what will be the position of your COM
mittce with reference to those stateo
where Democrats and PopulIsts have
fused by the latter taking the state
ticket and the former all the electoral
ticket?"
I'VE have no official Information" he
replied. that this has been done in
any state. but II 1t has been done or Ia
contemplated, the national committee
Will not approve or recognize 1t. Tho
highest law In any party Is the action
OF its national convention. No men or
state organization can be disloyal to
such supreme authority without array
Ing themselves In direct and hostile op-
position to the national convention. Our
national convention nominated Bryan
and Watson by an overwhelming ma
jority, and II is the boundcn duty OF
every loyal PopulIst to support both OF
these candidates earnestly and loyalty.
and, besides. Watson stands for what
Bryan stands for and therefore Bryan
and Watson is the only ticket that rep
rcscnts the>principles TINT the Peoples
party believes In md has contended for
from the beginning. Mr.. Sewall Is no
more the candidate OF the Peoples party
than is Mr.. Hobart The executive
committee will see that the action OF
our national convention is maintained
in every state, but II there should arise
dtsaffection or disloyalty to either OF
our candidates In any state, then we arc
sure that there are true Populsts In
such state who will support the whole
ticket, and such alone will be recoG-
nized by our national committee"
Does this mean you will Insist upon
n straight-out Bryan md Watson
ticket in every state?"
NO. but It means that wherever Pop
ullsts and Democrats Join forces on tho
electoral ticket there must be. due
and proper recognition OF each party's
candidate by Just and equitable di-
vision OF electors supporting the can
didates OF the respective parties"
Senator Butler was asked what effect
this announcement would have upon the
fusion In Kansas. where the Populists
took the state ticket and the Demo-
Gratis the electoral ticket, but he de-
clined to go into specific details. say
ing thnt his announcement related to,
the general policy OF the committee.
The statement Of Mr.. Butler was said
TO be the unanimous expression of the
committee