The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-21

AesuA. O., osk NIroeay vas ths
In eA1. IL limit 81 tine given 70 sns
os0oesass % decide On the fusion propS-
o3f;sa - The Popui:sss- Commsiises o.
ooeh partsas were In secret session 40
0oo-opDeasaaes Of Watson was surprise
Alto . protrsctsd and exciting esoaes
~ 0OUOcratze committee ystscse0 tos
peDul1Ge 1usion propoaston. declaring u -
- en0utsaag - the Democrats "a ~ sor1-
nc. II further held that tns state com
0itsss hAs no night 70 saxs oesn the Dsfe-
srsste sisetsss. - demanded ~ inc r''-
oiists.
Ths Dsnsersss resolutions refusing fu-
sion 10 - follows
sswhsrsaa TIE pcvshsst committee
Saving made proposition waar1 com rseEs-
~ ignores fuss1n oy eliminating sn-Fey
eAs ssnAs6aey Of ne Csnosraae s l,osa' s.ss
evt on tks Democratic esfnsnistes from
eur<her ooascsgatssr ~ Gxlng An sIsi-
1yasy hmit. which EXPIRES today. gFslhs
esstiou Of . movement for proper su*so1';
therefore b u
Received. That The chairman q IBIS
ownunEeee app9lns cornsnlst.s ~ i've.
~ which 10 shall be Chairman. 10 properly
present 10 the rzEbGic the ssi'gf'e ~ IRIS
euun.ttAe on the refusal 70 arcese me
unreasonable ARD unjust Ultima t3m 81 tee
PcpsIilss COMMITTEES. eaosnsd as X ~ n o.
The alslmaium OF the Pepnliss central
eornnlgsee to which these resolutions were
onaen6sd a. . reply wa< A. follows:
ssWhsreas The Peycss's rArty oe
Qeorgia accepted IN socd faith tns ~.
Louis cmnvross.ns. viz: The rornis-a stofa
candidate on the ticket with Hon. TaoTnas
T. Watson. with the tacis rDceFssanclfgs
that this proceeding on their part wo1lc
D INST BY a similar one o. ire part % 'ne
Democratic party. by the vithtr8ws3 %
Ofr eessil. and world effect complete
oonbsnzf.on OF efse silver forces. and
"wheress. The Peoples party O.
Georgia. 10 Their state Governor. n "a.
cord with said understanding. did provide
Tor Joint electoral ticket. snd
"Wfsereas The D@Fnocratlc party o,
Georgia, the home OF Hon Thomas =.
Watson. has not made ami IL not making
any effort 10 perfect or obtain the fusion
snal4guratsG ~ 81. Louis. although suen
fusion exists IN almost every state In the
Tnion. ana
ssWhereas. II should be fhsl- pleasure
and pride 10 advance a citizen Of their
state and section, man agc Is without
stain, absye reproach. ard whom all fair
minded men esteem. respect ana ho1Gr.
ard S<1ose every ASTON In this campaign
has been 80 patriotic ana manly as 10
challenge the admiration or Americas
manhood: ard
'sWhereas. II - our belief that Il Ia NJ.
only the intention of the leaders OF the
Democrats perty In This state 20 defeat
but n pSzsfhie 70 huniiIate. the Hon.
Thomas r. Watson. either ny n corrupt
ballot. IS has been manifested In The
Tenth congressional district or By a
partisan legislature settling aside The VIII
Of the people and forcing Bryan and Sew
ali electors on the state. even though that
tseket Should run third In the election:
Whereas. The ssfver-riassS Democratic
Dress OF the sta.e has heiittled and belied
IRE candidacy OF Mr.. Watson and issued
4
.sRssolyeA. Tha. as a final effort TO Sc
euro the union OF the silver forces 70
which the Democratic party r. pledged.
. it, ne ps,r, ssx ws e. On, p ,Se
following electors. William Fei,on state
At large. II. G. Newton Second district:
n. Gavis. Fourth district: ". q. Whit
district: wiIiam randseIi. Tenth District /.
W NJ. Bennett Eleventh district. and In
eist shst the Democrats party OF Georgia
Ing the remaining SIX Porulist electors.
with the understanding that the thtrte an
shall esst their votes for Bryan ana Wat
con Re II further
does NOT accede 20 the foregoing Just and
reasonable proposition within I've days
from dats, then. re II
Resolved. That olr central committee
Il authorized and empowered TO with
draw. IL advisable. our remaining elect
ors or relnstste those that are now with
drawn, ara that concentrate every
effort ~ our party n tho election OF our
congressional nominees
Resolved. That a copy Of these re=oiu-
lions h. transmitted 10 the Democratic
executive committee"
The resolution refusing the Pcpu,ist
proposition waa offered by nons other than
Chairman Jones personal representative
who favored b yesterday. but who today
claims tfat he had been under = ullsa D
prehrnsiun a. 10 what the PoDuiiSts want
81. He said he bad TO idea when re zane
down here at the suggestion OF Chairman
Jones that the ropuiists wanted thirteen
electors for Watson. lie thought shat
they would propose some fair division
which would not totally ignore the can
aldsey Of Vice Presidential Candidate
E~vaf
II was quite evident that the COMMITTEE
regarded the proposition "a prsposs eYonx
and that about the only thing left for d,s.
eusEion was "a % the character of the
reply 70 Be seaa' 20 the ropliists-~ whes he's
y should be polite ana conciliatory OF
plain and 70 the points
The Pcrsalist ccFrrsasttfea remained n ~ea-
sien throughout the afternoon. and ressln,-
81 The sitting AFTER a brief recess for san.
per. ThArnas Z. Watson arrived g~rr..
Thomson ss { - ard Joined the s~psnrnt,-
ter. lie declined all requests for inter
views. and ressfset 20 say anything tor pub
ilcsthsn concerning his i~tter 81 accept
sncs. or the action 81 ths Democrats state
conlmisiee on fusion.
on the Ticket In Kansas
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