The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-21

Idaho, where the news dispatches indicate
that the Democrats and Populists are
trying to effect a fusion which will leave
out the silver Republicans. The mana
gers at both headquarters consider that
this attempted combination at the ex-
pense Of the silver Republicans is vio-
lation of the spirit of the free silver cam
paign, which seeks to combine all the
silver forces, and they fear it's effect on
the silver Republicans of other Western
States. h
They believe the different forces
should combine on equitable and just
terms and effect division such as was
made in Minnesota and Washington
Moreover, they consider that it would be
especially ungratcful in Idaho, because
their refusal to recognize the silver Re-
publicans involves the defeat of Senator
Dubois
The latter is looked upon by both the
Democratic and Populist managers rs
one of the great central figures in the
bolt of the free silver Republicans from
the Republican party on the issue. To
his fundamentally, also, is most largely
attributed the defeat of the tariff bill in
the Senate except with free silver rider,
and to turn him down. they believe
would send chill through the leaders Of
the silver Republicans of the West. For
this reason it is probable that both Chair
man Jones and Chairman Butler will
make every attempt to arrange some sort
of an adjustment in Idaho that will give
due recognition to the silver Republicans.
The executive committee of the Popu-
list party has adjourned, subject to the
call of the chairman 1t has accomplish
ed all that could be done at the present
time in arranging for headquarters here
and branch headquarters at Chicago. 1t
was decided that j. r. Sovereign should
be assigned to the Chicago headquarters,
which will be under the management of
Mr.. Washburue, of Massachusetts.
Chairman Butler, of course, will be in
charge here, and will give his whole at
tention to the campaign. Mr.. Butler
will be assisted by Secretary Edgerton,
who will be here during most of the cam
paign. G. II. Pirtle, chief of the Senate
document room, will be in charge of
sending out documents. Mr.. Butler
said to-day that the class of literature
which was. to be sent out had not been
decided upon. AS far as possible docu-
ments which can be franked will be sent
out. These will include speeches by
Populists in Congress, and some of Tom
Watson's will be among the number Sc
lected. Some of the literature being
sent out by the Democratic committee
and also by the silver COMMITTEE will be
distributed.
Chairman Butler said this morning
that the committee would, of course, be
embarrassed for want of funds, and Secre-
tary Edgerton said that the committee
must rely upon voluntary subscriptions
as much as possible.
I'VE have Clipped in, said Chairman
Butler, ''to pay our. expenses thus far
We have no rich men to make large con-
tributions for campaign expenses. ex-
pect we will have to make campaign
like others we have made in the South
where we have managed with very little
money
Chairman Butler will enter into cor
respondence with Populist leaders and
with free silver leaders in various parts of
the country at once and endeavor to
affect an adjustment of all existing diff
culties, which will bring the supporters
of silver and Bryan into harmonious ac-
ton.
The silver party and the Populist party
to-day moved into headquarters with the
Democratic party in the Wormley build
ing. ice-Chairman Stevens, of the sill
yer party, said to-day that the silver
branch headquarters in Chicago would be
every bit as important as the headquar-
tiers in Washington.