The evening times., 1896-08-20

WorInley yHotelbuilding.
As result of houseclcaning and moving,
matters were in some what chaotic state,
and the officials of the two parties where
to be found almost anywhere that pre-
sented IA resting place.
Secretary Edgerton, of the Popu list
committee. and c. II. Pirtie, of the Senate
document room, who has just been appoint
ed TO have cirge OF literary distribution for
Senator Buffers committee, devoted the
forenoon TO visiting furniture and carpet
stores for the purpose OF obtaining suffi-
cieDt supply of OFFICE goods to make their
headquarters comfortable and efficient.
The silver committee was more fortu-
nateiy situated, having supply OF furniture
on hand, and this was being removed from
the fourth floor of the Corcoran Building
to the second floor of the Wormley Hotel.
where five rooms are being fitted up for
the transaction OF business.
The Populist executive committee COM
| pieted the business coming before IL short
| ly after midnight and took a fina! adjourn
ment. Senator Butler was out early and
had troubles enough of his own, indepen,l-
ent OF those associated with the commit
| tee of which he is chairman.
| WITH THE EREPUBLICANS.
| He Is experimenting the renovation OF his
Residence and having everything gotten in
Readiness for the arrival OF Mrs. Butler, who
| will reach the city this evening.
Messrs. Breidenthal, OF Kansas. and Sovcr-
| eign, OF Arkansas, have bcen assigned 10 as
| sst Mr.. Washburn as a subcommittee in
| charge of western headquarters at Chicago.
Chairman Babcock, of the Republican com
| mittee, is in New York, but will return
| some time during the night. He went TO
| the metropolis for the purpose OF CON
| sulting with Chairman Hanna and the rep
| resentatives of the national committee re-
| garding some details of the work being per
formed here.
The Republican committee is ha wing pre-
pared for use as campaign document a
| four-paEe leaflet containing extracts from
a speech delivered in the House February
II last by Representative Grosvcnor, IN
which he made comparison ofagrculturai
exports and imports, giving facts and fig.
| ures. under the Mckinley and Wilson tariff
laws.
| Senator Blackburn is in the city, having
| just returned from an extended rest at
| Ocean City. He will go tomorrow to n
! county fair being held near Martinsburs,
w Va, in company with Senators Fanlk-
| ner and Stewart and Representative Nc
Mllin. All these gentlemen are expected
| to make speeches on the political situation,
| it being democratic Day" at the fair.
Senator Faulkner has received forty-siN
| applications for club charters from TIE
| State Of Virginia alone, and also large
number desiring to effect organizations in
INsN,
present membership OF $50 Republicans,
| all of whom are said to be OF Swedish
descent.
PoPULISTS ARE SINCERE.
''Ther. appears to be an intimation in
Some Of the newspapers that the decision of
our Committee with respect to fns.oais not
| sincere, ans. that We do not intend To live
up to It, said Chairman Butler today.
The statement last night was ma H. after
careful Consideration OF the whole subject,
and it means exactly what it says. The ma
tional executive committee will not ap-
prove any fusion in any Of the States that
gives the Pupu!ists simply the State ticket
aud the Democrats the whole electoral
ticket.
There must be Just as Jealous work done
is for Mr.. Bryan, and the efforts put forth
in hehaf OF Mr.. Br yam must lie as loyal rs
those exerted for Mr.. Watson. There is no
reason whatever why we cannot work in
harmony with the Democratic party in this
respect. for we both have the same head to
our ticket and are both earnest in our eff
forts to secure the free and unlimited coin
age of silver.
an I'M Ctafa ub ha
parties are pretty evenly divided and where
We can defeat the Republicans and carry
the electoral Vote for Bryan only by merg-
ing our interests. common sense suggests
that weagree upon division Of the electors.
But even in that case there will BE- no trading
of votes by the Populists. The statement
has no hidden meaning. 1t is quite plain
Senator Butler discussed the speech of
Bourke Cochran at length. and was quite
caustic in some OF his comments. That
Speech said he, will be a boomerang.
Mr. Cochran attempted to array the wage
Garner against the farmer aud the wealth
producers of the country. This was the
fanatical effort of a desperate man.
INTERESTS ARE IDENTICAL
The wage-earners and the farmers
know that their interests are identical.
They have been forced to investigate the
causes OF the hard times for themselves
without help. and in spite of the efforts
to confuse and divide them. They have
long since agreed that the chief cause
OF their nsfortunes is the bad financial
system.
They, in common, believe that more
money will can less misery, and that free
coinage is the first step in that direction
Their joint efforts have made the financial
question the overshadowing issue in this
campaign. They realize, as men never
realized 1t before. that what Hanna and
Cochran represent are the agencies most
inimical to their welfare and to the pros
perity of the country as whole.
Therefore, neither advice nor effort to
stir up prejudices from that Source will have
the least effect. On the contrary, it will
intensity their interest in this fight and
unity them more than ever Cochran and
the gold Democrats are the allies of the
Republicans and Mr.. Hanna In this fight.
Mr.. Hanna is trying to switch the financial
question and make the tariff the issue.
His efforts are as desperate and fanatioal
as those of Cochran and the gold Dem ocra.s
The intelligence of the masses is SO great
that both are doomed TO fail Cockran's
speech Is good background for that Of
Mr.. Bryan. 1t has only helped to empha-
size Mr. Bryan's truths in the minds Of the
people"
How does Bryan's New York speech
compare with that made before the Chicago
convention?" Mr.. Butler was asked
THE Chicago speech was masterpiece
OF soul-stirring oratory. Probably no man
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