The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-20
UNABLE TO GET FUNDS
The Democrats and Populists
Seriously Handicapped
snvsgrrss NOT SO HARD UP.
snasr--sar Butler says the National
Committee VIII Not santion Fu-
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COMMITTEES. Ike the Democratic committee.
pr0sau3g WEN - nzursreG for the want %
funds. senator Faulkner. Chairman 81 TIE
Eeraec-9zlc congressional c11rniTtse.
speaking Of re Eack % f11zs tonight id
Hog hesitate 30 say that Ehe usual sources
had naE ard Eaoz1a not respond. sn1 that
tas COMMITTEES would have . depend Upon
contrs ssltsczs sxs-n <be cegose.
Chairman Batter. cf TIE Pc1l.ts. commit
tee @&z asked the f0IEczszg question To-
ngaf. In view OF your statement 70 ta@
efsscl that f5s 791Elsst candidates are
.rg Al and Watson. ard El4l Dc -E.tl Ire
cloge u the campaign. and they I'll be
earnestly supported - tae end w4ta31c
Discrimination for or zg2-nst either. what
viii ss the position O. your conuistee alta
reference % those states where Democrats
ard Po32ilssz have tzss3 0y TIRE latter
taxing ths state ticket and the former all
o. TIE electoral tIcksfT
We have 10 orscfal s-f0r-satIo1." he
state. bit II Il has De@r3 oore. or Is coz
se-nyi&1sz. ne natiOzssI committee Ill
Eoc approve or recognize Il. The highest
5&g s. any party - the acsso1 % IS Ia
ekosa4 corEs11soz-s- Nc Ena2 or state C--
sznlza sson can be diSioyaL 20 sz1ch supreme
authority without arraylng Themselves n
Greet ard hostile opposition % tne IA
zl0rzi convention. Our nst.oral CONVEX
si0a nominated Bryan and watson ~ an
overwhelming majority. and i Is the duty
Of every soy4l Po2111s; % support both OF
these caa141zses earnestly aE1 aoyal4y.
and. beside. Watson Stands for what B-y-
at stands for. ard therefore Bran and
watson - the only ticket thai represents
the principles tesat the Peoples party be-
ueves IN and has conten1s1 for from the
beg.ou4ng. The executive committee Viii
see sns- TIE acton OF our nzSlonzl com
rr1.tiee IS rzzlntalne6 IL every Srafe, but
4 there should arise a dIsarectton or dis
loyalty 20 either Of our candidates Il any
SAFE. then Ne are sure that there are
true PoDuAsts Z such states VITO VIII sup
porz whole tickle. and alone WIZ b= rec
oxn.zsd ~ cur naffooal committee"
Does this mean you VIII insist upon a
stra4ghs-out Bryan and Watson sscke< n
every stzreg''
No. but + means that wherever Popu-
Lists ard Democrats JOIN forces ca the
electoral ticket there mus be a DIE znf
proper recognition Of each parry's caz12-
date b. jasg and equitable division Of
electors. supporting the candidates OF the
respective parties"
Ssnate- Butler vas asked what effect this
announcement would have upoa the fusion
Ia kansas. where TIE PopuEiSts took the
state . ket ard the Democrats ths e.ec-
toral s3cket. hat hs declined % 20 in.o
specific details. saying TazE his announce
mems related 70 The general policy Of sae
committee. The statement o. Lr. Batter
Nas sad - - she unanimous expression
o. ne committee