The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-22
WILL BE PUT IN THE FIELD
AGAINST BRYAN AND SEW
ALL ELECTORS.
IN IMPORTANT MEETING At dallas
Yesterday of the Populist, Republican
and Sound Money Committees.
Arrangements in Congressional
Districts-Sayers Will Win.

Tie opposlllou 10 bryan ana SeWall
societies has had in weeks. Republican,
headquarters were a scene of great ac-
tivity all day. Populists and sound
money democrats joined the throng of re-
publicans that paced the lobby of the
Oriental hotel and waited for the result
of the numerous conferences, caucuses,
ETC., that the managers were having up
stairs in the rooms of Gen. Huston.
They were busily engaged in what prob
ably was the last important council of
war before the November battle of bal
lots. In all cities where the Australian
ballot obtains the various tickets must
be filed on or before Wednesday, and the
men who are fighting Bryan, Culberson
and free silver wanted to have one long
talk about the electoral ticket.
Gen. Huston arrived from San An
tonic at II o'clock and was in the middle
of a caucus in a very few minutes. Maj
Peck, of Houston also came in. With
short intermissions, the conference lasted
until 10 o'clock tonight. There were
present Chairman Green, DR.. John
Grant, Gen. Huston, Maj. Peck and
G.. Ii. Hedges, of the republican mana
gers; Chairman j. S. Bradley, Harry
Tracy and Marion Williams, of the
populists, and Col. John n. Simpson for
the sound money democrats.
After adjournment, reporters button
holed the gentlemen who were vested
with plenary powers. The populists de-
clinod to talk for publication. Gen.
Huston was as mum as mouse and DR..
John Grant was as dumb as an oyster.
1t was ascertained, however, that an eX-
citing session in many respects had been
held. Gen. Huston made speech in
play ball, now or never. He advocated
one electoral ticket against the Bryan
and Sewall ticket, with division of the
electors between the popuists, republi-
cans and honest money democrats. There
was opposition to this. One member
stated that if it was done 10000 popu-
lists would vote for the Bryan and
Sewall electors and swamp the whole
business. 1t is stated that DR.. Grant
opposed Gen. Illusions plan. He de-
clared that it would never work, and ad-
vocated the three-ticket plan and the
throwing of every vote possible to Nc
Kinley and Hobart. Every participant
made a speech, and finally vote was
taken and Gen. Illusions motion was de-
feated.
1t was then decided that the populst,
100000 the Bryan men won't be in it.
tickets shall go on the official ballot. The
Mckinley and Hobart electors will APP
pear over the populist state ticket and
the Bryan and Watson electors above the
regular popular state ticket in cities
where the Australian ballot governs.
Unless another caucus tomorrow over
turns the action of tonight's conference
all parties will file full electoral tickets
with the proper authorities Wednesday.
DR.. Grant, while he declined to state
what had been done behind closed doors,
talked freely of the political situation in
Texas. He said:
I'VE expect that 10000 populist votes
will be thrown to the Mckinley and
Hobart ticket in exchange for republican
support given the populst state, district
and county tickets. We have been as
sured that the above figures are not eX-
travagant. Then we count on The votes
of $4,000 honest money democrats for
Mckinley and Hobart, who will vote for
our ticket straight instead of Palmer
and Buckner There are 10000 re-
publican negroes in the state and not less
than 10000 white republicans Palmer
and Buckner will receive 10000 votes.
This will give us 100000 votes for Nc
hinley and Hobart electors. The
Bryan and Watson populists who would
so to Bryan and Scwall if these tickets
were pulled down makes 10000 at II
low estimate. This will place 100000
voters in the anti-Bryan and Sewall
column in Texas. If the vote reaches
republican and honest money electoral
If the total vote reaches 100000, so much
the better for Mckinley"
1t has been agreed, it was announced
among the party leaders, that great at
tentlon must be paid the different con-
gressional districts. In districts where
both IL populist and republican are run
ming the weaker is 10 DC Withdrawn. The
sound money democratic candidates, it
Is Is said. are included in this agreement.
There is one known exception. In the
fourth district, where Cyclone Davis is
matched against John w. Crawford,
M. w. Johnson, the sound money demo-
GRAFT, is expected to remain in the race.
1t is argued that Johnson's withdrawal
would injure Davis rather than Gran
lord. In the First district an attempt
VIII be made to retire Joe Eagle, the
bl,opulist candidate in favor of A. G.
Iompkins, the republican nominee. In
Judge Holman's district, Taylor McRae,
the populist candidate, it is hoped by the
republicans. will quit the field. They
also want Douthett to allow DR.. Pope
ana K. 5. Henry to settle their own diff
iIerences in the Seventh district. The
galveston DISTRICT has not received a
great deal of attention yet. The repub-
ncans believe X. B. Hawley will be
SSlected anyhow, but would like to see
Noah Allen throw his support their
way. 1t is in the Sixth and Eighth dis
.rietS that the republicans will be for
nopulist nominees. The republicans in
, .ne Fort Worth part of the state will be
pulled off 10 make votes for G. II. Jen-
Kills as Dpninyt Tonhnm There is lSO