New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-10
TO SELL OUT WATSON.
TRADING SCHEME OF BRYAN AND
WEAVER
v,.slov on THE BssIs OF FILLING CONGRESS
WITH PoPULIsTs. WHILE BRYAN AND

WITH PoPULIsTS. WHILE BRYAN AND
sEwALI. GET THE ELECTORS.
fay TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNE1
nes Moines. Iowa. Aug "a scheme TO ap-
,nose the Popusts has been uncovered here
.rs laid at the doors OF Bryan, Weaver and
rna-Ies Walsh. Of Ottumwa. temporary secre-
,orv Of the Democratic National Committee. The
dan Is to be applied to Iowa. at the Democratic
and 10 other States gradually. An Ottumwa dis
os,,h 10 a Des Moines paper. says
~Mr. Bryan has caused 1t to be given out on
..,.orsl occasions that he would not accept the
,,orscn,ent given him b:s the Populists unless
Ne -unninc mate Mr.. Sewall. was also indorsed
:. ,s ,r,,e that Mr. Bryan will not refuse the in
a.~ssr,ent and as the matter will then stand
. will he left with the individual Populists to do
- ,bev nlease in casting their votes In each
c.a.a the National Committeeman have their In
s.~uc,ions 10 do this They will offer induce
,~ts IN the Popusts to secure-and they VIII
sac,,ro il in this State this week-a complete
.s;o, on the electoral ticket. If this fusion is
ooconnlished there will be no difficulty as re-
cards the electors. for they will be for Bryan and
sevau If the Populists demand electors for
prvan and Watson, the Democrats will with
A,,a ,bair fusion on State and Congressional
tickets Ry liberal use of help on State and Con-
oross,ooal offices they hope to appease the Popu
lists for The turning down Of Watson.
THE SCHEME OF FUSION.
.-rh. National Democratic Committee hope to
,,ete the fusion in every State on the electoral
ticket Should the contingency arise that the
popplists will not indorse. then Of course, there
will be two sets Of electors, with Bryans name
at the head Should there be many Bryan and
Watson electors thOs en-, it would create a great
deal Of power in the hands of the Populist cleo
tors and greatly complicate matters. Electors
for BRYAN and Watson may demand that unless
the second place be given TO Watson they will
not vote for Bry IN. Right here Is where the
National Committee is playing politics in its
fusion scheme Mr. Walsh says there are only
two states in the Union where there is going to
be any difficulty Ghout this fusion on the electors.
The two States are Georgia and Alabama. Then
he smiled and said: See what Alabama did the
other day gave $4,000 majority over the Popu-
lists In the State of Alabama we will have
large enough vote over the Populists to elect
BRYAN and Sewall electors over those for Bryan
and Watson We are situated the same in
Georgia This is the reason that Mr. Walsh
and other members of the National Committee
have allowed the facts that Watson was creating
great deal Of disturbance and that Bryan had
said he would not accept the Populist indorse-
ment to give them little worry.
CARVING Up A STATE.
The success they ar, meeting with In the
scheme Of trading help on State and Congress
sional offices for Bryan and Sewal will be shown
In this State next week at the Democratic State
Convention The allotment Of the State to the
various parties making up this fusion has been
about completed There will be great cam
paign urged in Iowa. as 1t is the hope OF Com
ritteenan Walsh to carry the State by 10000
plurality F. Healy, Of Fort Dodge, young
fre-eating attorney who at Dubuque made HIM
self famous by speaking If the gold Democrats
as pirates and jackas. will probably lead the
ticket as Secretary of State. He is strictly
Democrat and man Of eloquence. and is believed
TO be the proper to be placed in the same
relative position TO the State as Bryan holds TO
the country The Attorney-General will also
be taken in by the Democrats There are two
candidates: J VI Iarson,. of Lyon County, and
w y Boies, nephew Of Ex-Governor BOes of
Sheldon The Railroad Commissionership has
been conceded to The Populists, although man
acceptable to both Populists and Democrats will
probably be chosen. The only man spoken Of
Vet is Amos s Strecke. Of Bloomfield. The
Auditor Of State is also conceded TO the Popu-
lists although the Democrats will have the
Treasurer Of the State. G. G. Cole of Des Moines.
a Populist will probably be nominated for Su-
preme Court Judge
TO APPEAsE THE POPUMsTs
with these concessions made to the POpuliss
&, this State the electors will be Bryan and
sevau electors. and a probable uprising Of
the Populists for Watson appeased The
same thing will be done in other States With
this massive political scheme the National Com
roittee expects 10 elect Bryan and Sewall If ii
should be successful Il would fill the lower house
Of Congress with i'opulists, as in almost every
Instance where the Populists have been asked for
Corcressmen the request has been granted. 1t
IS the hone Of the National Committee 10 trade
Coneressmen for a President. The existence
NJ this scheme was verified tonight by the
results Of the count convention In the Win
Congress District The nomination would nave
been rendered 10 General Weaver on a SILVER
plate but the General has higher aims as 1t Is
understood he had more to do in causing Bryan
nomination by the Populists at St LOUIS thah
any other man. lie believes that Bryan Is more
likely 10 be elected President than Weaver would
be 20 be chosen Congressman In the IN In & us
rict When il was known that General WeaNe.
would not accept the nomination thc SeilnTn NUM-
turned almost unanimously in favor OF frederlcHH X
White who has run before the fusion ticket