The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-12
TOM WATSON In KANSAS
His Special Train is All Ready
For Him.
The National Committee to Pull
Him OFF.
General Dissatisfaction With HIS
Course is Expressed His Prinei-
pal Newspaper Supporter
Withdraws his Name

n Do
= VVe+s@- tbe Pon7llist nominee for
vice r,rasf5a7r TO his various appoint
r7aD+- 81, This stare
+ fz -.saif,7a Thar Mr. watson may
nor h. able to fmHH his engagement,
however A disuatch from Atlanta on
SUNDAY said.
Thomas T. Watson is quite i'll at
his home at Thon1asVil suffering from
his throat and lungs He is under the
treatment OF DE- Harrison his family
physician. Ex-I}anler Reed of Bruins
wick. chairman of the national Papu-
list finance committee. is with him. out
no other visitors are allowed. Mr.. Reed
is in consultation with him. relative to
Mr. Wats0n's candidacy, and kilograms
have bean EXCHANGED today between
Reed ana Senator Marion Butler
WATSON mo- BE PULLED OFF
Chicago ILL., Oct 12mFr0m sources
which leave no doubt of their authen-
soon either be pulled of the ticket by
the pouulist national committee orr in
case he refuses to retire. his candidacy
will ne repudIated by the committee, is
confirmed
The members Of the committee fl is
known. have become disguised st his
course and are now determined to
wash their hands 81 him entirely
The members of the executive com
r0fttna have been corresrardf79 with
each other For several weeks f,par tho
a4z-is3h fIitv Of tba 9r77r7i+4aa 4al-ir,er
some oficial action IN me matter. and
it is announced here ror7io-7r nv one On
the inside of Populist party politics.
that every member with 7.,ssfIIz- one
execution is fl7 favor ~ dofna some
thing along that line No definite ar
engagements have Vet been made as TO
the time of the meeting but it is pre-
dicted that the committee vi1l get to-
gather within the next week or ten
DAYS and officially sit upon mr.. Wat
sons case.
DIT c. P TAYLOR of Philadelphia who
IS q member of the executive commit
tee of the national committee has
written a letter to Mr. Vashhl1rue who
is fn CHARGE Of fha f~llieaa-9 head r,147r--
1ir- ~ ats0n's candidacy and also upon
his rec lless and obstinate course in
this can1nafen. The letter is very en-
Dhatfc i'm it's stand AGAINST Watson and
would make a ,7aoi7a7 s+s.. IL 45s1+i417aI
politics if given n4rbI7eit,- IN ff5II
DR. Tay-l0r in his lattsr saws. s.vVat-
son ought. ia Justice to himself and the
P0pulist parity be asked to withdraw
BY his present course he is doing am
injury to his Dartv bnt infnfreIv more
TO himself His refusal to listen is the
national committee and ffs raoI-lsss
ami stubborn .rf71rssa 81, s+afa= v,-I,are /.
satisfactory ana an aari+al ,le fusion has
l,-s,, s.eeg.I.+s7 ,,.slJ,- l,+, t5+
AGAINST tl,e rae-,7Iar.Ir- ,7est4+,7fe7 IL
thoritv 81 his partvs
watson con5nIairs +ba+ tha 4,ar+r- n.
states r,.bare fi4eir4, - b s-+s,.5
in+o has boI+ad +pe actfon ~ - -
tional convention
s.rrhis IL MOI ~ Il aa7-s mr. rrav-41-
watson himself IS The only hotter
The national committee has ar.f7es s-r.r--
ed fn all states where fusion has been
agreed 77Don fl AZ ne bas+ T,o=siF,l-s
thing for the interests Of the party. 1t
has IN each case secured j i44s+ s-55
ao,17ta I,l.s share If me f,7si9.,, H. re+5e
fre- ~ si,flf ~ III 7s,..fs55r5<. - -
aoI1+f1-a orr,-r7,i+faa yy7sfsr,r5 7,1ss-s.- NO.
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