The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-14
WATSON TO STAY IN THE WAY.
THE POPULIsT COMMITTEE FAILS
TO WITHDRAW HIM.

senator Butler States That the Pop
uIist Vice Presidential Candidate
VIII Remain on the TIcket-Tha
Committee I'm Almost Continuous
Session From Morning to Mid
night-Text of an Address Issued
To the Voters.
Chicago, H., oct. 13.-An important
meeting Of the national executive COM
mittee of the peoples party was held to-
day at the Sherman house. The follow
Ing members were present: Senator Ma
rion Butler, chairman; j. r. Sovereign of
Arkansas; II. w. Reed Of Georgia; George
f. Washburne OF Massachusetts; John
W. Briedenthal OF Kansas; NJ. c. Rankin
of Indiana; J. A. Edgerton of Nebraska.
and c. F. Taylor OF Pennsylvania. The
only absentee was John s. Dore Of Cali
ifornia.
The committee was in almost contin-
uous secret session from morning untif
midnight. The preparation of an address
to the voters Of the party engaged most
Of the time. Fusion differences and the
attitude OF certain members towards Mr..
Watson formed a subject of protracted
and lively debate. Mr. Reed came as the
personal representative of Mr.. Watson,
having spent two days with him just be-
fore leaving Atlanta. HIS signature to-
the address, which explains and justifieS
Joint Watson and Sewal electoral tick
cts and appeals to the populsts to sup
port them at the polls. Is accepted a9
proof that peace has been restored over
this discussion in the committee.
Senator Butler said that no action had
been taken by the committee relative To
Mr "a nd "A
he would remain on the ticket. Another
meeting will be held tomorrow
Following is the address prepared by
the committee:
To the Peoples Party Voters Of the
United States: Your national committee
indulged the hope that the patriotic action
of the peoples party in national conven-
tion in subordinating the interests of the
party to the success of vital issues in
volved In this campaign would be met
by equally unselhsh devotion to a COM
mon interest on the part of the demo-
cratic party, and that all the friends OF
silver could present solid front against
the mnions OF greed by supporting ona
ticket the truly cooperative ticket, Bry-
an end Watson. But this hope being dis
appointed thero were but two courses
left, one Of which must be adopted:
First. To return a straight Bryan and
Watson electoral ticket in every state,
which, on account Of the failure of the
democratic party to support this ticket,
would have effected the same result in
this campaign that would have followed
the nomination of a straight populist tick
ct at st. Louis. namely, the election OF
Mckinley and the triumph OF the gold
standard.
The other course left open to your COM
mittee that was consistent with the ac-
ton Of the convention In nominating Mr..
Bryan was to do everything In its power
o. fbo
Mckinley and to overcome the obstacles
and embarrassments, which, If the demo-
cratic party had put the cause first and
party second, we would not have encoun-
tered.
This could be accomplished only by ar
ranging for a division Of the electoral
vote in every state possible, securing so
many electors for Bryan and Watson, and
conceding so many to Bryan and Sewall.
At the opening of the campaign, this un-
der the circumstances, seemed the wisest
course for your committee and II Is clear
er to-day than ever that 1t was, the only
safe and wise course II our votes were
10 be cast and made effective for the re-
lief Of an oppressed and outraged peo-
pie Following this line of policy, your
committee has arranged electoral tickets
in three-fourths of the states, and will do
all in it's power to make the same ar
ranRements in all Of the states. BY per-
fecting these arrangements, and every
sincere opponent Of the gold standard Civ
ing loyal support to these joint electoral
tickets, the peoples party will not only
secure In the electoral college for Bryan
and Watson several times as many votes
as we could have possibly secured by
making a straight ticket, but we will Sc
cure the defeat of Mckinley and the gold
standard which should now be the great
est desire Of every citizen who believes in
the principles of true democracy.
by this arrangement we can unite
| large majority of the voters on our joine
electoral tickets, therefore the only hops
| Of the money power and trusts Is TO d.
vide and conquer. The republican mama
| gers and their democratic allies realizs
| this and are putting forth every effort TO
| accomplish this end.
Some OF the democrats OF the revenue
stripe, who are not yet weaned from the
neshpots OF Egypt, but are sticklers or
regularity and are nominally supporters
of Mr.. Bryan, while secretly and in every
underhanded way trying TO accomplish
his defeat, are advising against the joint
electoral tickets, and failing In this, they
advise democrats to scratch peoples 8 party
electors, and already few so-called pop
ullst leaders are advising the rank and
file Of our party to strike back by refus-
ing to support the democratic electors on
the joint electoral tickets. This is trap
set by the gold bugs, who are rejoicing
that a few honest men have fallen into
It, These reports to-day are the only
ones that bouy up the hopes Of the re-
publican managers and the democrats
and popuiists who are thus enleagued.
are doing just what the gold men desire.
Therefore, we appeal TO every populist.
who may have been misled by such mis-
taken or false pleas OF pretended loyalty
to the peoples party into refusing to sup
port such joint electoral tickets, to stop
and consider the results of such conducr
and refuse TO be influenced by either mis-
guided or corrupt men.
The revolution OF the American people
against these Doodle men during the last
ten days has so united them that victory
Is now assured.
Marion Butler. Chairman.
j. r.. Sovereign.
II. w. Reed.
George r. Washburn.
John w. Briedenthal.
M q Rankin