The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-04
PLOTS AGAINST SEWALL.
WATSON AND BUTLER WILL TRY
TO PULL HIM DOWN.

| The POpulfst Candidates Are to be
Notified, and Bryan May Re Taken
on the Ticket Unless the Demo-
Gratis Agree to Substitute Watson
for the Man From Mnine-Mr. But
Ter Denies the Charge of Jealousy
of watson.
Atlanta, Ca. Sept. S.-Chairman Marion
Butler of the populst national committee,
Hon. Thomas e. Watson, the populist
| vice presidential candidate, and Mr.. II.
W. Reed, treasurer of the populist ma
tional committee, held long conference
here to-day concerning the plan of the
populist campaign. Senator Butler ar
rived from Washington on the early train
this morning, and Mr.. Watson came in at
noon. They were closeted together, and
along with Mr.. Reed and Chairman Cum
ningham, off and on, all the afternoon
and up to II o'clock tonight, when Sena-
tor Butler returned to Washington.
What was talked about in the confer
ence has been well guarded by the partic-
ipants. The most important matter dis
cussed, 1t is believed, was the exact
course to be pursued in forcing the re-
tirement of Mr.. Sewall and the substitu-
tion of Watson on the democratic ticket.
Chairman Butler, who has been weak
upon this point up to now, is firmly COM
mitted to It, and will cooperate with
Watson all he can to secure that result.
The letter of notification to Mr.. Watson
| has already been written by Chairman
! Butler, and Will be sent to him between
now and the 18th. Chairman Allen win
notify Mr.. Bryan at the same time.
| Mr. Watson approved the notification by
mail. The notification of both Mr.. Bryan
and Mr.. Watson of their nomination by
the populst convention is to be the crisis.
1t is expected that when this is done the
democrats will see that Mr.. Sewall should
be retired.
| If Mr. Bryan should not accept the nomi-
nation when notified, Chairman Butler Will
| call the national committee together and
| name another candidate to complete the
| populist ticket, the committee having been
empowered to do so by the convention.
From what both Senator Butler and Mr..
Watson said tonight after the conference,
| although they were both very reticent
about disclosing 1t, their meeting appears
| to have been a very satisfactory one TO
| both. They deny that there has ever been
any clash between them and declare that
| they are now and will continue to work
in harmony to the close of the campaign"
Chairman Butler gave to the press q
| signed statement, in which he says: II
did not go to ST. Louis for Bryan and Sew
| all If / had consulted my personal feel
ings and the personal feelings of proba-
| bly, a large part of the peoples party in
North Carolina, / would have gone there
favoring a straight peoples party ticket.
But, realizing that the result Of this cam
paign meant more to the people and
to the welfare Of republican institutions
than the success Of any party simply as
a party, l went to st. Louis determined
to fight for that cause which would most
clearly advance the principles of the pop
ulist party and therefore most certainly
defeat the gold standard candidates and
all that they represent Therefore, on ar
rlving at st. Louis, l at once took the
position that we should nominate Mr..
Bryan, because he was probably as good
a representative Of the people and the
principles for which we contend in this
fight as any other man we could nomi-
nate and also because he had already
several million votes outside OF
the peoples party already pledg-
ed to his support. took the
position that the peoples party should.
We did this in the nomination of Mr..
Bryan. II the second man on the Chicago
ticket had stood for which Mr.. Bryan
stands for, then the peoples party ma
tional convention would have nominated
| the WnOle ticket Dy even ldIBtI HidJpil-
ty than II nominated Mr.. Bryan But in
asmuch as this was not the case, 1t was
our duty to our country as well
as to ourselves, 20 nominate Tor
the second place on the ticket a
man who represents what Mr.. Bryan rep
resents This we have done. We improv-
ed on the Chicago ticket.
"Mr. Bryan and Watson Is not only the
best silver ticket in the field, but 1t repre-
sents just the opposite of what the Nc
Kinley- Hobart ticket represents. OF
course the democrats VINO support Mr..
Bryan simply because he is the nominee
of his party, would not concur with me
in this position, because such a man does
not support Mr. Bryan because of the
principles he represents but under pro-
tests supports him in spite Of the princi-
pies he represents. But the man who
supports Mr.. Bryan because he is on the
side Of the people in this fight win also
support Mr.. Watson and for the same
reason that he supports Mr.. Bryan
II have never opposed the notification
of our candidates. This false impression
has no doubt been created by an inter-
view In which / stated that the people 4
party did not notify it's candidates, Weay-
er and Field, In 1892 In the same manner
in which the old parties had been accus-
toned to notifying their candidates, that
the matter of notification was simply a
brass band affair, and gave opportunity
to make political demonstrations. In the
game interview ! stated that the commit
tee had at that time taken no action witn
reference TO the matter, and I'm whatever
action Il has taken II would be governed
largely as a matter Of political policy,
rather thar such action would be taken
as was thought would help the cause Ct
finacial reform.
There r. no cashing between Mr..
Watson and myself The conference to-
day was not held to settle any difference,
but simply to confer Rbout general mat
ters concerning the campaign.
The national committee Of the people 5
party only regrets that It cannot have
the benefit Of Mr.. Watson's presence az
headquarters in the same way that Mr..
Hobart Is g.vIng his committee his pres
ence and counsel. Mr.. Watson's services
IN the field cannot be spared for that pur-
pose.'
GROUTrs MAJORITY GROWS.
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