Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-14
LEADERS CONFER.
Popui;st Executive Gathers in
Council at Chicago.
ISSUES A CALL TO TIE PARTY

witch n Urged to Vote for the E;eessrai
CSmbisssions-rhs Fusion Ssfa.stsa -
IL Stands spell Binsisag Geuersls 10 In.
dtana-Hoosser Eiees.oa Bssrd Names
the Palmer aud Buekner rIckes-c~s.
Hsrrissn's Itincr.ry-Mekinieys VISIT
ors-Bryas at Duluth.
Chicago. Oct IA meeting of the
Populist national executive committee
was held at the Sherman House yes
terday tn consider the question ~
fusion in Kansas ard Colorado. over
which considerable friction has arisen.
IL ia probable that action will he taken
looking toward the dispiacing of some
of the Democratic electors In the states
named and putting Popuiist electors
in their places. All Of the members
Of the national executive committee
were present with the exception of Sec
rotary Edston. OF the national commit
&c. and the Chairman Dorr. of Cali
fornia. Senator Butler. chairman of
the national committee. when asked
il Watson would come out in q letter
opposing the fusion arrangements made
in the west. stated that no such let
ter was expected. We are all pulling
to defeat MCKINLEY" said Butler. and
while there is some friction over the
division of the electors In sew
eral OF the states no action
will be taken that will in the least
compromise the chances of our ticket.
This will be discussed today and
am sure will he adjusted amicab bly,.
Xn.v
Watson will remain on the ticket. No
thought OF his resignation Is enter
tanned by u.s.
Action of the Committee.
The executive committee. after hear
ing reports from members. ard espe-
cially from II. W. Reed. of Georgia.
who spent several days with Thomas
f. Watson. decided to Issue n manifes-
TO ITO the Peoples Party Voters OF the
United States" which begins as fol-
lows: Your national committee in
dulged the hope that the patriotic &C.
ton OF the Peoples party in national
convention in subordinating the inter-
ests of the party to the success of the
vital issues Involved in this campaign
would be met by equally unselfish de-
votion to the common interests on the
part of the Democratic party. and that
all the friends of silver could present a
solid front against the minions Of greed
by supporting one ticket-and a truly
cooperative ticket-Bryan and Wat
son. But this hope being disappointed
there are hut two courses left, one Of
which must be adopted
Calls ON Popuiists to sustain Fusion.
The first of these was to run q
straight Populist ticket which. the
manifesto says. would have elected
Mckinley. and though the Democracy
would have been most responsible for
that event the Populist skirt would
not have been clean. The second course
| was to arrange fusion with the Demo
4 crary wherever possible. This che
| committee says il has done until I,
has been ACCOMPLISHED in thrc,-fourths
! 1T the states, and II Is proposed 10
continue in this line in all of the states
| The address calls on all loyal Popuiists
| TO vote the fu.ion tickets evcryw here
| and turn deaf car to certain men
| principally Republicans and gold stand.
| ard Democrats. who are trying to pre-
| vent fusion.
Said to Aiiudc To Watson.
| The bulk of the address Is given q
| the appeal to Populists to vote fer tho
! fusion electoral ticket as the only way
F, to defeat Mckinley. and member,
| Of the committee admitted after tbs
! meeting that this statement Is In tn.
nature of rebuke to Thomas Watson
who has been calling on all Populist.
to keep in the middle of the road with
| out payinE attention to either Of tbs
other parties. Early IN the afternoon
| Senator Marion Butler said that Wat.
; son would remain on the ticket. snt
that his removal had not been discussed
! a different story was given out aftel
the meeting. when il was said tina
| Watson had been the chief subject TN
| der discussion during the day.
WHERE FUSION II ARRANGED.