New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-05

pcoted factIongl cleavages have In the scant -FOUR
vears from Mfr. Clevcland's election In 1Sv2 10
MFR. Bryan's nomination In 1896 split the once
unted and invlnclble Democracy Of Texas into
three distinct and warning political parties. DIS
pust and disappointment at the financial polc!
Of the Administration first drove the more radi-
col and revolutionary element into the Populist
camp'.and political antagonism was soon estao-
lsbed between the seeding forces ana '"e
parent organization which far outran in bitter
ness and intensity the old rivalries between Ike
publican and Democrat. Assaulted from without
by these new and troublesome opponents 'he
regular organization firmly committed as 1t was
TO the free-colnagc haresy. soon found iisei
threatened with fresh internal discords. The
nomination OF Bryan split the Democracy ahe"
by driving from It's ranks large share OF that
element which in the past had given II ieauer-
shin. character and social and intellectual re-
spectabiliN Even before the Democratic Ma
tional Convention met preparations Tor SCUM"
Money bolt had been made. and Sound Money
State Convention was called which sent IA con-
testing delegation to Chicago. with TINS delega-
ton as a nucleus Texas took an early ana III
portant part in the agitation for second Demo
cratic National Convention. and. backed by the
leading newspapers of the State-"The Calves
ton News" 1.-The Dallas News 1.-The Austln
Statesman" and others-as well as by the whOe
weight of commercial and industrial sentiment
the Sound Money Democracy has made from the
outset of the campaign an aggressive, radical
and uncompromisng fight against the Bryan
Tillman- Algcld programme OF Reputation
The Populists of Texas stood to the last at
ST. Louis against any sort Of fusion with the Ma
tional Democracy, and against the Endorsement
Of either candidate on the Democratic National
ticket Perfunctory negotiations for fusion with
the Democrats on electors were opened some
time ago but all offers of union were perempto-
rily declined by the recent Democratic state
Convention. 1t Is now proposed that the Repub-
leans Populists and Sound Money Democrats
arrange n scheme Of fusion by which half or
all the States fifteen electors be named by the
Republlcans. and the entire Populist ticket for
State officers he indorsed The strength Of such
n combination Is obvious Two years age. in
n three-cornrred race for the GovernOrship the
Democratic candidate. Cuyberson. polled 2O1.lH
votes His Popust rival Nugent got 1o2,'3l.
while the Republican nominee. Makemson. got
J4.5oO The combined Popullst-Republican vote
thus exceeded the total Democratic vote by the
small margin of ST. Five thousand additional
votes were cast. moreover. for Lilly Whlte
Republican candidate. Culberson received OF
course, the Sound Money as well as the Free
Coinage Democratic vote: yet his support fell
short Of an actual majority.
The indianapolis delegates boldly assert that
the Sound Money vote in Texas this year VIII
reach from $4,000 to 10000. But it will he seen
that even with a total detection Of 10000 from
the normal Democratic strength the success OF
the Reputation electoral ticket Will be seriously
endangered. The Populist and Republican cam
paign managers will meet next week to open
negotiations for n union electoral ticket. Poll
tics Is full Of surprises; and not the least star
fling of this years complement would be the
accomplishment of fusion in Texas which
would throw the vote Of that once rockrlbbed
Democratic State to Mckinley and Hobart