The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14
THE POPULIsT FUSION.
POpocratic Campaign COmmitte Con-
sidered 1t Yesterday.

POp0cratic Campaign COmmitte Con-
sidered 1t Yesterday.
The first meeting of the new Popocratic
campaign committee was held at Room is,
Grand Hotel, yesterday afternoon. 1t was
hot, and there was heap of work to be
disposed of, so when the committee went
into session at o'clock the members
DOTTED their coats and were hard at it until
$40. There were present, besides Chairman
Martin and Secretary Wallace, Governor
Claude Matthews, Mayor Thomas Tag
CART James E. Murdoch and D. F. Allen.
John E. Lamb, the other member of the
committee, did not come over from Terre
Haute because it is against his religious
principles to work on Sunday and against
his general principles to work at any 9TH
er time.
There were lots of things for the COM
mittee to do. In the first place it was
necessary to revise the executive commit
tee, partly because SO many members had
resigned, and partly because there were
others on 1T who, in the opinion of the
managers, cannot be trusted in this emer-
gency as loyal to the party. 1t required
some little time to make up the list but
the work was completed and the new ex-
ecutive committee will be announced as
soon as the members thereof can be in
duced to accept the honor thus thrust upon
them.
The next subject taken up was that of
fusion with the Populists on the electoral
ticket. The subcommittees from the Popo-
Gratis and Populists are to meet next
Wednesday to agree. if possible, how
many Popocratic electors are to be pulled
off and their places supplied with simon
pure Popuists. When the last effort to get
together upon this subject was made the
Popocrats offered two places upon the
electoral ticket. and the Populists demand
ed seven. In the campaign committee yes
terday a wide divergence of opinion was
developed upon this subject. Captain AL
len favored giving them five but others
favored all the way from four TO moth
ing 1t was suggested that fusion of any
the ranks more Democrats who are now
waverfng than it would bring to the tick
ct from the ranks of the Populists, and
better to lose dozen Populists than one
good Democrat like j. l.. Reach or Samuel
Murray, both of whom had been driven
to the National Democrats by the fusion
with the Populists on Congressman in
this district, after they had gulped down
the bitter dose administered at Chicago
ticket and his place being filled by Wat
son was discussed. The rumor that SewalI
IS TO withdraw Immediately after the New
York convention was discussed, and though
nothing was decided upon, it was the un-
Outstanding that nothing so definite that
II could not, be undone would be accom-
pilSned at the conference next Wednes-
day, and then If Sewall withdraws the
Populists will not ask for separate repre-
Sentatlon upon the electoral ticket. The
Popocratic subcommittee can do nothing
further than to report its recommends ton
back to the State committee, anyway, and
the matter Will not have to be settled at
once. 1t is a delicate question for the
Popocrats to handle, and no one of them
can guess whether the Populist tail to
their kite Is going to do them harm or
good
Then came up the everlasting question
the members of the COMMITTEES tried 70
figure up a list of men who could be
called upon TO contribute. A large list
was made out and an urgent letter will be
to the front.
In the evening the committee resumed
and all the rest present. 1t was a little
rough upon these dignitaries to have to
Popocrauc campaign are desperately ur-
gent, and will brook no further DELAY The
every dollar accounted for. In fact. it is
SAID that the committee is considerably in
debt to the chairman for funds advanced
After the business was disposed of the
regular Sunday-niglit prayer meeting" as
the Popocratic State candidates call their
weekly conferences, was held, with candi-
dates Shively, McNutt and Tanning pres
ent in addition TO the committee. The meet
ings of the last week have not been so sue
cesSful as they were at the beginning of
the campaign, and there is a growing real
ization that their campaign is rapidly going
70 pieces county cnalTInen complain that
they can find plenty of men ready to stand
about on the corners and in the country
stores and talk, but they cannot get them
to get out and hustle or take the poll or do
anything else without being paid for the
work. and they have no money to pay them
with The question of What shall we 10
to be saved?' was talked over until nearly
midnight, though Mayor Taggart and Gov
ernor Matthews left somewhat earlier.
May Not Oppose Kern
Chairman Pickens, of the National Dem
ocratic State committee, was asked last
night whether his committee would endeav-
to enforce it's claim in the courts. My
letter to the Governor" said he, contained
ali care to say on the subject at present"
In view OF the appointment of Mr.. Kern,
however, ii is hardly likely that the sound
money Democrats will invoke the law in
the effort to have Judge Finch put on the
a ball Ja..r AL,