The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-15
THEY TOOK THEIR DOSE
POPoCRATIC STATE CANDIDATES
WILL STAY ON THE TICKET.
Meeting to Undo the Fusion Fails of
Its Purpose-State Committee
Called to Meet To-Day.

The Popocrats of Indiana seem sick unto
death of their bargain with the Populists.
The candidates upon the state ticket have
realized for three or four days that, in the
shape il has been made, it meant their
"crucifxion." They protested against il,
even from the start, and after the certifi-
Gates were filed Tuesday they kept on pro-
testing. Chairman Martin declared that he
could not help 1t, as ne was acting under
orders from the national committee, but he
was willing to have a conference with all
the State candidates, electors as well. Ac-
cordingly a meeting was held yesterday
morning at the Grand Hotel, attended by
the ten Popocratic electors, whom the Pop
ulists graciously permitted to remain upon
the ticket, and all the candidates for State
offices.
A vast amount of indignation over the
deal was expressed, and the question of
whether or not there was any way or UNI
doing it was discussed. After a ticket is
certified the law provides but one method
Of changing it. A candidate may resign by
presenting an affidavit to the Governor and
the chairman OF the State committee can
then fill his place. If this is done after the
tickets are printed, the Election Board is
required to provide pastors. Of course,
there was no way of getting the five Pop
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candidates to resign. They are on the
ticket to stay. If the ten Popocratic cleo
tors should resign their places the space
under the rooster could be filed by Chair
man Martin, but that would not help mat
tiers any. In order to flock by themselves
and get away from their fusion allies they
would all nave to resign and leave the hVe
Populists on the ballot under the rooster
and with the name Democratic ticket.
Then these gentlemen who had resigned
could not get back on the ticket, for there
is no way Of getting on the ballot by petit
ton at this late day. After thoroughly dis
cussing the matter, the candidates decided
that the party was in for it and would
have to take it's medicine. They made a
few comparisons, however, telling each
other how many Democrats this fusion had
driven away from the ticket in this county
and that Judge Ross remarked that the
loss in Cass county would not be less than
900 and the estimates from other Demo-
cratic counties were no more cheerful. In
asmuch as nothing could be done to help
the mess and further protest would only
make matters worse, the meeting. ad-
journed with great gloom scattered all
about the room.
Though no open action was taken, it is
the distinct understanding among all the
candidates on the State ticket that they
will nav no further assessments during the
campaign. They declare that the chicago
managers for Bryan have forced them IN
a hole where their race is practically nope
less, and the Chicago managers can now
supply the money to finish the campaign.
Up to date f,t they y, ha Tee not ba eVe'r rum Bry anys
special train through the State three or
four times, but the cities along the route
have paid for it right literally.
Before going into the meeting one of the
candidates for %elector. under promise that
his name should not be used. vowed that
.o+Lioo could ipdupa him TO remain on the
ticket with a job-iot or Populsts. Wueh
he came out he was asked whether i ne IN
have omis US plenty of disinfectant and
/ guess we can stand it for three weeks.
Then we can take a months Vacauon TO
The Populist deal is not the only griev-
ance the State candidates have. Ihey are
the ones who pleaded with the Natl9nai
Democrats not to put up a State ticket,
hoping and expecting to get Tor thelr own
State ticket the SUPPORT Oh tne so Gnu-
ernor Matthews and Mr.. Kern FORMING d
majority of the Election Board: in ruling
on the title, National Democratic ticket.
and substituting "Gold-standard ticket,
has robbed them of this vote. 1t mas mace
the sound-money Democrats angry enough
to vote the Republican ticket straight. Il
believe that a very large majority OF our
people would nave voted the 1r eohhims
one of the leaders OF the soun md this
movement, yesterday. But since inns
action was taken, / do not believe that
IilOIS lIlcilA wv
So
The more that leaks out about the meet
ing Of candidates with Chairman Martin,
Tuesday night, the more does. the desperate
situation of the Popocracy become appa-
rent. 1t was 2 O'Clock in the morning pc,
fore Tanning and were. whipped
into line and persuaded to remain on the
ticket. and to do this required the com
hined efforts of Martin, Taggart, John E..
Lamb. Governor Matthews. and even My
ron King. One of the men present re-
marked last night that if sheol is any hot
fer thar the meeting was, he will be good
henceforward. The two recalcitrant can
didates were only cooled down after Mar
tin had sent out kilograms calling, for a
full meeting of the candidates and electors
for yesterday to see if the whole thing
could not be undone.
A full meeting of the State mint
has been called for this morning, and there
will probably be a whole lot more quarrel
ing and crying over split milk. The deal
wifi the Popuiists has come so near dis
rupting the organization and the ticket that
reports from the districts 70 see where
we are at" are in order. All hope of getting
any of the Populist State ticket off is now
at an end, and the tickets went to press at
Z o'clock last night. All the Popocrats can
now do is to throw themselves upon the
w~ell-known generosity of the Populists and
beg them TO vote the Popocratic State
ticket upon the ground that the State cam
didates are bearing the total expense of
tho pFxv0n "a M n1i o.