The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-27
IN A 0UANDARY.

The Democratic National Committee In
the Power or tho rOpnlists, Who De-
mand that ScwaII shall he Withdrawn.
Watts Also In an Emba rns'inS po,ition.
Special Dispatch to the IntellIcencer.
WASHINGTON. D. c., August 26.-
Il may not be palatahle to the late
lamcnted Democratic organization to
be reminded that since Its majority
coalesced with the sIlveritcS, that ma
jority has had It's aristJcratic nose
continuously held to the Populi3Iic
grind stone. II Is n fact, nevertheless.
Tho national committees Of the Bryan
section, with Senator'S Faulkner and
Jones In charge. take their medicine
regularly and profess 10 be fond OF 1t.
but to-day there were wry faces In evil
dcuce when the most bitter Of all doses
was administered. For weeks past the
hope has been nu-scd by these leaders
and cultivated among their followers
that Candidate Tom Watson would be
withdrawn from the POpulist ticket
and Sewall substituted. but Chairman
Butler, OF the populist branch. said to-
day, with much emphasis. that Mr..
Watson will continue To stand as the
PopulIst candidate for Vice president
until the polls close In November. This,
he says. is final.
The demand Is renewed for the COM
plete capitulatlOn Internationally OF
the Bryan managers by the withdrawal
of Sewall's name. II IS argued that II
the PopullTtS could agree To the ac-
5 ceptance OF the Democratic silver
choice for President. when they had
numbers of men equally able In their
own ranks. 1t Is but fair for the party
OF the other part 10 acceda 10 their
selection Of the second man.
The Populists maintain that theirs Is
the original silver party. and that the
Democratic acccssIons 10 their organ
ization should In reality come in only
as ]privates. Their concession of the
{ presidential nominee, they claim. Is
more than enough. and they therefore
propose to stand by Watson 10 the
end.
Just what effect this will have upon
the prospective C~larksburg conference
is not now included In the forecast. bat
It is more than limited that Senator
Faulkner was hopeful OF a better deal
with Senator Butler and when Bre'r
Watts was here "A programme n
mapped cut with all sorts OF provisOs
attached. looking to the h~armon!za-
ton OF the forces on the single candI-
date basis.
AS the case now stands. the PopulIsts
In tn. state are enabled to state their
own terms. absolutely, and RaIphsny-
der may yet be the price Of populIst
support Of Bryan electors. The Ralph
snyder party declares that without Its
aid the sIlverltcs, with Watts ut their
head. would be unable to carry n sin
gle county. Why not compel rccogni-
ton Of this fact? Is the question now
heard.
The Republican congressional COM
mittee has accepted Senator Stewards
challenge, and within IL few days there
Will appear In print II crushing re-
joindcr to his denial OF Senator Sher-
mans version OF Stewards speeches In
1874 for the gold standard. All that
was necessary for the committee To 10
was to go to the Congressional Record.
Material was obtained that not only
Justified Senator Sherman. but COM
plctcly exposes the baby net part play
ed by the silver baron. !.
E!on. j. ". LanGstOu, the noted col
Ored Virginian. announced to-day that
he would make several Gpccchrs In
West VIrGinIa for Mckinley and AtlIn-
son before the close of the campaign.