The evening times., 1896-08-17
.POPUusIs' Plan or WORK
Executive Committee Meeting
Tomorrow. to Decide.
NO ACTION AS TO WATSON
Only the National Committee Has Au-
thority In the .Premises-No rre.
diction as to the Selection of Head
quartrrs-Opposition to Fusion.
Gussip Around Headquarters.

Three OF the nine members comprising tie
PoPui. st nationai executive committee have
already arrived i'll the city in read.:c,ss for
the meeting tomorrow at the Shorehan.
These are Messrs. Edgerton, of Nebraska,
Reed. OF Georgia, and Washburn, of Mass:l-
cliusetts.
An erroneous impression exists that the
Populist committee meeting called Tor to-
morrow is one OF the national committee,
whereas it is simply meeting OF the eS-
ecutive committee, consisting OF nine mem
bers, as follows:
Marion Butler, of North Ca iolina, chair
man; NJ c. Rankin, of India M. treasurer;
j. A. Edgerton, or Nebraska. secretary;
George +. WashburD, Massachusetts; ii. W.
Reed, Georgia; Dr. c. +. Taylor, Pennsyl-
vania; j. Il. Sovereign, Arkansas; John
W. Breidentini, Kansas; John S. Dore,
California. Messrs. Edgerton, Reed and
washburn are already here
The PRINCIPAL business before the COM
mittee wnl Dc the seiectIon or national
headquarters, and the mapping out I'll
plan OF campaign.
II may be determined to call meeting OF
the full national committee for some future
date to consider matters over when tie
executive committee has no jurisdiction.
The executive committee can take no ac
ton looking 10 the ieInoy al Of Mr.. Watson
as Vice Presidential candidate, and the
subsritutionGr Mr.. Sc wall, having no ;iuth hor-
lty In the premises. The national commit
lee alone Gould do anything definite in that
matter, having been given the same powers
as the convention which nominated him.
THE HEADQUARTERS.
No prediction can lie made as 10 tie Sc
elctioD OF h. headquarters. The Eastern and
Southern members or the executive COM
mi,tee are said to favor Washington, while
the Western members are favorably dis
posed toward Chicago, the opinion in each
| ins.ance being based on the accessibility
| OF the point. Five OF the HiTe members
live nearer Chicago tian Washington.
Committeeman Reed, OF Bruus wick, Ga,
| says that LIS State is all right so far Us
| the PopuiiSts are concerned. There is no
| danger OF Mr.. Watson being withdra WI,
as he Is their candidate and will continue
| 10 he so. Mr.. Watson will not attend the
mee'lnS of the committee, aud it has not
been determined what part he will take
In the campaign. Mr.. Reed feels GER
| tain that the VICE Presidential nominee
Il great power for good in the South
| 1t is too early to con lee sure what will
be done regarding fusion in Georgia. said
! Mr.. Reed. In our State we have al ways
been opposed 10 fusion with either party,
believing il better to steadily fight Tor our
own principles until We win.
| The Populist electoral ticket will carry
Georgia without fusion. The $4,000 votes
cast IN the last election were straightout
Popuists. The total vote OF the State is
| about 2l5,n0O, the Republican strength be-
| ing about Az 900.
I'm the hist election the Republicans put
1 -I-,
two parties. Ili the black counties went
democratic. thereby indicating that the
negroes voted the Democratic ticket.
| THEY DISLIKE FUSION.
There is not much disposition among
| PopuhstS and Democrats To get together in
Ae South, the former prcrcrring to take
their independent chances We have nomi
mated a candidate foH Congress in every
! Georgia district, and will elect Some OF
| them"
I Mr.. Reed expressed great satisfaction al
1 the manner in which Mr.. Watson replied tn
| the alleged statement made BY Chairman
| Jones To the effect that the Populists should
form combination with the negroes, as
they belonged together. While not know
| ing whether thecha irmanh had Intended those
sentiments for publication. he felt inclined
to the belief that they fairly represented
pected TO reach this city before tomorrow
morning, just in time to attend thccxecutive
committee meeting.
| The Republican committee are preparing
extracts frnm AL of Mr. Bryan's free trade
speeches. delivered while member Of the
House. and will issue them rs campaign
document. A large number OF requests have
already been received for the publication.
Several letters received state that the
| speeches Will prevent many of those be
lievng in free silver from voting for Bryan
! If il Can be demonstrated that he favors
absolute free TRACE.
The Democratic headquarters were prac-
! ticalIy deserted this morning. none of the
officials having returned from their Sun
day outings. Senators Jones and Faux
ner are expected later in the day. The
| former spent Sunday at Frostburg, Nd.
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