The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-10-21
TOM WATSON IS DEFIANT
HAS SUBMETTED AN ULTImdTUM TC
 DEMOCRATIC MANAGERS.

 If it is Not Accepted He Will Urge Popu- lists to Desert the Bryan Ticket-His Emissary Talks-Says Tom-Tom Wants Vindication-Promin Populist Will Vote for Mckinley.
 Chicago, Oct. 2O-George F. Wash burn, the peoples party campaign manager in the west, returned hurried ly and unexpectedly from MT. Warsrn's steJy asked for a conference with Sem ator Jones. At o'clock Mr. Wash burn, as the accredited personal repre- sentative of MT. Watson, met Senator Jones in the latter's room at headquar- ters MT. Washburn brought with him an ultimatum in the form of alterna- tive propositions for submission to the democrats, and upon the acceptance of one or the other will depend the atti- tude of MT. Watson during the closing days of the campaign. MT. Washburn said that telegrams would have to pass between him and Messrs. Reed and Watson before the developments of the conference could be made public, and nothing would be given out until to- morrow. Just before going to the con- ference MT. Washburn said:
 "Mr Watson would rather be vindi- cated in his own town, district and state, and in the nation, than be vice president. His southern pride is arous- ed, and the people of Georgia are ral- lying around him because he is a south erner The nomination he received at St. Louis was forced upon him to unite our forces, and being at the head of a larger force than that which elected Lincoln, he demands recognition and vindication, or he will fight. I believe if Watson should issue thrilling proc lanation to his party to line up for Bryan it would be worth more than the effort of a thousand speakers. The danger to-day is the stay-at-home pop ulists His pen could bring out the last man. and now that all others have giv- en up I have undertaken the task of bringing this about, and I believe I will be successful
 Ibid Watson show you his letter of acceptance?'
 "Yes, I read a copy It is interesting political reading. MT. Watson's throat is all right. He went to-day Alabama and speaks at Birmingham tomorrow night Thence he will go to Tennessee and North Carolina. The character of his addresses will depend on the re- suit of my efforts. He will wait to hear from me-
 If Mr Watson cannot be vice presi- dent would he accept a cabinet posi- tion?"
 He would not He is only anxious that his party should come out of this contest in a manner that will reflect honor on it. MT. Watson will enter into the campaign for the election of Bryan if such arrangements can be made to satisfy his people. MT Watson will not be ignored"
 Washington, Oct. 20.-N. A. Cunning, -populistic editor of this city, and a leader of the middle-of the-road fac ton, issued to-day an appeal to the populists of the United States and a says:
 ''The domination of Mir Bryan by the populist convention was secured by ab- solute fraud and treachery Senator Butler went to St. Louis as an anti fusionist, and was bought outright with the position of temporary chair man. The national committee has made treason to MT. Watson the test of loyalty to MT. Bryan. This committee, headed by Senator Butler has betrayed the trust given to it. made merchan- disc of the creating it. and stands to- day guilty of the crimes of fraud treachery and deception against those it should have mostly served.
 ''This committee has trampled MT. Watson's rights under it's feet and made his candidacy the trading stock for every fusion deal in this campaign. While I am writing this appeal Chair man Butler is suppressing the letter of acceptance sent him by MT. Watson. The recent manifesto of this committee was intended to break the force of MT Watson's letter of acceptance and place in false position every anti-fusion populist in the party. It was a delib- erately planned insult. Every act of this committee since the convention has been an attempt to drive MT. Wat son from the ticket"
 Mir Cunning adds, he will vote the republican ticket.
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