The morning times., 1896-10-21
BREACH CANNOT BE HEALED
Hope OF Fusion Between Georgia
Pops and Democrats Abandoned.

Atlanta, Ga. Oct. 2O.-The Democratic
executive committee Of Georgia met here
today for the purpose Of taking action
concerning the party primary for the
nomination Of four associate justices of
the supreme court, to be chosen at a spe-
cial election on December Is, under the
constitutional amendment, and also for
the purpose of considering the Populist
proposition, published last week. regard
lug fusion electoral ticket
a state convention to nominate. four
Justices was called to meet IN Atlanta on
November Is. each county to choose It's
delegates on November IA
II regard To the fus on with P0puIiStS
the committee refused To accept the Popu-
lists ui IrDai um. which demanded that the
iuil electoral vote OF the State tc east for
Watson for Vice President, but offering to
withdraw seven of the Populist electors.
retaining SIX, TO run with seven to be
named by the Democrats. This action
was taken by the fOpulSt executive com
mIttce last night. the communication being
formally delivered 90 the Democratic com
mittee TO-DAY.
The Communication declares that ar ill.,
lerential contract exists, as the result OF
The St LOUIS convention, by which the
P0pulists We're To support Bryan in the
event or the withdrawal OF Mr. Scwau
IL Then proceeds to express the belief that
II Is, the Intention OF the leaders Of the
Democratic party TO defeat and il posi-
he. 10 huIniliate Mr.. Watson and attacks
The Democratic party of the State. 1t
then makes the fusion Proposition above.
outlined, qualifying it with the express
understanding that the thirteen electors
so agreed upon shall cast their vote for
Bryan and Watson, and concludes by re-
solving
'1hat our central Committee is author
lied and empowered 10 withdraw if adj
Visabic. our remaining electors or reiustate
those tnat are now withdrawn. il the
Democratic party does not accedc To the
foregoing just and reasonable proposition
within five days from date
Tue communication was dated the 18th
instant. the Topuiists' ultimatum expiring
today
TIE matter was fully considered by the
Democratic Committee and it was the
unanimous agreement that the Populists
We're seeking To prevent fusion and that
they would listen to no reasonable terms.
though the consensus of opinion among the
members present was that If the Populists
had not themselves locked the doors against
fusion the Committee would Checrfully nave
negotiated for u satisfactory settlement.
TIE ultimatum OF the FCpuliStS. however,
refusing to consider Mr.. Sewall : a factor
in the contest, settled the matter. and the
following resolution, offered by Mr. Clark
Howell of the national Committee, was
unanimously adopted:
whereas, the PopuliSt state executive
committee has made a proposition which
completely ignores fusion by eliminating
the candidacy of the Democratic nominee
for Vice President, Mr.. Sewall. and has
cut off the Democratic committee from
further consideration by fixing an arbi-
trary limit which expires today, giving
this committee no opportunity for Consld-
Grafton of a movement for proper fusion,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the chairman Of the
Democratic state executive committee
appoint a committee Of five. of which he
shall be chairman, to properly present to
the public the attitude of this Committee
in its refusal to accept the unreasonable
and unjust ultimatum of the Fopulist COM
mittee, clothed as it is in offensive and
unbeConiing language"