The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-20

1--WE committee OF the POpuliStS decided
to day to establish headquarters DIT Chi
cago, which will be in charge of Geo. f.
Washburne, of Massachusetts, the main
headquarters remaining in Washington.
The headquarters will be opened as soon
as Mr.. Washburne can make arrange
ments to be absent from home during the
remainder of the campaign.
The committee also selected finance
committee for the campaign, consisting
of III. w. Reed, of Georgia; G. f. Taylor,
of Philadelphia, and Treasurer Rankin,
of Indiana.
Chairman Butler will be given almost
full control of the Populist campaign
and in addition he will be chairman of
the POpulist Congressional campaign
committee.
Chairman Faulkner, of the Democratic
Congressional campaign committee, SAYS
that the committee will not put any
speakers in the field until the first of Sep
ember. He says that the committee is
short of funds and cannot send many
speakers out, but must rely largely IL pom
literature to reach the people.
Vice-Chairman Stevens, of the silver
party, said to-day that there would be
branch headquarters of the silver COM
mittee at Chicago, which woul dlOok after
the Western States campaign, especially
as to the speakers. 1t is the intention of
the committee to send from Washington
a great deal of literature and give espe.
cial attention to the organization of cam
paign clubs of silver Republicans who
will support Bryan.
Mr.. Stevens has been in conference
with the leaders of both the Populist and
Democratic parties here. 1t is the wish
OF the silver party to arrange co-opera-
ton with the committee of both the
other parties in order that there may be
complete harmony among the supporters
of Bryan. There is some talk that the
headquarters of all the parties will be in
the Wormley building so that the CO.
operation may be complete.
1t was finally arranged to- night for the
Populist and silver party national execu-
tive committees to open their headquar-
tiers in Wormley's Hotel adjoining those
of the Democratic Congressional commit
tee and and the branch headquarters of
the nationel Democratic committee. This
will place all the silver headquarters I'M
der one roof and enable the respective
managers to work in harmony Vice
Chairman Stevens, of the silver party
committee, and Secretary Diddendorfer
will be in charge of the silver headouar-
tiers. George Keeney will have charge of
the organization of the silver clubs The
plan of organization and other details
about the campaign will be made public
tomorrow. Chairman Lane, it is under
stood, will devote his time almost en-
tirely to the work of raising funds
1t is expec ted that the silver committee
will furnish the Populist committee with
large amount of literature, as the latter
committee, like the Democratic commit
tee, will probably be hampered a good
deal from the want of funds. Senator
Faulkner, chairman of the Democratic
Congressional committee, speaking of the
lack of funds tonight, did not hesitate to
say that the sources of revenue in past
campaigns, principally in New York, had
not and would not respond and they had
to depend on small contributions.
CHAIRMAN BUTLER TALKS.
Chairman Butler was asked the follow
ing question to-night SIN view of your
statement yesterday to the effect that the
Populist candidates are Bryan and Wat
son and will be until the close of the cam
paign, and will be earnestly supported to
the end without Determinations for or
against either, what will be the position
of your committee with reference to those
States where Democrats and Populists
have fused by the latter taking the State
ticket and the former all of the electoral
ticket?n
"We have no official information" he
replied, 'that this has been done in any
State, but if it has been done or is contem-
plated, the national committee will not
approve or recognize it. The highest law
in any party is the action of it's national
conventions. No man or State organiza-
ton can be disloyal to such supreme au-
thority without arraying themselves in
direct and hostile opposition to the ma
tional convention. Our nation Il conven-
ton nominated BRYAN and Watson by an
overwhelming majority and it is the
bounden duty of every loyal Populist to
support both of these candidates ear
nestly and Loyalty and, besides, Watson
stends for what Bryan stands for and
therefore Bryan and Watson is the only
ticket that represents the principles that
the Peoples party believes in and have
contended for from the beginning. Mr..
Sewaii is no more the candidate of the
Peoples party than is Mr.. Hobart The
executive committee will see that the ac-
ddon of our national convention is main
tanned in every State, but if there should
arise disaffection or disloyalty to either
of our candidates in any State, then we
are sure that there are true Populists in
such States who will support the whole
ticket and such alone will he recognized
by our national committee
docs this mean that you will insist
upon straightout Bryan and Watson
ticket in every State?''
mo, bat it means that wherever Popu-
lists and Democrats join forces on the cleo
toraI ticket that there must be due and
proper recognition of each party's eandi-
late by just and equitable division of
electors supporting the candidates Of the
respective parties"
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