Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-17
LEADERS CONFER.
SENATOR BUTLER DENIES 1 REPORT,
4 Plan Of Colorado Gold Mime Owncrs-A
Labor Bureau tn Be Established by
the DemOcrats-The Gold
Standard Campalgn.

Of the different elements which arc
supporting Mr.. Bryan who are In the
city, including Senators Jones, OF Ar
kansas. German and Faulkner. demo-
Gratis; Teller and Dubois, silver repub'
Leans, and Butler. populist, and also
Mr.. johnson, the democratic national
committeeman Of Kansas. have spent
quite busy day In conference amonv
themselves. They have discussed oil
phases Of the campaign. and 1t may he
stated In general way that they have
gone over the entire political situation,
with the view vt obtaining untei a.
ton In all states Senators Jones and
Butler devoted two hours TO the qnes-
OF fusion on presidential and vice
presidential electors. The situa.
ton in Kansas received srecial
attention. Some Of the populiSts In
this state are dissatisH with the ar
ranqements there, which they claim
would result In getting the electoral
vote OF that state to Sewall and ignore
Watson. Mr.. Boiler Is investigating
the situation with the hope OF secur'
ing better terms for the Kansas popu.
lists Mr.. Johnson assured him, how.
ever, that the leading members Of the
popullst party were entirely satisfied
with the ARRANGEMENTS in that state,
and that the movement for q second
popullst convention was In no wise
general among the members Of that
party II Is understood that Senator
Jones promised to give attention to the
situation there. and TO use his good Of
fees with the democrats to secure con.
SESSIONS for the populists on the cleo
t0ral ticket Of the state In case II
should be advisable so TO do.
SENATOR BUTLER DENIES REPORT.
WASHINGTON, Sept. l6 When the at.
tention Of Senator Butler was called TO
the report that he had written Con.
gresham Howard, Of Alabama, that
Sewall would withdraw, he replied;
Mr. Howard IL mistaken II he Is correctly
represented 10 thu dispatch. II any such
statement WAS sent out from here II was sent
without my authority. Nothing would give
Ne more pleasure than TO have Mr. Sewsll
withdraw, o his withdrawal would remove
aa element Of friction from the campaign and
make the election Of Bryan certain, but the
matter rests with Mr. sewsll
Referring 70 the report from Green's
boro, N. c., quoting him % saying II
wss mistake for the populists TO have |
nominstsd Bryan. Senator Butler said
lhave never made any such statement The
Darty could not have selected . better man
nan MI Bryan, even from Its own ranks Fur
1Aefmore, he had been nominated BY the DEM
scrats and already had several million votes
pledged The only way We could make our
votes effective In defeating Mckinley and The
gold standard, WAS by nominating nd,sup-
porting Bryan, and the duty Of every American |
patriot who believes In American independ- |
ence and who opposes the British gold stand
aFu s 70 vote TOT MIN.
PLAN or COLORADO NINE OWNERS,
VICTOR COL, Sept. leone OF the
principal owners In one OF the greatest
gold producing mines in the Cripple
Greek district OF the United States
made the following statement yester-
DAY;
"a acoouh. Of me continued n, stat ements Of
sucnu sts,o "nS ,or IL NV
and sewall, the owners Of gold mines in the
state who produce annually more than is',w,-
u s0of goa arc 'ormlnga cose corporation for
NAV receive payment for their produot in vold
Doin or gold bullion. In few days tho owners
d gold mines will meet in Victor COL to per-
lecI .ne ORGANIZATION ana sign contracts FIJI
bvrest Uod mines n coloraSo with ~ snra
production Of S,ol,O o, are he ding the move.
nent The gold will bs used In paying OF en-
ployes, and viii thus go Into circulation In