The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-18

power in the matter of electors and it had
no authority to make any promises about
the State ticket. Thus these two obstacles.
seeming TO be insurmountable were struck
at the start. but the subcommittee con-
tinued to talk at random most of the after
noon.
CONFIRMED BY STATE COMMITTEE.
After the members of the Democratic SUBJ
committee had rejected the offer of the
Populists they were asked what the best
proposition they could make was. and after
q. feeble feint at consultation Judge Nc
Mutt replied that four electors with the
withdrawal of the Populist State ticket was
the very best they could offer. l.. w. Hub
BILE quickly retorted that If the Populists
could persuade the members of their State
ticket to resign they should expect fifteen
Bryan and Watson electors. The joint ses-
sion ended thus unsatisfactory at O. clock
Without giving the Democrats time to con-
suit further with their leaders the Popu-
list committee of thirteen Immediately met
and adopted a resolution to nominate full
list of Bryan and Watson electors and pro-
ceeded to do it. 1t did not take long to
agree upon the list named above. Then Mr.
Padgett, Mr.. Fernandes Mr.. Patterson the
Scofiel brothers Mr.. Sheppard and others
of the Bryan and Sewal crowd started in
on their effort to undo the work. Before
adourning the committee of thirteen APP
pointed a subcommittee of five without a
Iuslonlst on II, which was authorized to
call the committee together again in case
the democrats should get down off their
high horse and offer half the electors with
out any conditions as to the State ticket
or THAI Sewall should be withdrawn. Seiz--
Ing upon this, the fusionists begged that
the list of electors should not be given out
for publication on the ground that the work
might be undone, and did succeed in hold
ing back the list until midnight
The State committee net during the aft
ssrnoon and organized BY electing the fol-
lowing officers:
Chairman-JuIiuS Rosenheimer of Center
Howard county
seeretary-H. D. Craig, of Rensselaer,.
thews. of indianapolis.
Treasurer. II. Allen of Terre Haute
The State committee met again after sup
per in Room 35, Hotel English with half
a dozen members of the committee of thir-
teen present. The local push also crowded
In and participated so actively in the pro-
ceedings at the start that they came pretty
nearly carrying things Led by Padgett
they wanted to upset the work Of the com
Inlttee or thirteen, and were unwise enough
TO talk about mysterious Influences" This
fnsinuation was strongly resented. and re-
suited in combining the further proceedings
70 members OF the State committee. After
this was done the State committee by
unanimous vote, Endorsed the action of the
committee of thirteen, and gave 1t a vote
OF thanks. The rest of the session of the
State committee, which adjourned at mid
night, was given up to q discussion of
methods of organization.
Great satisfaction over the work of the
day was expressed by Paul Vandervoort.
Ihomas Wadsworth and other prominent
Populists who had come to look on
CHAIRMAN Martin has called the Demo-
Satlfy the action Of it's subcommittee. 1t
was expected that fusion would be- agreed
upon and the purpose of the committee
meeting was to ratify the fusion. Since it
uld not take place, the Democratic COM
mittee will not have much to do unless it
feels in the mood to offer the Populists
something much bigger than it has yet
dreamed of offering, 1t is not likely to do
Democrats last night is any Indication
When Frank Burke was told of the propo-
sition made by the Populists he swelied up
with indignation and cried Wasn't there
any DEMOCRAT there to tell them to go to
HI? When told that IL had fallenT to
the lot of the Populists to get the first
chance to make this remark, his disgust
visibly increased. The thing that grinds is
that the PoDulists, having their full COM
mittee on the ground, were able to take
quick action in kicking over the fusion
scheme