The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-16
A CONFERENCE OF THE PoLITI.
CAL LEADERS.
The Entire Situation Was Gone Over
With a View of Harmonizing the
Many Differences Which Exist in the
States Where Fusion Was Attempted.
a Great Effort Will be Made to Draw
the Silver Forces Together-Activity
All Along the Line.

Washington, Sept. 15.-The leaders of
the different elements which are support
ing Mr.. Bryan who are in the city, in
Guiding Senators Jones, of Arkansas,
German and Faulkner, Democrats; Teller
and Dubois, silver Republicans; and But
Ter, Populist, and also Mr.. Johnson, the
Democratic national committeeman of
Kansas, have spent quite busy day in
conferences among themselves. They
have not all been together ut one time,
but there has been no time during the day
when two or three of them were not clos
eted. They have discussed ali phases of
the campaign, and it may be stated in a
general way that they have gone over the
entire political situation with the view
of obtaining united action in all States
Senator's Jones and Butler devoted two
hours to the question of fusion on Presi-
dental and Vice, Presidential electors.
The failure of the Democrats and Popu-
lists i'll many of the States, especially in
the South, to agree upon some electoral
ticket, was discussed and it is understood
that the chairmen were agreed on the
necessity of impressing on the members
of the two parties in the discordant
States that they should get together as
soon as possible. They went. over the
differences in Kentucky, Tennessee, Ala
bama, North Carolina, Kansas, Florida,
Texas and West Virginia. Senator Jones
agreed that the demand of the Populists
for two electors in each was reasonable
and he will recommend that the PROPOSE
tion of the Populists to fuse on this basis
be accepted. He will recommend also a
somewhat more liberal concession in Ten
nesSee.
There are three straight tickets in the
field in Florida and as u result of the con-
ference an effort will be made to merge
the Democratic and Populist tickets.
There will be an attempt to get the two
parties together in Alabama, Louisiana
and Texas. In Texas there is a move
ment on foot looing to fusion between
the Populists and Republicans. Senator
Buffers influence will be eXerted to pre-
vent this.
With reference to North Carolina, SEN
ator Butler gave the assurance that
whether there was fusion or not the cleo.
toral vote of the State could be count
ed for Bryan.
SIt is" he said to Senator Jones' "like
the case of the two women who appealed
to King Solomon to settle the dispute as
to the motherhood of child. Neither of
us can afford to have the child killed to
settle the dispute.''
The situation in Kansas received spc-
cial attention. Some of the populists in
this State are dissatisfied with the mr.
rangement there, which they claim would
result in giving the electoral vote of that
State to Sewall and ignore Watson. Mr..
Butler is investigating the situation with
the hope of securing better terms for the
kansas Populists. Mr.. Johnson assured
him, however, that the leading members
of the Populist party were entirely salts
he'd with the arrangement in that State
and that the movement for second Pop
ulist convention was in no wise general
among the members of that party 1t is
understood that Senator Jones promised
to give attention to the situation there
and to use his good Offices with the Dem
ocrats to secure some concession for the
Populists on the electoral ticket of the
State in case it should appear advisable
so to do.
One of the reasons for Il general under.
standing in the States where there is
known to be majority favorable to silver
which was conceded by all, was the neces-
sity for arranging matters so as TO permit
the leaders in those States to devote them
selves to the campaign in other sections.
In this connection there was considerable
discussion of the situation in Idaho as
bearing upon Senator Dubois re. election.
1t was generally agreed that the effort to
reach an harmonious understanding there
should be continued with the view of per
hitting the Senator and his friends to
participate freely in the canvass in other
States
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