Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-19
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
POPULIST
r TOM wATsoN's HOME,
Conferenc
Thomson, Gu, but No
lntion Given Out.


THOMSON Ia, Oct. 19.-H. w. Reed
treasurer Of populist national committee
Mr. Watson ersonal representative at the
recent popu meeting at Chicago, and Ma.
tional Com eeman washburn of Massa-
chusetts arrived in Thomson, the home OF
the vice presidential candidate. Sunday noon
They were met at the depot by Mr.. Watson $
son and driven to the home OF the nominee.
The three have been In continual conference
since, stopping only for meals. The greatest
possible interest is shown by Mr. Watson
personal and political friends in the confer
ence now going on. Prominent local popu-
lists, ordinarily In the confidence OF the nom
inec, have called only to find that their
leader begged to be excused Mr.. Watson
received the reporter OF the Associated press
this morning at l o'clock. He politely but
nrmly refused to say anything regarding the
political situation of his letter When asked
whether he would give out his letter to-
night he replied: 1T will not be given out
tonight. | have nothing whatever to say.
Neither have Mr.. Reed nor MIR. washburn.
They will leave for Atlanta early in the
morning, and II there is anything of inter-
est to the public in our conference they win
give 1t out tomorrow"
Mr.; Watson makes no secret OF the fact
that mis- letter is in the hands OF Chairman
butler, and has been for several days He
Is gong TO Atlanta on Tuesday, and there
cratic national committee The state com
mitteo OF both the democrats and the popu-
lists VIII meet in Atlanta on the same day
ana the question of fusion on the electoral
ticket Will be discussed. 1t is generally
accepted as fact here that the democrats
VIII make some sort of fusion proposit ion
The democratic leaders say there is no
necessity for 1t, and expect strenuous oppo-
sltlon inside the party. Watson's close no
littcal friends in Thomson are firm in the
belief that unless the electoral tickets are
revised to suit him that his letter now In
the possession OF Chairman Butler, will 20
to the public in its original form They arc.
also convinced that in this letter the nomi-
nee has expressed his opinion In his own
vigorous and peculiar English of the fusion
arrangements now obtaining in Kansas. Colo
RADIO and North Carolina.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Oct. 1S-A spccial 10
tho Commercial Appeal from BIRMINGHAM
Ala says: Tom Watson is coming to Ala
Dama TO stump for the middle of thc-road
populist congressional candidates Dr. j.
II. Grove populist candidate for congress in
the Ninth district, last night received
letter from Watson saying he was well
enough 10 go on the stump again, and would
open up in Birmingham on Wednesday night
next. Congressman W. NJ. Howard pop
ulist OF the Seventh district, will join him
here and 1t Is understood the two will make
several speeches together in Alabama
CHICAGO Oct. 1S.-A representative of
the Associated press called on Senator Jones
chairman of the democratic national com
mittee, yesterday afternoon and made him
acquainted with the substance of the dis
patch from Atlanta TO the effect that he
(Senator Jones) was to meet Populist Vice
Presidential Candidate Watson in Atlanta
next Monday for the purpose of arranging
terms Of fusion in Georgia. When asked If
he had anything to say in the matter, Sena-
tor Jones said: 81 shall not be in Atlanta
Monday. There has been no proposition SO
far as | know, for me to meet Mr. Watson
AS to fusion, of course ! am in favor of It,
have been writing and telegraphing our
people down there, urging that 1t be brought
about"
1t can be stated from an official source.
however, that a special representative of
Senator Jones, member OF the Georgia state
central committee. whose name for certain
reasons cannot be given, left last night for
Atlapta to meet Mr. Watson crsthepurpose