The herald., 1896-10-17
If the Latest Report May Be
Credited
Mr.. WATSON'S ACCEPTANCE
May Not See the Light of the
Day
No Effort Will Be Made to Secure His
Observation-Disclosures Says
So Is a Liar
s. S Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
CHICAGO, Oct. 16.-George Y. Wash
burn chairman of the Chicago branch
of the Populist national campaign COM
mittee and H. w. Reed the committee
man from the state of Georgia and the
personal friend of Mr.. Watson. left for
the home of Mr.. Watson tonight.
At the time of leaving here Mr.. Wash
burn had with him the letter of Mr.. Wat
son accepting the nomination Of the
Populist party for the presidency
The letter will not, in all probability, be
made public until after the two gentle
men have had their interview with NJ
Watson.
1t Is said on the best of authority
that the actual object of the visit to
Mr. Watson is the desire to have a talk
with him over the general situation and
to explain to him several matters in the
conduct of the campaign from the Pop
ulist standpoint which have not met the.
approval of the nominee for the vice
presidency. There will be no effort made
to get Mr.. Watson to consent to the re-
moval of his name from the ticket in
favor of Mr.. Sewall, but there is said
to be a few wrinkles of Mr.. Watsons
brow that would look better if they were
smoothed and it is to smooth them that
Mr. Washburn and Mr.. Reed have gone
to the south.
In reply to the statement that Mr..
Washburn of the Chicago headquarters
had been called down by Chairman
Jones of the Democratic committee and
Chairman Butler of the Popuist com"
mittee and others because of his persist
ency in demanding the substitution of
Mr.. Watson for Mr.. Sewall in the nation
al ticket MIR. Washburn said: This is
just as willful and malicious a lie as the
statement that our executive committee
submitted its report to Chairman Jones
before issuing it to the public, or that
Senator Jones had authorized our COM
mittee to make any overtures in the
way of a cabinet position or otherwise,
to Mr. Watson to secure his silence"
WATSON WITHDRAWS
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. ia spe-
cial to the Journal from Thomson, Ga,
says: Thomas E. Watson today for
warded papers to Kansas notifying the
nominee for vice-president from the
head of the Populist ticket The neces-
sary affidavit in due form authorizing
the withdrawal from that ticket accom-
panied the other papers.
This is the first step taken by Mr.. Wat
son since his recent visit to Kansas to
thwart the efforts of the fusion entered
IN t,ara with the Democrats
When Mr.. Watson determined upon
this plan, he wired to the middle of the
road Populist committee of Kansas for
information as to how he should proceed
under the Kansas election laws to have
his name withdrawn.
He received full instructions by wire
today, together with the form of affida-
Wit necessary, and upon the receipt of
the same filed out the papers, drew up
the affidavit, swore to it before notary
public and sent them by registered let
ter to the secretary of state at Topeka
to be filed.
The withdrawal of Mr.. Watson's name
will leave the fusionists in dilemma.
They will either have to insert the name
of Sewall, the Democratic nominee, or
leave the presidential office blank
on the Populist ticket. This will cause
much embarrassment
Mr.. Watsons name will appear only
once on the official ballot in Kansas and
that will be at the head of the middle of
the road ticket.