Evening journal., 1896-10-17
WRINKLES ON HIS BROW
A Committee to Visit Watson
and Smooth Them Out.
MR. BRYAN BREAKS THE RECORD.

Makes Twenty-three Speeches In Twenty
four uours-His Tour Through Miohi-
gan-Mrjor Mckinley Receives Dslega.
tions From Distant Points.
CHICAGO, Oct 17.-George F. Wash
burn chairman Of the Chicago branch Of
the Fopulist campaign committee and II.
W. heed, the committeeman from the
state OF Georgia and the personal friend OF
Mr. watson, have gone to Thomson, Ca,
for an interview with the vice presiden-
tial candidate
At the time Of leaving here Mr.. Wash
burn had with him the letter Of Mr.. Wat
son accepting tho nomination Of the Pop
ulist party for the vice presidency. The
letter Will not In all probability be made
public until after the two gentlemen have
had their interview with Mr. Watson.
1t is said on the best Of authority that
the actual object Of the visit to Mr. Wat
son is the desire TO have a talk with him
over tho general situation and to explain
TO him several matters in the conduct Of
the campaign from the Populist stand
point that have not met with the entire
approval of the nominee for the vice pres
idency. There viii bo no effort made to
got Mr.. Watson to consent to the removal
Of his name from the ticket in favor of
Mr.. Sewall but there are said to be a few
wrinkles on Mr. Watson brow that would
look better If they were smoother, and it
Is to smooth them that Messrs Washburn
and Reed have gone TO the south.
In reply TO the statement that Mr. Wash
burn Of the Chicago headquarters had
been called to account by Chairman Jones
OF tho Democratic committee and Chair
man Butler Of the Populist committee and
Others because Of his persistency iR do
mnnding the substitution of Mr.. Watson
for Mir. Sewall on the national ticket. Air.
Washburn said: "This is Just as willful
and malicious lie as the statement that
our executive committee submitted it's re-
port to Chairman Jones before Issuing it
to the public or that Senator Jones had
authorized our committees to make any
overtures in the way of a cabinet position
or otherwise to Mr.. Watson to secure his
silence.
WIN Insist on Watson's Rights.
"From the beginning of the campaign
60 the present time 1 have aggressively
and fearlessly insisted upon the recogni-
tiOn and the rights of our candidate, Mr..
Watson, and Of the interests Of the Peo-
pies Party and shall continue to do so
until the end Of the campaign
AAC ntotollolL tuub lutIt mas D60l any
friction with our Washington headquar-
ters or with Senator Jones is also an infa-
Inous lie My position has been fully un-
derstood and respected, and notwithstand.
ing my advocacy of Mr. Watsons rights
my line Of action has been in perfect har-
mony with Senator Butler and our COM
mittee, and while / have at all times
pressed our rights vigorously upon Sena-
tor Jones there has at no time since my
arrival here been an unpleasant word be-
tween us OF a single misunderstanding. "
Mr.. Washburn, what have you to say
In regard to the telegram from Mr.. Wat
son to Mr.. Steinberger of Kansas, stating
that the middle Of the road Populists had
been sold out and that their party had
been made footmat for Democratic poll
tioiansy"
Il do not believe that Mr.. Watson said
this or sent such telegram II it be true,
ne probably had reference to the state to
which the telegram was sent because in
that state the Democrats indorsed the Pom
Hlist state ticket and the Populist legisla-
tive candidates, who are 20 elect Popullst
United States orator This was done in
exchange for a straight Bryan and Sewall
electoral ticket, with the understanding
TINT oil the electors should vote for the
vice presidential candidate receiving the
highest number Of electors outside OF that
state.