The evening times., 1896-09-23
SEWALL THEIR AVERSION
POpullsts Insist That
He Must Step Down.
WATSON THE MAN WANTED
They Claim That He Fought the La
boring Mems Battles in Congress.
Having Been Made, II Not Needed
Democrats VIII Be Responsible.

st. Louis, No, Sept. 23-Mr. II. 4, il, ed.
the Peoples party, is accompanying Mr..
Thomas f. Watson, ropuiist candidate for
Vice President, on his trip through the
West, and was party to TIE ropniist on
fereDoes held here yesterday. In reply
to questions Mr.. Reed said:
"A unity OF all tie reform forces Will
unques tionably give Mr.. Bryan tue sciid
South and West and several other States,
thus eDsuring his election. But the COM
biDed Populist, silver Democrat. and silver
Republican vote will be necessary for sue
cess, and dthecombiDation can only he secured
by accepting what the Popullsts under
stand as the compact made at st. Louis.
To support Mr.. Sewali the POpulists
would have no partner in tie compact, and
it would he a virtual abandonment of their
organization. They believe firmly that the
perpetuation of their organization is es-
sential TO the success OF Their reforms; that
back of Mr.. Bryan and supporting him
i'll the Democrat party are men who would
do as they have done before-promise free
silver and reforms and fail to keep their
promises.
They believe that by having one man
distinctively their own on the ticket 1t
will be an earnest OF good faith on tie
part of the Democrats. Every argument
that proves Mr.. Bryan suitable candidate
proves Mr.. Sewall an unsuitable one.
Mr. Sewall is undoubtedly, personally,
man OF fine character and standing, but
his political record and his individual in
terests are antagonistic to the reforms Mr..
Bryan advocates and the Populists demand.
Mr. Sewall has only advocated free silverin
a mild way since June, l S95, and at the
date OF his nomination a ChicaS,o was sup
porting Mr Winslow, gold standard Dem
ocrat for governor of Maine.
HIS WITHDRAWAL WOULD HELP.
He is associated with, and directly in
terested in, the water trust OF Maine, ma
tional banks, railroad corporations, and
was until recently the president OF the
American Merchant Marine Association
which is now endeavoring to secure great
monopoly of shipping on the American cons
tinent, and is thereof of necessity defender
of class privilege, which Mr.. Bryan and
reform Democrats and Populists are op.
posed to.
Democrats who are supporting Bryan
are doing SO not because Mr.. Sewall Is on
the ticket, but because Mr.. Bryan is their
candidate and because he is in favor Of
the reforms that they advocate But ad-
hitting that some Democrats would refuse
to vote the ticket IL Mr.. Sewall should
withdraw. for every such Democrat there
would he ten Populists and laboring men
of other parties who would vote the ticket
with Mr.. Watson upon it who will not vote
il with Mr.. Sewall as tue Vice Presidential
candidate.
'.Laboring men know that Mr.. Watson has
Tough. their battles. In Congress he voted
for the eigiit-hour law, took part in secur-
ing the passage of the automaticcar coupler
bill secured the passage Of resolutions con"
dcmnipg the Pinker;on detective system.
Mr. Sewali in his contract with the stand
ard Oil Company for his ship Susque-
hai,na now loa ling for japan, had the gold
clause inserted il the freight contract. AS
the Populists are vitality interested by fouI
years of persistent work in this very line.
when they werc the only party advocating
free silver. they are not willing to side
track a tr1e and tried advocate for Il man
whose voic, has been unhcard in the rc-
form cause"
OBJECT OF THE CONFERENCE.
Hon. George F. washburn, chairman Of
the Chicago branch of the Peoples party
executive committee, who was member
OF yesterdays conference of party leaders
with Vice Presidential Candidate Watson,