Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-08-22
Democratic, Silver and POpu-
list Headquarters in Ad-
joining Rooms.
Idea of the Move Is to Have
the Different Managers
Cooperate.
Senator Butler Repeats His
Statement That Watson Is
the Nominee.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-The Populist
and Silver party national executive
committees have arranged to open their
headquarters in Wormleys hotel, ad-
joining those of the Democratic con-
gressional committee and the branch
headquarters of the national Demo-
cratic committee. This will place the
silver headquarters under one roof and
enable the respective managers to work
in harmony. Vice Chairman Stevens
of the silver party committee and Sec
retary Diddendorfer will be in charge
of the silver headquarters. 1t is ex-
pected that the Silver committee will
furnish the Populist committee with a
large amount of literature, as the latter
committee, like the Democratic COM
mittee, probably will be
Hampered Good Deal
for the want of funds. Senator Faulk-
ner, chairman of the Democratic con-
gressional committee. speaking of the
lack of funds, did not hesitate to say
that the source of revenue in past cam
paigns, principally in New York city,
had not and would not respond, and
that the committee would have to de-
pend on small contributions from the
people.
Chairman Butler of the Populist COM
mittee was asked the following ,ques-
ton: "In view of your statement to
the effect that the Populist candidates
are Bryan and Watson and will be un-
til the close of the campaign, and will
be earnestly supported to the end with
out discrimination for or against either,
what will be the position of your COM
mittee with reference to those states
where Democrats and Populists have
fased by the latter taking the state
ticket and the former all of the electoral
ticket %
Ticket Is Bryan and Watson.
1--WE have no official information"
he replied, "that this has been done in
any state, but if it has been done or is
contemplated, the national committee
will not approve or recognize it. The
highest law i'll any party is the action
of it's national conventions. No man or
state organization can be disloyal to
such supreme authority arraying them
selves i'll direct and hostile opposition
to the national convention. Our ma
tional convention nominated Bryan and
Watson by an overwhelming majority
and it is the bounden duty Of every
loyal Populist to support both of these
candidates earnestly and Loyalty, and,
besides, Watson stands for what Bryan
stands for, and therefore Bryan and
Watson is the only ticket ti1..o
Represents the Principles
that the Peoples party believes in and
have contended for from the beginning.
Mr.. Sewall is no more the candidate of
the Peoples party than is Mr.. Hobart.
The executive committee will see that
the action Of our national convention
is maintained in every state"
"Does this mean that you will insist
upon a straight-out Bryan and Watson
ticket in every state"
mo, but it means that whenever
Populists and Democrats join forces on
the electoral ticket that there must be
due and proper recognition of each
party's candidate by just and equita-
BILE division of electors"
Senator Butler was asked what effect
this announcement would have upon
the fusion in Kansas, where the Popu-
lists took the state and the Democrats
the electoral ticket, but he declined to
go into specific details.