Evening star., 1896-07-31
SEWALL AND WATSON
An Effort Being Made to Get Them
Together.
THE DEMOCRATS WON'T ADVISE IT
PopuIists Want Bryan's Notifica-
ton to Be a Ratification Meeting.
Mr.. ATSON'S BLU STE r

1t is said here in well-informed political
circles that a strong effort is now making
to have Watson and Sewall get together for
q personal conference over the question of
enc or tte other Withdrawing from the vice
Tresidential race. Nothing could be learned
as to when it is hoped to get them to meet
or whether there is any real hope that they
can be got together at all. The supposi-
ton, however. Is that Watson may be In
duced to attend the notification meeting in
New York. at which Mr.. Sewall will prob
ably be present, and that the men can
then talk over affairs.
Democrats Won't Advise 1t.
The efforts which are making are the
work Of prominent members Of the silver
and populist parties SO far as known few
democrats are engaged in the Undertaking.
The truth, 1t is stated, Is that few demo-
Gratis would advise Mr.. Sewall to withdraw.
They would also not advise him to meet
Watson for the purpose Of discussing the
question. There has been little talk In dem
ocratic circles in favor of getting Sewall off
the ticket. AS a rule, democrats believe, SO
far as can be gathered here, that the with
drawal of Sewall, and the ostensible sup
port of Watson by the democrats, would in
JuFe IHe tlcket lHeie Is Ho
danger said a prominent democrat to a
Star reporter, that SeWall will get off the
ticket If there is any withdrawing Wat
son will do it," The same gentleman also
expressed the belief that Sewall had no
idea of pulling out of the race
A Ratification Meeting.
Another important political scheme is
afoot, the facts of which have been learned
by a Star reporter. This scheme IS also be-
ing engineered by populists and silver party
people, with the possibility of some demo-
cratic aoking. but no influential democrats
are known to be behind 1t at this time
The scheme is to have the notification
meeting in New York turned into grand
ratification" IT neeting, at which MIR. Bryan
Will rot have much to say about the dem
oo1atic nomination and party: at least, at
which he will say nothing which will Of
fend the populists make them think he
has Disseminated against them. 1t is said
that many popuists are still sore over the
nomination of Bryan at st. Louis, and that
If the democratic candidate bestows all his
praises and love on the democratic party
these sore fellows will be disposed to kick
over the traces at the last minute and put
up nominee.
1t is known here to be fact, is said
to be a fact by those who ought to know,
that one of the objects of the visit of
Chairman Lane of the silver party to Lin
coin was to talk with MIR. Bryan about this
''ra tifica ton" scheme. Whether Mr. Bryan
will agree to this proposition is not known.
but that it has been mentioned to him there
Is not much doubt. AT any rate, Mr.. Bryan
will be asked to talk generalities at mis-
New York meeting when it comes to the
matter of party nominations. and that he
will be asked to tread on as few toes as
possible. He will be advised to deal as
fully and as freely with the silver question
as he desires, but not to get too free on
partisan matters.
Tom WatsOn's "Bluster.''
Among silver men of all parties in the
city the attitude of Tom Watson, ex-
pressed in his Georgia paper, is viewed as
one OF ''bluster." Watson. they say, wants
to keep up a stiff upper lip and talk big
for the purpose of frightening the demo-
Gratis into believing that he is Indispensable
and to get Sewall out of the way. He has
an idea, they say, that the democrats will
be intim.dated by his threats. and to bring
about thorough harmony they will ask
Sewall to get off the ticket. 1t is also said
that much of Watsons talk is for Georgia
consumption. The situation there demands
that the populists, to save their party, act
to keep up the animosities of the past.
Watson is forced to stick by his party AMI
those who have stuck by him. Whatvere
Watson says now is looked upon as of na-
tional interest, when the fact Is that his
paper, in which what he thinks is printed,
is Georgia interest wholly.