The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-19
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The Problem That the Leaders in Wash
instOn WreStle With.
THE POPULISTS ARE MAKING DEMANDS
They VIII Vote for Bryan, but VIII Throw
the Strength Of the Party for Watson,
Mr. Bryan's Independent Action Be-
ing Discussed-Ihe Republicans.

at DfIlOEAdl4t iihHiiAdA NNANf tN N-+
yer leaders are still struggling with the
probem--how to prevent the subsidence
Of the silver sentiment
The Popullst Executive Committee Is
in session here, and the utterances OF
these gentlemen - proving another
source Of irritation 10 the members OK
the Democratic committees. While they
were yet long way off. the danger
which the Bryan and Sewall ticket might
encounter from Populsuc opposition
seemed trinlng and mostly imaginary.
Now that number Of Populist leaders
are here. however, and each one Of them
declares that the POpulists, rank and file,
will insist upon due recognition If they
are TO give their support 70 Bryan, the
situation becomes more complicated and
| embarrassing.
The Popuiist LEADERS all declare that
BRYAN will bo elected, but they also as
sert that the strength Of the party VIII
be thrown for watson for the Nlcc-ftesl-
denoy. and do not explain how they can
in any way aid tho cause or Bryan py
voting for electors Of their own.
So far there IL no disposition on the
mart of tho Democratic leaders to enter
4
| Popnlists. The situation in the West Is
diIerent. aud I'm that section fusion IS
besne effected in several States by the
EStato committees without any reference
TO the national committees Of either party
NO FUSION IN TIE SOUTH
Rrt IN tho South the State Democratic
7 committees are unwilling TO yleld sins'o
noint 10 Third party people, ana tne
! N.ttonal Committee. were it 10 attempt
| to bring about division OF The oiices
! haturecn the Democrats and the fopu-
lists. would probably end all their efforts
! onposcd by the state leaders. but al
the same time the national leaders nave
| bsen convinced that there is neither ne
| cessl,v nor reason for q coalition or the
| Democratic and popuhst forces III 'h7
south. However they would ike 10 see
| the Populists desert Watson. ana coiu7
| out straight for the Democratic tioNg,
! ond their efforts are therefore being dl-
! rocted to bring about this end.
| Under the circumstances II is expected
IN "a very great extent the independent
| attitude assumed by the members OF
| tbe populist committee Is in the nature or
| n bluff. and that they are maintaining II
| with a view 10 securing the best DossiDie
| tor,ns from the Democrats without the
slightest hope that they will Doe able to
! get anything like all they want.
| There seems 10 bee little que7uoh lhtt
! the actual direction Of the campaign viii
he conducted from this city The real
| branch of the committee headquarters
will be I'm Chicago. while tho principle
! leaders will locate here and have general
! snnerviei0n OF the work OF the campaign
| and executive committees. This is due 10
| the fact that the assistance or senator
German and few other Eastern poll
ticians. who will not go 20 Chicago, is
considered Of great importance
GORMAN WILL DIRECT
Senator German is unquesuonahly one
OF tho shrewdest political mahipuiatoI7
the silver party possesses, ana DE has vol
uuteered TO render all the assistance
possible. provided be does not have 10
20 very far from home The Senator
lives at Laurel, about twenty miles from
here, and generally comes into Wash
ingtOn every day IL would occasion him
little trouble 10 put ia an hour or TWO
every day at campaign headuarters. pro-
Nided they are located here. IL mas there
fore been determined 10 make the branch
OF tho headquarters here the real point
from which the campaign Will be directed,
| and the headquarters in Chicago VIII be
such i'm name only Members OF the
| Democratic Committee are anxious 10
deny that Candidate Bryan has shown a
disposition TO override the committee
and 10 interfere with It's work
BRYAN's INDEPENDENT CONDUCT.
one Of the most prominent members
| said. 81 called Mr.. Bryan5 attention in
| New York TO the fact that a feeling pre-
| walls that he IS disposed to be headstrOng,
and TO insist upon having his own way
no matter what his campaign managers
| may think or desire lie replied. 81 am
| absolutely in the hands OF the National
| Committee. and have not endofvored TO
influence their action q particle. l con-
| slider Senator Jones personally responsi-
| BE for the conduct of the campaign
Notwithstanding this. more or less irri-
| tation is felt by members of tho commit
tee because OF Mr.. Bryan's independent
! conduct. one committee member said:
| "If we could only put our candidate and
his wife in a Nebraska cyclone cellar and
| keep them there until the campaign is
farther advanced. / think Ii would be a
good thing for them and for the party"
However, in such a campaign as tho
present one. Il is probable that the eX-
perience OF old and tried leaders VIII
| count for little and Il is not az all inn
probable that Mr. Brym's methods may
| be as satisfactory to those who are going
| 10 vote for him as would be any others
| lie has announced himself az a common
man. looking for the votes Of the common
| people and he probably considers it ne
cessary 20 act his part with some effort
| at realism.
THE REPUBLICANS
The Republican Congressional Committee
! here is doing a vast amount Of work IN
the way Of sending out and preparing
| campaign literature. but " IS producing
| very little news concerning the progress
Of the campaign The fact that the
naional headquarters are located In New
York keeps visitors away from the local
| headquarters
In publishing for distribution In the
| West extracts from Bfyans tarin speech-
es the members OF the committee think
they are turning some Of Mr.. Bryans
| own weapons upon himself.
They say that there are many Republi-
cans i'm the West with "a leaning towards
| silver who will not vote for such an out
| aud out free trader as Mr.. Bryan has
shown himself 20 be- This character Of
warfare. however, may prove rather a
hazardous experiment inasmuch, as there
are also great many sound money
! Democrats who will hesitate TO vote for
the gold standard II they have also 10
vote McKinleyism. In fact IL would ap-
near that the circulation OF Mr.. Bryan's
| H. ha bagfppffr. Of