The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-06
BETRAYAL OF sEwALL.
steps to Compel Bryan to Recognize
Watson.

Washington Special in New York Evening
Post.
Another step in the betrayal of Arthur
sewall by the Bryan-Populist associates
Butler, of the Populist national committee,
announces that the Populist notification
cation to Bryan and Watson. It will be
delivered about Sept. 10. This is the de-
cisive movement by which Bryan will be
forced to accept or reject an association
with Watson. His rejection of it has been
made impossible by the Bryan managers in
the arrangement of Bryan and Watson fu-
ance of the Watson alliance will be the
public announcement of the humiliation
sion is pcs sc with the Populist notifica-
ton pesasnted to Bryan. 1t will be the
elimination of the Sewall- Watson fight,
and populism will win, for Bryans accept
ance of Watson is the price exacted for
Populist support.
This plot has been maturing slowly The
Butler But he has found ready allies in
the Bryan camp, who, while ashamed of
openly repudiating Sewall, adopted quiet
means that made his ultimate Reputation
certain The first step on the part of the
igan. Oregon, Ohio and other States, which
recognized Watson, but left Sewal1 en-
tirely out of the calculation. This has been
going on under the eyes of the Bryan mana
gers. 1t has cleared the way for Mr.. But
ler's decisive movement to force Bryan to
a public Acknowledgements of Watson. But
ment to come. He has been slow and eau
tious not forcing the issue between the
two vice presidential candidates, but per-
hitting the Bryan men to go ahead and
dig the grave of Mr.. Sewall. He was will
ing to hear Bryan talk plattudes, always
avoiding public announcement to
which vice presidential candidate he would
stand with. AT last Buffers day of reck-
oning with the Bryan men in general, and
with Bryan in particular, has come. BY
serving letter of notification on him there
can be no further avoidance. Bryan must
choose. The terms of the letter of notifi.
cation will be so explicit. notifying, him not
only of his own nomination. but also of
that of Watson. that diplomatic avoidance
stances the rejection of the PopuliSt NOM
nation, coupled with that of Watson.
would bring chaos to the Bryan ticket. ne
cessitating the reessembling OF many State
conventions That is out of the question.
The Bryan managers know it, and Bryan.
himself knows it, The only possible thing
into the trap which Mr. Butler has set
and publicly announce the acceptance of
the alliance with Watson and the repudia-
ton of Sewall. Contemplate as ii may be-
Mr.. Bryan will be forced by circumstances
to do what he has said would be dishonor.
able and disloyal.
Mr.. Sewall is compelled to witness some
of the most disa greeable phases of hiSsown
betrayal In Maine l.. c. Bateman is the
Populistic commander-in-chfef He is the
member for that State on the committee to
ulist candidate for Governor. This Mr.
Bateman has spared no opportunity to let
the people OF Maine know that Sewall was
to be rejected. Growing restless over de-
lays, Raleman announced that he and the
secretary of the notification committee,
would notify Bryan and Watson. and thus:
end the agony. To check this move Chair
man Butler wrote Bateman, telling him
that the Democratic defeat in Maine would
be SO overwhelming at the early election
that It would serve to retire SeWail. Not