People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-10-30
REED ANSWERS HOWELL.
Reminds Him Of the Visit to Watson and the Fusion Proposition
Which was Made to the POpulSt Candidate

w. Reed, Popuist national committeeman from Georgia.
sends The Journal in which he takes issues with The
Atlanta the attitude of Democrats and Populis
regard to fusion before and after the recent meeting the
executive committee
and Hunt at Thomson and to proposition made by them for
plan whereby Watson would have
gentlemen who such proposition Thomson could oppose the
POpu umatum Atlanta the ground that failed
the Thomson would
recognized sew by giving the Georgia electoral vote to Watson
The following is Mr.. Reeds communication:
Where The Responsibility Rests
ATLANTA, Ga, October Goth, 1896
To the People Of Georgia:
On ocoOer 22d aeeto Mr. Clark Howell which reads
follows
Clark HoreA Managing Editor Constitution, City:
DEAR IThe leading editorial in this mornings Constitutions
its effort place the responsibility for failure the electoral fusion
Georgia Popust committee and the leaders Of the
POpust mae unjust and as you and father both
know variance with the facts that cannot think that either you
he could have written inspired it. hope therefore, that you
lMh the full facts you and both know them.
Very RESPECTFULLY, H. W. REED
Member Populist National Executive Committee.
reply letter and shall proceed give
plain statement of the facts
Mr. Howell the Democratic national executive
mittee we'll managing editor Of The Constitution.
Mr. Howell Georgia to effect fusion after the Popus
State committee had made its proposition to the Democratic State
committee after Senator Jones had seen and the proposition
and after party distinguished Democrats had visited Mr. Watson
and consulted with him gArdng il.
All had discovered that the proposition
either "ofensye' without "aenent of fusion"
the proposition of ths Popus unfair and offensive
why did the Chairman OF the Democratic committee call his committee
together consider it, Why did three distinguished Democrats visit
did they urge Chairman Jones meet the Popus vice presidential
Atlanta Why did Chairman Jones delegate Mr. Clark
Howell Atlanta? And arrange fuor why
Mr. Howell come? Why did he meet the members OF the Popust
executive committed Why did he make speech avoring
fusion before his State committee?
Mr. Howell knows every Popuist
election Mr. Bryan he thai there
dsatecon Popusts ranks the Popu have
honorable unior bu expected surrender
condionay. He that diff suit convince
Iopqsep IT'S: and party who killed free silver bore
will again that Pouhsts demand from the
Democrats earnest of good faith in the shape of honorable of
@byal. al hsSs Sta 2 81
IN ASana wSad lh outlines o. aen an agreement hat Mr.
WasHbprn sying Chicago consult Senator He
knows that a4uested him urge his State
determination entire by Senator Jones and Mr. Wash
burn He agreed the program with
the Popu committee He knows tha did and that he did
do his that his State committee rejected
fusion tuition offered by himself and then adjourned without
replying tho Popu committee Ha knows that Chairman Jones
urge fusion be made
that he Jones chat Georgia safe for Bryan without
fusion and that Georgia leaders Wod not consdr fusion lie knows
that the failure OF fusion entirely with the Democrats.
member Populist national committee
pudae the methods of The
committee waited for three whole days urgent solicitation,
for the purpose reaching And knows the
facts better THAI the managing editor Of The Constitution
When the ring cracks his whip the boys fall into line
Popusts favor fuion they rascs they don't they
coundre they independent electoral tickets they
Ii tickets
crack of the whip the boys will sing he song for the OCCASION
hope Bryan will be elected but he he attribute his
paransm of the Georgia
The Constitution will ec very
objection to the Popul fusion position that
fusion" because failed recognize Mr. Sewan
very weight with distinguished Democrats prior
meeting the Democratic State committee and distinguished
seriously considering modification of the Poput
propositions whereby the entire Poput electoral ticket should
withdrawn and the entire mocralc ticket substituted under
that sad Democratic electors should their thirteen
for Mr. Watson for vice president Very respectfully
H. w. REED