The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-22
A. n. DURxIN, OF MISSOURI, SAYS
THE SOUTH WILL SLAUGHTER
HIM.
COUNTY POPS HOLDING OFF.
TOMORROW NIGHTS CONVENTION
WILL NOT RELIEVE THE SUS-
PENSE MATERIALLY.
LIND AND m'cLEARY TO DEBATE.
They Meet Tonight at WatervilIe
to Discuss the State Issues From
Two Points.

THE middle of-the-road Populists
all over the West and South are at
work trying TO destroy the effects of
fusion by holding independent conven-
tions and naming electors who are
pledged to vote for Tom Watson" said
A. r. Durkin, member of the Missouri
Republican state central committee,
z yesterday. MIR. Durkin is en- route to
North Dakota on private business and
stopped off in ST. Paul between trains.
Il was in Chicago two days last
week and spent most of the time at
3 National headquarters, said Mr.. Dur
kin. and though you may think news
coming from that source is highly
colored. yet l am assured that 1t is
accurate and that the National com
mittee knows exactly what is going on
and the relative strength of the can
didates in every state.
This movement of the Watson
Populists is making inroads on the
strength of Democrats in states where
the Republicans have heretofore made
no pretenSions of claiming a large vote.
In this section of the country you can
have no idea of the i'll feeling against
Bryan and the silver movement in the
South, because of the refusal of Sc
wall to get out of Tom Watson's way.
The Populists Of the South regard Tom
Watson as a bigger man than Bryan
and they are going to vote for him in
many sections almost solidly. At Chi
cago [ learned that a middle-of-the
road convention is to be held in In
diana and that another is to be held
in the state of Washington, in which
two-thirds of the Populists of the state
will participate. Gov. Waite, of Colo
RADIO, is the leader of movement to
organize against the fusion in that
state and he has nearly completed
deal with the Republicans which, If
successful, will threaten Bryan's
chances in the centennial state In
Texas the Populists and Republicans
have completed a deal that promises
to land the state in the Mckinley
column. There are thousands of sound
money Democrats in the Lone Star
state who will unite with the Popu-
lists to elect Tom Watson and there
are likewise thousands of Populists
who do not care rap for Bryan or
free silver, who will vote for McKin-
ley and Tom Watson and sound money
These fellows in the south are mad
all the way through at the treatment
of their favorite, and they will sacri-
five everything else to vote for Watson
and humiliate the men who prefer Sc
wall to the Southerner. Illinois has
had a fusion convention that is MAX
ing more gray hairs for .Altgeld than
any event Of recent years. The Popu-
.. lists of, the Sucker state are up in
arms at the snubbing they received,
and Altgeld is trying to persuade the
p, Democrats of Cook county to call an
other convention and give the Popu-
lists some Of the offices. But the nom
inees are not willing to surrender. and
the. chances are the Populists of the
county will not vote the Democratic
ticket. Even a suspicion of a revolt
In Cook county means the defeat of
every hope Altgeld and the Demo-
Gratis of Illinois have entertained. Over
in Nebraska, too, there will be a mid
dle-of-the-road convention this week
and some of the most prominent lead
ers of the party will be there. Bryan
will have hard time to hold his own
; in that state even with the support of
the Populists, but with the middIe-of-
.the-road crowd out for his scalp, as it
seems likely they will be, in view of
the attitude of Senator Jones. he will
! be in danger of an overwhelming de-
feat. Down in Missouri a truce has
been patched up between the Filley
and Kerens factions, thanks to Han
mas shrewdness, and the state COM
and tons of literature that has been
stored, pending the settlement of the
'squablie, is being sent out. The Ger
man vote in Missouri, which is very
large. is almost solid for sound money
Mckinley will carry the state.
Chairman Jones, of the Democratic
committee, came back from New York
the other day with the information
that Bryan will carry that state. Jones
would better look out for some of the
western states if he wants his candi-
date to VIM
Ramsey county Populists propose to
hold the whip hand over the other
parties by holding their nominating
convention last. Wednesday night the
delegates will meet at Market hall,
as agreed upon, but, instead of nam
ing candidates. they will hear an ad-
dress delivered by John Arnold Reyes,
candidate for attorney general on the
fusion ticket. The convention will
then adjourn until Sept 3d.. the day
following the Democratic convention.
The PopuliSts are holding their late
date over the heads OF the Democrats
as club. If, they say, the Democrats
do not treat them fairly IN The matter
of offices and the Endorsement of their
candidate for congress, then they will
indorse the Republican candidates.
Hence the uneasiness of the Demo-
cratic camp.
The secialistic end of the Populist
party demands the offices of sheriff,
three representatives a district judge,
coroner and two county commission