The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-17

Georgia is concerned the state will go
either for Bryan and Watson or. Bryan,
and scwall. An adjustment In North
Carolina is difficult because the Demo-
;crats, rejected, several very fair PROPOSE.
tions1 which were made. Regarding lthe
middle western states Ohio can; be. class;
ed as doubtful; Indiana, with the fusion
arranged, Is safe for Bryan; and 1lll-3
nois. Michigan, Minnesota, and Iowa arc,
In the balance. regard it as safe to
assume that the, chances are even In,
those. states. that Is. theJtwo, Of the four,
will so for Bryan and silver. kentucky
Is safe. West Virginia and Maryland.
are doubtful with the chances think,
strongly in favor OF Bryan In; the former.
In Maryland the result will depend upon
the Republican farmers. II there Is,
enough disaffection among them to off,
set the gold Democratic detection In
I Baltimore, Bryan will carry tho. state.
For the population there Is a. greater.
gold Democratic detection. in Baltimore,
I think, than in any city west Of New.
/ York. 9 go z, q.
Senator Butler at noon stated that he.
had not received sir. Watson's letter. OF
acceptance which the latter Is quoted
as. saying he had mailed to the senator
on "Wednesday Mr.. Butler declined to
discuss the probable, character Of the
letter or To- say whether he would give
out the letter when received, but his
friends say11hat 1t is probable, he would
not consider 1t his province to make It
public in case 1t should be received by
nm before it Is given to the press They
argue that it (! customary. for, the cam
didateS themselves to make public such
documents and that. there Is no question
of etiquette, Involved. i. + ss
2 Senator Butler and the national COM
Mittee, are represented by O. sub-com-
mitteeas consisting Of vice chairman
Washburn and MIR. Reed, the Georgia
member, who are now on their way to
Georgia to! confer with the vice presi-
dental candidate, and they will be Join
ed by other members Of the general COM
mttee In case there IS any call for their
presence at the conference. sS3 Z Z
The purpose of the visit ID understood
to be to prevail upon Mr.. Watson to ac-
cept With good grace the general COM
mittee address issued from Chicago as
the proper policy of the. party. to leave
the detail Of party mana cement to the
committee and to cease his. public critI-
clsms Of the committees course. Sena-
tor Butler does not admit that there, are
differences between Mr.iIyatson and the
party managers, but 1t Is no secret that
the committee has felt: considerably an
noSed by Watson's attack upon its fl-
sion policy. I. '.!iT;s 81 .3Z5
1t Is stated to be a mistake to conclude
as appears to- have been dore in certain
quarters that the visiting committee
VIII make an effort to, secure, Mr.. Wat
sons withdrawal from the contest, or
that the national committee IS desirous
of accomplishing this result. On the
contrary, II is their earnest desire to
keep. Mr.. Watson's name on the ticket
as being In the best interest OF Mr.. Bry-,
m and the. .Populist party. There has
been some apprehension on the part OF
some members. though apparently 1t
has noe been shared by Ch.ilrman But
Ter; that Mr. Watson might carry his re-;
sentiments against the fusion policy to
the extent of declining the nomination,
or OF putting his, q cceptalce on the con-
dttionthat fusion in such states as KAN
sas and Colorado should be arranged 80
far a. to Include 4 Watson Representa-
ton and apparently this feeling still cX-
lists to q degree. q
Senator Butler denies the story which
originated in Chicago that there has
been q personal difference between him
self and vice chairman Washburn, but
states that on the contrary the best pos
nibie feeling exists between them.
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