The morning times., 1896-10-23
WATSON TO EXPOSE JONES
Another Phase Placed on the
Letter That Hasn't Come.
SEWALL WAS TO BE RETIRED
RnmOrs AS to the Material Points In
That Delayed Letter-Charges L hat
the Democratic Chairman Has Not
Kept the Political Fnith-Arkansas
Statcsman's Bluff VIII BE Called.

A rather straight tip comes from Georgia
that there is no longer any secret atoUt
the most interesting part OF Hon. Thomas
l.. WaLson's letter. The politicians at
both the Democratic and Peoples party
Headquarters know what Is In the letter on
this point, even III the nlssiEe ltsel mas
not bet n received.
The iirst statement made was that Mr..
Watson had addressed it to Chicago, which
statement has been modified recently IN
view OF the fact that what was received
there was not deemed prudent To give OUT.
Mr.. Watson is stated To have called 10
the attention of Senator Jones thc asscF-
ton made at st. Louis that IN case 'ne
Peoples party indorsed Bryan, seWail
would he Withdrawn in case the iattef
party made a common cause Wltb the
Democracy which mad nominated Bryan.
1t was by no mean an assured laCt that
bryan would have been nominated by the
convention at st. Louis, especially as there
was u very strong element which was go
far opposed to Sewall that it was in favor
of nominating an entirely new ''Middie-of-
the-Road'' ticket, If the men OF that class
Were obliged To swallow Sewail.
SEwALL WAS To- GO.
Chairman Jones posted to st. Louis With
all haste and as a result verbal CON
tract was made whereby Watson and the
Middle -of-the- Road people, in fact all or
the Peoples party leaders, W ere made con
fident that Sewall would be withdra wn-
The Watson element, in order to make
sure of the Vice Presidency, and possibly
thinking that Mr.. Jones' agreement was
only temporary and ruse de gueIre, NOM
| mated Mr.. Watson before the indorse-
mcnt of Bryan proceeded. Chairman Jones
counted strongly on the condition that
| fusion had already been effected hetw cen
Populists aud Democrats before Mr.. Wat
| son came into the field and notably in
| Kansas.
lie assumed that the desire evident here
| for fusion With the regular Democracy
would insure fusion with Bryan and
Sew all. instead of with Bryan and Watson,
| and that before the close OF the campaign
| the success of Bryan and Sevall fusion
would have made Thomas watson fig
urehead in the campaign and he would
withdraw voluntarily.
PLANS WENT WRONG.
watson's grow ing strength and his ap-
| parent ability to smash the Bryan-Sew all
Slate in some OF the Western States has
completely nonplussed Chairman Jones and
| the time for the withdrawal o1 Mr.. Sew
! all is coming near. Watson's letter is
! still unread and it is particularly desired
| by Mr.. Jones naturally that il should be
| unread, that is 10 the public, for il VIII
| expose the contract.
| Another part or the contract was that
| Mr.. Jones, or his heutenants, should in
nowise stand in the way Of the fight 10 he
matte by Mr.. Watson for fusion in his in
| divduai interest 1t is said that the letter
VIII make specific charges, in which even
'that part OF the agreement has been broken
| All the plans have 80 far gone astray,
but Senator Butler and Tom Watson are on
| the best of terms and Senator Butler has
| said repeatedly and 30 has the executive
| oil hs on Ha.
| ticket to the end OF the fight.
| 1t will nevertheless be embarrassing TO
| Mr.. Jones If he be obliged to return Mr..
Sewall that 100000. The acceptance Of
this money has undoubtedly shown TO Mr..
Watson that Mr.. SewaI has some as
suranceS that he Will also be on the ticket
To the end OF the fight.