The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-05
But the Georgian Will Be Stood
Off Until After the Maine
Election.
HAS STRENGTH IN THE WEST.
Eut Senator Allen May Control the
Fusion Electoral Vote in
Sewall'S Interest.

morrow. The errand on which Mr.. But
Ter left Washington has been studiously
kept secret at Populist headquarters, but
1t is now announced that he has been in
Georgia counseling with Tom Watson,
whose demand for recognition as Vice
Presidential candidate has become so i'm
Fortunate that Populists have found it
impossible to ignore him any longer.
Senators Butler and German will confer
shortly after their return to Washington
on some method Of quieting the obstrep-
erous Watson, although there IS not the
least intention on the part of the Demo
Gratis to make any concession to the Popu-
list Vice-Presidential candidate. There is
a perfect understanding between Populist
Senators Butler and Allen and the Demo-
cratic leaders. The only hitch to COM
plete the abandonment of Mr.. Watson is a
fear that the coming election in Maine
this month will show a most disastrous
defeat for Mr.. Sewall. The Populists
under the leadership of Mr.. Bateman are.
If possible, fighting Mr. Sewall and the
Democratic State ticket even more bitterly
than are the Republicans, and the outlook
is that the Democratic vote Will be dis
tressingly small. Such an event will. of
course, be claimed as victory for Wat
son, and until the Maine election is over it
would be impracticable to cast Mr.. Wat
son aside
Mr.. Germans appointment as member
OF the executive committee which has just
been announced is taken as an indication
that Senator Jones has about determined
TO go ahead and run the Presidential cam
paign in accordance with his own ideas,
without further reference to the wishes or
personal likes of Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan.
Senator German will take an active in
terest in the campaign now.
At the German Butler conference the
situation in regard to arranging the de-
tails of fusion of Populist and Democratic
electors will be carefully gone over.
Fusion has been accom- plished in nearly
all of the Western States and in all of the
middle Western States, where the battle is
to be. 1t looks, however like there will
not be union OF Populists and Demo-
Gratis in a single Southern State. Whether
this will affect the election is coniectural,
although Republicans think it will give
them several Southern States.
There will be no fusion in Alabama, I'M
less it is between gold Democrats and
Republicans, as is now limited. Arkansas
Populists and Democrats have not got
together, and seem to be pulling further
apart. Complete fusion has been agreed
upon in California, and Populists get
three electors, who will vote for Watson.
There are one Populist, one silver man
and two Democrats on the ticket in Colo
RADIO, and all of them will vote for SewalI.
Connecticut and Delaware are not
troubled with the Populist party. There
has been no fusion in Florida and the
Populists will put out ticket of their
own. Georgia Populists will 'tote their
own skillet" without Democratic aid.
1t is thought there will be equitable di-
vision in Idaho, but Watson won't get
ANYTHING. In Illinois Populists get two
electors who will vote for Watson. Indi-
ana has three Populists on their com bine
ticket, and they are Watsonites. Iowa
has three Popullsts on the combine ticket,
and they ere thought to be for SewalI.
All electors in Kansas are Democrats, but
are pledged to vote for the Vice-Presi-
Dental candidate who has the largest
number of votes.
No combination has been made in Ken
lucky, but fusion will probably be accom-
plished. In Louisiana there will be no
fusion. Maine Democrats and Populists
don't mix well and have out separate
tickets. Maryland and Massachusetts
have too few Populists for the Democrats
to fuse with.
The Populists get three electors on the
Michigan ticket, and they are Watson
men. There are four Populists on the
Minnesota ticket who are for Watson.
Missouri has not fused and may not do
so. The electors of Montana are equally
divided. The ticket in Nebraska is di-
vlded equally. Nevada, New Hampshire
and New Jersey have no Populists to ask
for fusion.
New York Populists are asking for two
places on the ticket and may get them.
North Carolina has done nothing for flu
sion. All North Dakota electors are Popu-
lists ana for Watson. The Ohio ticket has
four Populists on it who would vote for
Watson. All the combine electors in Ore
gon are Populists and are for Watson.
The Pennsylvania ticket may have one or
two Populists on it. The South Dakota
ticket is equally divided and two are for
Watson.
South Carolina has no Populists. Moth
ing mas been done in Tennessee and there
VIII be no fusion in Texas unless Gold
democrats and Republicans get together.
a combination has been made in Utah,
but the Populists get little. Nothing has
been done in Virginia or Vermont and
nothing is likely TO be done. In Wash
ington the ticket is equally divided, two
OF the electors being for Watson. West
Virginia will probably arrange a fusion,
and Watson will get two votes. There are
three Populists on the ticket in Wisconsin
who would vote for Watson. Wyoming
will make combine and divide.
While this list shows that in many
Western States Populist electors are al
legged Watson men, it is we'll known that
Senator Allen is absolute dictator of all
Western Populists, and none of these
Western Watson electors would hesitate a
second to abandon Watson and vote for