The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-09-23
silver Elements Most Combine.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 16.-The lead
ers of the different elements which are
supporting Mr.. Bryan who are in the
city, including Senators Jones of Ar
kansas, German and Faulkner, DEM
ocrats, Teller and Dubois, silver Re-
publicans, and Butler, Populist and
Mr.. st. John, the Democratic Nation
al committeeman OF Kansas, have
spent quite busy day in conference
among themselves. They have not all
been together at one time, but there
has been no time during the day whea
two or three of them were not closet
ed. They have discussed all phases
of the campaign, and il may be stated
in general way that they have gone
over the entire political situation with
the view of obtaining united action in
all states.
Senators Jones and Butler devoted
two hours to the question of fusion on
Presidential and Vice Presidential
electors. The failure of the Democrats
and Populists in many of the States,
especially in the South, to agree upoo
some electoral ticket was discused, and
it is understood that the chalrmen
were agreed on the necessity of i'm.
pressing on the members of the two
parties in the discordant states that
they should get together as soon as
possible. They went over the differ
ences in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alaba.
ma, North Carolina, Kansas, Florida,
Texas and West Virginia, and agreed
upon a line of action to be recon-
mended in each State. In Kentucky
and West Virginia Senator Jones
agreed that the demand of the Popu-
lists for two electors in each was rea-
sonable, and ne will recommend that
the proposition Of the Populists to fuse
on this basis be accepted. He will re-
commend somewhat more liberal con-
cession in Tennessee.
There are three straight tickets In
the field in Florida, and as result of
the conference an effort will be made
to merge the Democratic and Popr..ist
tickets. There will be an attempt 20
get the tive parties together in Alaba-
ma, Louisiana and Texas. In Texas
there is a movement on foot looking
to a fusion betgeen the Populists and
Republicans Senator Buffers infu
ence will be exerted to prevent this.
With reference to North Carolina,
Senator Butler gave the ASSURANCE
that whether there Was fusion or not,
the electoral vote>of the State could be
counted upon for Bryan. 1t is, T" he
said to Senator Jones, like the case Of
the two women who appealed to King
Solomon to settle the dispute as to the
motherhood of a child. Neither of US
can accord to have the child killed to
settle the dispute"
The situation in Kansas received
special attention. Some of the Popu.
lists in this State are dissatisfied with
the arrangement there, which they
claim would result in giving the elec-
toral vote of that state to SewaIl and
ignore Watson. Mr.. Butler is inves.
tigating the situation, with the hope
of securing better terms for the Kan
sas Populists. Mr.. johnson assured
him, however, that the leading mem
bers of the Populist party were entire~~
ly satisfied with the arrangement in
that State. aad tnat the movement for
a seco. . Popul:sG convention was in
nowise general among the members
of that party. It is understood that
Senator Jones promised to give atten-
ton 10 the situation there and to use
his good Offices with the Democrats to
secure some concession for the Popu-
lists on the electoral ticket of the
State in case it should appear ad7isa-
BILE SO to do.
One of the reasons for a general un-
derstandlng in the states where there
is known to be a majority favorable
to silver, which was conc ded by alI,
was the necessity for arranging mat.
ters 50 as to permit the leaders in those
states to devote themselves to the cam
palgn IN other sections. In this con-
nectIon there was considerable discus
sion Of the situation in Idaho as bear
ing upon Senator Dubols's reelection.
It was generally agreed that the effort
20 reach an harmonious understand
ng there should be continued, with
he view OF permitting the Senator
and his friends TO participate freely in
he canvass in other states.