Evening star., 1896-07-30
"YOu Shall Not Slay Labor With
silver Slug"
THE WESTERN CAMPAIGN.
1t Will He Opened for the Republicans
by Senator ThursfOn.


CHICAGO. July Ex-senator Thurston of
Nebraska will open the western campaign
for the republican ticket at Madison. Wis.
tomorrow night. Somehow or other the
impression got abroad that the campaign
In the west would be opened by Mai Nc
Kinley himself at Columbus August II. but
Chairman Hahn of the bureau Of the cam
paign speakers came here Monday, and
every moment since his arrival he has been
beSought by the leaders in the several
states under the Jurisdiction Of the west
orators loose at once. His first general or
der was command to Senator Thurston
70 buckle his armor and take to the
field Friday next. to remain fighting, too.
by the way, until the eve of election.
DEMANDS sEWALL's WITHDRAWAL.
Watson Says the Democrats Should
Make Concessions.
ATLANTA. Ga, July 3O.-Thomas E.
Watson of Thomson is out in a statement
in his paper giving his grounds for accept
iEg the nomination for Vice President from
the populist national convention.
The announcement Is made as a signed
editorial 1t virtually demands the with
drawa, Of the democratic candidate for
Vice President. Throughout the editorial
inSinuations are made. and where it seems
10 analyze the situation, develops the fact
that Mr. Watson is making a strong de-
mand for his immediate recognition as
Bryan running mate. In part he says
referring TO the recent St Louis conyen-
ton
With such a large number of exper-
fenced workers organized and well equip
r@d- striking for the Endorsement of hotb
Bryan and SewaI1. the fate of the party
was IN the highest degree critical. The
n1ladie OF the road men We're the more
numerous. but less united. They could not
bRree upon leaders In the vice presiden-
tlal nomination they were divided between
$eNeral different candidates while the
Se"ali men were a compact body which
urea ,,L's tened e 10 become a majority by the
tra:e. ~ ooe'
was this chaotic condition of things
%Mnich % witnessed with keen anxiety, and
"nich caused members of the Georgia deIa
sdtion TO telegraph me to allow INV nar.
to De used to restore harmony and sava
me party Upon that express condition I
Sortm Sonsen'ed. and the object was attained.
SeWal was defeated. the populist factions
harmonized and the democratic program
checkmated- This condition of things was
noi OF my seeking II now the democratic
managers should refuse to make anv COW
ceSsion at all it would show that 90 20
Iorts toward unity have all been thron,n
away III they continue to demand that tha
popuiists shaii go out of existence as
i'y. .hey VIII prove to all the world tbair
opJect IN adopting our platform was NOT %
uch 10 get free silver as 1t was to burv
the populist party vas ~ Dury
y correspondent of the Atlanta Io,,r,,,
attempts to make it appear that thara hoa
Deen COLLISION between Senator pl,.I
CHAIRMAN of the populist national e1ec,,
i've committee. and myself This ia all
WRONG fhat correspondent in comn,nv
Win several other gentlemen caIiad ~
me at my Residence and we had what 7
SsEPposed TO be a private couyersaci,n
!ooileth'nS was said about the plan of cam
pd4sn and 1 was asked If i had heard
= 1rolii senator Butler In reply / stated that
I hdo telegram from him Suggesting that
90 dt once TO Alabama, and stating that
q Fetter explaining matters would follow
! remarked that 1t seemed 10 me we had
peteF wait awhile and see what the situ
,stioh was going to be. Mr. BRYAN wouJd
IaVe 10 respond to our nomination in a .ew
Gays or the executive committee would
naee, on august and take some action
concerning his silence
Besides this reason there aro othor
ohe OF them IS our Georgia state conven
tion conyenes August g. and il might h.
Wen to wait and see whether the party will
!nuorse what was done at St Louis II
Is by no means certain that the Dartv will
DO So There mutterings Of disc,n
tent all along the line, and IL MI SswaIl
deciines TO retire for harmony's sake the
rank and file of our party NAV break awav
from the leaders and refuse to vote for
Mr. Rryan at ALL
Therefore. my opinion is that we had
better go slow untl the atmosphere clears
= Itself little
tSigned THOMAS 4. WATSON"
BANKERS. pANpIxu u,rU