The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-21


a committee of five, of which he shall be
the chairman to properly present to the
public the attitude of this committee in
its refusal to accept the unreasonable and
unjust ultimatum of the populist commit
tee, clothed as it is, in offensive and nm
becoming language.
After disposing of the fusion schemers,
the committee took up the question of ar
rangements for the nomination Of the DEM
ocratic candidates for the supreme bench
Two propositions were made one that
there should be a general primary and the
candidates receiving the highest number
of votes to be declared the nominees with
out a state convention, and the other pro-
Viding for a state convention, which was
adopted as follows:
Resolved that the several counties of
the state are directed to select either by
primary or mass meeting as the executive
committees of the several counties may
elect, two delegates from each represen-
tative in the lower house of the Georgia
legislature to a convention to be held
in the city of Atlanta on the 18th day
of November, next, to nominate candidates
for four supreme court judges; that said
primary or mass meeting shall be held
in each county on the 14th day of Novem-
Der, next.
Chairman Clay appointed his committee
to make the address provided for in the
went to his home in Marietta. The COM
mittee will meet here tomorrow and make
up it's address.
Shortly after the democratic committee
adjourned, the populist state committee
which met here also at noon, but took a
recess pending the action of the other
committee, reconvened to discuss the re-
fusal of the democrats to accept their pro-
posal The committee talked the matter
over for some time, and then took another
recess until tonight, when Mr.. Watson
should arrive and give his advice. Mr..
Watson arrived on a late train, and was
escorted to the Kimball house. He did not
register, but was taken up to his room
through the private entrance in order to
keep his presence unknown. After con-
ference with the leaders of his party in
his room, Mr.. Watson went to the popu-
list headquarters, and appeared at the
meeting of the executive committe, which
was in session until nearly II O'Clock to-
night discussing the action of the demo-
cratic committee. After the meeting was
over, it was announced that the only
thing that would be given out for publica-
ton was that subcommittee
of five with full powers to act had
been appointed. This committee may
take down the whole populist electoral
ticket or it may reinstate the seven
electors withdrawn last week, when the
proposition to divide with the democrats
was made. The subcommittee will re-
main in Atlanta Indefinitely.
The populists expect that after his con-
ference with Committeeman Washburne,
who left here for Chicago yesterday,
Chairman Jones OF the democratic ma
tional committee will get into quick COM
muncation with the Georgia democratic
committee, and issue instructions that
win yet bring about the fusion demanded
by the populists. They think that Chair
man Jones viii be obeyed in his request
on this line, and that by tomorrow or
next day there will be another meeting
of the democratic committee to reopen
negotiations with them.
Mr.. Watson will leave here for Birm-
ingham at O'Clock tomorrow mornin~.
He positively refused to give out anything
for publication tonight, either about his
letter of acceptance or about the future
course to be pursued by himself, in view
of the action of the democratic commit
tee to-day. A close friend stated that
the letter of acceptance could be looked
for by Thursday at the latest, but
whether it is to be given to the public
by Chairman Butler or by Mr.. Watson
himself, is not stated.
Some of the populists wanted to fuse
with the republicans. Others urged that
the populist electoral ticket in this state
be taken down and the party followers
be left free to vote as they pleased. Mr.
Watson opposed fusion with the republi-
cans declaring that he would rather lose
an arm than see it. Messrs. Reed and
Washburne have been threatening on the
outside that the populists would fuse with
the republicans unless the democrats
would make concessions to them,