The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-27
CAN'T SOLIDIPY BRYANITES.
Washburn and Jones Give Up Their
FruitIeSS Task.
THE CHICAGOISTS GET The BLAME.
Their Refusal to Fuse in Georgia and Ten
nessee Sounded the Death Knell ofan
Agreement-Watson'sI Interesting Let
Ter Nav Never see the Light of Day.

ATLANTA. GA, October 26.-All ne
eo,iations which were being conductei
by Westorr Chairman Washburn, oil the
ropuIists National Committee, represent
ing Candidate Watson. ana Chdlriudh
Jo,es. Of the Democratic National COM
mittce for the purpose of solidityins
the middle-of-the-road Populists Tor
Rrvan. were officially declared at d"
erd to-day by Mr.. Washburn in On IN
,erview with a reporter of the Southern
Associated Press. The Democratic State
committees Of Georgia and Iehhessee
are blamed for the negotiations MI.
Watson will spend the remainder Oh 'he
campaign practically In silent disgust
and his interesting letter or accep'an W.
viii not likewise appear in pubic TO hure
the candidacy of Mr.. Bryan. MI "aS"
NEGOTIATIONS OFF.
"The negotiations which were penang
bo,r,een senator Jones and myself are
all off now. There were lew S'd'e9
.vhere fusion was pending. ana we were
trving 10 consummate arrangements
when visited Georgia l saw that II Was
,itallv essential that all committee conf
nlicatious should be adjusted AT once'
so that the solid vote OF the mldaie-oi-
the-road Populists might be secuIeo LOT
Bryan. IL 40 mara ar
,o,,.i,o, those matters, it was nasheu
o,,or the wires that the Georgia anu
Tennessee Democrats had rejected a.,
overtures made by the fopuls's' 60. CO
adiourned without making coui,'e'
Tronosition. This was most uniaVoraoie,
pl =, ool,,,rod al a time when IL seemed
.rnsrent that all complications WOULD DC
removed. our people satisfied ana bry-
a,'a election made certain. AS tnese TWO
c,otas we're involved, this acton rem
dorcd II impossible for US TO continue ne
-.ta,iore They were broken OIL an" Il
sonforence arranged with Mr. watson
~ NJ reed at Nashville that l might
ranort to them the facts of the case
'''0 THE RESPONSIBILITY.
mrhe rosponsibility for all TINS mus.
ros, souarely upon the Georgia ana
,ronreesee Democracy. They seemed
moro ANXIOUS to beat the Populists thdh
to elect BRYAN. and whatever the results,
the odium OF their unpatrlouc ac''oN
must rest upon them.
"In all Justice 10 Senator Jones' l
must say that from the Degihnlhs he
has been eager TO remove all comphca-
tions. and effect an equitable lusioh ~
every State lie has always SHOWN Il
much greater degree or patrlotlsn III
these arrangements than the state 'oni-
nittees of his party, VINO We're nio,
anxious TO make sure OF their state t.h-
cts than they were 10 meet fopunSe
COMMITTEES half way in perfecting FUSION
"There will be no further negotiations
and whether our people and candidate
have been recognized 10 the extent th"1
they should have been or not, our com
mittee desires that every Popuilst shai
prove his patriotism in helping AT tne
polls to elect Bryan. just as they ulu III
nominating him at st. Louis.
This is no time for the settlement OF
differences. our duty IS to secure the
triumph OF silver. and every Populist
should do his share, and settle party
differences after election
..Win Mr.. Watson make speaking
trip to Kansas or North Carolina
Il do not think he will. lie has
promised to make few speeches/in his
own district for Mr.. West our congress
sional candidate. and I understand that
will close his campaign.
WATSON'S LETTER.
Having received Mr.. Watson's letter
OF acceptance. do you think It ought to
or will be publshed?"
II do not see what good would be ac-
complished at this late day by its pubi-
cation as Mr.. Watson has made plain
the personal points Of his letter in his
speeches. Therefore l do not favor its
publication"
do the fusion arrangements being
made between the Republicans and Pop
ulists in Georgia meet with your ap-
proyal?"
"All those arrangements were made
over the joint protest OF Mr.. Watson,
National Committeeman Reed, and my
self"
WHY THERE WAS NO FUSION.
ATLANTA. GA, October 2G.-The sub
committee Of the Democrats appointed
to reply TO the PopIlist proffer of fusion
gave odt its reply tonight. The letter
says that the Populists wrote an insult
ing communication TO the Democrats.
and then cut them off from considering
it by announcing that Il was the Popu-
lists ultimatum. The Democrats say
that fusion on fair terms might have
been arranged il the Populists had ap-
peared in a different spirit.
The Popuiists are asked TO explain
their action I'm taking down Mr. Watson.
their own candidate In his own state.
Popuis's Denounce Fusion.
LOUISVILLE. KY, October 26.-The
"middle-of-the-road" Populists Of the
State met here to-day and prepared an
address bitterly denouncing the fusion
agreement between the Populists and
Democratic State Central committees. 1t
closes as follows:
Let us refuse TO vote for Bryan
and his New England putocratic rum
ming mate. Arthur Sewall. the national
banker. or millionaire plutocrat Mark
Hanna. the personihcatlon OF all that is
vicious and corrupt in American poll
tics"