Evening star., 1896-08-15
Candidate Bateman Tells How he
Kept Bryan Out of Maine.
THREATENED TO CALL IN tom WATSON
Waging a Bitter Fight on Arthur
SeWalI.
Observation-Disclosures
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.


vention to notify Bryan of his nomination.
Mr.. Bateman says that Senator Allen is
Lot the chairman of that committee, as is
generally supposed, but that the chairman
is a Minnesota man, who is in full SYM
pathy with him CBateman).
Mr.. Batemen Is determined that Bryan
shall be notified of his nomination by the
populists, and sensation in that direction
will be sprung before long.
Arthur SewalI would not recognize Bate
man as leader of the silver forces In Maine.
and. in rur;l, Bateman opposed Sewall at
the st. Louis convention and claims to have
defeated MIN for the vice presidential nom
ination. Bateman. who Is an able man and
the idol OF the Maine populists, Is now
fighting SewaI to the bitter end. AS soon
as Batenan learned that Sewall had ar
ranged Tor Bryan to come into Maine he
(Bateman) at once arranged with the popu-
list national committee to have Tom Wat
son follow Bryan and speak in the same
places where the democratic presidential
nominee would appear. He says this ex-
plains why Mr. Sewall suddenly changed his
plans and decided not to have Bryan come
70 Maine until after the state election on
September IA. MIR. Bateman, in an inter-
view with The Star correspondent today,
says:
You asked me why 1 objected to Bryan's
coming into Maine. 1 did not object to his
the principles of the money question. But
that was not the object of his being
brought here. Arthur Sewall put up the
job to bring him here to advance his own
personal interests He thought that Bryan
would turn the tide in his favor and in
favor of the candidate for governor, nom-
mated by the stump democratic conven-
ton at Waterville. Mr.. Sewan may be a
socd shipbuilder. but 1t is clearly evident
that he is a very poor politician. He is
also a mighty poor judge of men. II he
thought that l would stand idly by and set
him carry out his scheme. the idea Is at
last knocked into his head that he was
reckoning without his host.
With great gusto he gave out that Bryan
was coming to Maine, and would make
his headquarters with him; that his first
speech would be delivered in Bath, and
that he would speak in all the central
points of the state. This was beautiful
little scheme, and it was working like a
charm until / knocked it on the head. This
was dona with neatness and dispatch by
simply arranging with our populist
tioI al chairman to send Tom Watson here
Immediately.
Watson is a still better orator than
Bryan He would attract equally as large
audiences. He is a vastly better and more
skillful politician and general Anything
that Bryan could have done to help the
democrats would have been completely off
set by Tom Watson. The national demo-
cratic committee were quick to see the
point. Their scheme had collapsed. They
did not dare to measure the strength with
the populists. and consequently their ardor
cocled. They began this fight by trying to
kill US by treachery and deceit. They fall
ed in that.
''At the first passage at arms they got
worsted. They then tried the game of poll
tics, and the fact that they have just pull
ed Bryan off Is virtual confession that
they realize they have met their match.
If they had been decent and fair-minded
all this trouble might have been avoided.
They were not disposed to do that and they
must take the consequences. We are ready
to meet them in any kind of a contest they
pathy of all fair-minded men. because we
are clearly in the right. We shall neither
be bullied nor bribed. They cannot make a
move but what we will meet and check
mate them. They invited the fight; we will
follow 1t to the end
Rayner to Reply to Bryan.
Special Dispatch to TIE Evening Star.
BALTIMORE. Nd, August 15.-Congress-
man Harry Wells Rusk. chairman of the
democratic city committee. arrived hers
fIom New York this morning. When asked
what his connection of conducting CAM
palgn would be Mr.. Rusk said: my con-
nection with the national committee will
be as a member of the executive committee
of ths national congressional campaign,
which Is composed of one member from
each state From this membership Senator
Faulkner. our chairman. has selected an
executive committee of seven l being one
OF the number. Our headquarters are in
W washington, and, while we have especfaI
cDarge of the campaign for the election of
a democratic House of Representatiy tiy,s
We shall also have charge of the disrribu,
;r sIoh OF campaign literature and the send
ine out of speakers In this section, and
shall closely cooperate with the na.i,naI
campaign committee
When asked what association Senator
Gorman would have with the campaign.
Mr. Rusk replied: First let me state en-
phaticaliy that Mr.. Gorma n never Intended
10 become member of the national cam
paign committee, although. and 1 speak
authorttstiveiy, he was the choice Of the
leaders Tor chairman, and the place was
offered TO him. He will do all In his power
10 insure the election of Bryan and Sewau
but out of regard to his poor physical con-
committee"
Mr.. Rusk says Candidate BRYAN will
make speech in Baltimore September Is.
Senator Wellington is In town today and
VIII remain here for week. when he goes
TO Maine, where he will make a number of
speeches. He will superinten the openins
OF the new republican Headquarters here
next week Mr.. Wellington hopes that the
local sound money democrats will put
third electoral ticket in the field. He told
The Star correspe ndent that he realized
1uliy the tmprobahility of McKinley's cap
turing many democratic votes in Mary
land N
Congressman Isadore Rayner. when
told today that Mr.. w. J. Bryan would
make a speech here, stated that ne him
sen would address a meeting of sound
money democrats. to be held on September
Il, when he would reply to the Candidates
arguments 1t Is understood that Mr.. Raw
nor VIII attend the Indianapolis convention
of sound money democrats
Combining in North Carolina.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. y. =.
RALEIGH. N. c., August 15.lThe re-
publican state committee met here tits
morning, Senator Pritchard, Representa-
ives Pearson and Settle. D. L. Russell and
many other prominent republicans being
present. and decided to cooperate with the
populists by indorsing the popuIist state
ticket save w. A. Guthrie for governor
and Hal Aver for auditor. This carried
out Senator Pritchards plan. Resolutions
1rdorSing Mckinley were unanimously
adopted end signed by all, including James
III. Young. colored member, who had bolt
ed for Bryan and Watson. Headquarters
are ordered established here. Work ia 10
begin Immediately. All the members of the
committee say they believe firmly there
VIII be three electoral tickets in the field.
There Will be triangular fight on gov
error unless the populists take down Guth-
rie. Senator Pritchard says that Mckinley
Will certainly carry North Carolina
Pritcharl is pledged considerable ponulist