The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-10-21
GEORGIA FUSION FAILS.
Democrats Refuse to Accept the
Populists' Propositions.
THEY WANTED TO IGNORE sEWALL.
And to This the Democrats Would Not
Submit--Tom Watson Looking for "yin-
dication"-He Would Not Accept Cabi-
net Position If Tendered.

| net Position If rendered.
ATLANTA Ga, Oct. 2l.-After n pro-
tracted and exciting debate the Demo-
cratic committee yesterday rejected the
Populist fusion proposition, declaring it
| to be insulting to tho Democrats in its
| wording, 1t Is held that the state com
mittee has no right to take down tho
Democratic electors, as demanded by the
Populists. The Democratic resolution re-
! fusng fusion is as follows:
Resolved. That the P0pulist committee,
having made u proposition which com
pletely ignores fusion by eliminating en-
| tirely tho candidacy of the Democratic
nominee for vice president, Mr. Sewall,
and has cut off the Democratic committee
from further consideration of tho question
| by offering an arbitrary limit, giving this
committee no opportunity for cOnsidcra-
tlon of movement for proper fusion;
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the chairman of this
committee appoint committee of five, of
which he shall be chairman, to properly
present to the public tho attitude of this
committee on the refusal to accept the un-
reasonable and unjust ultimatum of the
offensive and unbecoming language"
The ultimatum of the Populist central
committee, to which these resolutions
wore intended as a reply, was in part as
follows:
THE Peoples party of Georgia accepted
in good faith the st. Louis compromise,
viz: Tha nomination of Hon. W. J.
Bryan as the presidential candidate on the
hot ,.I, .t, Il
son, with the tucit understanding that
this act of patriotism on thoir part would
be met with similar ono on the part of
the Democratic party in the withdrawal
Of Mr.. Sewall and effect complete COM
binntion of the silver forces. The Peoples
party Of Gcorgia, in accord with said un-
Outstanding, provided joint electoral
ticket.
at is our belief that 1t is not only the
intention Of the leaders of the Democratic
party of the state to defeat, but if possible
humilatO the Hon. Thomas L. Watson,
either by II corrupt ballot, as has been
manifested in the Tenth congressional
district, or by n partisan legislature set
ting aside the will of the people and fore
ing Bryan and Sewull electors on the state,
even though that ticket should run third
in the election.
''As u final effort to secure the union Of
the silver forces to which the Democratic
party is committed, and to test the patriot
ism Of ourprofcssed allies, we donow with
draw seven electors and insist that tho
Democratic party of Georgia withdraw six
of their electors, substituting tho remain
ing six Populst electors, with the under
standing that the thirteen shall cast their
vote for Bryan and Watson"
The above, which was In the form of q
set Of resolutions, closes with demand
for its acceptance within five days, failing
in which tho Populsts threaten "to con-
ccntrate every effort on the election of our
congressional nominees" and retaining
their presidential electors.
There was a buzz following tho reading
Of the Popuist proposition, which indi-
Gated strong disapprovnl of it. The
speeches were ~ against it. In fact, the
resolution refusing the Populistic propo-
eition was offered by none other than
Chairman Jones personal representative,
who favored it on Monday but who yes
terday claimed that he had been under %
misGpprehcnsiOn Us to what the Populists
wanted. Ho said he had no idea when he
came down here at tho suggestion. of
Chairman Jones that the PopuliSts wanted
thirteen electors for Watson. He thought
that they would propose some fair d.
vision which would not totally ignore the
candidacy of Sewall.
1t was quite evident that the committee
regarded the proposition as prcposterous,
and that about tho only thing left for dis
cussion was as to the character of tho re-
ply to be sent to the Populsts-whetheri
should be polite and conciliatory or plain
and to the point.
The committee adopted resolution
calling for Il state convention to be held
in Atlanta on Nov. 20 to select four Dom
oCrutic candidates for vacant places on tho
supreme court bench. The delegates to
this convention are to bo selected on Nov.
IA, either by primary or mass meeting, in
the discretion Of the various county COM
mittces. Atlanta was selected over Macon
us tho convention city by a vote Of 2l to ..