The herald., 1896-10-13
CANDIDATE WATSON'S TOUR
Must Be Postponed Until His Recovery
From Laryngitis
Efforts Will Be Made to Secure Recog-
intion for Watson and Fusion IN
Colorado and Kansas

ATALANTA, Oct. ia special to
the Journal from Thomson. Ca, says:
Thomas E. Watson Isl still confined to-
his room, acting under the advice OF
his physician, DR.. +. s. Harrison.
DR.. Harrison informed the Journal
correspondent this morning that while
MI. Watson was improving, his throat
was still one complete mass of sores, and
under no circumstances could he speak
in less than ten to twelve days, and that
1t was very doubtful If he could take the
stump again during the present cam-
paign. While the Journal correspond
ent was not allowed to see Mr. Watson,
information received from prominent
Populists in close touch with him de-
velops that Watson intended to make
complete tour of Kansas and Colorado.
with the intention of smashing the pres
ent fusion arrangements in those two
states.
1t develops that National Committee
man Reed last week informed Senator
Butler by wire that unless division as
Mr.. Watson desires was made there
will be trouble in those two states. SEN
ator Butler replied that he was power
less to do anything. but that the ma
tional committee would meet in Chi
cago some time in the near future and
asked Mr. Watson to meet him there. It
was finally determined that Mr.. Reed
would meet the committee in Chicago
and would represent Mr.. Watson. The
Journal correspondent has received re-
liable information that if fusion could
be arranged for on the ELECTORAL ticket in
Kansas and Colorado MI Watson would
tten bow TO the ruling o: the national
committee on other matters and active
ly enter into the campaign in the doubt
ful states.
The condition OF Mr. Watson's throat
however. makes it doubtful whether
he will be able to make any more
speeches.
TODAY'S CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12-Chairman
Butler OF the Populist national commit
tee left for Chicago today to attend
the conference of the national commit
teeElen tomorrow. This meeting is ex-
pected to be an important one 1t will
probably deal with the question of flu
sion between Democrats and Fopulists
on electoral tickets. There has been
some criticism In certain quarters of
the Populiat committee in the matter
of fusion, especially in Colorado and
Kansas, in which states Mr.. Watson
receives no recognition. There may be
an effort to secure a change in those
states, so as 10 give Watson representa-
ton. 1t is possible Senator Butler will
mo f11n IL:
to the committee, with view to secure
its Endorsement, and an effort will be
made to have the committee agree upon
an address to the country 1t is be-
lieved that Mr.. Watson's letter in re-
gard to the vice presidential nomira-
tion will not be made public until after
the result of the conference Is known
WHERE WATSON STANDS.
DENVER. Col, Oct. 12.-In an open
letter to the people of Colorado, ex-Gov-
ernor Davis H. Waite, candidate for
governor on the middle-of- the-road Pop
ulist ticket, declares that the regular
Populist convention of this state be-
trayed the party by it's failure to rec
ognize the candidacy of Watson for
the vice presidency and then adds:
I'm spite of all the gangs and rings
in the ctate, l will support Bryan and
Watson, and I most solemnly renource
Charles S. Thomas, Isaac N. Steverc
Thomas NJ. Patterson, the devil and
all their works.
Waite proposes to remain in the
field az candidate for governor until
election. and to work FOR the defeat of
the Bryan and Sewall electoral ticket