The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-07
THEIR PLOTS ARE EXPOSED.
Gov. Hogg Shows Up the Plenary
Trading Committees.
IN THE INTEREST OF Mr.. M'KlNLEY
Porulist Electors Are Not Expected to
Vote for Bryan and Watson EVENT.
They Could BE Elected.

1CuONatlS stNls
Most of the populist boltocrat and re-
publican leaders deny that they have
fused In this campaign. charge that
they have agreed to a fusion and are busy
at WORK preparing to "d-lilc. ,he goods"
Their plan is that the republicans shall
vcte for the pogulst electors and a.so for
the nopulist State ticket. on condition. IL
their scheme succeeds, taat the poIaiust
electors shall cas-, tie electoral vote of
Texas for Mckinley asd Hobart. At first
the plan was to put ont republican electors
10 run with the populs, State ticket. This
failed because the farmers lie, olted. The
next plan was to divide the electors he
tween the rcpulis.s and republicans. This
Jailed ,'ecause Mir. Watson himself aud
other friends 20 bimetalllsm In that party
swore they would not submit 10 any kind
ri fusion with the republicans. t. poIl-
list party In convention at Galveston and
the republican party in convention Il,
Fort Worth each appointed a p.onaly
con ~h.tee OF three with fun power to
max ii arrangements necessary 20 carry
OK ti, success of both parties The re-
publican party mas put out no ticket o.
any KIND, state or electoral Neither have
the ho.rocrats done so. II, pop4l.St party
claims 10 have put OUT a fuii ticket of
each. What these three parties could not
do openly they row propose To 10 clyt~tlV
and in disguise. There is hardly a Uanai-
date for eletror on the popuiist rsckct wh1
is known outside OF the precinct which
he lives. All these popuiist electors may
Ia ever so honest. ilj NOT ono 81 thcm
can refuse 10 obey tsu command of his
party given or delivered throurn he prop
er source. So, the electors thema res he
not In advance toll what -he wish of Tn
party Is on the subject Tho party did not
Vnts0n f,il " ' ~ nii H'Aan IN l
rte "nlerarv commit 20 - V,S u 10,
,.fs ready. tina no,1n,.,,a If ,,,,n' ,,,,,
a.. vast,i viiS IN rec men
.,,.,l, To-. ,b 81" ''a lttss. anS,,"te t"rr 10
rronrr linz vn,,id - ~ 81, 50 az ~.
!neir electors to oast N, G ~ MIA far H.
-. .,.,'n Ia ~ mn III IT., alft! ana NJ
e - couil denN ms pl"naiy committee
- ~ J. .sI. 10 tHus uNo.l M P"pnlSt party.
tfNe'N man VINO HAsiS ms ,otg ihis year
~, o,e a,g9ainsi " hryen and for VII
i, ~, MGN t my 20 ,toup' ms Is eVtI'f
suen a vote he should do 50 with h.s eyes
'Iyf YEN as,, mo ,ou. rno, ,,,sso ,,r,,o.
my conclusion Is made up from circum-
staniiaI evidence. Mon are oft.ner tried
Convicted and banged for murder on cir
"tmstlntial cVid Ance tlan direct evidence.
So | call attention to the following well
known and easily proven circumstance
AGAINST these three parties To establish
this charge
T. A meeting WAS held ON the hrst DAY
OF August at Cor~icana which was attend
ed by the leading holtocrlts. ponulists anl
republicans \ pnblsh.d rcnort Of this
meeting among cthrr things. contained
the following statement:
',rt,,s dbi4ct Of mis- meeting was to settle
giving ths rrn,ihlicans the s',.etoral vote
Tor Nr,Einlnv md fhs uonlIists Eenrby
for ,rpvernnr
In a r.nbNsled in.oryiev- M that meet
inr iudsn ~ X Naknnson f,,nubliran
r1igofo fr ,,,a,, ,,,,t,,st tov1tnot,
C',ihtrs,, ias, ,i,.,,+i,u, I'd 77i.''''
w., ma, so, maj We ars b.re IN urr,
tho ,,t -, -, -, -, -, 90, ',,ora7
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M.,,. w NJ" ~ ~ ~,
n.y. NvuIs NJ ~ W -, "a,
S,l Ippu'lsVs SUMS" viz ''"'e nus az
Il" u IN ,,,..,..., ,,,..,,. .,.,, ,+ .ha
Eepunllcan halrman Sridn. diso ~ VIZ
Sti9e my saiu III purlsr' ~ NMcttinl"v
am here n the interest OF McNlul.F
ana Hobart. Ire repubicans OF teNAs al" are
WAllhg to MAKO 'rtHvlaNle ~ N''
10 secure the Sl'tl".Nl Nute ~ lcN19'
rms was me mrs. SAT- asse,i.l "s a.
the leaders OF these tniec parties; ~
ms, meeting note me lahSutIe nj ~
publican Chairman IrAlll, NhEn re-
rcat IRON ms interview ht tepun.lcI Is
OF Texas are WILING 10 MAKE trasY"."p-o
CONCESSIONS 70 secure me elect9ral NN ~,
Of Texas. what reasohAu!r c.hcgss .oll9