People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-09-04
BRYAN AND AND HHFhBTSON
OUR CANDIDATES TO THE
END.
Statement Authorized and Sent
Out by the Peoples Party
National Executive Com.

So much has been said concerning
the Vice. Presidential situation and
the attitude of the National Com
mittee concerning it, that at its recent
meeting the following official state
ment was sent out.
"WAsH1NGToN, d. c., August IS.
The Peoples Party's ticket as
named by the St. Louis convention
is Bryan and Watson, and that will
be the Peoples Party's ticket until
the polls are closed in November.
Mr.. Bryan is as much our candidate
as Mr.. Watson is. AS far as this
committee has power it will strive
just as hard to elect one as to elect
the other, and will leave nothing in
its power undone to help either or
both. But it will not sacrifice one
in the interest of the other"
And on the next day the Asso-
dated Press put to Chairman Butler
the following specific question:
"In view of your statement yester-
day to the effect that the Populist
candidates are Bryan and Watson
and will be until the close of the
campaign, and are to be earnestly
supported to the end, without dis
elimination for or against either,
what will be the position of your
committee with reference to those
States in which Democrats and Pop
ulists have fused, the Populists tax
ing the State ticket and the Demo-
Gratis all of the electoral tioket?"
In reply Senator Butler gave a
formal statement, which, it was an
nounoed, is the unanimous opinion
of the Executive Committee:
eve have no official information
that this has been done in any State.
If it has been done or is contemplated
the national committee will not sp-
prove or recognize it. The highest
law in any party is the action of its
national convention. No man or
State or organization can be disloyal
to such supreme authority of party
without arraying Themselves in direct
and hostile opposition to the National
Convention. Our National Conven-
ton nominated Bryan and Watson
4 by an overwhelming majority, and ID
is the bounden duty of every loyal
Populist to support both of these
candidates earnestly and Loyalty, and,
besides, Watson stands for what
Bryan stands for, and, therefore,
Bryan and Watson constitute the
only ticket that represents the prin-
cples that Populists believe in and
have contended for from the begin-
ming. Mr.. Sewall is no more the
candidate Of the Peoples Party than
Mr.. Hobart is.
"The Executive Committee will
see that the action of our National
Convention is maintained in every
State, but if there should arise dis.
satisfaction or disloyalty to either of
our candidates in any State, then We
are sure there are true Populists in
such States who will support the
whole ticket, and such alone will be
recognized by our National Com
mitee."
"Does this mean," Chairman But
Ter was asked, "that you will insist
upon straight Bryan and Watson
electoral ticket IN every State
''No. But it means that wherever
Popalists and Democrats join forces
on the electoral ticket, there must be
due and proper recognition of each
party's candidates by just and
equitable division of electors su J.
porting the candidates of the respec-
tive parties"
The Political BIunder.
Bye. C. POST OF FLORIDA.