The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-28
The Party Funds Turned Over
to Chairman Butler.
HEADoUARTeRs NOT SELECTED.
No Formal Notification Of Bryan by
Populisfs or Silyerites.
In KansAs the Populisfs VIII Indorse
Bryan and Sewaii and Fuse With
Democrats on State Ticket, .Yt Is
said-In Missouri the Popuiists
Want Eight Electors.

81. Louis. Ju-y e-.-The affairs of the
PeGpse party are no. In the hands OF
Senator Marion Butler, OF North Carolina.
the chairman Of the national committee.
Today the nine members or the retiring
Poptfitst executive committee made a for
mai settlement with the nsw committee.
They turned over 10 Chairman Butler and
Secretary Edgerton ali the money on hand.
and their accounts were approved. Very
few OF the new members remained Ia ne
city for the Monday meeting. They aa-
thorlzed Chairman Butter and Secretary
Efgerton TO audit the accounts and has
tened home TO prepare for the campaign
Ths Silver party has established TEN.
porary Headquarters in the Corcoran
building, Washington City. Future events
will determine whether or not IL win be
continued there. Vice Chairman Stevens.
who will have active charge of the head
quarters and who wiz relieve Chairman
Lane OF much Of the work connected with
the coming campaign. win leave for the
Capitol city In a shnr. time
The selection Of the Pogulist headquar-
ters has been left 10 Chairman Batter.
and decision as to that matter viii prob
ably not be made for several weeks.
Charles r. Lane. chairman Of the Silver
national committee. left tonight for his
home Ia California. III. will stop at Lin
&R4A% sNtRs &fAA tkts& n &ef'AtstAat WI
NJ Bryan.
While IL has not yet been definitely de-
cided. there win Probably be no formal
notification of Mr. Bryan by either the
Popullsts or Silver men IL was learned
from a prominent Western member of
the Silver national committee that il is
tha intention OF both the Silver men and
the Popuiist committee to waive the In
formal notification until the meeting in
Neax ssfarf-
ton for the presidency viii be announced
A proposition looking to the fusion "
the two parties in Missouri on the state
ticket has. Ii Is stated. been made BY the
Popufists 70 the Democratic leaders. " 10
have II under consideration. AS the price
OF this fusion. the Populists are said TO
have demanded that they be given eight
out OF the seventeen presidential electors
In the state. IL this concession Is not;
made. the PopuliS;s VIII put a state ticket
IN the field q; their convention which will
be held A. Sedaiia next Thursday.
TIE ''middie-of- -the-road" delegates TO
the Popuiist national convention have ap-
pointed provisional national commit
tee" 70 decide upon the future action Of
the Popullsts in case Mr.. Bryan should
not accept the nomination rendered him
or Endorse the Platform adopted by the
Convention. Henry l.. Call. OF New York
at]arge from the state OF New York 10
the Peoples party convention and a
prominent miidle-of-the-Toad Popuiist.
has been appointed chairman OF this pro-
vlslonal committee. He said tonight that
In order 10 be I'm readiness 10 act In such
contingency the following letter had
been addressed 10 delegates IN each state:
"st. Louis. July p. is-i.-Dear Sir:
Please furnish me the names and ad-
dresses OF all prominent Poplilsts in your
state opposed to the nomination OF Will
lam J. Bryan. Also keep me advised Of
the sentiment OF tho party and OF any
steps taken or decision reached toward
ipdepcnden; political action. and oelige.
yours truly. Henry J.. Call, Chairman
Provisional National Committee. No.
Madison avenue. New York"
This letter was sent out In pursuance
of a motion adopted by the TEMPORARY
orgsnixation OF the dissenting delegates
Of the convention. The resolution was as
follows: THAT the committee heretofore
appointed TO ascertain the decision OF
William J. Bryan relative 10 hts accent
ance of the nomination for president OF
the United States rendered TO him by the
Peoples party IN convention assembled.
ard. further. 20 ascertain hts Willingness
90 indorse the platform adopted hy said
party in said convention. be required to
report within ten days. that a provisional
member from each state. be appointed by
the chairman OF this meeting. which conf
m!ttee shall receive the report OF the
aforesaid couznlitteA and shall thereafter
confer With each other sad with the dele
cations from TIE various states TeaatIve
20 what further action shall - taken. that
eae.. member 81 said COMMITTEES shall be-
ex-offieie chairman fer his stats or this
temporary organ xatlen.
George L. henney. secretary. and A. T.
ryle, hts assistant. both OF California,
have Iss: fer Washington city 10 take
charge Of the Silver headquarters there.
Chairman Drtlsy. OF the ropniist national
executive committee. left this city for his
home in North Carolina today. having
heen called there by telegram. haf for
what purpose has not been made public.
Before leaving he stated that lse would
probably return some time Tarinr the
rFst week I'm August. Nen he viii cali a
meeting of the committee. lie also stated
that lie expected 70 hold a conference
NTH Senator Jowss, Of Arkansas on his
return here. George =. Washharn. Of
Massachusetts,. member AZ she Populist
executive committee. 81 answer 10 an sn-
quisw, said that. SO far as he knew. no
arrangement had besa decided upon in re-
spoase 30 tha notification OF Bryan of his
slg1Y4strzsfioa.